The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater

Located off Shelley Drive near Cambridge, the open-air amphitheater is a six-sided structure with the seating capacity of 600 and room for additional hundreds on the grassy slopes. Although designed for multi-purpose use, it will function primarily as a medium for the performing arts. The stage is 27 feet across at its widest point, 62 feet in length and framed by pre-cast columns, which blend dramatically and harmoniously with the nearby trees and stretches of open space. Architects were Will, Thornton, Warner and Levikow and contractor, G.M. Labrucherie and Associates. The project was funded by a state grant. Equipped for nighttime use, the amphitheater parking lot is also accessible by MUNI transportation, including Numbers 81, 15, 20, 29 buses which serve the vicinity. y shaping and reshaping our environment and bombarding us with stressful new targets for new successes, ultimately experiencing a burning need to escape or return to the simple pleasures of nature without have to travel to ever more distant places receding in time and space can find their respite in John McLaren Park. This is yours, San Francisco, for your children and visitors, to enjoy, nurture, cherish and protect.