What's Polk Gulch Like?

In Polk Gulch, you can spend time checking out the live music, bars, and shops. You'll find a selection of restaurants in the neighborhood. Lombard Street and San Francisco City Hall are a couple of the top places in the larger area worth a visit. Popular sights worth seeing in the larger area include Ghirardelli Square and Orpheum Theater.

Where are the Best Places to Stay in Polk Gulch?

Our travelers don't have any top picks in Polk Gulch but here are some of their favorites nearby:

Monarch Hotel - 0.5 mi (0.7 km) away

City-center hotel
• • Free WiFi • 24-hour front desk • Central location

Vrbo Property - 0.1 mi (0.1 km) away

4-star hotel with outdoor pool, restaurant
• • Free WiFi • 24-hour fitness center • Bar • Terrace • Central location

Hotel Riu Plaza Fisherman's Wharf - 1.1 mi (1.7 km) away

City-center guestrooms with comfy beds
• • Fitness center • Terrace • 24-hour front desk • Central location

Hilton San Francisco Financial District - 0.9 mi (1.5 km) away

4-star hotel with restaurant, bar
• • Free WiFi • 24-hour fitness center • Café • 24-hour front desk • Central location

Grand Hyatt San Francisco Union Square - 0.8 mi (1.3 km) away

4-star hotel with restaurant, bar
• • Free WiFi • 24-hour front desk • Central location

How to Get to Polk Gulch

Polk Gulch is located 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from the heart of San Francisco.

Flying to:

• • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO), 12.3 mi (19.8 km) from Polk Gulch
• • Oakland Intl. Airport (OAK), 12.6 mi (20.3 km) from Polk Gulch
• • Hayward, CA (HWD-Hayward Executive), 18.9 mi (30.4 km) from Polk Gulch

Things to See and Do in and around Polk Gulch

Things to See near Polk Gulch:

• • Lombard Street (0.7 mi/1.1 km away)
• • San Francisco City Hall (0.9 mi/1.5 km away)
• • Moscone Convention Center (1.2 mi/2 km away)
• • Pier 39 (1.3 mi/2.1 km away)
• • Palace of Fine Arts (1.7 mi/2.7 km away)

Things to Do near Polk Gulch:

• • Ghirardelli Square (0.9 mi/1.5 km away)
• • Orpheum Theater (1 mi/1.6 km away)
• • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1.2 mi/1.9 km away)
• • Exploratorium (1.3 mi/2.2 km away)
• • California Academy of Sciences (2.9 mi/4.7 km away)

When Is the Best Time to Visit San Francisco?

• • Hottest months: September, October, August, June (average 61°F)
• • Coldest months: January, December, February, November (average 53°F)
• • Rainiest months: February, December, January, March (average 4 inches of rainfall)