San Francisco Public Bathrooms: Maps, Locations
San Francisco Public Bathroom Maps, SF Public Restroom Locations: Union Square, Downtown, Ghirardelli Square, Lands End, Presidio, Financial District, & More
San Francisco Public Restroom Guide, Tips
When it comes to public bathrooms in San Francisco, there are some important pieces of information one should know, whether you are visiting or if you live here. A lot of the information about public restrooms is scattered all over the internet, and most people are unaware of the options they have given the different entities that operate restrooms.
At one point, I use to have this insane bathroom spreadsheet with codes for private institutions given my line of work and clients needing places to change and what not during photoshoots. I kept it private as public lists being shared online led to bathrooms closing, locks being added, codes changing or access being reduced. It was not so much that more people were using their restrooms but the fact that this information was online and public that led to shifts.
Below is an overview of all the entities that operate public restrooms in San Francisco and where those public restrooms are located.
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San Francisco Map Of Public Restrooms: DataSF
https://data.sfgov.org/City-Infrastructure/Map-of-Public-Bathrooms/sxtt-wsyn
The above map is from the official San Francisco data set however, there are many bathrooms missing from this map, as it is only features bathrooms owned/operated by the city (or so it says).
Public Restrooms Presidio, San Francisco
Many of the restrooms are operated by the Presidio, federal agency, thus they do not appear on the map above since they are not under city jurisdiction.
Most restrooms in the Presidio close between 5-10pm
San Francisco Public Library Map, Bathrooms
The San Francisco Public Libraries have bathrooms, but they are not listed in the map(s) above for some reason.
https://sfpl.org/sfpl-explorer-map
Public Bathrooms Outer Richmond
Missing: Lands End Lookout Center (M-F, 9-5AM)
Public Restrooms Downtown San Francisco, Union Square
As you can see, this part of town doesn’t have many bathrooms for the public despite large concentration of businesses, tourism and more.
Missing: Geary & Powell, Salesforce Park
Not A Public Bathroom, Inner Richmond
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