Presidio Picnic: a Sunday base for more than just food

Every Sunday through October, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the lawn on the Presidio's Parade Ground becomes a party locale filled with frolicking families.

While he was away, chasing Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa in 1915, a fire in his home killed his wife and three daughters.

See an exhibitAt Building 103, the Montgomery Street Barracks (to the left of the Disney Museum), is the Presidio's latest exhibit, Crown Jewels:

The little building on the south end of the lawn (Building 95) is the powder magazine, built during the Civil War to protect armaments and gun powder.

From there you can stroll to Inspiration Point, take in the view and look at Goldsworthy's "Spire" across Arguello Boulevard.

According to legend, if a young maiden drank from this spring, she would become greatly fertile.

There is also a picnic area with barbecue pits, benches and bilingual exhibits.

The evening includes lantern-lit cabanas, cocktail service, fire pits and acoustic music, and it runs from 4 to 9 p.m. More information at http://bit.ly/1r0bCOj.