Gay map for San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, California · 37.7749, -122.4194 · updated 2026-10-15

8hues is a map-based social community for adult (18+) gay men. In San Francisco that means a map of who is around right now — message them, host something where you are, or start a video room. Free to use, and no card is needed to join.

San Francisco on the map

The map opens centred on San Francisco at 37.7749, -122.4194. The nearest other city with a page here is Sacramento, 75 miles away — travel mode moves the map there and costs nothing, so neither one is out of reach from the other.

The other 3 cities in California with a page here: Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego.

20 public places in and around San Francisco are listed further down — 3 bars, 3 gardens, 3 parks, 3 pubs, 3 viewpoints, 2 cafés, 2 clubs and a community centre. Among them Blue Bottle, Camellia Gardens and Cityscape Lounge. They come from OpenStreetMap, and each one opens the map centred on it.

Your location stays yours

Nobody is shown where you actually are — you appear at a fixed random point inside a circle you size yourself, 250 feet to 13 miles wide. You can browse invisibly and block anyone. Full detail in the privacy policy.

What it costs

Nothing to join, and no card is needed. The map, the messages and changing your location are free and unlimited. 8hues Plus is the optional paid tier.

Public places around San Francisco

• Lee Recreation Center — community centre
• Harding Park — park
• Good Prospect Community Garden — garden
• Inspiration Point — viewpoint
• Top of the Mark — bar
• Woods Lowside — pub
• Starlite Room — club
• Blue Bottle — café
• Lake Merced Sports Center — park
• Sister City Gardens — garden
• Lands End Point — viewpoint
• The View Lounge — bar
• Toronado — pub
• The Endup — club
• Brickhouse Cafe and Bar — café
• Louis Sutter Playground — park
• Camellia Gardens — garden
• Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point — viewpoint
• Cityscape Lounge — bar
• Molotov's — pub

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

Nearby cities

• Sacramento, CA — 75 mi
• Carson City, NV — 173 mi
• Los Angeles, CA — 347 mi
• Las Vegas, NV — 417 mi
• San Diego, CA — 458 mi
• Salem, OR — 496 mi

Getting started in San Francisco

• Open the San Francisco map and allow location, or drop yourself on it by hand.
• Set your privacy radius before anything else — it's in the menu.
• Read the safety guidance. Members are not identity-verified.