Cole Valley: This sweet Mediterranean home has a backyard and garden to match, complete with terra-cotta and Spanish-inspired tile. With two patios and a deck, the outdoor living opportunities here are considerable.

Outer Mission: This single family, three-bedroom, three-bathroom home features a newly landscaped lawn with a stone wall fountain.

Outer Parkside: The fieldstone barbecue and large, level lot caught our eye, but the listing sealed the deal by calling out three decks and an outdoor shower (perfect for an après surf rinse).

Castro: It's a rare condo that has such a compelling outdoor space. This one is in the upper unit of an Art Deco building, and it overlooks and shares a beautiful green patch that includes a lemon tree.

Pacific Heights: It's not that this yard is overly large or lush, but it has trees that will support and shade a hammock. Add to that a mossy stone patio, and you have a yard that's list-worthy.

Potrero Hill: Not many backyards feature a great view, but that's what living on a hillside can get you. This yard has an elevated patio that looks over Twin Peaks.

Richmond: It's not as if this yard is overly landscaped, but it makes the list because it's large and because the lower level condo it's attached to has direct access to it.

Ingleside: This is the view from the sliding glass doors in the master bedroom. Wouldn't you like to wake up to a walk-out yard? Thought so.