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Your guide to the magnificent public open spaces on the San Francisco Peninsula.

Choose from more than 150 trips on over 500 miles of trails with this comprehensive guide to every park and preserve on the San Francisco Peninsula. From Fort Funston and San Bruno Mountain south to Saratoga Gap, and from the Bay west to the Pacific Ocean, the peninsula offers something for everyone. This updated edition includes 18 new trips covering newly acquired public lands. Also includes maps and a trips-by-theme appendix.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

  • The Peninsula Bayside, Mountain, and Coastside Setting
  • The Peninsula’s and Coastside’s Past
  • Trail Planning
  • Information for Trail Users
  • Map Legend

NORTHERN PENINSULA

  • San Bruno Mountain State and County Park
  • Milagra Ridge
  • Sweeney Ridge
  • San Pedro Valley County Park
  • McNee Ranch
  • Junipero Serra County Park
  • Mills Canyon Nature Area
  • Trails on Northern San Francisco Watershed Lands
    • San Francisco Watershed–the Bay Area Ridge Trail Route
    • San Andreas Trail
    • Sawyer Camp Trail

SOUTHERN PENINSULA

  • Mountainside Parks and Preserves on the Skyline Ridge
    • Thornewood Open Space Preserve
    • Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
    • Coal Creek Open Space Preserve and Upper Alpine Road
    • Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
  • Monte Bello and Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserves and Upper Stevens Creek County Park
    • Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
    • Upper Stevens Creek County Park
    • Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
    • Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
    • Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
  • City Parks and Trails in the Foothills of the Southern Peninsula
    • Town of Portola Valley
    • “The Loop”—Through Portola Valley, Woodside and Menlo Park
    • Enid Pearson Arastradero Preserve
    • Foothills Park
    • The Arastradero/Foothill Expressway Hub
    • Foothills Open Space Preserve
    • Town of Los Altos Hills
  • Open Space Preserves and a County Park in Los Altos, Cupertino, and Saratoga Foothills
    • Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and County Park
    • Duveneck Windmill Pasture Area
    • Stevens Creek County Park
    • Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve
    • Fremont Older Open Space Preserve

    FOREST PARKS IN SOUTHWESTERN SAN MATEO COUNTY

  • Pescadero Creek County Park Complex
    • Sam McDonald County Park
    • Pescadero Creek County Park
    • Portola Redwoods State Park
    • Butano State Park

SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL

  • Brisbane
  • South San Francisco
  • Millbrae and Burlingame
  • Coyote Point County Recreation Area and City of San Mateo Parks
  • Foster City
  • Redwood City
    • Redwood Shores
  • Port of Redwood City
    • Pacific Shores Center
  • Menlo Park and East Palo Alto

SAN MATEO COAST BEACHES AND COASTAL TRAIL

  • Fort Funston & Daly City
  • Pacifica Beaches
  • Pacifica to Montara
  • Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
  • Half Moon Bay State Beaches
  • San Gregorio to Pescadero
  • Pescadero to Pigeon Point
  • Año Nuevo State Reserve and Coastal Access

APPENDIX 1: TRAILS FOR DIFFERENT SEASONS AND REASONS

APPENDIX 2: SELECTED READINGS

APPENDIX 3: INFORMATION SOURCES ON PARKS, PRESERVES, TRAILS, AND TRAIL ACTIVITIES

MAP LIST

INDEX

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    A Paperback by Betsy Crowder, Betsy Crowder, Frances Spangle

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      Publisher: Wilderness Press
      Publication Date: 1/13/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780899973661, 978-0899973661
      ISBN10: 0899973663

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Your guide to the magnificent public open spaces on the San Francisco Peninsula.

      Choose from more than 150 trips on over 500 miles of trails with this comprehensive guide to every park and preserve on the San Francisco Peninsula. From Fort Funston and San Bruno Mountain south to Saratoga Gap, and from the Bay west to the Pacific Ocean, the peninsula offers something for everyone. This updated edition includes 18 new trips covering newly acquired public lands. Also includes maps and a trips-by-theme appendix.

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      • The Peninsula Bayside, Mountain, and Coastside Setting
      • The Peninsula’s and Coastside’s Past
      • Trail Planning
      • Information for Trail Users
      • Map Legend

      NORTHERN PENINSULA

      • San Bruno Mountain State and County Park
      • Milagra Ridge
      • Sweeney Ridge
      • San Pedro Valley County Park
      • McNee Ranch
      • Junipero Serra County Park
      • Mills Canyon Nature Area
      • Trails on Northern San Francisco Watershed Lands
        • San Francisco Watershed–the Bay Area Ridge Trail Route
        • San Andreas Trail
        • Sawyer Camp Trail

      SOUTHERN PENINSULA

      • Mountainside Parks and Preserves on the Skyline Ridge
        • Thornewood Open Space Preserve
        • Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
        • Coal Creek Open Space Preserve and Upper Alpine Road
        • Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
      • Monte Bello and Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserves and Upper Stevens Creek County Park
        • Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
        • Upper Stevens Creek County Park
        • Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
        • Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
        • Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
      • City Parks and Trails in the Foothills of the Southern Peninsula
        • Town of Portola Valley
        • “The Loop”—Through Portola Valley, Woodside and Menlo Park
        • Enid Pearson Arastradero Preserve
        • Foothills Park
        • The Arastradero/Foothill Expressway Hub
        • Foothills Open Space Preserve
        • Town of Los Altos Hills
      • Open Space Preserves and a County Park in Los Altos, Cupertino, and Saratoga Foothills
        • Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and County Park
        • Duveneck Windmill Pasture Area
        • Stevens Creek County Park
        • Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve
        • Fremont Older Open Space Preserve

        FOREST PARKS IN SOUTHWESTERN SAN MATEO COUNTY

      • Pescadero Creek County Park Complex
        • Sam McDonald County Park
        • Pescadero Creek County Park
        • Portola Redwoods State Park
        • Butano State Park

      SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL

      • Brisbane
      • South San Francisco
      • Millbrae and Burlingame
      • Coyote Point County Recreation Area and City of San Mateo Parks
      • Foster City
      • Redwood City
        • Redwood Shores
      • Port of Redwood City
        • Pacific Shores Center
      • Menlo Park and East Palo Alto

      SAN MATEO COAST BEACHES AND COASTAL TRAIL

      • Fort Funston & Daly City
      • Pacifica Beaches
      • Pacifica to Montara
      • Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
      • Half Moon Bay State Beaches
      • San Gregorio to Pescadero
      • Pescadero to Pigeon Point
      • Año Nuevo State Reserve and Coastal Access

      APPENDIX 1: TRAILS FOR DIFFERENT SEASONS AND REASONS

      APPENDIX 2: SELECTED READINGS

      APPENDIX 3: INFORMATION SOURCES ON PARKS, PRESERVES, TRAILS, AND TRAIL ACTIVITIES

      MAP LIST

      INDEX

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