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Pages in category "Parks in San Mateo County, California" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It is adjacent to the southern boundary of San Francisco and borders the cities of Brisbane, South San Francisco, Colma and Daly City. San Bruno Mountain State Park is a landmark of local and regional significance, standing as a unique open-space island in the midst of the peninsula's urbanization at the northern end of the Santa Cruz Mountain ...
The first steps were taken in 1940 to convert the area to a park, when San Mateo County's Parks and Recreation Department purchased 727 acres (294 ha) from the Howard family, of which 329 acres (133 ha) were underwater. The purchase included 7,000 ft (2,100 m) of shoreline. [4]: 29
The City of San Mateo acquired the first 16 acres (6 ha) of land from C. Frederick Kohl's estate in 1922 via a bond measure of US$80,000 (equivalent to $1,460,000 in 2023), [17] establishing it as the first public park in San Mateo; [34] the baseball field was one of the first amenities laid out. An additional 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) were added in ...
Memorial Park, located in Loma Mar, San Mateo County, California, United States, is operated by the San Mateo County Department of Parks.The park encompasses 673 acres (2.72 km 2), [1] and includes old-growth redwood trees, eight miles (13 km) of hiking trails, camping areas, picnic facilities, a visitor center, a camp store, a creek swimming area, and campfire programs.
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San Mateo: 421 170 1960 Portola Redwoods State Park: State park San Mateo: 2,608 1,055 1945 Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area: State vehicular recreation area Sacramento: 2,786 1,127 1990 Offers open off-roading at the foot of the Sierra Nevada as well as a go-kart track and 4WD obstacle course. This unit has never been officially ...
After his death in November 1957, [3] he bequeathed the La Honda property, by then exceeding 400 acres (160 ha), to Stanford; San Mateo County acquired the land in 1958 for $67,000 and created Sam McDonald Park in 1970. An additional 450 acres (180 ha) were acquired in 1976 from Kendall B. Towne, bringing the total acreage of the park to 867 ...