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From quiet redwood forests and curiosity-inspiring tide pools to family-fun picnic sites and playgrounds, San Mateo County Parks are places to reconnect with what matters most.

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SMC Parks Volunteer Stewardship

Join in our natural resource management efforts at upcoming stewardship events where we'll be removing invasive plants, planting native plants, and collecting seeds. Learn More

 

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What's New?

Off-Leash Dog Pilot Program To Be Presented to Planning Commission

Dog
On Feburary 9, San Mateo County Parks will present the Off-Leash Dog Pilot Program to the Planning Commission as part of the Coastal Development Permit process.... View moreView Off-Leash Dog Pilot Program To Be Presented to Planning Commission

Realize Flood Park Community Meeting

Realize Flood Park
On Wednesday, February 2,  join us as we begin to design park features included in the 2020 Flood Park Landscape Plan.... View moreView Realize Flood Park Community Meeting

Bay Area Trails Collaborative Unveils Map of Trail Network

Bay Area Trail Collaborative
The Bay Area Trails Collaborative—a group that includes San Mateo County Parks—recently unveiled their new map of the 2,590-mile trail network being developed for our region.... View moreView Bay Area Trails Collaborative Unveils Map of Trail Network

Advisories

Cowell-Purisima Trail Closure, Jan 26-30

Cowell Ranch
Cowell-Purisima Trail and its parking lot will be closed for agricultural use, Wednesday, January 26 through Sunday, January 30.... View moreView Cowell-Purisima Trail Closure, Jan 26-30

Wunderlich Park Forest Health & Fuel Reduction Update

Wunderlich Park Forest Health Work - September 2021
Forest Health work in Wunderlich Park will resume in the chaparral areas around the Meadow Gate off Bear Gulch Road. Bear Gulch Trail will be closed between markers 18 & 20.... View moreView Wunderlich Park Forest Health & Fuel Reduction Update

Sylvan & Baywood Glen Trails Closure

Sylvan Trail and Baywood Glen Trail in Edgewood Park will be closed as crews work to manage invasive oxalis within the park, Jan 24-28 & Jan 31-Feb 2.... View moreView Sylvan & Baywood Glen Trails Closure
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