Contact Information
Address
Phone Number
650-691-1200
Website
Email
Communities
Description
An independent special district in the San Francisco Bay area that has preserved a regional greenbelt system of nearly 65,000 acres of public land and manages 26 open space preserves.
Related Locations
Areas
- Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
- Coal Creek Open Space Preserve
- El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
- El Sereno Open Space Preserve
- Foothills Open Space Preserve
- Fremont Older Open Space Preserve
- La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve
- Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
- Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
- Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
- Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve
- Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
- Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
- Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
- Ravenswood Open Space Preserve
- Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
- Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve
- Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve
- Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
- St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve
- Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area
- Teague Hill Open Space Preserve
- Thornewood Open Space Preserve
- Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Trails
- Achistaca Trail
- Adobe Creek Trail
- Alder Spring Trail
- Alma Trail
- Alpine Pond Loop Trail
- Ancient Oaks Trail
- Anniversary Trail
- Aquinas Trail
- Audrey's Way
- Bald Knob Trail
- Bald Mountain Trail
- Barlow Road
- Bay Trail
- Bay Tree Cutoff Trail
- Bay View Trail
- Bear Creek Accessible Pathways
- Bear Creek Permit-Only Equestrian Trail
- Bear Meadow Trail
- Bella Vista Trail
- Betsy Crowder Trail
- Black Mountain Trail
- Blue Blossom Trail
- Blue Oak Trail
- Bo Gimbal Trail
- Borden Hatch Mill Trail
- Bridle Trail
- Brothers Bypass
- Butano View Trail
- Bypass Trail
- Canyon Trail
- Chamise Trail
- Charcoal Road
- Charquin Trail
- Chestnut Trail
- Chestnut Trail Spur
- Cielo Trail
- Clouds Rest Trail
- Coal Road
- Coho Vista Loop Trail
- Coho Vista Trail
- Connector (LR14)
- Connector between Bay View and Toyon Trails 1
- Connector between Bay View and Toyon Trails 2
- Connector between Butano View and Sunny Jim Trails
- Connector between Chamise and Rogue Valley Trails
- Connector between Cielo and Coho Vista Loop Trails
- Connector between Hayfield and Seven Springs Loop
- Connector between Hickory Oaks Trail and Ward Road
- Connector between Ipiwa and Butano View Trails
- Connector between Long Ridge and Peters Crk. Trail
- Connector between Los Trancos and Monte Bello
- Connector between Mt. Umunhum Trail and Parking
- Connector between Page Mill Rd and Page Mill Trail
- Connector between Page Mill Tr and Franciscan Loop
- Connector between Seven Springs and Cora Older
- Connector between Spring Ridge and Meadow Trails
- Connector between Springboard and Blue Blossom
- Connector between Stevens Creek and Canyon Tr
- Connector between Sunny Jim and Lambert Crk Trails
- Connector between Wedding and Parker Ranch Trails
- Connector Fremont Older 1
- Connector Fremont Older 2
- Connector Fremont Older 3
- Connector from Ancient Oaks to Ridge Trail
- Connector from Gordon Mill to Steam Donkey Trail
- Connector from Monte Bello Parking
- Connector from Page Mill to Franciscan Loop Trail
- Connector to Ancient Oaks Trail
- Connector to Ancient Oaks Trail (RR02)
- Connector to Audrey's Way
- Connector to Betsy Crowder and Spring Ridge Trails
- Connector to Big Tree (LH)
- Connector to Canyon Trail
- Connector to Charquin and Ridge Trails
- Connector to Cielo Trail (LH03)
- Connector to Council Circle
- Connector to FO07
- Connector to FO08
- Connector to Foothills Vista Point
- Connector to Franciscan Loop Trail (LT03)
- Connector to Guadalupe Creek Overlook
- Connector to Hawk Ridge and Ridge Trails (RR06)
- Connector to High Meadow Vista Point
- Connector to Horseshoe Loop Trail
- Connector to Long Ridge Trail (LR12)
- Connector to Lost Trail (WH02)
- Connector to Nob Hill
- Connector to Old Page Mill Trail (SR06)
- Connector to Page Mill Trail (LT01)
- Connector to Peters Creek Trail
- Connector to Prospect Road
- Connector to Purisima Creek Trail (PC03A)
- Connector to San Andreas Fault Trail
- Connector to Sierra Morena Trail
- Connector to Skid Road Trail (MB06)
- Connector to South Leaf Trail 1
- Connector to South Leaf Trail 2
- Connector to Wedding Trail
- Connector to White Oak Trail
- Connector to White Oak Trail (MB04)
Points of Interest
- Achistaca Trailhead
- Alpine Road at Page Mill Rd Trailhead
- Ancient Oaks Trailhead
- Anniversary/Lost Trailhead
- Audrey C. Rust Commemorative Site
- Bald Mountain
- Bald Mountain / Mt. Umunhum Trailhead
- Bay Trail at Ravenswood/Cooley Landing Trailhead
- Bear Meadow Trailhead
- Betsy Crowder / Spring Ridge Trailhead
- Black Mountain Backpack Camp
- Blue Oak Trailhead
- Bridle Trailhead
- Ceremonial space
- Clouds Rest Trailhead
- Coho vista point
- Cora Older Trail at Prospect Rd Trailhead
- Crazy Pete's Trailhead
- David C. Daniels Nature Center
- Deer Hollow Farm
- Drinking water
- Drinking water
- East summit viewpoint
- El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve - South Parking Lot
- Equestrian parking area at El Corte de Madera
- Equestrian parking area at Rancho San Antonio
- Equestrian parking area at Skyline Ridge
- Faultline Trail Station #1
- Faultline Trail Station #2
- Faultline Trail Station #3
- Faultline Trail Station #4
- Faultline Trail Station #5
- Faultline Trail Station #6
- Faultline Trail Station #7
- Faultline Trail Station #8
- Faultline Trail Station #9
- Foothills Vista Point Trailhead
- Fremont Older historic house
- Grabtown Gulch Trailhead
- Guadalupe Creek overlook
- Hammond-Snyder Loop Trailhead
- Harrington Creek Trail at Sears Ranch Rd Trailhead
- Hickory Oaks Trailhead
- Horseshoe Loop Trailhead
- Hunter's Point
- Ipiwa / Sunny Jim (West) Trailhead
- Ipiwa/Sunny Jim (East) Trailhead
- Jones Trailhead
- Kennedy Trailhead
- Maisie's Peak
- Meadow Trailhead
- Memorial for DC-6 "Resolution" airplane crash
- Methuselah at Star Hill Rd Trailhead
- Methuselah/Sierra Morena Trailhead
- Mindego Hill Trailhead
- Montevina Ridge Trailhead
- Mount Umunhum Summit Area
- Mt. Umunhum Trailhead (Upper)
- North observation platform
- North Ridge Trailhead
- Off-leash dog area
- Old-growth redwood
- Page Mill Trailhead (LT01)
- Parking area at Bear Creek Redwoods
- Parking area at El Corte de Madera
- Parking area at Fremont Older
- Parking area at La Honda Creek
- Parking area at Los Trancos
- Parking area at Monte Bello
- Parking area at Mount Umunhum
- Parking area at Picchetti Ranch
- Parking area at Pulgas Ridge
- Parking area at Purisima Creek Redwoods
- Parking area at Purisima Creek Redwoods (limited)
- Parking area at Rancho San Antonio #1
- Parking area at Rancho San Antonio #2
- Parking area at Rancho San Antonio #3
- Parking area at Rancho San Antonio #4
- Parking area at Rancho San Antonio #5
- Parking area at Ravenswood
- Parking area at Russian Ridge (Mindego Gateway)
- Parking area at Russian Ridge (Skyline Blvd)
- Parking area at Saratoga Gap (CalTrans)
- Parking area at Sempervirens Point (CalTrans)
- Parking area at Sierra Azul (accessible-only)
- Parking area at Sierra Azul (Bald Mountain)
- Parking area at Sierra Azul (Jacques Ridge)
- Parking area at Skeggs Point (CalTrans)
- Parking area at Skyline Ridge (east)
- Parking area at Skyline Ridge (west)
- Parking area at Thornewood
- Parking area at Windy Hill (Portola Road)
- Parking area at Windy Hill (Skyline Blvd)
- Parking at lower Purisima Creek
- Permit parking in northern La Honda Creek
- Permit-only equestrian parking area at MB04
- Permit-only parking area at Lower Meadow
- Permit-only parking area at Overlook Drive
- Permit-only parking at Water Wheel Creek Trail
- Permit-pnly equestrian parking area at Event Center