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Welcome to San Mateo County Department of Parks. We are here to provide you with recreational opportunities in a safe and effective manner, and to protect and enhance the natural resources of the County.
Our Mission: Through stewardship, the San Mateo County Department of Parks preserves our County's natural and cultural treasures, and provides safe, accessible parks, recreation and learning opportunities to enhance the community's quality of life.
The Department operates 17 separate parks (encompassing 15,680 acres), three regional trails and numerous other county and local trails. Our parks and trails are located throughout the County and represent a wide variety of natural settings including a coastside marine reserve, a bayside recreational area, coastal mountain woodland areas, and urban sites.
What's New?
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Now make your reservations on line!
The new San Mateo County Parks Department on line reservations system is now live. To reserve a site navigate to the park you wish to use and read under "Reservations" or go directly to the facility you wish to reserve via our Facilities Index. If you know which facility you wish to reserve go directly to our on line reservation system.
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National Public Lands Day 2010 celebrates service and recreation on public lands while educating volunteers of all ages about the needs of our parks. This year, the fourth year that County Parks will participate in National Public Lands Day, events are planned at Huddart Park, Coyote Point, Mirada Surf, and Pillar Point Harbor. See event times and meeting locations.
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New 19-hole Disk Golf Course at Junipero Serra Park - County Parks is seeking public comment for a proposed demonstration and study project placing 19 disk golf baskets and tees within Junipero Serra County Park. The comment period for the Negative Declaration is August 17th, 2010 through September 30th, 2010. |
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Crystal Springs Dam Bridge Closure: Begins September 2010 - The Crystal Springs Dam Bridge will be closed for four years beginning September 2010. North and southbound traffic on Skyline Boulevard, both automobile and bicycle, will be re-routed. Access from the south on Sawyer Camp Trail will be blocked and an alternate path identified. More info at SFPUC. Detour map. |
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Flood Park Closure: September - 30, 2010 to June 20, 2011 - San Francisco Public Utilities commission (SFPUC) is making reliability upgrades to the water supply pipelines in their system. As a result of the work on the pipelines, Flood County Park will be closed from September 30, 2010 to June 20, 2011. Thank you for your understanding. More information. |
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Closure at Memorial Park: Homestead Youth Camp Areas at Memorial Park are closed indefinitely. |
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RV Camping is now available at San Mateo County Coyote Point Recreation Area. Visit http://reservations.eparks.net for site photos, information, pricing and to check availability for staying at Coyote Point Park. Be sure to enter RV Camping at Coyote Point as the "Use Type." Enjoy! |
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Take A Hike 2010 - Check out the schedule for this event. |
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Seal Cove Stairway - Construction has been completed and the new stairway is now open at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. |
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Parks Commission meetings will now begin at 4:00 p.m. |
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Green Force Youth Crews - See what hard-working high school-aged youth have been doing to improve our parks. |
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The Midcoast Parks and Recreation Committee develops yearly projects that improve our parks. |
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How are we doing? Take our customer survey. |
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San Mateo Annual Park Pass now available. |
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Commemorative Benches are a great way to recognize or memorialize individuals, groups or historic events. Benches at Magic Mountain Playground and other limited locations are now available. A minimum donation of $3,500 is requested. See Gifts & Donations. |
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Volunteers Wanted! Commit now to help your County Parks: trail building, trail patrol; habitat restoration; park clean-up, docent tours. To get involved see our schedule of volunteer events.
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