State Parks in San Mateo County

State Beaches in San Mateo County

State Beaches in San Mateo County
Includes 780 acre Montara State Beach,700 acre Pescadero State Beach, 421 acre Pomponio State Beach, 414 acre San Gregorio State Beach, 181 acre Half Moon Bay State Beach, 58 acre Thornton State Beach, 44 acre Bean Hollow State Beach, 21 acre Pacifica State Beach, and 3.1 acre Gray Whale Cove State Beach.

State Parks in San Mateo County

Ano Nuevo State Park
4,209 acre state park established in 1985 to preserve and protect Ano Nuevo Island, Ano Nuevo Point, and one of the largest mainland rookeries of northern elephant seals.

Butano State Park
4,728 acre state park established in 1956 featuring a valley filled with redwood trees.

Castle Rock State Park
5,242 acre state park established in 1968 to preserve a forested wilderness area along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Situated within three California Counties: Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo.

Portola Redwoods State Park
2,608 acre state park established in 1945

San Bruno Mountain State Park
298 acre state park established in 1980

Historic State Parks in San Mateo CountyM

Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
31 acre state park established in 1981

Other State Park Properties in San Mateo County

Burleigh H. Murray Ranch
1,325 state park property acquired in 1979. Features a historic ranch established in 1857.

Point Montara Light Station
6 acre state park property acquired in 1982.

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