Pescadero Creek County Park
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| Pescadero Creek County Park | |
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.jpg) Pescadero Creek County Park | |
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| Type | Parkland |
| Location | 9500 Pescadero Creek Road Loma Mar, California |
| Coordinates | 37°16′08″N 122°15′17″W / 37.26889°N 122.25472°W |
| Created | 1970 |
| Operated by | San Mateo County Department of Parks |
| Open | All year |
Pescadero Creek Park, located near Loma Mar, San Mateo County, California, United States, is operated by the San Mateo County Department of Parks. The park complex of 8,020 acres (32.5 km2) also includes the neighboring Memorial, Sam McDonald and Heritage Grove parks. The park borders Portola Redwoods State Park with seamless trails, and connects to Big Basin Redwoods State Park via a trail easement across private lands.
In the 1970s, there was a plan to dam and flood the valley, but that was opposed by the general public. Then a plan by the county to develop the park with facilities such as campgrounds, visitor center, picnic grounds, trails and interpretive programs was also opposed and cancelled.[1] The park is developed with basic campsites and trails developed originally by Scouts, plus the original logging roads now left as fire roads.
