San Pedro Valley Park Self Guided Tour Sheet Final
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Linda Mar Blvd W e Mid ile dle r Fo R San Pedro Valley County Park r a k n ch Park hours and use S Rosita Rd Oddstad Blvd a R n oa Hours The Park opens at 8am. Closing time changes d 2 P to 1 Maintenance center e d seasonally, and is posted. Main r Entrance o 3 San Pedro Valley Park Self-guidedSanchez Adobe Tour Frontierland Park Overow North Walnut Pets Pets are not allowed in the Park. 200 parking Grove Group Yosemite Dr (Pacica) Picnic Area A 1,052 acre area embracing the middle and south forks of SanHis Pedrotoric Creek, Site this park is nestled amongstTerra the Linda Santa Cruz Mountain range and the Fires Barbeques are allowed only in barbeque pits C ontar reek Blvd M a M Trail using charcoal; no portable barbeques. foothills of Pacifica. The park offers group picnic areas, family picnic sites, a self-guided naturePACIFICA trail, hiking trails, aBlvd visitor center, and views of a tn. 4 San P South Walnut Smoking No smoking in County Parks, on trails, or at seasonal waterfall. Start your tour at the Visitor Center. e Plaskon Grove Group dr o 5 Nature Picnic Area historical sites. C r Lin Trail Self-guided Tour Routes (Approximate Time): e da 800 6 e Mar P k Blvd Oddstad Please protect the Park’s natural environment and do not il Weiler Ranch Trail – 2 miles (1 hour) a r disturb or remove any plants or animals. 1 Ranger T 8 7 Trail k 9 Montara Mountain Trail to Brooks Creek Trail to Trout Farm Trail – 2.5 miles (2 hours) residence o o Creekside Picnic Area San Pedro Valley l r Hazelnut Trail to Weiler Ranch Trail - 4.5 miles (3 hours) e 0.2 v Old Trout Farm l O y V i k Rosita Rd 2 lle ie County Park Picnic Area w a a s k e l r V r e 3 l T T o r t Trails a u ra ln F F e C z i l a s m 4 r o H MAIN k Plaskon Nature Trail .1 mile A: Grassland Habitat: a h r o F t d P l W 1.6 o u e r t o ENTRANCE i P 0.4 e B u S a .5 mile i n Old Trout Farm Trail About 70 percent of a grass plant is underground. r l o e r a T r T AREA 6 S R an 1.0 mile one-way Grasses have long roots that grow deep into the in 7 ch Weiler Ranch Trail ta SEE A un o l DETAIL Valley View Trail 1.6 miles earth and grow mats to keep the grass from being ra E i a M a Trail t r 10 k n T MAP M 0.3 e o 0.3 i re 2.5 miles one-way to Summit pulled up by grazers. Grass is drought tolerant and dd C Montara Mountain Trail 1.3 M 0.5 le o m F r r o d 400 rk Pe a 400 San F Brooks Creek Trail 1 mile fire resistant and can regenerate from its roots. 12 C l i t a u 11 0.1 Hazelnut Trail 3.7 miles Seeds or grains of grasses have protective outer r ro Peninsula T T 14 13 Ha D k ze e ln Watershed shells that keep the seeds viable for many years. re u Hikers, runners, bicyclists, and equestrians share these trails. t C s k T Please be alert and courteous to all trail users. l o r i 0.7 Temperate grasslands have a growing season and o a a r r H i l T B a Always yield to equestrians by stepping to z a dormant season adapted to live with the rainy 15 B el S nu the edge of the path. n o t ut T and dry portions of the year. The primary plant ai h r k a t Bicyclists always yield to other trail users. e i n F l e o u r rk species within a grassland habitat are bunch C S o 800 a 3.7 Weather conditions may cause seasonal ra M n ta 1.1 s P LEGEND n k e o d 800 grasses and perennial wildflowers. Numerous o Brooks ro F trail closures. to Montara o M State Beach r Falls C B r Multiple-use road e Picnic area For more trail information and routes, visit www.SMCoParks.org. animals depend on the various grasses2.5 and low, e 1200 k (bicycle, equestrian and hiking) wind-sculpted shrubs for food and shelter.ra M Group picnic area Monta ounta in Paved bike path (by reservation) R 1.1 B: Brooks Falls and oa d ( Hiking/equestrian trails N Peninsula Restrooms McNee Ranch o r t Footpath (hiking only) Montara Mountain: h Montara Mountain Watershed Parking C: Steelhead Run San Pedro Creek: P State Park P North Peak The tallest waterfall in San Mateo ea Whole-access trail k San Pedro Creek supports one of the few remaining Visitor center Acce 1600 County, Brooks Falls drops 207 feet ss Watershed service roads R Middlesteelhead Peak trout populations in San Mateo County. o Gatehouse a (restricted access) off of Montara Mountain to the Rancho d ) BetweenMon tDecemberara Mountain and February keep a look out for 0.2 Gate Corral de Tierra Peak Mountain North Peak N Trail distance (miles) canyon below. The fall has three tiers POST/GGNRA the silvery-gray1898' fish as they travel upstream to spawn. Private property 11 Numbered and can be heard and seen across 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 mile trail junctions TheMontar aupper watershed of San Pedro Creek is protected the valley on the appropriately named withinGate this0 park,0.2 but0.4 the 0.6lower0.8 portions1.0 kilometer of the stream Other public lands Brooks Creek Trail. Brooks Creek were modified to flow through suburban development Scott Peden originates on the north face of for 2.5 miles until its mouth at Pacifica State Beach Montara Mountain, the backdrop of Boundaries based on USGS section lines. County GIS boundaries differ. This version keepsinto the Montara the Mountain Pacific Trail on public Ocean. land (which may Recent or may not be so).restoration projects for Revised 10/31/17 v2 which is made up of massive slabs of granite. Montara Mountain is one of the the creek have been completed to allow better fish northernmost sections of the Santa Cruz Mountain range which separates the bayside passage and to prevent flooding. of the San Francisco Peninsula from the oceanside. Montara Mountain is home to a unique biodiversity including several species of endangered and even endemic plants. Funnily enough, Montara is actually a made-up word. It originated when a mapmaker misread the previous map that had labeled the valley just north of the mountain as Cañada Montosa, meaning wooded valley. Linda Mar Blvd W e Mid ile dle r Fo R San Pedro Valley County Park r a k n ch Park hours and use S Rosita Rd Oddstad Blvd a R n oa Hours The Park opens at 8am. Closing time changes d 2 P to 1 Maintenance center e d seasonally, and is posted. Main r Entrance o 3 Frontierland Park North Walnut Pets are not allowed in the Park. Sanchez Adobe 200 Overow Pets parking Grove Group Yosemite Dr (Pacica) Picnic Area Historic Site Terra Linda Fires Barbeques are allowed only in barbeque pits C ontar reek Blvd M a M Trail using charcoal; no portable barbeques. PACIFICA Blvd tn. 4 San P South Walnut Smoking No smoking in County Parks, on trails, or at e Plaskon Grove Group dr o 5 Nature Picnic Area historical sites. C r Lin Trail e da 800 6 e Mar P k Blvd Oddstad Please protect the Park’s natural environment and do not il a r disturb or remove any plants or animals. 1 Ranger T 8 7 Trail k 9 residence o o Creekside Picnic Area San Pedro Valley l r e 0.2 v Old Trout Farm l O y V i k Rosita Rd 2 lle ie County Park Picnic Area w a a s k e l r V r e 3 l T T o r t Trails a u ra ln F F e C z i l a s m 4 r o H MAIN k Plaskon Nature Trail .1 mile a h r o F t d P l W 1.6 o u e r t o ENTRANCE i P 0.4 e B u S a .5 mile i n Old Trout Farm Trail r le o r a T r T AREA 6 S R an 1.0 mile one-way in 7 ch Weiler Ranch Trail ta SEE un o l DETAIL Valley View Trail 1.6 miles ra i D: Spectacular Views: a M a Trail t r 10 k n T MAP M 0.3 ee o 0.3 id r Montara Mountain Trail 2.5 miles one-way to Summit M 1.3 dl C On the horizon are the Farallon Islands. These islands are 26 miles off the coast of San Francisco and are 0.5 e o m F r r o d 400 rk Pe a 400 San F Brooks Creek Trail 1 mile 12 closed to the public.