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The San Mateo Parklands mark the southern end of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and fall within San Mateo County. They showcase coastal scrub and grassland, second-growth wooded areas originally cleared by 19th century logging, and beaches and bluffs. In this gallery, explore images of Milagra Ridge (including Nike site SF-51), Mori Point, the Phleger Estate, and Sweeney Ridge.
Images within these albums may be used for any legitimate non-commercial public or press use with proper credit given to the National Park Service. If you have any questions or additional information on these images, please contact the Park Archives and Records Center’s reference archivist at 415-561-2807 or Contact Us web page. Photo Gallery San Mateo Parklands - Mori Poi...8 Images Mori Point, named after farmer Stephen Mori who owned the land in the late 1800s, features beautiful bluffs and dramatic coastline. Photo Gallery San Mateo Parklands-Rancho Cor...1 Images One of the largest sites in the GGNRA, Rancho Corral de Tierra is located South of San Francisco and rests between Montara and Half Moon Bay--with panoramic views from high above, this park site holds some of the best unmatched vistas in California. Photo Gallery San Mateo Parklands - Milagra ...6 Images Milagra Ridge in Pacifica was once part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant. In 1942 the U.S. Army built Battery #244 and, from 1956 to 1974, operated the Cold War Nike Missile Site SF-51 launch area. Milagra Ridge is a delicate “island ecosystem” surrounded on all sides by development and unconnected with other open space. Photo Gallery San Mateo Parklands - Sweeney ...8 Images The land of Sweeney Ridge includes the San Francisco Bay Discovery Site - where Spanish Captain Juan Gaspar De Portolá first glimpsed the San Francisco Bay in 1769, as well as the control area for Nike Site SF-51, present from the 1950s to 1974. |
Last updated: July 22, 2024