Midcoast Parks Overview

Devil's Slide Coast - from Mori Point to Pillar Point

San Mateo County Parks in Midcoast 

County site — MCC page
Fitzgeral Marine Reserve & Pillar Point Bluff 
Quarry Park & Mirada Surf 
Neighborhood playgrounds: Moss Beach Park - Clipper Ridge - Quarry Park
Devil's Slide Coastal Trail & County Park

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Rancho Corral de Tierra became the newest addition to GGNRA in December 2011. The 3800-acre Rancho is one of the largest swaths of undeveloped land on the SF peninsula. 

Help Plan the Future of Rancho Corral de Tierra —
Rancho Corral de Tierra Comprehensive Site Management Plan

Montara Prairie Renewal Project 2024-2026 - website
Midcoast Parks Forum presentations:  2016 - 2015 - 2009
Montara Grassland Restoration Project news 6/1/16
GGNRA San Mateo County Vision 2014-2016
Rancho history - Species inventory
Parks Conservancy, non-profit partner of GGNRA

CALIFORNIA State Parks

Almost the entire Montara coastline, from Gray Whale Cove to Pt Montara Lighthouse is state parkland (map).  San Mateo Coast Sector Office is at Half Moon Bay State Beach: 726-8819.

Gray Whale Cove State Beach
Montara State Beach includes Montara Mtn/ McNee Ranch
McNee Ranch hikes - map - unofficial page
San Mateo Coast State Parks Volunteer Study Guide
Point Montara Lighthouse Hostel

SMC Harbor District

Pillar Point Harbor --boat launch ramps, fishing pier, beaches, Coastal Trail, West Shoreline Trail.

Granada Community Services District 

GCSD obtained parks powers in 2014. The District is planning a Community Recreation Center and Park between Obispo Rd and Highway 1, an area known as the Burnham Strip.

Recreation Programs & Facilities

Boys and Girls Club of the Coastside
Cabrillo Unified School District: playfields
Half Moon Bay Parks/Rec: community center, playfields
Sheriff's Activities League (SAL)

Non-Profits 

California State Parks Foundation
Coastside Land Trust
Coastside State Parks Association
Friends of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
San Mateo County Parks Foundation
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter
Surfrider Foundation - San Mateo County