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TrailhoursanduseHoursTheTrailopensat8am.Closingtimechanges

seasonally,andisposted.

PetsPetsarenotallowedonthetrail.SmokingNosmokinginCountyparks,ontrails,orat

historicalsites.

TrailsSanAndreassegment2.6miles

SawyerCampsegment6.0miles

CrystalSpringssegment6.7miles

Hikers,runners,bicyclists,andequestrianssharethesetrails.Pleasebealertandcourteoustoalltrailusers.

Alwaysyieldtoequestriansbysteppingtotheedgeothepath.

Bicyclistsalwaysyieldtoothertrailusers.

Bicyclistsyoungerthan18arerequiredbylawtowearhelmets.

Bicyclistsshouldannouncetheirpresencetoothertrailusers,particularlywhenapproachingrombehind.

Weatherconditions,fredanger,ortrailmaintenancemaycausetrailclosures.Checktrailsignsorclosurenotices.

Formoretrailinformationandroutes,visitwww.SMCoParks.org.

PeterLaTourrette

NaturalfeaturesThevarietyohabitatsoundalongtheCrystalSprings

RegionalTrailisduetothediversityoclimate,

topography,geology,andsoils.Theseincludeold-

growthDouglasfrorests,oakwoodland,serpentine

grasslands,nativebunchgrasses,areasocoastal

scrub,andchaparral.Trailsidehabitatshostawide

varietyoplantsincludingninerare,threatened,and

endangeredspecies.

WildlifeOpportunitiestoseewildliealongthetrailare

abundant.Trailuserscanspotseveralspecieso

songbirds,ducks,andraptorsincludingbaldeagles

andgoldeneagles.Squirrels,rattlesnakes,coyote,andotherwildliecanalsobeseen,includingthe

occasionalbobcatormountainlion.

Sevenrare,threatened,andendangeredanimalsare

oundinthearea,includingthreespeciesobuttery

andtheSanFranciscogartersnake.Springtime

visitorsmaycomeacrossyoungdeerseparatedrom

aparentbyencing;theygenerallyreunitewithout

assistance.

CrystalSpringsA San Mateo County Regional Trail

San Mateo County ParksReservations650-363-4021General information 650-363-4020www.SMCoParks.org

The Departmentmanagesparks,trails,andhistoricsitestopreservepubliclandsandprovideopportunitiesforeducationandrecreation.Thesystems18parks,regional,county,andlocaltrails,andtwohistoricsitesarelocatedthroughouttheCountyandencompassnearly16,000acres.

The parksrepresentourregionswondrouslydiversenaturalsettings,fromruggedtidepools,lushmountainforests,andremotecampsitestoBayfrontshoreline,

sunnypicnicareas,andpopularplaygrounds.TheDepartmentsellsannualpasses,offeringunlimitedentrancestoallCountyParksforayear.

Support your parksYou can volunteertohelprangersprotectandimproveparklandsandserveparkvisitorsthroughongoingvolunteerprograms,includingTrailPatrol,VolunteerHorsePatrol,Trailworkdays,andspecialevents.

The San Mateo County Parks FoundationraisesfundstoimprovethequalityofCountyParksforourcommunity.Forinformation,visitwww.SupportParks.org.

Crystal SpringsRegional TrailParkHeadquarters650-589-5708

Police, Fire, or Medical Emergency 911

TopherSimon

Crystal SpringsRegional TrailTheCrystalSpringsRegionalTrailiscomprised

ofthreecontiguoussegmentsSanAndreas,

SawyerCampandCrystalSpringsthatbegin

intheCityofSanBrunoandcontinuesouthfor

morethan15milesintotheTownofWoodside

andHuddartCountyPark.

Thetrailhasnumerousaccesspoints(seemap),

manyofwhichhavenearbyparking.

Varioustrailsurfaces,includingpaved,natural

soilandgravelareusedbyhikers,bicyclists,

skatersandequestrians.CrystalSprings

RegionalTrailoffersviewsofSanAndreasLake,

CrystalSpringsReservoirandthechanceto

travelparalleltotheSanAndreasFault.

TopherSimon

San Mateo County ParksWild places & friendly spaces Wild places & friendly spaces

CPrintedonrecycledpaper October2011

TrailsegmentsAtthenorth,the2.6-mileSanAndreassegmentbegins

atSanBrunoAve.andSkylineBlvd.inSanBruno,and

ollowstheeasternedgeoSanAndreasLake.Tothewest

isaviewoSweeneyRidge.Whilethemajorityothistrail

ispaved,ahal-milesectionatthesouthendisunpaved.

BicyclistsmaytakeanalternaterouteromLarkspurDrive

ontheeastsideoHighway35andcontinuingtoHillcrest

Blvd.,wheretheSawyerCampsegmentbegins.

TheSawyerCampsegmentisthemostpopular,usedby

bicyclists,joggers,skaters,andhikers.The6-milesegment

beginsatHillcrestBlvd.inMillbraeandcontinuesto

CrystalSpringsRoadinSanMateo.Thisportionothe

trailisassociatedwith1800slandownerLeanderSawyer,

whooeredoodandlodgingtotravelers.ThistrailoersviewsotheCrystalSpringsReservoirandthePeninsula

Watershed.

TheCrystalSpringssegmentothetrailbeginsat

Highway92andcontinuessouthonthewestsideo

CaadaRoador6.7miles.Thissegmentothetrail

veerswestawayromtheroadandoersbeautiulviews

othesouthernpartotheCrystalSpringsReservoir.

SmalltrailsRalstonBikeTrail,SheepCampTrail,and

EdgewoodTrailconnectromthreepeninsulacities

tothissegmentasitcontinueswesttowardsHuddart

CountyPark,paralleltoRaymundoDriveinWoodside.

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TheSawyerCampsegmentishometothestateslargestandoldestCaliornialaureltree,whichisestimatedtobemorethan600yearsold.Caliornialaurels,alsoknownasCaliorniabay,pepperwood,andOregonmyrtle,areknownortheirfne-grainedandexceptionallystrongwood.ThetreesnamesakeWillisLinnJepsonwasanotedbotanistandauthoronumerousbooksincludingTheJepsonManual:HigherPlantsofCalifornia,avaluedresourceorteachersandnaturalists.

Trailuserscanadmirethetreewhileusingnearbypicnictables.Restroomsarealsoavailablehere.

PulgasWaterTemple

ThisdramaticlandmarkwasbuiltbytheCityoSanFranciscoasamonumenttotheengineeringachievementthatbroughtwaterromHetchHetchytotheBayArea.

Themonument,whicheaturesutedcolumns,Corinthiancapitals,andareectingpool,ismanagedbytheSFPUCandisopenweekdays9am4pm.Specialusepermitscanbeobtainedbycalling650-872-5900.

BicycleSunday

Bicyclists,joggers,hikers,skatersandamilieswithstrollersocktoaportionothetrailclosedtovehicletrafceachSunday,seasonally.ThesectionrunsalongCaadaRoadbetweenHighway92andEdgewoodRoad.Thisisagreatopportunitytoenjoyspectacularviewsromthis2.5-milestretchoroad,reeocars.Forinormation,call

650-361-1785.

JuanBautistaDeAnzaNationalHistoricTrailThis1,210-milehistoricroute

romArizonatoSanFranciscocommemoratesthe1775-1776SpanishexpeditionthatledtotheoundingothePueblooSanJose,theMissionandPresidiooSanFrancisco,andtheMissioninSantaClara.

TheexpeditionexploredaportionotheCrystalSpringsRegionalTrailbetweentheSanAndreasandCrystalSpringsreservoirs.TimberromtheareawasusedtobuildtheSanFranciscoPresidioandMission.

PeninsulaWatershed

The23,000-acrePeninsulaWatershedisownedandmanagedbytheSanFranciscoPublicUtilitiesCommission(SFPUC),andisdesignatedasaStateFishandGameReuge.TheCrystalSpringsRegionalTrailiswithintheScenicandRecreationEasementotheWatershed.Trailusersarerequiredtostayonthedesignatedtrail.

RunoromtheWatershedfllstheCrystalSprings,SanAndreas,andPilarcitosreservoirs.Toprotectthewatersource,accesstotheWatershedislimited.However,guidedtoursalongtheFifeld-CahillRidgeTrail,aportionotheBayAreaRidgeTrail,providearareviewotheWatershedandcanbescheduledatwww.swater.orgorbycallingtheSFPUCat650-652-3203.

CrystalSpringsandSanAndreasReservoirs

ThestunningCrystalSpringsandSanAndreasReservoirsfllaritvalleyormedbytheSanAndreasFault.Twodams,oneatthesouthernendotheSanAndreasReservoirandanotheratthemidpointotheCrystalSpringsReservoir,holdwatercapturedromthePeninsulaWatershedandwaterdeliveredromtheHetchHetchyReservoirinYosemiteNationalPark.ThereservoirssupplywatertoSanFranciscoandthePeninsula.

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