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Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and Silicon Valley. Excellent in late winter and early spring when the wildflowers are in full bloom. Great place to watch the sunset.
Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve is a regional park located in the Santa Cruz Mountains in San Mateo County, California along the San Francisco Peninsula. Its 3,137 acres (1,269 ha) and 10.4 miles (16.7 km) of trails are managed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
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This park combines dense redwood groves adjacent to wide-open grasslands. A good choice if you can't make it to Muir Woods.