{{Short description|Preserve in Woodside, California, U.S.}} {{other uses|Mission La Purísima Concepción}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve | iucn_category = V | image = Purisima Creek Trail 5.JPG | image_caption = Redwoods in the preserve | location = San Mateo County, California, USA | nearest_city = Half Moon Bay, California | coordinates = {{coords|37|26|15|N|122|20|45|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | map = United States San Francisco Bay Area#USA California#USA | relief = 1 | area_acre = 4711 | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District }}
The '''Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve''' is located on the western slopes of historic Kings Mountain in Woodside, California. This {{convert|4471|acre|adj=on}} preserve was established with a $2 million gift from the Save the Redwoods League.
Purisima Creek and several of its tributaries flow through the preserve.
The main entrance for the Purisima Open Space is off the Skyline Boulevard section of State Route 35. The park is notable for its tall coastal redwoods, along with coastal scrub and hardwood forests of tanoak, madrones, and Douglas firs.
The preserve overlooks Half Moon Bay, and has over {{convert|21|mi}} of trails for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding. The popular Redwood Trail is wheelchair accessible. Like many parks in California, dogs are not allowed. The preserve is home to many species of animals, including bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes and rabbits.
The Purisima Open Space is part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, spanning over {{convert|50000|acre|km2}} in the San Francisco Bay Area. Parking is available at the main entrance, {{convert|4.5|mi}} south of Highway 92 on Skyline Boulevard.
==Photo gallery== <gallery widths=250px> File:Purisima Creek Trail 4.JPG | Purisima Creek Trail File:Purisima_Creek_Trail_11.JPG | Another view of the trail Image:Purisima Creek vista.jpg|Vista Image:Purisima Creek madrone.jpg|Pacific Madrone ''(Arbutus menziesii)'' File:Purisima Creek Trail 9.JPG | Footbridge along Purisima Creek Trail Image:Purisima Creek Bigleaf Maple.jpg|Bigleaf Maple ''(Acer macrophyllum)'' File:Purisima Creek Trail 3.JPG| Purisima Creek File:Purisima Creek Trail 6.JPG | Another view of the creek File:Banana slug on Purisima Creek Trail.JPG | Banana slug on Purisima Creek Trail File:Purisima Creek Trail 8.JPG | Tree canopies in the Preserve </gallery>
==See also== {{Commons category|Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve}} *{{C|Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District|Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District areas}} *{{C|Coast redwood groves}}
==References== *[http://www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_purisima.asp Openspace.org: Purisima Creek Open Space Preserve] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070109015512/http://openspace.org/default.asp Openspace.org: homepage] * [http://www.savetheredwoods.org/ Save the Redwoods League]
Category:Protected areas of San Mateo County, California Category:Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Category:Nature reserves in California Category:Coast redwood groves Category:Santa Cruz Mountains Category:Bay Area Ridge Trail
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