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CuriOdyssey

CuriOdyssey

0.38km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

CuriOdyssey is a science playground and zoo in San Mateo where families see wild animals up-close and real scientific phenomena in kid-friendly exhibits. it is home to nearly 100 rescued animals, most native to California, that cannot survive in the wild. CuriOdyssey's custom-designed exhibits are a science playground where kids play with scientific phenomena, including physical forces, perceptions, and reflections, patterns in nature and backyard science.

Seal Point Park

Seal Point Park

2.1km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

A beautiful park, which offers beautiful view of the ocean and also there are so many things to see and do. It includes a multitude of pathways for walking, cycling, bird watching and a 3-acre dog park. You can walk the boardwalk along the Bay Marshes where you can observe wildlife - including the endangered California Clapper Rail.

San Mateo Central Park

San Mateo Central Park

2.88km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

This is the first public park in San Mateo. It comprises of 16.5 acre and there are so many things to see and do.

San Francisco Bay Trail

San Francisco Bay Trail

3.39km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

The San Francisco Bay Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian trail that when finished will allow continuous travel around the shoreline of San Francisco Bay.It offers spectacular wildlife viewing and improves public awareness and respect for the bay.

Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park

5.42km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

Bayfront Park is located in the shadow of San Francisco International Airport, with premium views of the runway and arriving and departing aircraft. It has a walking trail & benches for watching the planes land.

Leo J. Ryan Park

Leo J. Ryan Park

5.49km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park offers 20 acres of lawn areas, lagoon access, a gazebo on the lagoon, and restroom facilities. The park is situated on 20 acres which overlook Foster City's lagoon. The park houses the William E. Walker Recreation Center, and includes a waterfront, outdoor amphitheatre, sailboat tie-up facilities, boardwalk, lawn areas, and a gazebo on the lake.

San Mateo-Hayward Bridge

San Mateo-Hayward Bridge

6.72km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

The San Mateo–Hayward Bridge is a bridge crossing the U.S. state of California's San Francisco Bay. The bridge's western end is in Foster City, a suburb on the eastern edge of San Mateo. The eastern end of the bridge is in Hayward. It is the longest bridge in California and the 25th longest in the world by length.

Laurelwood Park

Laurelwood Park

6.82km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

This beautiful park, which is adjacent to Sugarloaf Mountain, has serene walking areas and a playground as well as trails leading into Sugarloaf Mountain.The park was acquired in 1923. The wedge-shaped park underwent a major renovation in 2021.

The Crystal Springs Regional Trail

The Crystal Springs Regional Trail

7.35km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

The Crystal Springs Regional Trail is a planned 17.5-mile trail that, when finished, will extend from San Bruno to Woodside. 15.3 miles of the trail are now complete. It provides an alternative recreational route to the 1,210-mile Juan Bautista DeAnza National Historic Trail.The trail serves over 325,000 visitors annually. People of all ages can be seen on a given day, from parents with children in strollers to distance runners.

Crystal Springs Reservoir

Crystal Springs Reservoir

7.73km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

A pair of artificial lakes located in the northern Santa Cruz Mountains of San Mateo County. It is one of the beautiful recreational location in this area and also there are so many things to ee and do in this natural area.

Artichoke Joe's Casino

Artichoke Joe's Casino

9.25km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

Artichoke Joe's Casino is a card club in San Bruno, California. It offers card and tile games including baccarat, blackjack, poker, and Pai Gow and so more.

Junipero Serra Park

Junipero Serra Park

9.44km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

This foothill park, open all year round, provides family and group picnic areas, hiking and nature trails and shelter buildings. Visitors are drawn to the Oak Foothill plant community, spring wildflowers, El Zanjon Creek, and the peaceful retreat the area affords from surrounding urban development.

Hiller Aviation Museum

Hiller Aviation Museum

10.13km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

The Hiller Aviation Museum is an aircraft history museum founded by Stanley Hiller in June 1998. It specializes in Northern California aircraft history and helicopter history. The museum is also an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program. This museum has more than 50 aerospace vehicles along with companion descriptive displays concerning the history of flight.

Peninsula Museum of Art

Peninsula Museum of Art

10.31km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

The Peninsula Museum of Art enhances the community and enriches lives through art and education, featuring outstanding artists of the Greater Bay Area with exhibitions, art classes for children and adults, special events, and working artist studios.The Peninsula Museum holds works from ecofeminist artist and activist Jo Hanson; founder Ruth Waters; and others.

Bair Island

Bair Island

10.72km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

Bair Island is a swampland spread over 3,000 acres in Redwood City. It is part of the larger Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. It is surrounded by the Steinberger slough to the northwest and Redwood Creek to the southeast. It is an important ecological wetland, which provides critical habitat for a variety of species, including the endangered California clapper rail and the Salt marsh harvest mouse, and is an important stop for birds on the Pacific Flyway.

Montara Mountain

Montara Mountain

11.53km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

Montara Mountain is a challenging oceanside hike on the northern edge of the Santa Cruz Mountains, mixing Hawaii-like greenery with beautiful coastal views. Its Trail starts as a meandering jaunt through the Blue Gum Eucalyptus forest with striking glimpses of coastal Pacifica and the ocean beyond.

Pulgas Water Temple

Pulgas Water Temple

11.55km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

Pulgas Water Temple is a beautiful monument complete with a reflection pool lined with cypress trees and meadows of grass. it was designed in the Beaux Arts style by William Merchant, a San Francisco architect trained by Bernard Maybeck. The water temple was originally built in 1934 (and revamped in 1938) as part of a massive project to bring water to San Francisco by damming up the Hetch Hetchy valley, 160 miles away in the Sierras.

Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve

Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve

12.3km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

This is a 366-acre public recreation area, near the City of San Carlos with trails for hiking and walking one's dog, including an off-leash area. The preserve's six miles of trails offers access to cool canyons and a ridge top with views toward the bay and surrounding hillsides.

Sweeney Ridge Trail

Sweeney Ridge Trail

12.45km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

Sweeney Ridge is a hilly hiking area of ridges and ravines between San Bruno and Pacifica, about a 25-minute drive south from San Francisco.. The sandy coastline and adjacent wind-protected valley of Thornton State Beach are good venues for picnicking, beach walking, surf fishing, and flying remote-control gliders.

Frontierland Park

Frontierland Park

12.78km from Coyote Point Recreation Area

Frontierland Park is a Park that offers outdoor recreation and nature preservation. A public space open to the general public.

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Coyote Point Recreation Area

Coyote Point Recreation Area

1701 Coyote Point Dr, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA

Coyote Point is a regional recreation area that provides a wide variety of opportunities: picnicking, swimming, windsurfing, bicycling, jogging, fishing, boating, and sailing. Facilities within the park include a large playground, the CuriOdyssey junior museum, a sandy bathing beach, a marina and yacht club, hiking trails, and picnic areas. In addition, the San Mateo County Sheriff's office has a shooting range on-site for training of law enforcement.