Edgewood County Park

Edgewood County Park is a large nature preserve in Redwood City with different habitats spread across its grounds. The land includes grasslands, scrub, coastal vegetation, woodland areas in hilly terrain, and wetlands, with each area holding different plant species.

The property was acquired by San Mateo County in the early 1980s and was originally planned to become a golf course. This idea was later abandoned and the land became a nature preserve instead in 1993.

The park shows how California's landscape looked before European settlement, with native plants that have grown here for generations. Visitors can see how different habitats like grassland and scrub naturally exist side by side.

The park sits near Interstate 280 and is easy to reach via Edgewood Road. Visitors can explore the grounds on numerous hiking trails and nature paths, with routes suitable for different fitness levels.

A special section of the park has serpentine soil composition that brings forth rare plant species adapted to this mineral-rich environment. This soil allows a rare butterfly, the Bay Checkerspot, to survive in this area where it faces extinction pressures.