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On Monday, June 8th, 2020, the main parking lot at San Pedro Valley Park was reopened to the public. The San Mateo County Parks Department announced on June 6th that they are proceeding with Phase 2 of their parks reopening…

On Monday, May 4th, the San Mateo County Parks Department reopenedthe trails at San Pedro Valley Park after being closed since March 27. Visitors are required to hike single file on narrow trails, keep six feet apartfrom others, not congregate…

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park, due to the Coronavirus epidemic and the subsequent closure of the park and the visitor center, have cancelled all events during the month of April. This includes Habitat Restoration, Trail Days, the children’s…

Good news from Michelle Beasley, Executive Director of the S.M. County Parks Foundation: “I am very pleased to let you know that the San Mateo County Parks Foundation will grant the Friends of SPVP the $1,608 you requested ‘to help…

Group Pic: Front row: Rob Hughes, Jayesh Kapoor, Lakshmi Javadekar, Istvan Puski Middle row: Joseph Piro, Terry Sherar, Judy Bacon, David Bacon, Jennifer Alpaugh, Carol Martinez, Norisa Berardi, Adrian Stroganoff, Mila Stroganoff, YaFei Ni Yang, Youhua Yang Back rows: Susan…

The Pacifica Tribune published an article by Jane Northrop on the San Pedro Valley Park. It covers the trails in our park in detail and also talks about the activities of the Friends of SPVP.

May 15, late PM: Rangers Greg Escoto & Tim Cook sighted a huge gopher snake 20 yards up the West Valley View Trail. It was much longer than width of the trail. June 8, PM: Folks asked host Istvan, if…

June 10, 6:25 PM: Ray Trabucco found a tiny rubber boa on the lower Trout Farm Trail. Neil Conway saw a Grey Fox on the Brooks Creek Trail, halfway to the waterfall viewing bench on a Wednesday in mid-May.

After the heavy rainfall in Winter 2019, Brooks Creek in San Pedro Valley Park has a healthy flow of water runoff from the mountain. Video taken by Ron Wilson.`