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   Edgewood County Park, The Bill and Jean Lane Education Center, and Friends of Edgewood

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Project 467: Protecting Every Acre

Edgewood Park’s ecosystem is under constant threat of disturbance by invasive weeds and loss of native plant habitat. Project 467 is the overarching habitat management project that addresses these threats.

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Upcoming Events

Take one of our third Saturday hikes, learn how to identify birds by joining a second Sunday bird walk. Our popular Springtime wildflower walks are offered weekly from March through June. All walks are family-friendly and free.

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Edgewood Park Trails

There are over ten miles of hiking trails at Edgewood Park. The trails range from easy to moderate and wind through woodlands, grasslands, and chaparral plant communities. Several trails offer magnificent bay and mountain views.

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Lead a wildflower walk, share your love of nature with our Junior Explorers, or help out in the Ed Center. If you enjoy gardening, consider working in the native garden, or joining our weekly Weed Warriors.

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Butterfly habitat from ridgeview

Learn About Edgewood Park

Edgewood Park has something for everyone. We are San Mateo County’s only natural preserve with over ten miles of trails and a surprising amount of biodiversity in just 467 acres. Minutes from downtown Redwood City, the park includes precious native grasslands, oak woodlands, and chaparral habitats. The main ridge in the center of the park rises 800 feet in elevation, where hikers are rewarded with spectacular views of Skyline Ridge, Huddart Park, the San Andreas Fault Zone, Crystal Springs Reservoir, and the San Francisco Bay.

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Bay Checkerspot Butterfly

The federally threatened Bay checkerspot butterfly once thrived in Edgewood’s native grasslands, but by 2002 it had disappeared. Learn about our efforts to bring this iconic species back!

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Nature Walks and Hikes

Join a springtime wildflower walk, a second Sunday bird walk, or a third Saturday family hike. Our docents love to share their incredible park knowledge and answer all your nature questions.

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Counting Bay checkerspot butterflies

Get Involved

Lead a wildflower walk, share your love of nature with our Junior Explorers, or help out in the Ed Center. If you enjoy gardening, consider working in the native garden, or joining our weekly Weed Warriors.

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Junior explorers with bird house

Junior Explorers Hikes

Junior explorers hike group pictureKids love Edgewood! Our Junior Explorers educational program provides free, docent-led discovery hikes to local teachers and youth groups, so their kids can enjoy a hands-on outdoor experience right here at the park.

Junior Explorers hikes provide an opportunity to explore our natural environment, to learn about our diverse habitats, and to inspire children to appreciate and care for our beautiful open spaces.

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10 Old Stage Coach Road, Redwood City, CA 94062
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About the Friends of Edgewood

Founded in 1993, The Friends of Edgewood is the all-volunteer, donor-funded, non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve. Learn more.

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