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Edgewood Park Trails

Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve is open for hiking and equestrian use. All trails are now open, and one-way restrictions have been lifted.

In 2005, volunteers began transforming the area around the Bill and Jean Lane Education Center from a mass of non-native weeds and brambles into an accessible native garden. Today, the native garden covers approximately ½ acre and features over 100 native plants found at Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve.

Edgewood Wildflower Survey

Each week our docents hike the preserve and track what’s in bloom. Year-round, they cover the major trails and the native garden. There’s always something in bloom at Edgewood!

Upcoming Events

Trails have reopened as of June 2020, but all events and group activities have been canceled until further notice. We will continue to monitor recommendations from federal, state, and local health departments and follow their guidance.

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.

Learn About Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve

Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve 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. Check out this short video from Bay Area Bountiful to learn more about the park we love.

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!

Nature Walks and Hikes

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

Get Involved

Edgewood Field Guide

Edgewood hosts more than 500 plant species, more than 100 bird species, 21 mammal species, 13 reptile and amphibian species, and countless invertebrates. Check out our online Field Guides below or stop by the Bill and Jean Lane Education Center to learn more about the plants and creatures that call Edgewood home.

http://6de.e8a.myftpupload.com/gopher — Mammals

General online tools for identifying plants and animals

Seek by iNaturalist – This easy-to-use app helps you identify just about any life form. Just open the app and point your camera (you don’t even have to take a photo!). Or, open a photo you’ve already taken. Unlike iNaturalist, this app doesn’t require an account or collect data (like your location), so it is only used to identify things, not to contribute to citizen science, and is kid-friendly. This app fully downloads to your device, so you can use it offline.
iNaturalist – Use this app and/or website to explore and share observations of all life forms. You can browse data without an account, but to post observations, you need to create a free account. You can get identification suggestions, and upload and track all of your observations. The app does not fully download to your device, so you cannot use it offline.
For apps and/or websites specific to birds and plants, see those Field Guides.