Foothills Open Space Preserve is a 212-acre
open space preserve
An open space reserve (also called open space preserve, open space reservation, and green space) is an area of protected or conservation ethics, conserved land or water on which Real estate development, development is indefinitely set aside.
The ...
on
Page Mill Road
There are 21 routes assigned to the "G" zone of the California Route Marker Program, which designates county routes in California. The "G" zone includes county highways in Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz co ...
in
Palo Alto, California
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Th ...
. The land for the preserve was gifted to the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) is a non-enterprise special district in the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1972 by voter initiative, it has acquired and preserved a regional green belt of open space land and provides oppo ...
in 1974.
The preserve's only trail is .4 miles and leads to a hilltop with views of the
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a List of regions of California, region of California surrounding and including San Francisco Bay, and anchored by the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, California, S ...
.
References
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Protected areas of Santa Clara County, California
Nature reserves in California
Santa Cruz Mountains
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