Midpen Proceeds with Environmental Review for Purisima Creek Redwoods Plans to Add 7 Miles of Trails Opening 2,200 acres, Two New Regional Trail Connections, More Parking and a Shuttle

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VIDEO. From the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District regular board meeting on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment.

Agenda. Staff Report for Item #8: “General Manager’s Recommendations: Confirm the proposed Comprehensive Use and Management Plan (Plan, CUMP) components for Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, with any final amendments approved by the Board, as the project description to initiate environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The CUMP incorporates the feedback received from the Planning and Natural Resources Committee.


More on the Midpen Open Space Purisima Creek Projects on Coastside Buzz



More on the Purisima Trail to Verde Shuttle Project on Coastside Buzz

Minutes from the Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 Midpen Planning and Natural Resources Committee meeting.

Midpen Open Space Approves Purisima Creek Redwoods Comprehensive Use and Management Plan and Environmental Review (CEQA) Contract

Midpen Open Space Awards Design, Engineering and Permitting Contracts for the Purisima-to-the-Sea Trail and Parking Area Projects

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Reallocates $6M Remaining Measure AA Portfolio to Purisima Creek Redwoods: Purisima-to-Sea Trail, and Watershed Grazing

MROSD Reviews Purisima Multimodal Access Study Results ~ Shuttles Work if No Parking is Allowed While Shuttle Runs

Midpen Open Space Looks at Shuttles, Reservations and Carpooling to Manage the Minimal Parking for the Purisima Creek Multimodal Access Project

PARKING SURVEY. Mid-Peninsula Open Space District (Midpen) Asks What Do You Want for Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve?

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) Studies the Purisima Creek Trails to Create Multimodal Access

San Mateo County Establishes “No Parking” on Purisima Creek Road and Higgins Canyon Road Near Hiking/Biking Trail




Midpen Open Space Board of Directors’ Wards 2025

Ward 1 – Craig Gleason
BOARD TREASURER.  Representing Cupertino, Lexington Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga. Term: 2023-2026

Ward 2 – Yoriko Kishimoto
Representing Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Loyola, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford. Term: 2023-2026

Ward 3 – Jed Cyr
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Representing Cupertino, Sunnyvale. Term: 2021-2024

Ward 4 – Curt Riffle
BOARD SECRETARY  Representing Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale. Term: 2021-2024

Ward 5 – Karen Holman
Representing East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale. Term: 2023-2026

Ward 6 – Margaret MacNiven
BOARD PRESIDENT  Representing Atherton, La Honda, Ladera, Loma Mar, Menlo Park, North Fair Oaks, Pescadero, Portola Valley, Redwood City, West Menlo Park, Woodside. Term: 2023-2026

Ward 7 – Zoe Kersteen-Tucker
Representing El Granada, Emerald Lake Hills, Half Moon Bay, Montara, Moss Beach, Redwood City, San Carlos, Woodside. Term: 2021-2024

This new Midpen ward map was approved in March 2022 during our ward redistricting process, which occurs every 10 years following the federal census. 

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    1. Hi Christine, “The Plan includes priorities to evaluate potential dog access at the Preserve as well as potential opportunities for additional loop trails. Additional evaluations to study dog access and new loop trails at the Preserve would require staff to present the results of those studies and proposed recommendations to the Board for their consideration and approval regarding specific implementation. The evaluation for dog access will incorporate the 1995 Board-adopted Dog Access Site Suitability Criteria.” This quote is from the Purisima Creek Redwoods Project page: https://www.openspace.org/what-we-do/projects/PCR-Plan

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