1
Rancho Corral de Tierra
Managed by National Park Service
861 acres9.6 mi of trail
Alta Vista TrailSan Vicente TrailFarallone Road Trail
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
Outdoors · Montara
Montara, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 52% of Montara is conserved land, roughly 1,294 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rancho Corral de Tierra (9.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Montara, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Montara outdoors
Conserved land
52%
1,294 of 2,468 acres
Trails
15 mi
3.8 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
444 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Managed by San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
299 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Montara State Beach
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Montara
Montara Mountain North Peak1,870 ft elevation · In San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Peak Mountain1,788 ft elevation
South Peak1,788 ft elevation · In Rancho Corral de Tierra
Montara Knob1,598 ft elevation · In Rancho Corral de Tierra
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 4.0 miHorses 2.0 miUnpaved 1.0 mi
- Alta Vista Trail1.5 mi
- San Vicente Trail0.8 mi
- Farallone Road Trail0.5 mi
Who protects the land
1,294 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Montara
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Recreation Area 855 acLocal Resource Management Area 301 acState Park 91 acPrivate Agricultural 27 acLocal Park 25 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gate National Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area | National Park Service | 855 | Open |
| SFPUC Peninsula WatershedLocal Resource Management Area | County | 301 | Restricted |
| Montara State BeachState Park | State parks | 91 | Open |
| Ocean View FarmsPrivate Agricultural | Land trusts & nonprofits | 27 | Restricted |
| San Pedro Valley ParkLocal Park | County | 25 | Open |
Nearby
Montara and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montara | 52.4% | 14.7 mi | 3 |
| Moss Beach | 30.4% | 12.3 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Montara's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.