Peters Creek
Peters Creek is a 7.3-mile-long stream in San Mateo County, California, and is a tributary of Pescadero Creek. It flows southwestwards through a small canyon to join Pescadero Creek in Portola Redwoods State Park, near La Honda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Devil’s Canyon Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tip Toe Falls and Portola Redwoods State Park.
Tip Toe Falls
Waterfall
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Tip Toe Falls, is a 6-foot tall waterfall on Fall Creek in the Portola Redwoods State Park, California. There is also an 8-foot upper falls, a few hundred feet upstream, which is much lesser known.
Portola Redwoods State Park
Protected area
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Portola Redwoods State Park is a 2,800 acres state park in California situated in San Mateo County. The parks' primary watercourses — Peters Creek, Pescadero Creek and their associated tributaries — converge at Portola Redwoods State Park. Tip Toe Falls is a small waterfall along Fall Creek, a tributary of Pescadero Creek. Portola Redwoods State Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Peters Creek.
Pescadero Creek County Park
Nature reserve
Pescadero Creek Park, located near Loma Mar, San Mateo County, California, United States, is operated by the San Mateo County Department of Parks. The park complex of 8,020 acres also includes the neighboring Memorial, Sam McDonald and Heritage Grove parks. Pescadero Creek County Park is situated 1½ miles west of Peters Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loma Mar and La Honda.
Loma Mar
Hamlet
Loma Mar is a census-designated place in San Mateo County, California. It is near San Mateo County Memorial Park on Pescadero Creek Road and is in area code 650. Loma Mar is situated 5 miles west of Peters Creek.
La Honda
Village
La Honda is a census-designated place in southern San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 979 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains between the Santa Clara Valley and California's Pacific coast. La Honda is situated 6 miles northwest of Peters Creek.
Peters Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Peters Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Peters Creek”
- Cebuano: “Peters Creek”
- Venetian: “Peters”
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