Portola Campground
Portola Campground is a campsite in San Mateo, California. Portola Campground is situated nearby to Camp Host, as well as near the ranger station Portola State Park Office and Visitors Center.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Tip Toe Falls is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Portola Campground.
Portola Redwoods State Park
Protected area
Photo: Elaine with Grey Cats, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Portola Campground.
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 Portola Campground.
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 Portola Campground.
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 5 miles northwest of Portola Campground.
Portola Campground
- Type: Campsite
- Categories: tourism and camping
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.25362° or 37° 15′ 13″ northLongitude
-122.21785° or 122° 13′ 4″ westOperator
California Department of Parks and RecreationOpen location code
849V7Q3J+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1496793098OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=camp_site
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