The Purisima Creek Road parking area and trail access at Higgins Canyon and Purisima Creek Roads near Half Moon Bay are TEMPORARILY CLOSED as of Monday, April 15, 2024 due to the County of San Mateo resuming storm damage repair work to adjacent Higgins Canyon Road. Learn more about the County's project here. The closure is necessary to ensure safe passage for essential and emergency response traffic in the area. We appreciate your patience and understanding, and will immediately reopen the parking area and trail access as soon as Higgins Canyon Road reopens to traffic, currently anticipated to be late summer 2024. Access to this preserve remains open from two parking areas along Skyline Boulevard/Highway 35, which can fill during peak visitation times such as weekends and holidays. Midpen is working on several projects to improve sustainable public access to this popular preserve.
- Due to significant storm damage, a portion of Purisima Creek Trail between Grabtown Gulch Trail and Skyline Boulevard is CLOSED to equestrians.
The following trails may be closed to bicycle and equestrian use during wet conditions.
- Whittemore Gulch Trail is CLOSED to bicyclists and equestrians.