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    Phleger Estate

    Tranquil park with miles of trails and tumbling creeks

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    Enjoy a verdant redwood forest reborn here at the southern tip of the Golden Gate National Parks. This tranquil park was once severely logged and century-old redwood stumps and remnants of steam mills are still in evidence. But along its miles of trails and tumbling creeks, second-growth redwoods and firs are rising again.

    History of Phleger Estate
    In 1990, Mary Elena Phleger, widowed in 1984 and determined to keep her family's estate intact, offered Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) the opportunity to make it so. With only 5 paid staff and an exceptionally tight deadline, POST embarked on an ambitious fundraising, lobbying and public awareness campaign. POST staff and volunteers worked feverishly, drawing hundreds of letters of support from local and state officials. This outpouring of community support convinced Congress to provide matching funds-if POST could raise half the cost of the property. POST did just that, raising $5 million from Save the Redwoods League and from extraordinarily generous private donors. Then, literally agreeing to "buy or bust," POST staked their entire $3.5 million reserve and proceeds from the sale of the Phleger home to meet their final deadline, and the Phleger Estate turned from private property to public park early in 1995.

    Activities
    • Hiking
    • Horseback Riding
    • Picnicking
    • Walking
    • Wildlife Viewing
    Setting
    • Forest
    • Mountains
    Significant Features
    • Photo Ops
    Amenities
    • Free Parking
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    • Couples
    • Romantic Outing
    • Small Groups
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      Mount Redondo Trail, Redwood City, CA 94062, USA

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    • Free Entry
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