Junipero Serra Park
San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA
- Size
- 105 acres Source
- Managed by
- San Mateo County Parks
About Junipero Serra Park
A park behind Millbrae and San Bruno with panoramic Bay Area views, oak foothills, and spring wildflowers. Source
Nestled behind the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno, Junipero Serra Park affords a spectacular panorama of the Bay Area with unequaled views to San Bruno Mountain, San Francisco Airport, San Francisco Bay and Mount Diablo. Visitors are drawn to the Oak Foothill plant community, spring wildflowers, El Zanjon Creek, and the peaceful retreat the area affords from surrounding urban development.
Know before you go
Junipero Serra Park covers 105 acres in San Bruno, San Mateo County. 7 named trails add up to about 3.2 miles inside the park; the longest is Quail Loop Trail at 1.4 miles, and Quail Loop Trail has the most up and down (about 481 feet). Mapped trails range from 162 to 460 feet in elevation. OpenStreetMap shows 6 parking areas, plus 5 restrooms and 3 drinking fountains. The closest mapped bus stop is San Bruno Senior Center, at the park edge.
Facilities
- BBQ Grills
- Drinking Water
- Picnic Area
- Playground
- Restrooms
Facility details: OpenStreetMap
Junipero Serra Park at a glance
- PParking · 6
- WCRestrooms · 5
- WDrinking water · 3
- Named trails · 7
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Trails
| Trail | Mapped length | Elevation | Surface & uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Loop Trail | 1.4 mi | 481 ft up & down249–460 ft | No bikesNo dogs |
| Live Oak Nature Trail Loop | 0.5 mi | 100 ft up & down189–252 ft | No bikesNo dogs |
| Oak Cove Trail | 0.3 mi | 68 ft up & down256–353 ft | No bikesUnpaved |
| Pine Trail | 0.3 mi | 113 ft up & down162–258 ft | No bikesNo dogs |
| Meadow Vista Trail | 0.3 mi | 168 ft up & down179–360 ft | |
| Buckeye Trail | 0.2 mi | 109 ft up & down241–368 ft | |
| De Anza Trail | 0.2 mi | 34 ft up & down230–261 ft | No bikesNo dogs |
Getting to Junipero Serra Park by bus
- San Bruno Senior Center · at the park edge
Stops within a quarter mile of Junipero Serra Park; confirm times with the transit agency.
Compared with nearby parks
Among the 9 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, Junipero Serra Park is number 6 of 10 by size at 105 acres. 4 nearby parks have more mapped trail mileage than its 3.2 miles.
Closest places for what Junipero Serra Park doesn't list:
- Fishing: Coyote Point Recreation Area (5.5 mi)
- Boat Launch: Coyote Point Recreation Area (5.5 mi)
- Tennis Courts: San Bruno Mountain State and County Park (5.2 mi)
Rules & reservations
Official park page- Dogs
At Junipero Serra Park: on leash, under the Dogs at San Mateo County Parks. Source
Map & directions
1801 Crystal Springs Rd. San Bruno, CA 94066
Nearby parks
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San Mateo County parks PlaygroundsSources & verification
Last verified: Oct 15, 2026- California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026aname, county, agency, access, acres
- Dogs at San Mateo County Parksdogs
- San Mateo County Parks park pageofficial_url, address, description, fees
- Park hours pagehours
- San Mateo County Parks fees and chargesfees
- OpenStreetMap facilities and trailsfacilities.bbq-grills, facilities.drinking-water, facilities.picnic-area, facilities.playground, facilities.restrooms, trails
- U.S. Census Bureau place boundariescity
- OpenStreetMap: parking, restrooms, water, trailheads, trail lines, and bus stopsvisit
- Terrain Tiles elevation (USGS 3DEP), sampled every 20 m along OpenStreetMap trail linestrails.elevation
- Official park page (introduction excerpt)intro