Trail Alerts

For updates on work at the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant, please visit www.sfwater.org/Peninsula

Friday, July 29, 2011

Sawyer Camp Trail Closures in August

Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed at the Hillcrest Gate in Millbrae on Monday, August 8. This closure will be limited to a one-mile segment of the trail as crews restore and re-pave the trail at San Andreas Dam. The trail will remain open from the southern trailhead at Skyline Blvd. and Crystal Springs Road to the 5-mile marker.

Sunday, August 7th is the annual Tour de Peninsula Bicycle Ride. Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed for the event from 6 a.m. to noon on Sunday morning. Cañada Road between Edgewood and Highway 92 will be closed from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. for both the Tour de Peninsula and Bicycle Sunday.

We anticipate additional trail closures in August. Please subscribe (see right) to receive automatic updates about closures and other information for recreational users of the Peninsula Watershed.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Upcoming Trail Closures

San Mateo County Park Rangers will close San Andreas Trail from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27th for required seasonal maintenance. The closure is required for fire prevention and other routine trail upkeep.

For a great resource on other trails and parks in the area, visit the Bay Area Hiker website at http://www.bahiker.com/ or check out the San Mateo County Parks site at: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/parks/ .

Sawyer Camp Trail will be closed at the Hillcrest Gate in Millbrae on Monday,
August 8. This closure will be limited to a one-mile segment of the trail as crews restore and re-pave the trail at San Andreas Dam. The trail will remain open from the southern trailhead at Skyline Blvd. and Crystal Springs Road to the 5-mile marker.

Please subscribe (see right) to receive automatic updates about trail closures and other information for recreational users of the Peninsula Watershed.











Friday, July 15, 2011

Sawyer Camp Trail Now Open

Sawyer Camp Trail is now open following San Mateo County Parks’ seasonal maintenance work (mowing, as well as removal of diseased trees and hazardous branches).

Construction work continues at San Andreas Dam, one mile south of the Hillcrest Gate. Please use caution near the construction zone.

Near San Andreas Dam, you may see the recent burn performed this week by CalFire. Don’t worry – this seasonal fire prevention is perfectly routine!

Tree-cutting continues near the trail as part of work to seismically upgrade the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System. Crews are clearing trees and brush in order to access our existing water pipelines that move water between the reservoirs. You may notice a clearing at the 1.5 mile marker -- the location of a new access road. Biologists are carefully monitoring all activity. Tree restoration plans require replacement trees to be planted -- in some cases three new trees will be planted for every one tree cut!

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Monday, July 11, 2011

Trail Closure Update

Sawyer Camp Trail is now closed for required seasonal maintenance by the San Mateo County Parks Department. The closure is scheduled through Thursday, July 14th. If possible, Park Rangers will reopen the trail on Thursday. Please subscribe (see right) for an email alert when the trail reopens, and to receive information about future trail closures.

If you have any questions about the Water System Improvement Program, please email us at: peninsula@sfwater.org or call (866) 973-1476.