Laurelwood Park

This little park in the middle of the San Mateo is good option for a little hiking. The park is well maintained and clean. It does have clean bathrooms, and parking is easy to find on the streets nearby. The forest is very scenic and during the hiking we have very nice views. Dogs are allowed. I high recommend.

Beautiful park for walking.
View of the bay area from hill top is perfect on a sunny day.
Be careful the path on Salson Trail is pretty steep going down.

Great place for a little walk, play and picnic. I would probably use a riding toy or a bike with my toddler on the trails because there is a lot of poison oak at the edges of some of the trails. The playground is great for all ages. 2 play structures and rubber surface. It only has baby swings but Includes a small sand area and water play spout but the times it's on is not posted. On a warm day it can get pretty hot because it's in a valley so be aware of the weather. In October at about 5pm the playground is completely shaded. Other than that the playground has no shade but most of the picnic tabels do.

1 mile up hike, great hike for beginners or working on building endurance. Restrooms at the beginning of trail was clean and well maintained. The trail is narrow, compared to other trails.
Update, returned to watch the sunrise, beautiful view, but the mosquitoes!!!

The park was nice, clean. I came 2 days in a row for the hike, 1 mile 1 way, and the view is nice, returned today to watch the sunrise, although it was cloudy, we still enjoyed the view. The trails have very narrow sections, be careful with bike hikers.