San Vicente Creek (San Mateo County)
River
About
San Vicente Creek (Spanish for "St. Vincent") is a 3.9-mile-long (6.3 km) coastal stream in northern California which flows entirely within San Mateo County and discharges to the Pacific Ocean. Its waters rise on the west-facing slopes of the Montara Mountain, and its mouth is at the unincorporated community of Moss Beach, within the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Historically there was a tidal marsh at its mouth, but some of this reach has been degraded by fill, especially in the construction of West Point Drive. This westernmost reach of the creek has been especially ecologically productive, and part of the reason for Fitzgerald Marine Reserve's designation on August 5, 1969, as a state reserve and was named after James V. Fitzgerald.
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Pillar Point Bluff
Public park in Moss Beach, California, United States
1.4 mi away
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Marine reserve in California on the Pacific Ocean
1.1 mi away
Montara State Marine Reserve and Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area
Marine protected areas in California, US
1.4 mi away
Point Montara Light
Lighthouse in California, United States
0.9 mi away
Moss Beach Distillery
Restaurant in Moss Beach, California
0.6 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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