Peters Creek (California)
Peters Creek is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km) stream in San Mateo County, California and is a tributary of Pescadero Creek. It flows southwestwards through a small canyon to join Pescadero Creek in Portola Redwoods State Park, near La Honda.
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