Recreation
The Highlands is also a San Mateo County Recreation District with an elected Board of Directors. The Recreation District maintains a Recreation Center that has a year round swimming pool, tennis courts, playground, community social room, and gym. The Recreation District offers children's programs from infant and toddler day care to teen cooking classes as well as adult educational and community programs.
The Highlands is also very close to Sawyer Camp Trail and many residents are able to jog or bike to the trail from their homes. The trail runs for 6 miles (10 km) along the Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir and offers scenic views, wildlife and safe paved trails for jogging, biking, walking, roller blading, and bicycling.
Canada Road, which runs parallel to I-280 is also easily reached by joggers and bicyclists from the Highlands. Canada Road is closed to traffic on Sundays from March to October to allow safe jogging, walking, bicycling or roller blading with scenic views of Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir.
The area is adjacent to Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve, which also includes hiking trails.
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