Description
Arastradero Preserve is a preserve located in and managed by the city of Palo Alto, California. Consisting of rolling savanna grassland hills and evergreen forests, the preserve varies in elevation from 275 feet (84 m) in the northeast to 775 feet (236 m) in the southwest. The preserve contains an abundance of wildlife, including deer, bobcats, coyotes, and many species of birds. The Pearson-Arastradero Preserve has 10.25 miles (16.50 km) of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding. While many of the trails are open year-round, some trails are designated as "seasonal" and are closed at the trailhead temporarily after heavy rain. The Preserve and the surrounding area are habitats for the California mountain lion. There have been credible reports of mountain lion sightings in these areas recently. There have also been a number of reports of mountain lion(s) exhibiting an atypical curiosity towards people walking dogs in the Preserve.
There are three gates (labeled A, B, and C) into the preserve, though public parking is available only at Gate A on the North side. The park is also accessible from a pedestrian footpath that leads out the residential area off of the street Paseo del Roble.
The Preserve protects Arastradero Creek, which flows into Matadero Creek at the junction of Arastradero Road and Page Mill Road. Near the East side about a quarter mile south of the entrance is Arastradero Lake, one of two bodies of water within the preserve. The lake is also about .15 miles from the Paseo del Roble entrance.
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