RT Devil's Slide

Steep, rocky coastal promontory with the 1.3-mile-long Devil's Slide Trail open to pedestrians and bicyclists, taking over the section of roadway formerly used by State Route 1 and now bypassed by the new tunnels

General Information

Hours:

Open daily: 8am to sunset
Closing times vary seasonally from 5pm to 8pm

Fees:

Free admission
Free parking available at north and south trailheads

Pet Policy:

Leashed pets allowed on the trail; pet waste stations provided at both ends

Closest cities with hotels:

Pacifica (2 mi), Half Moon Bay (9 mi), San Francisco (15 mi)

Seasons:

Spring for wildflowers and clear views; fall for mild weather and sunsets; open year-round

Location:

Devil's Slide, CA

Website:

smcgov.org

How to Get There

From San Francisco, CA (15 mi): Take CA-1 S toward Pacifica, pass through the Tom Lantos Tunnel, and turn into the north or south parking lot for Devil’s Slide Trail just before or after the tunnel.

Overview

Devil’s Slide is a steep, rugged coastal promontory on the San Mateo coast between Pacifica and Montara, famed for landslides that repeatedly closed Highway 1. Traffic now uses the Tom Lantos Tunnels (opened 2013), and the old road has become a paved coastal trail for walking and biking with views of the cliffs, nesting seabirds and Devil’s Slide Rock.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Devil's Slide (California)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0