- Our list of the best things to do in San Mateo, California, features the top 973 nearby activities — including 339 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- San Mateo, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Food & Drink, Entertainment & Shows, and Sights & Landmarks.
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Menu of more than 200 different sandwiches served on freshly baked Dutch Crunch bread and slathered with signature Dirty Sauce
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Barterra Winery is a craft winery that makes a varied line of wines in addition to olive oils and specialty chocolates. It maintains a tasting room with samples of wines served with Italian antipasti.
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As a popular surfing spot with the locals, Surfer's Beach offers visitors waves to body board and surf in. Most of the beach is covered during high tide, but is accessible during low tide.
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2805 Purisima Creek Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
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Leading hikers through a nature preserve, Purisima Creek Trail offers visitors scenic views of a redwood forest and creek. Along the trail visitors can view wildlife like lizards, and native plant life like wildflowers and berries.
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Filled with walking paths and sports courts, Westborough Park offers visitors an outdoor space for recreational activities. The playground has a rubber flooring and offers a separate area for younger children with age-appropriate equipment.
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As the theater for the college's art department, Skyline College Main Theater showcases the talent of its students with annual performances. In addition to hosting student performances, the theater also hosts touring theater and music acts.
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1220 Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044
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As a fenced park, Pacifica Dog Park at Sanchez Art Center offers visitors' dogs a space to run off-leash and socialize with other dogs. The park has benches for visitors to rest on while their dogs play.
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A not for profit community theater organization, the Pacifica Spindrift Players pride themselves on bringing quality theatrical and musical performances to the Pacifica area. The group holds open auditions, and is staffed by volunteers.
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Spindrift School of Performing Arts
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1050 Crespi Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044
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Spindrift School of Performing Arts provides high quality performing arts experiences & training in shows, classes, private lessons and summer camps year-round. They also offer outreach classes, grant based programs or in-school programs to schools in Pacifica.
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Established in 1972, the Oddstad Park is a community park that is most widely known for hosting musical performances. The park also includes a basketball court, benches, and a playground with a swing set.
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363 Catherine Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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As an outrigger paddling club, San Francisco Outrigger Canoe Center hosts a variety of races in the San Francisco Bay for visitors to watch. Visitors can also attend outrigger practices to learn the basics of Hawaiian canoeing.