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Bedwell Bayfront is Menlo Park's open bay edge
Bedwell Bayfront Park gives Menlo Park a wide bay-edge nature park with trails, bird watching, views, and a slower outdoor feel near Highway 101.
Bedwell Bayfront Park gives Menlo Park a very different feeling from offices, downtown blocks, and Caltrain-area errands. It is a 160-acre nature park on the bay edge, surrounded on three sides by Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
The park is useful because it feels open without being far away. People use it for walking, running, biking, bird watching, kite flying, photography, and quiet views over the baylands.
Do not assume every path is smooth or easy. Many trails are unpaved, and some interior routes cross hills with steeper sections. Check the park page, pick a route that fits your group, and bring the usual bay-edge layers for wind.
Where to see it
Bedwell Bayfront Park at Menlo Park's bay edge.
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