IOM World Championship Regatta – Foster City 2015 international one meter (IOM) radio-controlled yachts The Foster City Lagoon is a great place for model boat racing. For example, see this video of IOM radio-controlled boats racing at Leo J Ryan Park where the central lagoon is located. In May 2015, 5/8/15 – 5/16/15, the best in the world will race […]
Gull Park, Foster City
A smaller park with nice grass and a sandy beach for swimming. Erckenbrack Park due south across the canal is similar though the sand on the beach is not quite as good. Gull Park, Foster City links: yelp Related Pages: Foster City Swimming Beaches and Beaches Map Best Foster City Parks and Map Top of page or Home page
Electric Boat Rentals
foster city lagoon
Rent an electric boat. The Foster City Lagoon and it’s 16 miles of canals are a great place to play. See map below. Electric Boat Rentals, Foster City Lagoon phone: (650) 766-9155. Call ahead for reservations hours: 11 am-sunset 7 days/week weather permitting links: website, yelp Related Pages: Lagoon Things To Do and Lagoon Map […]
Golf Course and Driving Range
Mariners Point Golf Center is a 9-hole golf course with a nice large double-decker driving range and Bar & Grill. It’s a good place to practice … close by and well priced. Afternoons are usually quite windy, however, though temperate (with a light jacket). Foster City Golf Course and Driving Range Address: 2401 E 3rd Ave, […]
Kiteboarding
World-Class KiteboardingBaywinds Park, Foster City Here serious kiteboarders enjoy some of the most consistent & steady wind in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are very few “no wind” days during summer season when the Central Valley heats up and sucks in cooler air from the Pacific Ocean almost every day. This steady wind builds […]
Southern Canal Pedway
This straight Pedway runs along the canal at the southern edge of Foster City. It provides a good connection between the O’Neal Slough Pedway, along the west side of the City, to the San Francisco Bay Trail which runs along the east side. A good place to get on is at Port Royal Park. Related Pages: Best Foster City Trails and Map Best […]
Levee Pedway – ONeal Slough
Foster City Levee Pedway (bikes allowed) follows the west side of O’Neal Slough from just north of Fashion Island Blvd (and Hwy 92) to the southern end of the slough. This is a nice long flat trail that is excellent for biking. From there you can take to the Southern Canal Pedway (along the southern edge of Foster […]
Harbortown Pedway
Harbortown Pedway (no bikes allowed, you’ll be in Harbortown, a San Mateo neighborhood) follows the west side of Seal Slough, part of the Marina Lagoon, from Fashion Island Blvd (and Hwy 92) north to Shoal Drive. From Fashion Island Blvd you can also head south along the O’Neal Slough via the Foster City Levee Pedway […]
Oracle Bridge – SF Bay Trail
This footbridge behind Oracle is the best way for hikers and bikers to get to from the great walks in Foster City to the great walks in Redwood Shores. It is part of the San Francisco Bay Trail. Related Pages: San Francisco Bay Trail Best Foster City Trails and Map Best Foster City Parks and Map Top of page, Home page […]
Belmont Slough Walk – Bay Trail
We like walking this portion of the SF Bay Trail because it is generally more interesting, less windy, better landscaped, and meanders nicely. A good place to start is at Port Royal Park and then go southwest along Belmont Slough towards Oracle Bridge. There you can cross Oracle Bridge to get to Redwood Shores. Belmont […]