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Article: Picturesque, Coastal Land Off California's Highway 1 Remains Closed to Public.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- September 12, 2003
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Byline: Paul Rogers
Sep. 12--When a conservation group spent $29 million to purchase a breathtakingly beautiful stretch of the San Mateo County coast from developers two years ago, the idea was that by now the land would be the newest addition to America's national park system.
The vision was straight from central casting. Trails for hikers, bikes and horses. Panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. Signposts. Kiosks with maps. Rangers wearing green flat-brimmed hats.
But today, because of an unexpected logjam in Congress, the dream is still just that. The 4,262-acre Rancho Corral de Tierra, a bucolic expanse of chaparral, ...