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Kings Mountain & Skyline (Bay Side), Woodside Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
Unincorporated ridge land on the bay side of Skyline Boulevard above Woodside: upper Kings Mountain Road, the Sierra Morena lanes and private Bear Gulch Road, on lots of about five acres.
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the story
How Kings Mountain & Skyline came to be
These ridges fed the Gold Rush lumber trade. San Mateo County's Huddart Park history counts five sawmills along today's park boundary between 1853 and 1860, including Richard's sawmill of 1853 just west of Skyline, and Richard's Road carried lumber down to Redwood City for the barges to San Francisco. The Town's General Plan adds that as the reachable redwoods ran out, the mills moved up the steep hills and over the ridge, until hauling became a two-day trip to the Bay.
The forest that grew back is now mostly public. James Huddart, a San Francisco lumberman, deeded about 900 acres to San Francisco before his death in 1935; water-rights problems along Squealer Gulch Creek ended that after two years, and San Mateo County has run Huddart Park since 1944. The General Plan says the Peninsula Open Space Trust bought the neighboring Phleger Estate in 1991 and it is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Midpen bought Teague Hill, 624 acres of steep watershed below this ridge, in 1988.
What remains in private hands is unincorporated county land. San Mateo County's planning maps put these parcels in its North Skyline area, and the Town of Woodside's line stops at Huddart, Teague Hill and Wunderlich. Skyline Boulevard is also the school line: Census maps put the east side in the Woodside Elementary School District and the Kings Mountain community on the west side in Cabrillo Unified, which is the coast side and outside this guide.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
There are three small clusters. Near the upper end of Kings Mountain Road, around 2,050 to 2,100 feet (USGS), homes sit on the upper road and on Blue Jay Way, Laughing Cow Road and Sierra Morena Road, with more along Skyline Boulevard south to about the 15000 block. Farther south, Bear Glen Drive and Reids Roost Road branch off Skyline near 1,850 feet. Bear Gulch Road drops east from Skyline toward Wunderlich Park and Woodside Road, with homes from about its 700 to 1600 blocks; the Town's Open Space Element calls it a private road and says the land along it drains into Bear Gulch Creek above the intake for Cal Water's public supply.
County parcel maps count about 52 single-family parcels with a median of about 5.1 acres, and about 16 vacant parcels. County zoning is mostly Resource Management (RM), with a couple of parcels in the Timberland Preserve Zone (TPZ); there is no Town zoning here. County address records give most homes a Woodside mailing city and a few Redwood City, all with ZIP 94062.
Expect long driveways, tree cover and terrain. County copies of the state seismic hazard maps put about three-quarters of the residential parcels in mapped earthquake-induced landslide zones, and CAL FIRE's State Responsibility Area map rates nearly all of them High, with a few Very High. County records carry no year-built field, so this guide doesn't characterize house ages.
streets in kings mountain & skyline
- Skyline Boulevard
- Kings Mountain Road
- Blue Jay Way
- Laughing Cow Road
- Sierra Morena Road
- Bear Gulch Road
- Bear Glen Drive
- Reids Roost Road
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Kings Mountain & Skyline
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Huddart County Park
About 974 acres of second-growth conifer forest, mostly redwood, and steep canyons (General Plan and county), with its entrance at 1100 Kings Mountain Road, about 0.9 mile straight-line from the homes near Skyline. Picnic areas, a playground, and hiking and riding trails.
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Teague Hill Preserve and the Bay Area Ridge Trail
Midpen's Teague Hill has no parking; the Ridge Trail enters it about a quarter mile east of Skyline on the south side of Kings Mountain Road and continues toward Wunderlich Park. Hikers and horses only.
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El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve
Midpen's 2,908-acre preserve across Skyline has 34-plus miles of multiuse trail; the Skeggs Point lot is on the east side of Skyline about 1.5 miles south of Kings Mountain Road. Bikes on designated trails; no dogs.
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Phleger Estate
A National Park Service unit of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area next to Huddart, about 1,280 acres in the General Plan's table, reached from the Huddart parking area or a Skyline trailhead; hikers, and horses on some trails.
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Skylonda Fire Station 58
The county station at Skyline and La Honda Road, about 2.5 miles straight-line south, is staffed by CAL FIRE under contract and lists Kings Mountain and Skyline Boulevard in its coverage.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
U.S. Census school-district maps put every county address point in this guide in the Woodside Elementary School District, whose single K-8 school is at 3195 Woodside Road, about 2.4 miles straight-line from the middle of the area. High school is the Sequoia Union High School District. Kings Mountain Elementary, just west of Skyline, belongs to the Cabrillo Unified School District and serves the coast-side streets, not these. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Woodside Elementary guide · Sequoia Union guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- Kings Mountain Road runs about 5 miles by road (approximate, measured on public maps) from Woodside Road up to Skyline, about 3 miles of it above the Town line; it is a county scenic corridor.
- Skyline Boulevard (Hwy 35) runs south about 5.5 miles by road to Skylonda and La Honda Road (Hwy 84), and north toward Hwy 92; it is a state scenic corridor in county records.
- I-280: the Farm Hill Boulevard interchange is about 3.0 miles and Edgewood Road about 4.0 miles straight-line from the middle of the area.
- Caltrain: Redwood City station is about 6.3 miles straight-line; we found no bus service on these roads.
- Trails: the Bay Area Ridge Trail runs along this side of Skyline through Huddart and Teague Hill.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Kings Mountain & Skyline: what we check
Buying here
- This is unincorporated San Mateo County, even with a Woodside address: county planning, building and Environmental Health permits apply, and county zoning (mostly Resource Management, some Timberland Preserve) sets what you can build. Check the zoning rules for the parcel before planning.
- Ask about road access. The Town's Open Space Element describes Bear Gulch Road as a private road, and public maps mark Bear Glen Drive as private; get any road maintenance agreement, its cost-sharing terms and the history of storm repairs.
- Confirm water and wastewater. There is no sewer; plan on septic with county permits. Find out whether the house is on Cal Water service, a well, spring or shared system, and see storage and pump records. Bear Gulch Road land drains to Cal Water's intake, per the Open Space Element.
- Check fire and insurance early. CAL FIRE's State Responsibility Area map (effective April 1, 2024) rates nearly all parcels here High and a few Very High; ask about defensible-space inspections, vegetation work and emergency access.
- Get geotechnical advice: about three-quarters of residential parcels fall in mapped earthquake-induced landslide zones. Skyline is a state scenic corridor and Kings Mountain Road a county one, which can affect siting and design review.
Selling here
- Spell out the jurisdiction (unincorporated San Mateo County) and the county permit history for the house, additions and outbuildings.
- Have the road agreement, water-system records (well logs, tank and pump service, Cal Water account if any) and septic permits and pumping reports ready.
- Collect fire records: defensible-space inspections, tree and brush work, and any home-hardening upgrades.
- Share geotechnical reports and any slope or drainage repairs; on landslide-zone ridge parcels these answer the first questions buyers' inspectors ask.
nerd noteCommissions are always negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what's included.
faq
Kings Mountain & Skyline questions, answered
Is this part of the Town of Woodside?
No. It is unincorporated San Mateo County. County address records give most homes a Woodside mailing city (a few Redwood City) and ZIP 94062, but planning and permits go through the county.
Which side of Skyline does this guide cover?
The east, or bay, side. Census maps put these streets in the Woodside Elementary School District; the Kings Mountain community west of Skyline is in Cabrillo Unified on the coast side and is outside this guide.
Which schools serve these homes?
The Woodside Elementary School District (one K-8 school on Woodside Road) and the Sequoia Union High School District, by Census maps. Confirm the address with the districts.
How big are the lots?
County parcel maps give a median of about 5.1 acres, and 33 of the 52 single-family parcels are five acres or more.
Who provides fire protection?
This is State Responsibility Area land, where CAL FIRE is the wildland agency, and the county's Skylonda Fire Station 58, staffed by CAL FIRE under contract, lists Kings Mountain and Skyline Boulevard in its coverage.
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