Central Park

Central Park is the first public park in San Mateo, California, a 16.5-acre (7 ha) urban park bounded by El Camino Real (to the west), 5th Avenue (to the north), Laurel Avenue (to the east) and 9th Avenue (to the south). It was established via a 1922 bond measure of US$80,000 (equivalent to $1,200,000 in 2018) to purchase the land originally owned by Charles B.

Draper University, also known as Draper University of Heroes is a private, for-profit school focused on teaching entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. Located in San Mateo, California, Draper University is known for its unconventional methods of teaching business and entrepreneurship through real-world scenarios, unlike traditional lecture-style classroom environments.

The San Mateo Arboretum is an arboretum in San Mateo, California containing old stands of pine, oak, cedar, and redwood planted over 100 years ago on the William Kohl property by John McLaren. The Arboretum is located in San Mateo's Central Park, which also houses the San Mateo Arboretum Society near the Kohl Pump House area of the park.