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“The Indians, advised by the scouts of our coming to their lands, received us with great affability and kindness, and, furthermore, presented us with seeds kneaded into thick pats. They also offered us some cakes of a certain sweet paste, which some of our men said was the honey of wasps; they brought it carefully wrapped in the leaves of the carrizo cane, and its taste was not at all bad. In the middle of the village there was a large house, spherical in form and very roomy; the other small houses, built in the form of a pyramid, had very little room, and were built of split pine wood. As the large house so much surpassed the others.”

Monday, October 23, 1769. Miguel Costansó's Diary

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FIRST CONTACT

The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

April 24, 2019

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FIRST CONTACT

The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

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PRESENTATION Sam Herzberg, Senior Planner, San Mateo County Parks Jane E. Miller, 2M Associates Patrick T. Miller, FASLA, 2M Associates

WITH A SPECIAL THANKS TO: Jonathan Cordero, Ramaytush Ohlone Mitch Postel, President, San Mateo County

Historical Association Mark Hylkema, California State Parks And about 150 other individuals involved in the

planning of the Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

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FEASIBILITY STUDY

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PERSPECTIVE: A TRAIL OF TRAILS San Mateo County

Santa Cruz County Monterey County Santa Barbara County Ventura County Los Angeles County Orange County San Diego County

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PERSPECTIVE: TERMINOLOGY / BUZZ WORDS

Portolá Celebration / Commemoration Discovery / Sighting Indian / Native American Tribe / Tribelet / Village / Site Ohlone / Costonoan

We need to acknowledge what we do and do not know. We can interpret, but need to make clear that it is interpretation, not always fact.

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SIGNIFICANCE

The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

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HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE

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HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCEThe Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail is important in California and nationally because it: Offers interpretive opportunities about the Ohlone

peoples who inhabited the Bay Area thousands of years before 1769.

Commemorates the Portolá expedition’s first sighting of the San Francisco Bay on November 4, 1769 and shaping the history of the west coast of today’s United States.

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THE TELLING OF TWO STORIES:

The Ohlone Indians who lived next to the Pacific Ocean and an inland estuary for thousands of years.

The Portolá expedition, its purpose, and how its members came to be the first Europeans to see the San Francisco Bay from land.

WHAT IS THE OHLONE-PORTOLÁ HERITAGE TRAIL?

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WHAT IS THE OHLONE-PORTOLÁ HERITAGE TRAIL The Heritage Trail retraces the historic expedition route and consists of: A braided multi-use recreation trail system

for bicyclists, hikers, and equestrians

An automobile route

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FIRST CONTACT: 1769 Ramaytush Awaswas Mutson Rumsen Esselen Salinan Obispeño Purislmeño Ineseño Chumash Venturaño Tongva Juaneño Luiseño Kumeyaay

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FIRST CONTACT: 1769 - THE OHLONE Ohlone Esselen Salinan Chumash Tongva / Gabrielino Luiseño Kumeyaay

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THE OHLONE

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THE OHLONE

Credit: Ann Thiermann

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FIRST CONTACT: 1769 - THE PORTOLÁ EXPEDITION

Credit: San Mateo County Historical Association

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THE PORTOLÁ EXPEDITION

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THE PORTOLÁ EXPEDITION DIARIESJuly 14, 1769 to January 24, 1770

Gaspar de Portolá Miguel Costansó Juan Crespí

(Alan Brown translation)

Credit: San Mateo County Historical Association

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THE PORTOLÁ EXPEDITION

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THE TRAIL PLAN

The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

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1769 - 70: Gaspar de

Portolá Expedition

1984: Sweeney Ridge

/National Register of

Historic Places

1932-33: Portolá

Campsites / California

State Historic

Landmarks

1842-1846:

Sanchez Adobe

1776 Juan Bautista de

Anza Expedition

Ohlone: 10,000 Years of

Habitation

200019001800

2014-2018

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

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2020 2010

2014: Heritage Trail

concept proposed

2015-2016: Ohlone -

Portolá Heritage Trail Vision

Statement

2015: Trail Committee

2017 - 2019:

Funding,

Feasibility Study,

and Community

Participation

2019: 250th

Anniversary

Commemoration

2018-19: Sanchez Adobe

Interpretive Center

1984: Sweeney Ridge

/National Register of

Historic Places

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

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TRAIL PARTNERSHIPS

60 Trail Partners:

Federal, State, and Local Agencies

Non-profit Organizations

Historical Associations

Federal and State Legislators

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TRAIL PARTNERSHIPS • REGIONAL San Mateo County National Park Service - Golden Gate National

Recreation Area (GGNRA) California Coastal Conservancy and California

Coastal Commission California Department of Parks and Recreation

(State Parks) California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

(MROSD) Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) San Mateo County Parks Foundation

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TRAIL PARTNERSHIPS • LOCAL

Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council

City of Half Moon Bay

Midcoast Community Council

City of Pacifica

Town of Woodside

City of Menlo Park

Stanford University

City of Palo Alto

San Mateo County Historical Association

Half Moon Bay History Association

Pacifica Historical Society

Menlo Park Historical Association

Palo Alto Historical Association

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PROCESS • COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS

Oversight Committees: Vision; Joint Core Planning; Interpretive, Communication, Documentary Film Committees, and Full Trail Committee

Focus Group and Individual Partner Agencies General Public

Pescadero City of Pacifica Town of Woodside

Internet Survey / Social Media

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The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail in San Mateo County honors the region’s California Indians and commemorates the Portolá expedition on an interpretive multi-use recreational and automobile route that takes us back in time to understand and appreciate native Ohlone history and culture and to follow the footsteps of the first European explorers to see the San Francisco Bay.

HERITAGE TRAIL VISION

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HERITAGE TRAIL GOALS Develop a Vision for the Heritage Trail Provide a Statement of Historic Significance Identify an accessible braided Recreation

Trail for bicyclists, hikers, and equestrians and an Automobile Trail

Create consistent branding, wayfinding, and trail design

Balance engaging content that reflects both the Ohlone in San Mateo County and the Portolá expedition

Identify partnerships to implement the Heritage Trail

Commemorate the 250th anniversary in 2019

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THE HERITAGE TRAIL RECREATION ROUTE SYSTEM An accessible braided

recreation trail system for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians

Length: approximately 90 miles (when complete)

Short-term bicycle route

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THE HERITAGE TRAIL RECREATION ROUTE SYSTEM – BICYCLE ROUTE

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THE HERITAGE TRAIL RECREATION ROUTE SYSTEM – HIKING AND EQUESTRIAN ROUTE

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Sanchez Adobe Mirada Surf, Pillar Point

Bluffs, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Coastal Trail (3.4 Miles)

Crystal Springs Regional Trail (15.3 Miles)

Tunitas Creek Beach

HERITAGE TRAIL RECREATION ROUTE Approximately 45 Miles

complete San Mateo County Parks

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RECREATION TRAIL STAGING AREAS

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PROGRESSIVE TRAILEXPERIENCE

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PROGRESSIVE TRAILEXPERIENCECounty Line North to Sweeney Ridge:

Bicycling: 1 to 2 daysHiking: 3 to 5 daysEquestrian: 2 to 3 days

Entire Route: Bicycling: 1 to 3 days

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Highway 1 (Caltrans) Bean Hollow Road (San Mateo County) Pescadero Creek Road (San Mateo

County) Stage Road (San Mateo County) Highway 1 (Caltrans) Sharp Park Road (City of Pacifica / San

Mateo County) Highway 35 / Skyline Boulevard (Caltrans) Interstate 280 (Caltrans) Highway 35 / Skyline (Caltrans) Highway 92 (Caltrans) Cañada Road (San Mateo County / Town

of Woodside) Highway 84 (Caltrans / Town of

Woodside) Whiskey Hill Road (Town of Woodside) Sand Hill Road (San Mateo County /

Caltrans / City of Menlo Park / City of Palo Alto)

El Camino Real • Ravenswood Avenue • Alma Street (City of Menlo Park)

AUTOMOBILE ROUTE

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Overall length on existing roads: approximately 85 miles

Approximately 60 signs State and local

jurisdiction adoption required

Environmental documentation, Coastal Development Permit, and Encroachment Permits required

AUTOMOBILE ROUTE

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TRAIL PRIORITIES

The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

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RECREATION TRAIL

59 segments & alternatives evaluated

Opportunities & constraints considered by segment

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NEAR-TERM PRIORITY PROJECTS

RECREATION TRAIL SEGMENTS AND PRIORITIES

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RECREATION TRAIL SEGMENTS AND PRIORITIES Priority Criteria Ratings

Trail Signing Heritage Trail Recognition and

Historical Status Planning and Land

Acquisition Planning and Design

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TRAIL DESIGN

The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

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WAYFINDING • IDENTITY• LOGO DESIGN

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“BRAIDED” RECREATION TRAIL

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“BRAIDED” RECREATION TRAIL

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RECREATION TRAIL CONFIGURATIONS

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TRAIL AMENITIES Bridges Trailside Seating Bicycle Racks Drinking Water Restrooms Lighting.

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The Ohlone, their culture, and the Bay Area landscape.

Why Portolá was exploring AltaCalifornia.

Twenty-seven days in 1769 that shaped the course of history in San Mateo County and the State of California.

The initial meeting and interactions of two cultures.

INTERPRETIVE THEMES

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OhloneINTERPRETIVE TOPICS

ExpeditionWe need to acknowledge what we do and do not know. We can interpret, but need to make clear that it is interpretation, not always fact.

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San Mateo County: Sanchez Adobe GGNRA: “Discovery Site”

Enhancements Caltrans: I-280 Overlook State Parks: Año Nuevo Visitor

Center / Historical Marker #23 / Rancho Del Oso Nature and History Center

SFPUC: Historical Markers #92 and #94

Half Moon Bay: Historical Marker #21 GGNRA / State Parks: Historical

Marker #25 Menlo Park: Historical Marker #2

Enhancements POST: Historical Marker #22 / Cowell-

Purisima Coastal Trail Staging Area

INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES

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IINTERPRETIVE POINT CONCEPT

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HIGHWAY 1 • RECREATION TRAIL • COASTAL TRAILNOTES: • Width of existing travel lanes and

shoulders, and presence of unpaved shoulders varies.

• Caltrans Design Information Bulletin Number 82-6 (or most recent update) should be referenced for pedestrian accessibility guidelines in relation to the design of the Riding and Hiking Trail.

• Riding and Hiking Trail width may vary from 5’ to 10’

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NEXT STEPS

The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

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IS THE HERITAGE TRAIL FEASIBLE?

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HISTORIC STATUS

NO HISTORIC

MARKER PRESENT

HISTORIC RECOGNITION / DESIGNATION

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HISTORIC RECOGNITION / DESIGNATION Gain support from all trail partners Existing “Historic Site” status of Portolá

expedition camps and Ohlone villages to be repurposed (prior to #770) No site specificity involved No structures involved

Single trail designation (similar to Transcontinental Railroad)

Multiple markers under one historic number (with dashes and subset numbers) to indicate general expedition camp and Ohlone village site areas

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250th COMMEMORATION

General Events Group-related Trail Events Web-based Information Film / Video Media Lectures / Symposium Exhibits Publications Signage on Existing Trails

October 23 to November 19, 2019

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THANK YOU!For more information about

the Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail, visit:

https://parks.smcgov.org/ohlone-portolá-heritage-trail-project

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FIRST CONTACT

The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail

April 24, 2019