Belmont (California)

city in San Mateo County, California, United States

Belmont is on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

Get in

By plane

The nearest airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO). It is also possible but not ideal to land at Oakland International Airport (OAK) or San Jose International Airport (SJC).

By train

Take Caltrain and get off at Belmont Station.

  • 🌍 Belmont railway station, 995 El Camino Real. (updated Aug 2019)

By car

Take the Ralston Avenue exit from US-101. You can also reach Belmont by exiting at Ralston Avenue on US-92.

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Ralston Hall Mansion, 1500 Ralston Ave, ☏ +1 650 508-3501. Built in 1868, the Ralston Hall Mansion is a National and California Historic Landmark inside the Notre Dame de Namur University. It is closed because of structural integrity issues resulting from an earthquake. 
The beautiful Ralston Hall was the home of William Chapman Ralston.
  • 🌍 Len Turner Memorial Vista Point. Near the intersection of Ralston Avenue and Belmont Canyon Road, you can get a great view the San Francisco Bay Area if no fog is present. 

Do

  • 🌍 Planet Granite, 100 El Camino Real, ☏ +1 650 591-3030. Place to go if you want to try indoor rock climbing. They also have a fitness gym and yoga lessons. (updated Dec 2020)
  • 🌍 Water Dog Lake Park & Open Space, Lyall Way (off Ralston). Nice little park with a lake in the middle, with nice hiking and biking trails on the hillside. Allows dogs and mountain biking. free. (updated Dec 2020)

Buy

Eat

  • 🌍 Lorenzo's Sandwich Shop, 911 Villa Ave, ☏ +1 650 592-4321. An excellent sandwich shop hidden near Carlmont Village Shopping Center. Bring cash as they do not accept debit or credit cards. The hot pastrami sandwich on Dutch crunch roll is one of the popular choices. 

Drink

Sleep

Go next

Routes through Belmont
San Francisco ← San Mateo ←  N  S  → San Carlos → San Jose
San Francisco ← San Mateo ←  N  S  → San Carlos → San Jose



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