Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve

Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in Marin County, California, United States, within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Mount Burdell rises 1,558 feet (475 m) above sea level.

Hidden Lake, a seasonal pond located about halfway to the top, is home to frogs, salamanders and other creatures during the wet season.

The Marin County Open Space District, with the help of local residents, purchased the 1,627-acre (658 ha) preserve in 1977.

The largest of them, located at the current location of the Buck Institute, produced andesite paving blocks and materials for highway construction.

A trail leads toward a copse on a steep hill
Old Quarry Trail
Mount Burdell seen from Rush Creek Open Space Preserve