Purissima, California

Purisima Creek is an 8.0-mile-long (12.9 km) stream in San Mateo County, California which rises 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north of Sierra Morena, a mountain in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and flows westward to the Pacific Ocean 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south-southeast of Miramontes Point. Much of its watershed has been incorporated in the Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve.

Seal Rock is a small island in San Mateo County, California. It lies just off the county's Pacific coast, about halfway between Half Moon Bay and San Gregorio.

Rogers Gulch is a small river in San Mateo County, California. It contains a small stream which is a tributary of Lobitos Creek.

Tunitas, California was a small unincorporated community in San Mateo County. It was originally located on State Route 1 until that state route was moved to the west. It was also renamed Lobitos.Arroyo de las Tunitas is shown on the diseños, about 1839, of the San Gregorio and Canada Verde grants. The name means “A small bush…grows super-abundant at and near its mouth, and its fruit is known to the present generation as sea apples.”

Lobitos (Spanish for "Little wolves") is a populated place in San Mateo County, just east of State Route 1 and south of Half Moon Bay and the ghost town of Purissima. It is 165 feet (50.3 m) above sea level.

Martins Beach is a beach located in San Mateo County, California. The beach is accessible only through Martins Beach Road, which runs from Highway 1 through privately held land. Named after local landowner and farmer Nicholas Martin, the beach is best known for billionaire Vinod Khosla's efforts to close access to the public.

Cañada Verde Creek is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) stream in San Mateo County, California.

Rancho Cañada de Verde y Arroyo de la Purísima was a 8,906-acre (36.04 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Mateo County, California given in 1838 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to José María Alviso. The name roughly translates to ranch of the green glen and brook of the Purest (as in Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary). The grant extended along the Pacific coast from Purisima Creek south to Tunitas Creek and encompasses present-day Lobitos and the ghost town Purissima.

The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay is a luxury hotel and golf resort in Half Moon Bay northern California. The hotel is a Forbes Five Star hotel, and was featured on the travel channel series Great Hotels. The hotel has 261 rooms, that in 2019, started at US$920 a night. The hotel began construction in 1998, and finished in 2001.The hotel is the biggest employer for the town of Half Moon Bay, California, with approximately 550 jobs. The hotel was purchased by Anbang Insurance Group in 2015, and after its bankruptcy has had repeated offers from other buyers, but as of September 2021 there were no buyers.The hotel sits on a point in the bay, that allows for views along a long section of the coast. Parts of the hotel services are themed around the Scottish Highlands. One of the two golf courses was designed by Arnold Palmer. The hotel services also include a 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) spa and three tennis courts.

Rancho Miramontes (also called Arroyo de los Pilarcitos, Miramontes Rancho de San Benito, and Rancho San Benito) was a 4,424-acre (17.90 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Mateo County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Juan Jose Candelario Miramontes. Arroyo de los Pilarcitos means "creek of little pillars." The grant extended along the Pacific coast from Pilarcitos Creek and present day Half Moon Bay south past Miramontes Point to Canada Verdes.

Arroyo León (Spanish for "Lion Creek") is a 6.5-mile-long (10.5 km) stream in San Mateo County, California which is a tributary of Pilarcitos Creek.

Rings Gulch is a valley in San Mateo County, California. It contains a stream which is a tributary of Tunitas Creek.