North Bay respectively, do not serve the peninsula south of San Francisco. Airports The peninsula's sole commercial airport is San Francisco International Airport, itself connected to US 101 and BART. Access to the two other major commercial airports within the Bay Area, Oakland and San Jose, requires usage of BART or the VTA. Environmental features The San Francisco Peninsula contains a variety of habitats including estuarine, marine, oak woodland, redwood forest, coastal scrub and oak savanna. There are numerous species of wildlife present, especially along the San Francisco Bay estuarine shoreline, San Bruno Mountain, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and the forests on the Montara Mountain block. The county is home to several endangered species including the San Francisco garter snake, the Mission blue butterfly and the San Bruno elfin butterfly, all of which are endemic to San Mateo County. The endangered California clapper rail is also found on the shores of San Francisco Bay, in the cities of Belmont and San Mateo. A number of noteworthy parks and nature preserves are found on the San Francisco Peninsula, including: Edgewood Park, San Mateo County Golden Gate National Recreation Area - several units are located on the Peninsula Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District - several preserves Shoreline Park, Mountain View, Santa Clara County Notable structures There are a number of well-known structures and complexes on the San Francisco Peninsula: Bay Meadows Racecourse, San Mateo (demolished in 2008) Carolands Mansion, Hillsborough Cow Palace, Daly City Crocker Mansion, Hillsborough Crystal Springs Reservoir, west of Interstate 280 CuriOdyssey museum, San Mateo Dakin Building, Brisbane Meta Platforms, world headquarters, Menlo Park Filoli mansion and gardens, Woodside Frenchman's Tower, Palo Alto Google Inc., World Headquarters, Mountain View "The Flintstone House", east side of Interstate 280 Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, with Ralston Hall Oracle World Headquarters, Redwood Shores (aka the "Emerald City") Pulgas Water Temple, Woodside San Francisco International Airport Sanchez Adobe Park, Pacifica Stanford University campus, Palo Alto See also List of peninsulas References External links Peninsulas of California Landforms of the San Francisco Bay Area Geography of San Francisco Geography of San Mateo County, California Geography of Santa Clara County, California Regions of California