Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, USA

Redwood City is the seat of San Mateo County on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It began as a Gold Rush-era port on Redwood Creek and became the county seat in 1856. The city stretches from a historic downtown toward San Francisco Bay and the foothills to the west. Its waterfront includes the South Bay’s only active deepwater port, while downtown remains a center of civic and commercial life.