Emerald Lake Hills, California

About Emerald Lake Hills

Emerald Lake Hills is a small unincorporated community in western California.

Emerald Lake Hills holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.18 square miles.

📰 Emerald Lake Hills News Today

• San Tomas Expy @ Pruneridge Ave (SB View) - Live Traffic Camera WeatherBug · Aug 17
• Emerald Lake Hills Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• House fire in Emerald Hills leads to road closures Redwood City Pulse · Feb 9
• Cities with the most expensive homes in California Stacker · Jul 17
• Emerald Lake Hills, California Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Emerald Lake Hills Unique

• The only place in America named Emerald Lake Hills — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Emerald Lake Hills

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Emerald Lake Hills

• Aroma House — indian
• Asya — thai
• Galeotti's Pizza — pizza
• The Mountain House
• Emerald Hills Cafe & Roastery — coffee shop (café)
• Oh Baby Sushi — japanese
• Quail Café — sandwich (café)
• Sancho's Taqueria — mexican
• Speederia Pizzeria — pizza
• Summit Coffee (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bill and Jean Lane Education Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Emerald Lake Hills

• Dove Beeger Park reviews ★
• Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Filoli Estate reviews ★
• Phleger Estate · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Red Morton Community Park reviews ★
• Arroyo Ojo De Agua Park reviews ★
• Barkley Fields and Park reviews ★
• Catherine Brennan Memorial Rose Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Chartes Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Daffodil Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Dutch Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Emerald Lake Hills

🏘️ Nearby Communities