Junipero Serra Statue At Highway 280 Rest Stop In San Mateo County Quietly Removed By Caltrans

CBS Bay Area

October 8, 2025

For decades, anyone driving along Interstate Highway 280 in Hillsborough could look up and see a giant statue of Father Junípero Serra watching over the Peninsula next to the Crystal Springs rest stop.

But this summer, Caltrans quietly removed the statue, and the move is reigniting a debate over the 18th-century missionary's legacy.

Patricia Gonzalez knows the Crystal Springs Rest Area better than most, since she manages it.

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