Woodside Glens

Living in Woodside Glens

Woodside Glens is a semi-rural hillside community within Redwood City's western boundary, tucked between Woodside Road (SR-84) and the incorporated town of Woodside. The name identifies a cluster of streets — Glenmoor Drive, Old Wood Road, and their tributaries — that share a woodland character distinctly different from flatland Redwood City neighborhoods below. The defining characteristic is the oak canopy: coast live oaks and valley oaks of 60–150 years age arch over the streets and occupy the back parcels, creating a filtered-light, wildlife-adjacent environment that buyers from the tech corridors often describe as the closest thing to country living within a 20-minute drive of Silicon Valley infrastructure.

Lot sizes in Woodside Glens average 0.5–1.5 acres — significantly larger than flatland Redwood City's typical 6,000–8,000 square foot offerings. The housing stock spans original 1950s and 1960s ranch homes in various states of renovation, 1970s contemporaries with post-and-beam details, and a growing contingent of recent new construction or complete rebuilds that have added modern square footage to the large lots. The topography is gently sloping — not the steep ridgeline drama of the upper Woodside hills, but enough grade to provide partial Bay views from some properties and to maintain a separateness from the commercial grid below.

The community straddles a jurisdictional seam: Woodside Glens addresses may carry a Redwood City postal designation (94061) but are subject to City of Redwood City land-use regulation for most parcels, while some lots at the edge cross into unincorporated San Mateo County territory. This matters for ADU permitting, tree protection, and any expansion permits — buyers should confirm the governing jurisdiction before planning.

School assignments typically flow to Oak Knoll Elementary within the Menlo Park City School District for addresses near the Woodside border (one of the most sought-after elementary schools on the mid-Peninsula), or to Hoover or Oak Ave elementary under the Redwood City Elementary School District for addresses more centrally within Redwood City. High school is Woodside High under the Sequoia Union High School District. The distinction between a Menlo Park City SD elementary assignment and a Redwood City ESD assignment can represent a significant premium — confirm before purchase if school assignment is material.

Access to downtown Redwood City, Caltrain, and Hwy 84 is 10–15 minutes by car. Woodside town center — the Buck Restaurant, Robert's Market, Woodside Store — is 5 minutes north on SR-84. Buyers seeking a comparable hillside character with slightly different school dynamics may also wish to consider Emerald Hills, which occupies a similar wooded ridge position further south in Redwood City.