Welcome to Cowles Mountain, the most hiked peak in Mission Trails Regional Park, offering a steep 1.5-mile climb to the summit and panoramic views that make the effort worthwhile.

The relative quiet of a Sunday morning was pierced on Cowles Mountain this weekend when a woman started arguing with people on the trail. Police said that as the argument around 10:30 a.m. got ...

A young man who opened fire on a group of people on the Cowles Mountain trail in San Carlos was sentenced Thursday to one year in jail and two years probation. No one was struck by the gunfire on ...