Corte Madera, CA

united states

Corte Madera is a small Marin County town along Highway 101, about 15 miles north of San Francisco. Take the Paradise Drive exit off 101 to reach the main shopping and dining areas. The town serves as a convenient waypoint between Mill Valley and San Rafael, with several EV charging stations at the Village shopping center. The name literally means "cut wood" in Spanish, honoring the redwood logging operations that supplied timber for San Francisco's construction.