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Mission Creek

The Mission Creek Watershed, with headwaters in the Los Padres National Forest, covers about 7,400 acres. Mission Creek extends about 7.5 miles from the mountains, winding through the downtown area, to East Beach just east of Stearns Wharf. Mission Creek has two main tributaries: Las Canoas Creek and Rattlesnake Creek.