| Tunitas, California | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | USA California |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of California |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | San Mateo |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 37.3831°N -122.3992°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Tunitas, California was a small unincorporated community in San Mateo County. It was originally located on State Route 1 until that state route was moved to the west. It was also renamed Lobitos.[1]
Arroyo de las Tunitas is shown on the diseños, about 1839, of the San Gregorio and Canada Verde grants.[2] The name means “A small bush…grows super-abundant at and near its mouth, and its fruit is known to the present generation as sea apples.”[3]
