Everett Alvarez Jr. Park in Santa Clara, California, is a community park named in honor of Everett Alvarez Jr., a distinguished U.S. Navy officer and former POW during the Vietnam War. The park serves as a recreational area for the local community, featuring open green spaces, picnic areas, playgrounds, and walking paths. It provides a peaceful setting for outdoor activities and relaxation, making it popular among families, joggers, and those looking to enjoy the outdoors.
Calero County Park is a scenic natural area located in the southern foothills of San Jose, California. Spanning over 4,400 acres, the park offers diverse landscapes that include rolling hills, oak woodlands, grasslands, and the large Calero Reservoir. It's a popular destination for outdoor activities like hiking, horseback riding, fishing, and boating.
The Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University is a unique outdoor space showcasing traditional art from Papua New Guinea. Located on Stanford's campus near Roble Hall, it features a collection of intricate, large-scale wood and stone carvings created by artists from the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea.
Hellyer County Park is a 354-acre urban park located in the heart of Santa Clara County's regional park system with the Coyote Creek meandering through the center. Located within the park is an Olympic-size velodrome. This open air, banked, concrete bicycle racing track is used to stage professional and amateur bicycle events.
The Byrne Preserve is a protected natural area located in Los Altos Hills, California. The preserve covers approximately 402 acres of land and is managed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The preserve offers visitors a range of activities, including hiking, horseback riding, and nature watching.
The gem of the Los Gatos parks, Oak Meadow Park is centrally located. A large 12 acre park features Access to Vasona county park, the Los Gatos creek trail, BBQ and picnic facilities, Billy Jones wildcat railroad, bocce ball courts, large grass field and large playground area.
Loyola Vista is located on a hill beside Mora Trail in Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve near Los Altos, California. This location provides residents with stunning views and easy access to outdoor recreational activities.
One of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s premier sites and 100 years old, Hakone is one of the old Japanese estate, retreat and gardens in the Western Hemisphere. Hakone has also been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2013. 18 acres of magnificent beauty is nestled in the verdant hills of Saratoga overlooking Silicon Valley.
Grant Lake Trailhead is a hiking area located in Mount Hamilton, California. Grant Lake parking lot is located at Joseph D Grant County Park. Parking is free and first come first serve and there is one restroom. The parking lot allows park visitors access to Lake View Trail, McCreary Lake, Halls Valley trail, and Los Huecos Trail.
Located on the urban fringe and extending towards Mt. Eden Road to the south and Stevens Creek County Park to the west, the 739-acre Preserve offers a variety of experiences to hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians. Local visitors will find Fremont Older Open Space Preserve of particular interest because of its proximity and richness in local history.
Twin Gates Trailhead is located near Mt. Hamilton in California. It serves as an entry point for various hiking and biking trails in the Diablo Range. The trailhead offers panoramic views of the surrounding hills and valleys. The area is known for diverse wildlife, including deer, birds, and sometimes even wild pigs. The region boasts a variety of plant species, including oak woodlands and chaparral.
Mount Hamilton is a mountain in the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County, California. The mountain's peak, at 4,265 feet (1,300 m), overlooks the heavily urbanized Santa Clara Valley and is the site of Lick Observatory, the world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory.
Coyote Lake Harvey Bear Ranch County Park is a 6,695 acre regional recreation area, nestled in the hills east of Gilroy featuring a 449 acre lake for fishing and boating.
Ulistac Natural Area is the only dedicated natural open space in the City of Santa Clara, and a regional and cultural resource for all of us. People from all over the region come to enjoy the diverse California native plant habitats and the ecosystems they support while walking, jogging, taking photographs, bicycling, bird watching, and just finding a serene respite from their busy lives.
Salt Pond A8 is a part of the South San Francisco Bay salt ponds restoration project. These ponds are located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, including areas near Alviso, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale. The restoration project aims to convert former industrial salt ponds back into tidal marshes and wetlands, benefiting the ecosystem and providing habitat for various wildlife.
Byxbee Park is an environment that is a wonderful place to enjoy nature, and a place where one can reflect upon the interweaving of nature with the imagination and creativity of people, thereby, appreciating more profoundly the wonder and value of both.
Baylands Park provides over 70 acres of developed parkland offering active recreation, pathways and picnic areas for families and large groups. An additional 105 acres of seasonal wetlands is protected as a wetlands preserve, providing habitat for plants and wildlife. An additional 105 acres of seasonal wetlands is protected as a Wetlands Preserve providing habitat for plants and wildlife.
Shoreline Park and Lake is a popular recreational area located in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. The park covers over 750 acres and features a wide range of outdoor activities and amenities.
The Pearson-Arastradero Preserve is a 1,189-acre nature preserve located in Palo Alto, California. The preserve is a joint venture between the City of Palo Alto and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and features a variety of habitats, including grasslands, oak woodlands, and riparian corridors.
