South Bay Parks & Open Spaces

Almaden Lake Park is San José's only park featuring a sand beach and swim area. Fish, boat, hike, wind surf, picnic and play volleyball or horseshoes. A... More about Almaden Lake Park

Picnic Grounds

Along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Castle Rock State Park embraces 3,600 acres of coast redwood, Douglas-fir, and madrone forest, most of which... More about Castle Rock State Park

This popular 28-acre park includes acres of lawn that are ideal for family picnics, a lake, an amphitheater, lighted softball field, six lighted tennis... More about Cupertino Memorial Park

Discovery Meadow is at the southern end of the park, adjacent to the Children's Discovery Museum. It features a large expanse of lawn and is used extensively... More about Discovery Meadow

In 2001, the Bonfante Gardens Family Theme Park opened for its inaugural season as California's only horticulture theme park!

Guadalupe River Park is a three-mile ribbon of park land, currently being developed along the banks of the Guadalupe River in the heart of downtown San... More about Guadalupe River Park and Gardens

The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory, owned and operated by the University of California. It is situated on the summit of Mount Hamilton,... More about Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton

The beautiful park is in the middle of Los Gatos opening to a larger green space containing the Vasona Lark County Park.

Hard to believe it's so close to urban San José, this County Park campground is located in a heavily wooded area next to a large grassy picnic area. The... More about Sanborn Skyline County Park

This huge fifty-two acre park offers a wide variety of activities and services for all memebers of the family. The area west of Saratoga Creek contains... More about Santa Clara Central Park

West of Stevens Creek near the Bay is Shoreline at Mountain View. Shoreline at Mountain View Park is a beautiful 700-acre park with a saltwater lake,... More about Shoreline Park