This is a great place to go for a hike. Several trails exist of various lengths.
Looking to feel like a local and hang out with bikers and motorcyclist? This is a great bar high up in the Redwoods!
Covered with redwood forests and a lush understory of ferns, this hilly park offers a cool climate all year long. If you hike up into the park’s higher elevations, you will reach meadows filled with wildflowers in the spring. The trailhead is approximately 20 minutes away
Fun place to eat, drink and just hang out
Fun place to eat, drink and just hang out
Beers and Brats
This undeveloped, forested park in Woodside is just a 15-minute drive. Set out on a four-mile loop through oaks and madrone trees, redwood forest and open meadows. You can stop to rest and recharge at Alambique Creek.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Picchetti is one of the many wineries in the Santa Cruz Mountains. On the winery's grounds, you can enjoy a three-mile round-trip amble through vineyards, orchards, oaks and chaparral to shady Stevens Creek. Afterwards, reward yourself with a wine tasting in the winery's rustic tasting room or bring along a picnic lunch to enjoy outdoors. The winery, which is open most days, is located 30 minutes away
A world class bakery
Traverse the ridgeline on a narrow footpath through a sheltered forest to rolling grasslands. After an initial descent, you’ll gain 234 feet on a gradual climb to the knobs of Windy Hill, a peninsula landmark. Expect sweeping views of the San Mateo Coast and Santa Clara Valley as well as occasional winds and coastal fog
The city of Mountain View looks out to Black Mountain, which Italian settlers called Monte Bello. You can set out on a four-hour, five-mile loop through grasslands and oaks to the mountain top (elevation gain: 700 feet) for stunning views of Silicon Valley, or cover an easier three-mile circuit in under three hours. Just past the trailhead, which is located 25 minutes away, you can look down into the valley formed by the infamous San Andreas Fault