Attractions Information on the Palo Alto Art Center, Junior Museum and Zoo, The Palo Alto Golf Course, Community Centers and Tennis Courts and Fields.
Seasonal trails close any time rainfall exceeds one-half inch over 48 hours or 1 inch in seven days. Trails are then evaluated for reopening after 48 hours of no rain and reopened only when dry.(
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[more] 3300 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA(
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[more] Foothills Park has three areas that can be reserved: Picnic Areas, Camping Sites and Meeting Rooms.(
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[more] Numerous opportunities for enrichment and recreation are presented at the Baylands.(
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[more] Facility rentals at the Baylands are quite robust. Explore rental opportunities, here.(
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[more] Bounded by Mountain View and East Palo Alto, the 1,940-acre Baylands Nature Preserve is the largest tract of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay.(
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[more] Information about birding at the Baylands.(
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[more] Explore, discover, learn and have fun!(
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[more] Teachers and home-schoolers can support their curriculum with trips through parts of the Baylands Nature Preserve or Foothills Park.(
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[more] Hours for Palo Alto Open Space(
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[more] A listing of parks and facilities, including libraries, pools and skateboard facility. (
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[more] Scattered throughout Palo Alto are plots of land dedicated to providing Palo Altans with a place to dig their hands into the soil and plant vegetables, flowers, and herbs.(
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[more] Community support through volunteerism and contributions provides help to enhance the enjoyment of our parks and to provide a greater range of programs, activities, and special events.(
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[more] Esther Clark Nature Preserve is a small, undeveloped nature reserve of grassland and oaks.(
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[more] Pearson-Arastradero Preserve is a beautiful mixture of rolling savanna grassland and broadleaf evergreen forest. (
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[more] Los terrenos de la Bahia en Palo Alto son un gran lugar para excursiones familiar y para que ninos exploren la naturaleza.(
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[more] The City of Palo Alto offers a variety of nature programs and other activities in the open space preserves.(
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