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Why should you visit?  The trails!  The galleries!  The restaurants!  That’s just for starters.

Seasonal Trail Closures for Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
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.
( visit the preserves and open space home page )
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Junior Museum and Zoo
The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is a kid's place to think, create and play.
( visit the junior museum and zoo home page )
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Palo Alto Golf Course
A recently renovated 18-hole course, open seven days a week
( visit the municipal golf course home page )
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Recreation in Palo Alto
Palo Alto has an array of recreational amenities unusual for its size, including a Junior Museum and Zoo, a Children’s Theatre, and 53 tennis courts.
( visit the recreation in palo alto home page )
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Children's Theatre Hot Dog and Conservatory Schedules
2008 Hot Dog Suppertime Shows and Summer Conservatory Main Stage Show
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Children's Theatre Productions "Now Playing"
Now Playing at the Children's Theatre:
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Twilight and Brown Bag Concert Series 2008
Twilight and Brown Bag concert series information for 2008
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Winter Lodge - Outdoor Ice Skating In California
Come enjoy skating under the stars, then warm your toes by one of our fireplaces in the clubhouse or outdoors!
( visit the winter lodge web site )
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Bay Café Restaurant & Banquets at the Palo Alto Golf Course
Bay Café Restaurant & Banquets is located on the beautiful Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course
( visit the bay cafe web site )
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Children's Theatre
The Children’s Theatre serves children and young adults aged four to twenty four years.
( visit the children's theatre home page )
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Neighborhood Parks
Park Services is responsible for the maintenance of 162 developed acres of urban park lands.
( visit the neighborhood parks home page )
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Enjoy! Catalog - Classes and Activities
The Spring 2008 Enjoy! catalog and Summer Camps & Aquatics guide is now available to the public and can be picked up at all Palo Alto community centers, libraries or online at www.cityofpaloalto.org/enjoy
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Art Dialogues
Docent-led tours at Art Center
( visit the art center home page )
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Wingspread Summer Stock
Children's Theatre Wingspread Summer Stock program information for ages 16 to 24.
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Community Gardens
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.
( visit the parks and outdoors page )
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Activities at Baylands Nature Preserve
Numerous opportunities for enrichment and recreation are presented at the Baylands.
( visit the baylands home page )
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Baylands Nature Preserve Information
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.
( visit preserves and open space page )
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Baylands Nature Preserve Birding
Information about birding at the Baylands.
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Art in Public Places
Information about the City of Palo Alto's Art In Public Places Program, which numbers a total of 326 artworks, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional.
( visit the art center home page )
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Golf Course Reservations and Tee Times
Make reservations for the Palo Alto Golf Course.
( visit the golf course home page )
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Palo Alto Art Center Directions
How to find or contact the Palo Alto Art Center
( visit the palo alto art center home page )
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Adult Education at the Art Center
Opportunities to learn and teach at the Palo Alto Art Center
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Children's Fine Arts
Children's Fine Arts provides the educational programs at a number of City locations.
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Palo Alto Art Center Gallery Shop
Unique gifts at the Palo Alto Art Center
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Art Center
The Palo Alto Art Center is a regional visual art center celebrating the art and artists of the San Francisco Bay Area
( visit the art center home page )
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School Year Season 2008
Children's Theatre program information and dates for the 2008 school year season.
( visit the children's theater home page )
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Outreach Season 2007/2008
Children's Theatre Outreach program information and dates for the 2007/2008 school year season.
( visit the children's theatre home page )
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School Classes & Outreach at Baylands
Teachers and home-schoolers can support their curriculum with trips through parts of the Baylands Nature Preserve or Foothills Park.
( visit the baylands home page )
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Baylands Nature Preserve: Just For Kids
Explore, discover, learn and have fun!
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Exercise Areas for Dogs
Dog walk and off-leash exercise areas.
( visit the neighborhood parks home page )
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City Events Calendar
What City events are happening this month?
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Community Centers and Fields
Use and rental information
( visit the community center page )
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Renting Facilities at Baylands Nature Preserve
Facility rentals at the Baylands are quite robust.  Explore rental opportunities, here.
( visit the baylands home page )
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Información del Programa en Espańol
Los terrenos de la Bahia en Palo Alto son un gran lugar para excursiones familiar y para que ninos exploren la naturaleza.
( visit the baylands home page )
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Hikes and Nature Programs
The City of Palo Alto offers a variety of nature programs and other activities in the open space preserves.
( interpretive program request form )
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Picnic Reservation Information (Individual and Group)
How to Reserve Picnic Tables at Mitchell, Rinconada and Foothills Parks.
( visit Picnic Reservations for forms )
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Facility Rentals Information
The Art Center's beautiful grounds and facilities offer the perfect setting for meetings, retreats, weddings, and receptions
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