Outdoors in San Jose

Brigadoon

Brigadoon Park

Almaden Lake

Almaden Lake Park

Park with a 32-acre lake offering fishing, bocce courts, trails & a seasonal concession stand.

Fowler Creek

Fowler Creek Park

Rolling lawns mark this 9.5-acre park that offers picnic facilities, playgrounds & tennis courts.

Little Saigon and Spring Brook

Kelley Park

This park, which contains a zoo & living history museum, offers picnic spots & lawn bowling greens.

The Glens

Lake Cunningham Regional Park

Coleman

Guadalupe River Park

Small city park offering a visitor's center, a playground, a community garden & 2.6 miles of trails.

Pink Elephant and PAL

Emma Prusch Farm Park

Compact community farm features heirloom vegetable gardens, orchards, chickens & a fair.

Ballbach and SOFA

Plaza de Cesar Chavez

Various concerts & events are held at this busy open space with water jets & a contemporary statue.

Little Saigon and Spring Brook

Japanese Friendship Garden

Covering 5.5 acres, this serene Japanese garden features a koi pond & a quaint red arch bridge.

North Willow Glen

Willow Street Frank Bramhall Park

City park offering shady green space, plus softball fields, basketball & unlighted tennis courts.

Rose Garden

Municipal Rose Garden

180+ rose varieties typically blooming April-November in a colorful 5.5-acre garden with a fountain.

Ponderosa

Houge Park

Neighborhood park with horseshoe pit, basketball & tennis courts, plus playgrounds & barbecues.

Coleman

Rotary PlayGarden

Interactive & accessible children's playground with slides, climbing equipment & seating areas.

Ballbach and SOFA

Discovery Meadow

Children's museum situated atop a sprawling green lawn used for summer festivals.

Quicksilver

Almaden Quicksilver County Park

County park with a history of mining offers hiking, biking & equestrian trails amid wildflowers.

Santa Teresa Hills

Santa Teresa County Park

Diverse county park with a variety of hiking trails providing views of the numerous hills & valleys.

Outdoors

Big Basin Redwoods State Park

California's oldest state park offers backpacking, mountain biking & other outdoor activities.

Outdoors

Sanborn County Park

Verdant wooded park featuring RV/tent campsites, plus picnic areas & over 15 miles of hiking trails.

Hellyer

Hellyer County Park

Green space featuring a 15-mile paved trail, plus picnicking, disc golf, a dog park & a velodrome.

Guadalupe Oak Grove

Guadalupe Oak Grove Park

Hilly park with sparse trees, walking paths & open fields, offering a few picnicking locales.

Outdoors

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Featuring a variety of forested areas, this park offers camping, fishing, hiking & picnic spots.

San Jose Country Club

Alum Rock Park

Spacious park featuring hiking & biking trails, mineral springs & several picnic areas.

Outdoors

Calero County Park

Large, scenic park with wooded trails, wildlife habitats & a reservoir for various water sports.

Outdoors

Rancho San Antonio County Park & Open Space Preserve

Rural nature preserve with 25 miles of hiking trails, plus a working farm & a model plane launch.