Alum Rock Park - San Jose, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 37° 23.773 W 121° 48.131
10S E 606023 N 4139500
Alum Rock Park in San Jose.
Waymark Code: WMQFJM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2016
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"Alum Rock Park, founded in 1872, was the first municipal park in the U.S. state of California. Located in a valley in the Diablo Range foothills on the east side of San Jose, the 720 acre (2.9 km2) park offers 13 miles (21 km) of trails, varying from fairly level along Penitencia Creek to sharp switchbacks climbing to the ridges to the South Rim Trail and the North Rim Trail. The narrow floor of the valley includes a visitor center, a small museum/animal rehab facility, picnic areas, playgrounds, lawns, sand volleyball pits, mineral springs, lush plant life, woodlands, creek play opportunities, and occasional group camping." (
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