Category: Santa Clara County Parks

  • Uvas Canyon County Park

    Upon arrival at Uvas Canyon County Park, we discovered a pretty little park. It was only a 40 minute drive from home, which makes it one of the closer county parks with camping. It is also one of the smaller of the Santa Clara County parks, tucked into a Canyon within the Santa Cruz mountains…

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  • Hiking poetry at Villa Montavlo

    It may be difficult to tell from the photos, but the short hike goes through several different ecosystems, including a grove of redwood trees. This diversity is part of why I enjoy this short hike so much.

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  • Happy New Year – Santa Clara County Parks

    This year, we spend the New Year’s Eve camping at Mount Madonna County Park – a nice small campground surrounded by ‘young’ redwoods. It was our first night using our new van. First order of business was to check out how comfortable the chairs are: And getting the bed and table setup: Scott goes outside…

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