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Area Parks
Campbell Park (0.5 mi)
Corner of Gilman & Campbell Ave.
Campbell Park facilities include two outdoor lighted basketball courts with tiered lawn seating for spectators, one small and one large fenced-in children's play area, water play feature, volleyball lawn area, swings, non reserve-able picnic tables, BBQ, central lawn vista area, horseshoe pits, and access to the Los Gatos Creek Trail and par course.
Campbell Community Center (1.0 mi)
1 W. Campbell Ave.
In addition to the many buildings on campus, the Campbell Community Center also offers a variety of park amenities. The facility contains: tennis courts, handball courts, athletic fields, an all weather track, fitness equipment and a skate park. Night lighting keeps the tennis courts, handball courts and track open for use until 10 pm each night.
Edith Morley Park (1.2 mi)
615 Campbell Technology Pkwy (at McGlincy Ln.)
408.866.2145.
Edith Morley Park is located adjacent to the percolation ponds and was designed to be environmental in nature. Amenities include: a Community Garden, restrooms, 8 picnic tables, an open turf area, wildflowers, and a marsh and wetland area for exploration and environmental studies.
John D. Morgan Park (1.6 mi)
540 W. Rincon Avenue
408.866.2105
JDM Park is the City's largest park and offers a variety of amenities, including: horseshoe pits, sand volleyball courts, softball and soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, large open field areas and a children's play area with a spiral water play feature.
Vasona County Park (4.56 mi)
333 Blossom Hill Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95032
408.356.2729
Enjoy this 151-acre park's wealth of venerable trees, grassy knolls and meandering waterways. This is a popular spot for picnics, hiking, sports and recreation; its wonderful lawns are a host to Frisbee tossing, kite flying, softball, soccer or volleyball. Vasona Lake is open for non-power boating year-round; paddle boats and row boats can be rented.
Los Gatos Creek Park (3.0 mi)
559.488.3004
Los Gatos Creek Road, offers day use and overnight camping facilities.
Kelley Park (5.3 mi)
1300 Senter Rd.
San Jose, CA 95112
408.277.2757
Kelley Park is one of San Jose's most diverse facilities, offering visitors an opportunity to enjoy a picnic or barbecue amid beautiful lawn areas and shade trees; a visit to the Happy Hollow Park & Zoo to see the many animals or take in a puppet show; a walk through the tranquil Japanese Friendship Garden with beautiful koi-filled ponds; and step back in time to turn-of-the-century San Jose at the Historical Museum.
Golf
Pruneridge Golf Club (5.7 mi)
400 Saratoga Ave.
Santa Clara, CA
408.248.4424
Pruneridge's nine-hole facility is very popular with beginners.
La Rinconada Country Club (5.8 mi)
14597 Clearview Dr.
Los Gatos, CA 95032
408.395.4220
This narrow course has large oak trees lining all the fairways. The greens are small and undulating, and there is a great deal of mounding and bunkers protecting them. There is a defined cut of rough on this course, so shot accuracy is at a premium. The course's signature hole is #11, a 150-yard, par 3, requiring a shot over water.
Boulder Ridge Gold Club (8 mi)
1000 Old Quarry Rd.
San Jose, CA 95123
408.323.9900
Located high above the Santa Clara Valley in San Jose, California, Boulder Ridge offers dramatic vistas overlooking Silicon Valley and spectacular views of the Santa Cruz mountains.
San Jose Municipal Golf Course (8.2 mi)
1560 Oakland Rd.
San Jose, CA
408.441.4653
The 18-hole, 72-par San Jose Municipal Golf Course is popular with beginners. Amenities include a two-deck, lighted driving range and separate putting, chipping and bunker practice greens.
Sunken Gardens Golf Course (8.7 mi)
1010 S. Wolfe Road.
Sunnyvale, CA
408.739.6588
A nine-hole executive course, Sunken Gardens is recommended by many course reviewers as an ideal course for beginners because of its shorter-length holes and ample putting greens.
Coyote Creek Golf Club (9.3 mi)
One Coyote Creek Dr.
San Jose, CA
408.463.8024
Coyote Creek Golf Club features two 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Courses and a golf instruction center.
Pleasant Hills Golf and Country Club (10.1 mi)
2050 South White Rd.
San Jose, CA
408.238.3485
Built in 1960 and designed by Henry Duino, Pleasant Hills' 18-hole, 72-par course features fast greens and narrow fairways.
Blackberry Farm Golf Course (11.7 mi)
22100 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA
408.253.9200
Green fees at Blackberry Farm's nine-hole, par-29 course are in the $12-$14 range.
Deep Cliff Golf Course (12.8 mi)
10700 Clubhouse Lane.
Cupertino, CA
408.253.5357
Built in 1961 and designed by Clark Glasson, Deep Cliff's 18-hole, par-60 executive course is nestled in the Cupertino foothills. A short course (at only 3,358 yards), Deep Cliff is recommended by many course reviewers as a good starting point for beginners.
Santa Teresa Golf Club (13 mi)
260 Bernal Rd.
San Jose, CA
408.225.2650
Santa Teresa Golf Club consists of an 18-hole, par-71 regulation course and a nine-hole, 27-par course. Amenities include a full driving range and separate putting, chipping and bunker practice greens.
Sunnyvale Golf Course (14.8 mi)
605 Macara Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA
408.738.3666
The 18-hole, 70-par Sunnyvale Municipal Course offers a rewarding experience for golfers looking forward to such challenges as bunkers, doglegs and lakes.
Spring Valley Golf Course (15.5 mi)
3441 Calaveras Road.
Milpitas, CA
408.262.1722
Spring Valley's 18-hole, 70-par course was built in 1960 and is located in the hills above Milpitas.
Summitpointe Golf Course (15.6 mi)
1500 Country Club Dr.
Milpitas, CA
408.262.5367
Cinnabar Hills Golf Club (15.9 mi)
23600 McKean Road.
San Jose, CA
408.323.5200
Cinnabar Hills is one of the South Bay's most popular courses. Designed by architect John Harbottle III, the 18-hole, par-72 course is divided into three nines: the Canyon, the Lake and the Mountain. |
