Jeffrey Fontana Park - San Jose, CA
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DougK
N 37° 13.954 W 121° 52.677
10S E 599532 N 4121262
Jeffrey Fontana Park, formerly Golden Oaks Park, is a thin, 10 acre park in the Almaden Valley area of San Jose CA
Waymark Code: WM6278
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2009
Views: 4
Jeffrey Fontana Park has been developed underneath the high voltage power lines running due east and west through Almaden Valley. The park is 100 meters wide and 1.07 Kilometers long. It runs from Meridian Avenue at the west end to Almaden Expressway at the east end, and it is crossed / divided by McAbee Road. The park shares part of it's northern border with
Guadalupe Oak Grove Park and offers a pedestrian entrance to that park
(N 37 13.978, W 121 52.746). It home is to the
Jeffrey Fontana Memorial and the
Jeffrey Fontana Dog Park.
Name: Jeffrey Fontana Park, formerly Golden Oaks Park
Street Location: parallel to Oakglen Way and Golden Oak Way
Local Municipality: San Jose
State/Province, etc.: CA
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: Fallen SJ Officer Jeffrey Fontana
Date Established: renamed in 2002
Picnic Facilities: None
Recreational Facilities:
2 playgrounds
exercise course
fenced dog park area
no restrooms
Monuments/Statues: Jeffrey Fontana Memorial (waymark: WM3J5M)
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None
Fountains: None
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None
Special Events: None
Traditional Geocaches:
GCK2KQ - Dollar Tree
GCMBV0 - Blinker
GCJRAY - Fontana's Watch
GCJRAW - Trapped by Victor
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