Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve - Santa Clara County, CA - Public Access Lands on Waymarking.com

The Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve is a 2,143-acre preserve that is managed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. It offers a varied landscape that includes ridge vistas, expansive meadows, a pond for nature study and a quiet lake frequented by migrating birds. The preserve contains a three mile section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.

The David C. Daniels Nature Center, overlooking Alpine Pond, features imaginative displays for both children and adults. The center is open to the public on the weekends seasonally, April through mid-November. The center serves as a starting point for exploring the environment of Alpine Pond and surrounding Skyline Ridge OSP. The trip here includes a 1/2-mile trail, accessible to all ages and abilities, that loops around Alpine Pond.

The preserve's entrance is located about one mile south of the Page Mill Road / Alpine Road and Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) intersection. A PDF map is available online.

Estimated size of the public land (in regional measurement standard: hectares, acres, kms, etc.): 2,143 acres Is there a trail system?: Yes If there is a trail system, please describe length, terrain, etc.: ten miles of trail for exploration, two quarter-mile trails are accessible to wheelchairs and baby strollers: one encircling Alpine Pond and another hugging the shores of Horseshoe Lake. What points of interest are there?: Horseshoe Lake Alpine Pond Views of the Lambert Creek watershed, Butano Ridge, and Portola State Park What activities are available?: hiking bicycling horseback riding wheelchair accessible trails Hours of accessibility?: Dawn to Sunset List of known hazards (cliffs, snakes, poison plants, etc.): mountain lions poison oak Dogs Allowed?: No Is a permit/fee required?: No Please supply the website of the land if available: [Web Link] If a permit/fee is required please describe in detail how to get one, how much, etc.: Not listed

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