Hike the Hundred
Join us in celebrating Stevens Creek County Park’s 100th anniversary by completing the Hike the Hundred Challenge. Rack up 100 points in 100 days!
There are 13 curated trails at 12 parks where participants go on a scavenger hunt for our Park's unique findings.
There are six ways to collect your points:
1. Visiting the park (5 points) - Take a selfie in front of the park sign.
2. Plant (2 points) - ID the plant and take of picture (careful not to touch if its poison oak or thorny!)
3. Building (2 points) - Take a picture of the chosen building.
4. Structure (2 points) - Take a picture of the chosen structure.
5. Wildlife (1-7 points) - Don’t stalk or chase wildlife. Point value varied on animal. Take your best picture from a safe distance!
6. Bonus object (1 point) - Some are easier than others. Some might be slightly off route, or you'll have to find on your own!
This is a scavenger hunt photo challenge meaning you must capture a photo of all your findings to gather points. We recognize that not everyone is a photographer, but we encourage you to submit your best attempt with whatever equipment you have. Some require some identification, so we recommend you look at each trail's scavenger list for an image and description from iNaturalist.
Scavenger Hunt Rules:
1. All participants must take a photo with the park's entrance sign.
2. Stay on trail.
3. DO NOT touch/chase animals for a picture.
4. We encourage you to try and identify the plants and animals on the chosen trails. However, if you find one on a different park or trail, we’ll accept it. (For example: if you find a black tailed deer at Mt Madonna instead of Almaden Quicksilver)
5. If unsure when identifying a plant, it’s best to NOT TOUCH. It could be poison oak or thorny. If you think you found it (you probably did) just take a picture. It does not need to be a selfie collect.
Learn About All 13 Hikes
Almaden Quicksilver
Address
Hicks/Wood Rd., San Jose
(408) 268-3883 Calero Park Office
No parking fee
Wood Rd to Hidalgo
Moderate 5 miles
Dogs allowed, bikes allowed
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structure: | 2 points | Rotary Furnace |
| Building: | 2 points | Mechanic Barn |
| Plant: | 2 points | Rooreh (Miner's Lettuce) Image |
| Wildlife: | 3 points | Black-tailed Deer Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | San Cristobal Mine |
Park Notes:
- Site of over 135 years of mining activities and former home to more than 1,800 miners and their families in the 19th century.
- Remnants of the mining era still remain throughout the park.
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New Almaden Quicksilver Mining
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Museum nearby 21350 Almaden Rd. (408) 323-1107
Trail Info & Highlights
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Bird watching
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Wildflowers
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Views of Mt. Umunhum
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Interpretive Signs
Alviso Marina
Address
1195 Hope Street Alviso 95002
(408) 262-6980 (Ed Levin Park Office)
No parking Fee
Don Edwards trail
Easy, 3 miles, out and back
Dogs NOT allowed, bikes allowed to be WALKED through Alviso boardwalk into Don Edwards trail
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Harbor Gate |
| Structures: | 2 points | Restroom Mural |
| Plant: | 2 points | Pickleweed - Image |
| Wildlife: | 3 points | Great Egret - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Launch ramp |
Park Notes:
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Boat Launching to the San Francisco Bay is available to all watercrafts.
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Gateway to Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
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Fantastic Views of the mountains surrounding the bay.
Trail Info & Highlights
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Bird watching
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Bay Views
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Interpretive Signs
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Connects to the trail system of the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge (You may choose to extend your hike into the Don Edwards Refuge if you would like)
Chitactac-Adams
Address
10001 Watsonville Rd., Gilroy, 95020
(408)842-2341
No Parking Fee
Interpretive trail
Easy, 1/4 mile loop, wheelchair accessible
Dogs and bikes NOT allowed
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Amphitheater |
| Structures: | 2 points | Interpretive Shelter |
| Plant: | 2 points | California Buckeye - Image |
| Wildlife: | 1 point | California Ground squirrel - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Wood Duck box |
Park Notes:
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A peaceful walk along the interpretive trail reveals a series of bilingual interpretive signs about the Adams School, village life and structures, petroglyphs (rock art), bedrock mortars, and an interpretive shelter reminiscent of an Ohlone Round House.
Trail Info & Highlights
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Interpretive signs on path.
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Uvas Creek runs next to the park.
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Petroglyphs , bed rock mortars, interpretive shelter (museum)
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Chitactac-Adams Heritage County Park offers a unique view into the Native American culture of Santa Clara County. A self-guided interpretive walk around the site highlights the Adams School, Village life, petroglyphs (rock art), use of bedrock mortars for food processing, and the natural and cultural history of Uvas Creek.
Coyote Creek Parkway
Address
19245 Malaguerra Ave., Morgan Hill 95037
(408) 779-3634
No parking fee
Easy, 4.1 miles, out and back with loop
Dogs allowed
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
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Structures: |
1 point |
Model Aircraft Skypark |
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Building: |
1 point |
Visitor Center |
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Plant: |
2 points |
Western Sycamore - Image |
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Wildlife: |
7 points |
Tule elk - Image |
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Bonus: |
1 point |
Malaguerra Winery ruins |
Park Notes:
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The Coyote Creek Parkway multiple use trails offer recreational opportunities for equestrians, bicyclists, skaters, bladers and hikers and continues north past Hellyer County Park in San Jose.
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New parking areas, restrooms, and visitor center at trailhead
Trail Info & Highlights
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Paved trail with unpaved shoulder for equestrians throughout most of trial.
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Restrooms, water fountains, and picnic tables at trailhead
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Enjoy sounds of Coyote Creek flowing by on way to San Francisco Bay; watch for wildlife and listen for songs of abundant birds.
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Observe model aircraft flying above while traveling part the Model Aircraft Skypark (sccmas.org for information).
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Look for waterfowl and shorebirds around multiple ponds created from an abandoned quarry.
Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear County Park
Address
Mendoza Ranch
(408) 842-7800
No Parking Fee
Moderate, 3.9 mile loop
Dogs allowed, bikes allowed
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Picnic Table |
| Structures: | 2 points | Stone steps |
| Plant: | 2 points | Coast Live Oak - Image |
| Wildlife: | 3 points | Wild Turkey - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Coyote Lake |
Park Notes:
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Features a 635-acre lake, provides the county’s only shoreline camping, boat launch facilities and trails. For boating information, visit our website or call (408) 355-2200.
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Abundant hiking, biking, and equestrian trails winding through oak-studded canyons and on top of grassy ridge lines providing spectacular views of the South Santa Clara Valley.
Trail Info & Highlights
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Great views of Coyote Valley
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Spectacular wildflower displays in the spring
Ed Levin
Address
3100 Calaveras Rd., Milpitas, 95035
(408) 262-6980
Parking fee
Spring Valley to Los Cochos Ridge
Moderate, 2.6 mile loop
No dogs or bikes allowed on this trail
Trail is open to hiking only
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Picnic Table |
| Structures: | 2 points | Mural |
| Plant: | 2 points | Poison Oak - Image |
| Wildlife: | 1 point | Canada Goose - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Spring Valley Pond |
Address
3100 Calaveras Rd., Milpitas, 95035 • (408) 262-6980 • Parking fee
Park Notes:
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Combines expansive lawn areas for picnicking and play with fishing sites and a complex trail system.
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Unique elements: 18-hole golf course, an expansive off-leash dog park for large and small dogs, a children’s playground, hang gliding, and equestrian trail rides.
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Cattle are utilized for land management in other areas of park. Please heed posted signs.
Trail Info & Highlights
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Restrooms, picnic tables, and horse trough at trailhead. Water fountains nearby.
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Some portions of this narrow trail are flat; others are steep up and down.
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Travel through annual grasslands, riparian corridors, mixed oak and California Bay woodlands.
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Vistas of bay and surrounding mountains
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Abundant wildlife: turkeys, black-tailed deer, quail, and raptors.
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Equestrian corral
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Picnic table and hitching post available halfway through the loop.
Joseph D. Grant
Address
18405 Mt Hamilton Rd San Jose, CA 95140
(408) 274-6121
Parking fee
Moderate, 2.7 miles, loop
Dogs allowed, bikes not allowed on one portion of the route (not recommended)
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Bridge |
| Structures: | 2 points | Historic Ranch House |
| Plant: | 2 points | Snowberry - Image |
| Wildlife: | 7 points | Bald Eagle - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | 750 year old Valley Oak - Image |
Park Notes:
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Area first inhabited by Ohlone Indians.
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Area has ranching history from early 1800s. Ranch House area has interpretive displays, rose garden, ranger office, and house tours.
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Pay phones, restrooms, water fountains, and picnic tables.
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Group picnicking areas available.
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Campground has 40 reservable sites and hot showers. For reservations call 408-355-2201.
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Park is sometimes in use for organized trail events on weekends.
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Equestrian campsites and water trough available.
Trail Info & Highlights
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Loop trail, fire road-width, dirt surface. No significant shade cover.
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Abundant wildlife viewing opportunity includes deer, squirrels, hawks, eagles, and wild turkeys.
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Bass Lake Trail has a small lake where fishing is allowed with a valid fishing license.
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Some areas have cattle grazing. Be sure to leave gated as you find them.
Los Gatos Creek County Park
Address
1250 Dell Ave Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 356-2729
Parking Fee
Easy, 4.4 mile loop
Dogs allowed, bikes allowed (not allowed at Percolation Pond)
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Fishing Pier |
| Structures: | 2 points | Dog Park |
| Plant: | 2 points | Arroyo Willow - Image |
| Wildlife: | 5 points | Double-crested cormorant - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Bridge |
Park Notes
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11-mile paved Los Gatos Creek Trail passes through Lexington, Vasona, and Los Gatos Creek County Parks and portions of Town of Los Gatos, City of Campbell, City of San Jose.
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Recreational opportunities for walkers, joggers, bicyclists, skaters, non-motorized scooters, bladers and nature lovers.
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Popular amenities within Los Gatos Creek County Park include off-leash dog park, multiple fishing ponds.
Trial Info & Highlights:
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Asphalt paved trail runs alongside Los Gatos Creek
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PAR course along portion of trail
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Picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains at Los Gatos Creek County Park trailhead and Campbell Park
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Benches and interpretive signs in park and along trail.
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Heavy foot and bicycle traffic during early morning hours and on weekends, especially spring through fall.
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Watch for wildlife such as ducks, geese, great blue herons, egrets, belted kingfishers, cormorants, grebes, racoons, toads and turtles.
Martial Cottle
Address
5283 Snell Ave, San Jose, CA 95136
•(408) 535-4060
• Parking fee
Easy, 4.2 miles, out and back with loop (may start trail from any entrance)
Dogs allowed, bikes allowed
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Canoas bridge |
| Structures: | 2 points | Visitor Center |
| Plant: | 2 points | Wild Grape Vine - Image |
| Wildlife: | 3 points | Great Blue Heron - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Owl box |
Park Notes:
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The County’s first agricultural park evokes Santa Clara County’s rich farming history as the “Valley of the heart’s Delight.”
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Traditional urban park, such as trails, green space and picnic areas.
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Learn the Cottle family’s story and how agriculture remains an integral park of this historic ranch at the Visitor Center.
Trail Info & Highlights
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Walk by organic fields, grasslands, and beautiful landscapes.
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Lots of Interpretive signs to share the history of this special park
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Picnic tables and play areas
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Fully paved trail
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Gorgeous mountain views and lovely sunsets
Mt. Madonna County Park
Address
7850 Pole Line Road (off Hecker Pass) Watsonville 95076
• (408) 842-2341
• Parking Fee
Easy, .9 miles, out and back
Dog allowed, bikes not allowed
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structure: |
2 points |
Fountain ruins |
| Building: | 2 points | Miller House Ruins |
| Plant: | 2 points | Western Sword Fern - Image |
| Wildlife: | 5 points | Banana Slug - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Fairy rings of Redwoods |
Park Notes:
- Ohlone Indians inhabited area for thousands of years
- Beautiful park with five ecological zones, wonderful views, and abundant wildlife and flora
- Public phones, restrooms, visitor center, picnic tables, benches along trails, paved parking, water fountain
- Park has campgrounds with reservable campsites (Tent, RV and Yurts) in 3 different areas. For reservations call (408) 355-2201.
Trail Info & Highlights
- This particular trail is a self-guided nature trail that goes past the Henry Miller (“Cattle King”) house historic site. Historical tours available.
- Trail is mostly a dirt fire road with some narrower sections; trail is shaded with redwoods.
Santa Teresa County Park
Address
Fortini Rd. at San Vicente Ave., San Jose, 95119
•(408) 225-0225 (Hellyer Park Office)
• No parking fee at this trail head (Fees apply at main entrance)
Moderate, 2.6 mile loop
Dogs allowed, bikes allowed
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Bench |
| Structures: | 2 points | Fortini Barn |
| Plant: | 2 points | Big Berry Manzanita - Image |
| Wildlife: | 3 points | Turkey Vulture - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Santa Teresa Creek |
Park Notes:
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Spectacular views of the Almaden and Santa Clara Valleys
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18-hole golf course, picnic areas, archery range and miles of trails for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians
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Rich in history; interpretive tours available at the Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch
Trail Info & Highlights
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Valley Vista views of Santa Teresa hills, Calero Lake and Almaden Valley
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Tree-lined trail along Santa Teresa Creek and historical stone wall fences
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Spectacular wildflower displays in spring
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Pass by checkerspot butterfly habitat and serpentine rock formations.
Stevens Creek County Park (Northern Tony Look)
Address
11401 Stevens Canyon Rd Cupertino, CA 95014
• Parking fee
Easy, 1 mile loop
Dogs allowed, bikes allowed
Potential Trail Closure: The Rim Trail below the dam may become impassable when water overflows via the spillway. Do not proceed if conditions are unsafe. We recommend starting this route on the Tony Look/Stevens Creek trail and turning around if the creek is impassible. This way, you can still get points for the bench.
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Bench |
| Structures: | 2 points | Visitor Center |
| Plant: | 2 points | Baldhip Rose - Image |
| Wildlife: | 5 points | Acorn Woodpecker - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Steller's Jay - Image |
Park Notes:
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First county park in Santa Clara County Park
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A wilderness experience for visitors interested in the park’s mature stands
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of Douglas fir and redwoods.
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Popular with mountain bicyclists and for its long hiking trails and valley
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vistas.
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Creek crossings are unimproved and closed when flooded. Check conditions
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before assessing trails during wet seasons.
Trail Info & Highlights
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Offers some technical mountain bike experience
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Single-track (3-foot in width) along Canyon Trail; fire road width the rest of
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the way.
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Travels though varied plant communities (including, coastal mixed hardwood,
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Douglas fir, California bay, mixed oak and coastal shrub communities)
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Average trail grade: 16%. Maximum trail grade: 26%
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60% shaded canopy
Stevens Creek County Park (Southern Tony Look)
Address
11401 Stevens Canyon Rd Cupertino, CA 95014
•(408) 867-3654
•No parking fee
• Moderate, • 5.7 miles, • out and back
• Dogs allowed, bikes NOT allowed
On this scavenger you will find:
Park Visit: 5 points for selfie with park entrance sign
| Structures: |
2 points |
Bench |
| Structures: | 2 points | Dam |
| Plant: | 2 points | California Poppy - Image |
| Wildlife: | 5 points | California quail - Image |
| Bonus: | 1 point | Stevens Creek Reservoir |
Park Notes:
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First county park in Santa Clara County Park
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A wilderness experience for visitors interested in the park’s mature stands
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of Douglas fir and redwoods.
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Popular with mountain bicyclists and for its long hiking trails and valley
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vistas.
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Creek crossings are unimproved and closed when flooded. Check conditions
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before assessing trails during wet seasons.
Trail Info & Highlights
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Offers some technical mountain bike experience
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Single-track (3-foot in width) along Canyon Trail; fire road width the rest of
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the way.
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Travels though varied plant communities (including, coastal mixed hardwood,
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Douglas fir, California bay, mixed oak and coastal shrub communities)
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Average trail grade: 16%. Maximum trail grade: 26%
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60% shaded canopy
The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department works continuously to develop accessible and inclusive facilities, programs and services in compliance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (‘ADA”). The Department will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities†. The Department will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disability have an equal opportunity to enjoy our programs, services and activities†. If you need assistance with an ADA request, please contact our ADA Coordinator at [email protected].
†View here for more information about Accessible Outdoor Activities
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Challenge Details
Challenge runs from April 20, 2024-July 30, 2024.
Track your points using this sheet:
Prizes
After you’ve accrued 100 points (or more) submit your info using the form below to claim your t-shirt or bandana (while supplies last). Deadline to complete the Hike the Hundred Challenge and claim your T-shirt or Bandana is July 30, 2024.
Questions?
Email: [email protected]