Upcoming Programs & Events

Location: Stevens Creek County Park, Bay Tree Picnic Area (11401 Stevens Canyon Rd Cupertino, CA 95014). 

Come experience Stevens Creek County Park at sunset! Join a Park Interpreter for this 1 mile walk along unpaved trails where we will use our 5 senses to explore the park and learn about some of the amazing adaptations our local creatures have to help them survive! Please bring a flashlight. $6 parking fee applies (payable by machine at the first parking lot on the left as you drive in).  

Great for all ages, pre-registration required: https://forms.gle/vzEjgeaEnkgDzYf47

Questions? Email [email protected] or call 669-301-0859. 

 If you are looking to get outside and connect with new people right in your backyard, this is the opportunity for you! California native plants play an important role in the health of our parks. To help them thrive, we have to work together to remove non-native and invasive plants.

This event is in partnership with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful.

Minimum age: 12

SIGN UP HERE

* there will be no actual campfire at this program. 

Saturday, July 16th | 7:00p-8:00p 

Location: Sanborn County Park Campground Amphitheater (near campsite #19)

Join a Park Interpreter to explore Sanborn! On this guided hike we will engage our 5 senses and discover some unique adaptations of local wildlife that helps them survive. It will be a leisurely 1-2 mile hike on an unpaved trail. Recommended for ages 5+. Meet at the small amphitheater near campsite #19. Only open to campers staying the night of Sat July 16th at Sanborn County Park. No pre-registration required. 

Questions? Email [email protected]. 

Make a weekend of it! For County Parks camping information and reservations, click here.

Watch the exciting track bike racing season at Hellyer County Park Velodrome. Races are held every Wednesday night through Sept 21. Come out and watch up to two hours of non-stop racing action under the lights!

The track opens around 6pm and racing starts promptly at 6:45pm. The racers consist of various groups: women and men, beginners through experts. See different types of track events, each about 15 minutes in length. For the full Hellyer County Park Velodrome event calendar, visit hellyervelodrome.com/calendar

Discover the natural world with your senses to reveal the beauty around you! Join park interpreter Luke to explore the park’s sights, sounds, and textures. Parents and their young children participate together in activities designed to deepen your connection to the natural world.

Appropriate for children ages 3 to 7 and their guardians.

Space is limited; registrations are required.

Sign up here.

 If you are looking to get outside and connect with new people right in your backyard, this is the opportunity for you! California native plants play an important role in the health of our parks. To help them thrive, we have to work together to remove non-native and invasive plants.

This event is in partnership with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful.

Minimum age: 12

SIGN UP HERE

Saturday, July 23rd | 10:00am - 11:00am

Location: Mt. Madonna Ranger Station/Visitor Center. Park Map. $6 parking fee applies. 

Join park staff to explore what makes a redwood forest so magical. 

Space is limited. Advanced registration required. Sing up here. 

Questions? Email [email protected]. 

About the Summer 2022 Jr. Ranger Program:

Youth ages 9-11 are invited to join park staff as we explore, learn about, and respect nature at selected parks from June-August. Participants who attend 3 or more activities and complete a Junior Ranger logbook will earn the Junior Ranger badge and certificate. At least one of the 3 Junior Ranger activities must be a Junior Ranger program offered in June - August 2022 but other programs including staff-led campfire talks, guided walks, park events, and self-guided hikes can count toward the badge. All Junior Ranger activities are free, but parking fees may apply. 

Have you ever wondered how new discoveries are made? We can often learn about the world around us through careful observation and note taking. Join a Park Interpreter for an afternoon nature walk to the Santa Teresa Spring where you can learn some techniques for field notes, drawing, and nature journaling.

 The trail will be unpaved and have slight grades, as well as a short staircase at the spring.  Be prepared with comfortable walking shoes.

Space is limited. Registration required.

Sign up here.

Explore the community of animals, plants, and people that call San Francisco Bay home on this 1 1/2 hour boat ride. Discover our region’s natural history and how we have shaped – and protected – our shoreline over time. Minimum age 8. 

Space is limited. Advance registration required. Click here to register and learn more. 

Watch the exciting track bike racing season at Hellyer County Park Velodrome. Races are held every Wednesday night through Sept 21. Come out and watch up to two hours of non-stop racing action under the lights!

The track opens around 6pm and racing starts promptly at 6:45pm. The racers consist of various groups: women and men, beginners through experts. See different types of track events, each about 15 minutes in length. For the full Hellyer County Park Velodrome event calendar, visit hellyervelodrome.com/calendar