Alum Rock Park
Alum Rock Park, in the Alum Rock district of San Jose, California, is California's oldest municipal park, established in 1872 but serving as public land since the pueblo was established in 1777.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: park in San Jose, California, United States
- Also known as: “City Reservation” and “Penitencia Reservation”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve and Berryessa Library.
Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve
Nature reserve
Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve is a 1,678-acre nature preserve in the eastern foothills of Santa Clara County, California. The preserve is managed by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority and was opened to public in 2002.
Berryessa Library
Library
Photo: San José Public Library, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berryessa Library is situated 2 miles west of Alum Rock Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Foothills and Alum Rock.
East Foothills
Hamlet
East Foothills is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is adjacent to San Jose. The population was 6,803 at the 2020 census and it is located about 4 miles east of downtown San Jose.
Berryessa
Suburb
Berryessa is a district of San Jose, California, located in North San Jose. The district is named after the Berryessa family, a prominent Californio family of the Bay Area which historically owned most of the area. Berryessa is situated 3 miles west of Alum Rock Park.
Alum Rock Park
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.39878° or 37° 23′ 56″ northLongitude
-121.80529° or 121° 48′ 19″ westElevation
673 feet (205 metres)Open location code
849W95XV+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 39339860OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Alum Rock Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منتزه ألوم روك الوطني”
- Cebuano: “Alum Rock Park”
- French: “parc d’Alum Rock”
- French: “Parc d’Alum Rock”
- Slovenian: “Alum Rock Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Calaveras Test Site and Berryessa Siding.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alum Rock Park Visitor Center and Alum Rock Park Ranger Office.
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