Portola Valley

Portola Valley is a valley in , and has an elevation of 364 feet. Portola Valley is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and Searsville Dam.

Nature reserve
The is a 1,190 acres nature preserve and biological field station formally established as a reserve in 1973. The biological preserve is owned by Stanford University, and is part of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.

Dam
Photo: Efly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a masonry dam in , that was completed in 1892, one year after the founding of Stanford University, and impounds Corte Madera Creek to form a reservoir known as Searsville Reservoir or Searsville Lake.

Church
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
is a modest church built in 1912 for the then-growing Catholic parish of Portola Valley by a combined effort of Jewish, Protestant and Catholic members of The Family, a men's club that owns a nearby rural retreat. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Portola Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sky Londa and Woodside.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated mountain community in located at the intersection of State Route 84 and State Route 35. The community is inside area code 650 and ZIP code 94062. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Portola Valley.

Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town on the in . It is considered one of the wealthiest towns in the United States, and is home to many celebrities and executives. Despite its small size, features many local attractions.

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
is on the in the Bay Area of . The city is in and is south of and west of .

Portola Valley

Latitude
37.40327° or 37° 24′ 12″ north
Longitude
-122.24774° or 122° 14′ 52″ west
Elevation
364 feet (111 metres)
Open location code
849VCQ32+8W
Geo­Names ID
5384470
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