A 609-acre open space preserve in the Palo Alto foothills. Acterra, a nonprofit environmental group, is in the sixth year of a unique ten-year collaborative effort with the City of Palo Alto to act as stewards of the preserve.

An endeavor to encircle the San Francisco Bay.

Over 42,000 acres of foothill and bay land preserves between the San Francisco Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Information and maps for City of Palo Alto open space preserves including the Baylands, Foothills Park, and Arastradero Preserve.

Palo Alto has made a practice of naming its parks after people who have made a contribution to the community.