Best places: Nature preserves in Los Altos, United States

Scenic, forested park featuring giant redwood trees, long hiking trails, a visitor center & more.

Nature preserve with hiking/biking/equestrian trails through varied landscapes with valley views.

Mountainside area with tall trees, offering canyon hikes, biking trails & horse-riding paths.

Nature preserve featuring easy & challenging hiking trails with scenic views & wildlife sightings.

Open grasslands & forest area with 12 miles of trails for hiking, bicycling & horseback-riding.

Vast mountain preserve popular for biking, hiking, horseback riding, R/C flying and hang-gliding.

Rural nature preserve with 25 miles of hiking trails, plus a working farm & a model plane launch.

Clifftop area with guided tours of an 1872 lighthouse & seal & whale sightings around rocky reefs.

Fort from the Civil War era located under the Golden Gate Bridge offering cannon drills & tours.

👍👍 Great beach to OBSERVE sea activity and little details. Saw 100s of sea anemones, urchins, hermit crabs and starfish. Please respect space of all organisms here, saw many folks standing on rocks and hence knowingly or unknowingly pressing anemones. Enjoyed my time there on a cold clear sky day.

Natural landscape with diverse activities including hiking trails, picnic areas & horseback riding.

3-mi. stretch of beach & tide pools full of marine life, including sea stars, octopuses & crabs.

The site of an ancient volcano, this park offers self-guided tours & features many hiking trails.

467 acres of woodlands & grasslands known for its hiking, wildflowers, bird-watching & scenic views.

A series of small beaches with bluffs & rock formations following a stretch of the Coastal Trail.

Scenic spread on 739 acres with rolling views & trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding.

308-acre park offering 3.7 miles of trails amid orchards & woodlands, a winery & weekly activities.

Trailhead leading to 15 miles of multi-use nature trails for hiking, running or cycling.

Massive 3,137-acre green space with many trails & a wide range of plant life & wildflowers.

Varied landscape including 11 miles of trails, lake, meadows & ridge views in a 2,143-acre preserve.