Shoreline Park

Best Season to Visit winter spring summer fall
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Enjoy this well maintained park with packed dirt and paved trails that are popular for all sorts of locomotion. A beach, rentable boats, café, and a playground by the lake are major attractions.

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Attractions
  • Kite Flying Field
  • Lakehouse with cafe, boat rentals, play area, benches, bathrooms, and boating lessons in the summer (great kids programs!)
  • Historical Rengstorff House
  • Local attractions include Golf Course and Shoreline Amphitheatre
  • Most paths are paved and two-laned. Great place for rollerblading, biking, and running.
  • There are dozens of paths, and some areas (like the lake) have ample short paths that are easily linked up for a customizable workout on the spot.
  • Paths lead directly to the Stevens Creek Trail (see www.strollerhikes.com/Hikes/StevensCreekTrail/StevensCreekTrail.html), from the South and West, as well as to Byxbee Park in Palo Alto (see www.strollerhikes.com/Hikes/Byxbee/Byxbee.html), from North, so you could really make the hike long!
  • Wildlife includes ducks, geese (which nest in the grass along the South trails), other birds, dragonflies, other aquatic insects, squirrels, skunks, and rabbits.
  • Bicycles allowed - this is a great place to learn to ride a bike!
  • When you're done with your hike, have a drink at the lake cafe or have a picnic at one of the many benches in the area.
Limitations
  • No Dogs Allowed (except at the dog park at the right just as you enter the park).
  • No smoking
  • Stay on the trails to avoid ticks and poison oak!
  • This area gets BUSY in good weather, on the weekends. Try to visit during the weekdays.
  • On still days, the bay can get STINKY, particularly along the South trails.
Access

There are handicapped parking spots and bathrooms at the lake. Parking for handicapped also occurs at other regions of the park. All trails seem suitable for wheelchairs except for a very small hill where Stevens Creek Trails meet Shoreline Trails. This hill is very clearly marked with a cautionary sign.

Recommended Routes
RouteDistanceSurfaceTransportTerrainFacilitiesExtras
Around Golf Course Loop 4.25 (mi) paved small-wheeled-stroller jogging stroller child-carrier flat bathrooms benches meadow, field, or tarmac Picnic Tables bikes biking with children Water Play Cafes or Shops
Bayfront Trails to Stevens Creek Trail 3 (mi) paved small-wheeled-stroller jogging stroller child-carrier flat bathrooms benches meadow, field, or tarmac Picnic Tables bikes biking with children Water Play Cafes or Shops
Shoreline Lake Loop 1.2 (mi) paved fine gravel small-wheeled-stroller jogging stroller child-carrier flat bathrooms benches meadow, field, or tarmac Picnic Tables bikes biking with children Water Play Playground Cafes or Shops