482 University Ave./Lincoln Ave., 4 mi. from Palo Alto, (650) 947-2790. Open daylight hours. Free.
Tucked into a residential area, this surprising park features a redwood grove that was planted in the 1920s. On the left of the entrance to Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, a boardwalk follows the creek through the grove, and up higher the more rustic Hillside Trail also follows the creek. Picnic tables are available.
![entrance to Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California entrance to Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2GZUlVlLbHU/Wa7DPirI6fI/AAAAAAAAPGE/Ses3spsRvRg5jrH6FStH8CgeKC_yYDPdwCLcBGAs/w400-h400-rw/LOS%2BALTOS-Redwood%2BGrove%2BNature%2BPreserve-sign-c2017%2BCarole%2BTerwilliger%2BMeyers-600pix.JPG) |
entrance to Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California |
![main trail at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California main trail at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XFUD74NMO7U/Wa7DPU-740I/AAAAAAAAPF8/n7cizP2P7bQTu_BgAxgQVKPmvE84qu58ACEwYBhgL/s640-rw/LOS%2BALTOS-Redwood%2BGrove%2BNature%2BPreserve-trail%2B2-c2017%2BCarole%2BTerwilliger%2BMeyers-600pix.JPG) |
main trail at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California |
![redwoods cluster at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California redwoods cluster at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZi8MmLws2w/Wa7DPwFvWAI/AAAAAAAAPGI/8jB3Kaxd5PQ6V0xGZZ0CEsvM0HjpYEJFQCEwYBhgL/s640-rw/LOS%2BALTOS-Redwood%2BGrove%2BNature%2BPreserve-trees-c2017%2BCarole%2BTerwilliger%2BMeyers-600pix.JPG) |
redwoods cluster at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California |
On the right of the entrance, a short trail leads to larger
Shoup Park which is equipped with a creek-side party area and a children’s playground. Approaching this area via North San Antonio Road, allows you
to see many tall redwoods lining that road before you reach the small downtown of Los Altos on Main Street.
![sign to Shoup Park at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California sign to Shoup Park at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gutdMFFA3ds/Wa7DPVUba-I/AAAAAAAAPGA/DlKpxPH4PXIR-aBeuJnso7upQCaG0i_eACEwYBhgL/s640-rw/LOS%2BALTOS-Redwood%2BGrove%2BNature%2BPreserve-Shoup%2BPark%2Btrail%2Bsign-c2017%2BCarole%2BTerwilliger%2BMeyers-600pix.JPG) |
sign to Shoup Park at Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, California |
![children playing in creek at Shoup Park in Los Altos, California children playing in creek at Shoup Park in Los Altos, California](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ov4M3rxx1cE/Wa7DQOHjafI/AAAAAAAAPGQ/o8eHgRWoFdUIhz6PIQ-8iwCEKckik5YaQCEwYBhgL/w400-h400-rw/LOS%2BALTOS-Shoup%2BPark-party%2Barea-kids%2Bin%2Briver%2B2-c2017%2BCarole%2BTerwilliger%2BMeyers-600pix.JPG) |
children playing in creek at Shoup Park in Los Altos, California |
![playground at Shoup Park in Los Altos, California playground at Shoup Park in Los Altos, California](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1VNCaCIETd0/Wa7DPzA6XOI/AAAAAAAAPGM/-d4NwtqS5F4CsopLi5oM1Wa3AtlOhPesACEwYBhgL/w400-h400-rw/LOS%2BALTOS-Shoup%2BPark-grass%252Bplayground-c2017%2BCarole%2BTerwilliger%2BMeyers-600pix.JPG) |
playground at Shoup Park in Los Altos, California |
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