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*CANCELED* Field Trip: Alum Rock Park

  • 37.393568, -121.815682 (map)
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Enjoy spring birding in California's oldest municipal park. 

Trip Difficulty: about three miles, wide and mostly smooth trails with significant elevation gain

Jim Johnson: (408) 996-3506

Family Friendly Ages 14+

Meet: Eagle Rock parking lot (free lot), the first lot about a mile past the entrance station

Directions: From US-101 or I-680 exit McKee Rd east towards the hills. Turn left onto Toyon Ave then turn right onto Penitencia Creek Rd. Continue on Penitencia for about 0.7 miles into the park. Once in the park, continue another 0.9 miles. The Eagle Rock parking lot is on your right. Google Plus Code: “95VM+CR San Jose, California”  (paste code, city, and state into Google maps). Latitude/Longitude: 37.393568, -121.815682

Facilities: bathrooms, drinking water

Parking Fees: no

This trip is organized by the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (https://scvas.org/).  Please read our trip policies.  Questions? Contact the trip leader or email scvasfieldtrips@gmail.com.