Redwood Grove Park

Probably the best small grove I’ve ever been to. It’s so wonderful and serene. Amazingly scenic, with plenty of biodiversity. Beautiful boardwalks under which the babbling Adobe Creek meanders in the winter months. Absolutely gorgeous and with incredibly friendly and knowledgable community members and stewardship groups. Great for a place to sit and read a book, study, volunteer (contact Acterra, the stewardship program), practice your photography skills, meditate, and explore. Family-​friendly, allows dogs. The redwoods are around a century old, but they’re mighty all the same. Worth a visit!

Though this is a small park, I really love coming here. It’s a beautiful place with a raised walking path among tall sequoia trees. The trees are so tall that they block out a lot of the light.
I think it is really tranquil here and a great place for a quick walk and some quiet reflection.
Sometimes they have children’s archery class here and they have a place where they have hay barrels and bulls eyes behind the main walking path.
There are a few picnic tables and benches here so if you wanted a quiet lunch, there are places to do that.
There are also a lot of signs in this park pointing out the different types of flowers, plants and trees. It’s a great place to teach children about botany.

I love to be midst nature away from the hustle and bustle of the city every time I get a chance. So I try to venture new parks anything that could give me the satisfaction of being close to nature. This place is really really small you can complete the entire grove in less than 15min. This is nestled in an upscale neighborhood of los altos so you might enjoy gazing at the richness around but other than that nothing to speak home of.

It was cool when I started seeing people do the «sunrise — sunset» thing instead of just the years when a person was born and died. Trees can be another way to symbolize lives — a tree can be planted upon the arrival of a baby, or a tree can be planted upon a person’s departure. These redwoods in particular are very California and very enduring, as I’m sure Bill Baker is in the memories of his loved ones.

This place is a total stumble upon gem. I love the smell of redwoods and this is the perfectly small get away to somewhere close by where I can experience them. The grove is not very big but does have a nice walkway and a small creek that runs through during parts of the year.
There are picnic tables scattered about and its adjacent to another park with playgrounds. Not too much hiking or trails but there is one where we kept walking up to which eventually lead to the residential road above the park.
Nice place to relax for an hour or two!

lovely park in los altos/​los altos hills! i would not have known about this park, had it not been for the helpful reviews from fellow Unilocalers! i’m in los altos quite a bit, and on occasion, like to explore this quiet town. i started in shoup park (right next door) and just kept wandering until i hit the trail head of the redwood grove nature preserve. this is a beautiful part of los altos and the bay area that i never knew about, covered with beautiful trees, and filled with unique plants. tall trees provide great cover during the hit summer months! the trail is part dirt, part asphalt, and part wooden walkways. since it is a mostly flat trail, it is suitable for all ages, and all hiking abilities. there is a section that appears to have a bit of an incline, but i did not venture that way as i simply wanted to stay on the easy part of the path. great hidden gem of a trail!

This is a good place to go for a walk, but it’s only worth it if you live in the area. It’s not a spectacular park by any means. Overall, I love redwoods and I love parks in general so no complaints. Street parking. Sensible shoes only (because a part of the trail gets a tiny bit steep/​slippery).
By the way, did anyone lose some cute shoes at this park? There’s a pair of wedge sandals propped up next to a tree, patiently awaiting its owner…

Good for a quick walk after a meal… Or a place to talk and not break a sweat. Almost like walking through someone’s very large garden! Lol

This park is a haven untouched grove of redwoods amongst the housing here in Los Altos. There is a small hiking trail and a redwood (wood) boardwalk probably to prevent the tree roots from getting trampled and killed.
This is the place you go if you need to talk to some big trees and you cannot get out of town. If you have more time it is worth the drive to the hills and much bigger parks up there. The trees will be glad you did.

Okay, so the trail around the creek is not very long, but the creek is awesome if you have toddlers and it’s a hot, hot day. The trail winds around and ends in the same place so your young ones can safely walk the length without you if they want. Also, the creek is shallow enough for them to tromp through and have some water play on a hot day — all while being shaded by the redwood trees.

It’s cute. Small, but cute. Good place to venture if you’re nearby at Shroup Park. Nice short and beautful walk, particularly for elderly people.

I cannot believe that I live so close to Redwood Grove and haven’t visited in several years ago. In fact, I haven’t been there since working as a camp counselor there ten years ago! Although my memories of Redwood Grove have only been positive ones because the trees are gorgeous and there are cute kids running around all the time, I obviously can’t give it a 5 star since I haven’t made an effort to go there in so long, and if it was a 5 star park, I would have been back much more! Then again, I should really visit it again!

After reading Unilocaler’s’ reviews, I was curious to see that piece of green in the middle of the urban and excited about finding an outdoor place to take the kids for a nature hike without being forced to drive too far. So we went to the Redwood Grove Park one weekday late afternoon.
After parking the car at the curb side in University we walked the (short) distance to the park. I was forced to drag the kids with me by pleas and promises of a good afternoon fun while the kids on their side angrily complained that «nothing special in these houses we see around».
Now, I have to make a comment here regarding this «thing» with kids that you have to promise them something very interesting and a good rewarding experience for making them leave their important business in front of the TV /​Computer /​Nintendo DS screens and having them waste their precious time with you (not to speak about spending their time outdoors out of all things). Usually the kids complain the whole way, when we arrive they try carefully and respectfully to enjoy that situation where they find themselves in an activity that involves no keyboard, and then in a mindlessly moment they let go and actually enjoy the outdoors.
All the kids’ groaning and moaning disappeared at first site of the beautiful grove with its (nearly empty) creek and inviting wood boardwalk. We start investigating here and there, walking the path. The grove is indeed very beautiful, however it all ends very fast, because the grove is extremely small. The kids had only begun letting go and the fun come to its end. By the time the kids only gathered enough enthusiasm and interest we finished walking the whole grove.
Nevertheless, the abandon building in the grove is ugly and oppressive with its broken windows and dirt around it. (I hope this is not where kids activities take place).
Bottom line, the place is a charm, but it is too small for a hike (the trail ends before you started), if you come with kids plan on going on to the neighbor park for them to finish taking their energy out.
It is though perfect for small picnic (one picnic table at a picturesque corner) and the kids may play next to you in the gently, thin stream.
It is a perfect place to relax at because it is peaceful and quiet.
I imagine myself going back with a beach chair and a good book I waited weeks to finish.

Off the beaten path, street parking only, boardwalk trail, some picnic tables, not much else going on here.
Nice overall, but secluded (maybe a good thing).

I really enjoy hiking the boardwalk trail in this park, but it does have its drawbacks. I love the whole redwood ecosystem and it’s fun to just be in it.
The best thing about it is that the creek that runs through it connects it to Shoup park just down the way.
I hear that there are awesome children’s programs here and my daughter has gone on a school fieldtrip that she really enjoyed, but I can’t afford to send her to the camp or anything like that so we don’t know how cool they are.
There is a geocache in the park that was the first cache I ever found.
The drawbacks:
It’s so residential. It’s a redwood reserve, but you feel like you’re in someone’s backyard so there’s not really that nature feeling.
Since it has the supposedly good kid’s programs, it is often overrun with kids in a program or at a birthday party or a camp. Not so good to just go there on a whim some weekend afternoon.
It’s small. I know that 5.9 acres doesn’t sound small, but the main part of the park that is easily accessible is pretty small. Perhaps there is much more here than meets the casually observing eye, but I haven’t found it.
I kinda feel bad giving it 3 stars since I am generally a supported of open space in any form, but I just can’t rate it as high as other stellar parks.

My parents and I stumbled across this hidden gem while taking a morning hike around downtown Los Altos. It’s located just 1 block north of Lincoln Park.
A 5.9-acre nature preserve, the park includes picnic tables and a hillside trail that follows Adobe Creek among the majestic redwood trees and gardens of herbs and roses. The park also seems to a be popular place to take dogs.
Visitor parking is available on University Avenue. No motor vehicles allowed in the park.