Ed R. Levin County Park
Appearance
Ed R. Levin County Park is the largest park in Milpitas, California. It is run by the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department and is located in the chaparral foothills of Diablo Range east of the Santa Clara Valley. Monument Peak can be accessed through trails in the park. The park's recreational facilities include a hang gliding and paragliding area, a dog park, and horseback riding areas. Ed Levin County Park has two lakes, Sandy Wool Lake and Spring Valley Pond. Both of them are reservoirs which collect runoff water from the hills to the east. It is home to some of the East Bay Walls.[1] 37°28′00″N 121°51′25″W / 37.466604°N 121.856900°W[2]
Gallery
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Diablo Range in the park
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Hang gliding in the park
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Paragliding in the park
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A closer view of Sandy Wool Lake
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Another view of Sandy Wool Lake and the dam which formed it
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Rattlesnake in the park
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Exposed geological formation in the park
References
- ^ "Stone walls at Ed Levin County Park". 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ed R Levin Park
External links
Categories:
- Tourist attractions in Silicon Valley
- Parks in Santa Clara County, California
- County parks in California
- Diablo Range
- Dog parks in the United States
- Milpitas, California
- Parks in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Regional parks in California
- Hang gliding sites
- Gliding in the United States
- Santa Clara County, California geography stubs