We entered from the very steep paved hill (behind Ladera). It'll test your stamina to go uphill…read more Once you made it, it has a nice view of Morgan Hill and with 2 slides. The first slide is shorter and the 2nd slide is more windy and longer. It's pretty fun to go down the slides and enjoy the view. You can follow the trail to hike down the other side. It's a great little hiking trail to explore the view and it's not crowded.

Cute little park hidden behind downtown Morgan hill. There are two points of entry - one with a…read moresteep dirt path, and the other a steep paved hill. On the top there are work out areas that you can use to do cricut workouts. There are also some fun slides to go down - one long and one short. If you go with kids, would recommend an adult to go down with them. One certain days you can see cows across the fence as well. Cute little hidden gem!

Beautiful views and great trials and wonderful running water with alot of greenery good parkingread more

Is it beautiful? Well, Chris Martin would like it because it was all yellow…read more There's quite a few places to start (Stonegate Park, Hellyer Park, Metcalf parking lot), but Google "Coyote Creek Visitor Center at Anderson Lake" if you want to start at the trail's most southern point. If you want photos of that intelligent but impish silver fox, Google "Coyote Creek Visitor Center at Anderson Cooper" My experience that follows is based on starting from the south, but check my photos for updates. The Visitor Center has a huge parking lot (virtually empty at 2pm a hot September Saturday) that will leave everything it touches with a fine white dust. Your shoes and bike, and subsequently your floor mats, will look like they partied with John Belushi. We made the mistake of riding out of the lot toward the creek, following a rocky dirt road for over half a mile. (See Photo). Until we intercepted the actual trail, I was angrily writing the Yelp review in my head in the voice of Inigo Montoya: "Paved? I do not think that word means what you think it means." (To avoid this, begin the trail on Eagle View Drive that borders the parking lot opposite the creek.) With the honey-colored grass dotted with murky green oaks, standing in stunning contrast to the gold, the landscape reminded me of Napa Valley, but instead of wine, dog poop. I'm not saying there was a lot of dog poop, but there's more poop than shade. The smooth, paved two-way trail is 22.1 miles long and has long stretches of seemingly straight paths but it's never static, thanks to a few sharp turns, blind curves, interruptions for utility roads, and various sites. In the 8.4 miles we rode north from the Visitor Center toward San Jose to Coyote Ranch, we would sometimes veer west where you'd feel like you're in the country. With the rolling green hills in the background, and intermittent low hanging trees among the super dry patches of grass, the landscape reminded my wife of Southern Oregon, but instead of award-winning breweries: dog poop. I'm not saying there was a lot of dog poop, but there were more poop to mistake for a family of motionless brown beetles than actual families. But for every turn toward the hills, there was a turn back east toward the 101 to remind you that you're in a city (the 17th most expensive housing market in the US, to be exact) - the 101 is sometimes 4000 feet in the distance, sometimes within 500 feet, and even under it. One shady underpass made for a secret and sheltered shallow spot for kids to swim. Well, at least it WAS secret. Yes, along the way, you'll see the 63-mile long Coyote Creek, a river that parallel a fault, running from Diablo Mtns east of Morgan Hill to Anderson Lake through Coyote Valley and San Jose that empties into the bay at Alviso. The creek is most often shielded by a row of trees: at some points it's a dry bed, at one point a water supply for a pair of deer, or you cross over it on a cool wooden bridge or two, or a reservoir, a designated fishing point, and if we ever get rain again, the trail could dip into the water itself like feels like the Universal Studios tram ride, but instead of staged interaction with a holographic cast of Fast & Furious: dog poop, which is basically the same thing. It seems barren, but there are a few surprises. Besides numerous structures that either look like, depending on your level of cynicism: a) a treasure to an amateur photographer who makes you look at his pictures of random concrete tubes, old barns, and barely habitable shacks or b) a place where you'd find Lovely Bones. Also, a few pieces of graffiti (the only waterfowl I saw in the area was a spray-painted duck), some tree trunks that look like tractor engines. For some reason you'll pass fences that separate that patch of dry yellow grass from this patch of yellow grass. Landmarks include: the Santa Clara Model Aircraft Skypark. Signs actually instruct you to keep moving and duck! Maybe that's what the spray-painted duck was for. Plus, Ogier Ponds, Coyote Creek Golf Club, and the Gene Simpson Memorial Dog Training Area. Crap, I didn't know he died. I love KISS! We stopped at Coyote Ranch, which is (allegedly) "perfect for weddings". If you hate your bride. Had we gone one more mile, we would have made it to the Metcalf parking area after passing the "Tamienne Monument", an easy-to-overlook, extremely non-monumental plaque, which is said to be the geographical center of the Santa Clara Valley and not my co-worker Teresa who often thinks she is. Visitor Center to Metcalf is 9.4 miles, I haven't gone north of Metcalf yet but the trail passes through a chain of city/county park, dipping under the 101/85 interchange, and through San Jose six miles to Cottonwood Lake. You can go an extra 3.3 miles to Tully Library (where it seems to end), but your money shot is likely Hellyer County Park, so named because, "Hell, yer probably meet some of the dogs that pooped on the trail at the dog park.

Great trail for running and biking along the creek with both dirt and paved paths. Off street…read moreparking at various locations along the trail but walkable from nearby homes and several entrances on santa Teresa

We were staying in Gilroy and looked up this bike path. We had a thoroughly enjoyable ride on our…read morerecumbent trikes. Nearly all flat riding and paved. Mostly locals and even saw a soccer match along the way. Highly recommend it.

Back Valley Located…read morebetween San José and Morgan Hill is a gorgeous ±348-acre park that offers a no-frills hiking experience and superlative views of The Valley. This is one of OSP's smallest parks, but what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in quality. The Good: * Free to visit! * Mountain biking on certain trails (check map & signage) * Horseback riding on certain trails (check map & signage) * Restrooms in the parking lot * Picnic tables along the trails * The Arrowhead Trail Loop (±4 miles) is fairly easy, but does have a few decent uphills. However, we did it with three young children of varying ages, so it really wasn't an issue. * Great place for wildflower viewing--especially one year we barely had to leave the parking lot to be ensconced in Poppies! The Meh: * No dogs allowed * No trash cans, so pack it in and pack it out The Ugly: * The parking lot seems to have doubled since the last time we were here, which is a good thing because it used to fill up fast. It is still fairly small and only holds 27 cars--assuming no horse trailers are parked. There is also NO parking on Palm Ave. Conclusion: Small but mighty!

I hiked Sat 4/17/21 at Coyote Valley OSP, Morgan Hill. It's a 40min drive from North Fremont, Free…read moreparking, but on Saturdays have to be there before 8am. Park opens 7am-Sunset. Only 1 unisex vault toilet, it had tp and hand sanitizer. We did the 4mile loop hike: Heart's Delight Trail and Arrowhead Loop Trai, it's a One-Way trail due to Covid19. Gentle hills so there is climbing, they call it challenging, but it's really just moderate. Some views. Nice short hike in Morgan Hill.

This is a small park near the Nob Hill Trail Park. There is a really nice picnic area, and it…read moreboasts the Peace bridge. It is a peaceful area with the mountains in the background.Some educational signs and a bronze statue of the California grey fox are there too.Nice photo opportunity when the weather is right.

We came here for a kid's birthday party, and this park is so nice!…read more It's very spacious, lots of free parking, and lots of features. There is an extensive playground with different types of swings, merry-go-round things, a large playhouse thing, and several slides on a little hill on the playground. In the area with the slides they have turf material and there is a recycling box with cardboard so that kids can use it and also sled down the hill. They have different types of courts like for basketball, pickleball, tennis, baseball. There is lots of space to walk on the gravel path, and there is sort of a pond area (which appears to be less maintained). There are many picnic areas that are shaded too. I really liked that the area the birthday party was located had a gate so that kids wouldn't run out and away. The playground also had a gate on it too, which is great for childrens' safety and parents' ease of minds! We noticed the bathrooms are somewhat high tech with lights to activate the automatic doors and lights to indicate that the bathroom is occupied. I didn't go in, so I can't comment on cleanliness/upkeep. Wish this kind of park was more common. I would highly recommend this park!

The fact alone that this park has bathrooms makes it awesome…read more I have been coming to this park my entire life. It has definitely gotten some upgrades. New magical bridge playground opens this weekend. It's not even open yet and it looks beautiful so far :) It has a dog park, a trail, a basketball court, a tennis court, and a baseball field. I almost forgot, the ducks! It has a lake with ducks! I like walking the trail because there are plenty of trees which creates shade, so it's not just sunny. The bathrooms are located in between the tennis courts and the baseball field. Also, parking is free! Anyone can come with children, strollers, solo individuals, people with dogs, anyone. Everyone is in their own world, living their life with nature.

FINDING FLAT FROG TRAIL. My first visit ever to Henry Coe State Park was on my birthday, March…read more7th. My goal was to take the 6 1/2 mile loop trail, consisting of: (1) Flat Frog Trail, (2) Frog Lake Trail (a short connecting trail), (3) Middle Ridge Trail, and (4) Fish Trail. The parking lot is situated at the edge of Dunne Avenue. A one minute walk further along Dunne Ave. brings you to Coe Ranch Headquarters. About 50 feet east of Coe Ranch Headquarters is Corral Trail. Corral Trail takes you to Springs Trail, and Springs Trail takes you to a trail marker. The trail marker is at the branching point of three trails, Flat Frog Trail (to your left), Fish Trail (in the middle), and Forest Trail (to you right). The photo of me, with a tall dead tree behind me, was taken near this trail marker. Once you reach Middle Ridge Trail, you will find many bright red Indian Warrior plants. These plants are parasitic, and they acquire nutrients from roots of the bigberry manzanita. The only steep areas on the entire loop trail (described above) are on the parts of Fish Trail that descend into the valley to Coyote Creek, or that ascend out of this valley. FLAT FROG TRAIL and FROG LAKE. Flat Frog Trail follows the contour of the land, the trail loops out where a hillock of earth protrudes, and then loops back in, where there is a naturally occurring gulch. My photos show a manzanita where the outer covering of orange-colored bark includes areas of separation, where the orange bark separates from itself, and exposes the gray-colored wood under the orange bark. Where Flat Frog Trail meets Frog Lake Trail, you will encounter a trail sign (see, my photo) pointing to Frog Lake, to Middle Ridge Trail, and to Hobbs Road. Hobbs Road is named after Louis Hobbs and Estelle Hobbs, who were married in the year, 1904. Mr. Hobbs owned two saloons in San Jose. Eventually, in the year 1919, Estelle sold her homestead to Rhoda Coe. In 1953, the Coe family transferred their property to Santa Clara County, as a park to be used by the public and in 1958 the land was donated to the State of California. A dam resulted in the creation of Frog Lake. Before that, what was situated here was a spring called, "Boden's Spring," named after homesteader Henry Boden. The homestead claim was made in the year, 1886. PHOTOS ALONG FLAT FROG TRAIL & FROG LAKE TRAIL. (1) Tall gnarly tree near the trailhead to, Flat Frog Tr., Fish Tr, and Forest Tr.; (2) Me in front of the gnarly tree, holding a triangle rock with a white interior (resembling a Hostess Twinkie) surrounded by green mineral, probably serpentine; (3) Trailhead for the above three trails; (4) Grand vista of valley to east of Flat Frog Trail; (5) View from Flat Frog Trail of massive cliffs on Middle Ridge; (6) Huge manzanita near Flat Frog Tr.; (7) Tattered manzanita near Flat Frog Tr.; (8) Boulder next to Flat Frog Tr.; (9) Sign reading, CAUTION BICYCLE WALK on Flat Frog Tr.; (10) End of Flat Frog Tr. where sign points to Frog Lake Trail; (11) Orange lichen next to Frog Lake Trail; (12) Mossy stones by Frog Lake Trail; (13) Me standing next to Frog Lake, holding same triangle rock. REFERENCES ( 1 ) Teddy Goodrich (2005) Names on the Land. A History of Henry W. Coe State Park. ( 2 ) Robert J. Keiffer (2012) Indian Warriors Welcome Spring at HREC. University of California Hopland Research and Extension Center. ( 3 ) Michele Driggs (2013) The Record Searchlight. Redding, CA. ( 4 ) Toni Corelli (Botanist, Curator Emeritus of the Carl Sharsmith Herbarium) Plants That Like Hosts.

Beautiful scenery and very peaceful. This trail wasn't too busy on a Saturday afternoon. I would do…read morethis one again.

We use it for dog walking. Obviously many others do too - lotsa p-mail for the pup to read and…read moreanswer. Always poop bags there in case I forget to take my own.

I love this park. Nice equipment. A gated toddler area. A walking path around the park out of the…read moreway of the play structures. Only real down fall to this park like others in this city, there is no bathroom so plan yourself and your kids ahead of time. Awesome park otherwise.