Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve

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Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve

Photo: donjd2 · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

🥾 Hike · Palo Alto

1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 4.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 15 min drive
    From Sunnyvale · Parking: Free (by the Lucy Evans Nature Center / duck pond)
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Wind-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 1.5 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter

Flat levee paths, a boardwalk reaching into the marsh, and a duck pond, plus small planes taking off and landing at Palo Alto Airport next door — a 2-year-old can't stop watching.

💡 Tips
Bring a windbreaker; you can also swing by the playground at the Baylands Athletic Center or the little hills at Byxbee Park.

What this place offers

✓boardwalk
✓bird watching
✓duck pond
✓flat path
✓small planes
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Palo Alto

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Sunny · 53–81°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 56–75°F · 0% rain

Location

Palo Alto, California

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