Bol Park & Barron Park Donkeys

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Bol Park & Barron Park Donkeys

Photo: Suiren2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🐐 Farm · Palo Alto

1 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
★ 3.0
  • 🚗
    About 12 min drive
    From Sunnyvale · Parking: Free street parking on Laguna Ave
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 1 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

Visit Barron Park's famous donkeys (volunteers walk them in the park Sundays 10-11am), with a small playground and a paved bike path nearby.

💡 Tips
On weekdays you can also see them up close at feeding time by the pasture gate around 5pm (4pm in winter); otherwise view them through the fence.

What this place offers

✓donkeys
✓playground
✓paved trail
✓creek
✓short

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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 · 58–86°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 57–76°F · 0% rain

Location

Palo Alto, California

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