Ed R. Levin County Park
Ed R. Levin County Park | |
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Ed R. Levin County Park | |
Type | landscape garden |
Location | Milpitas, California |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 37°28′00″N 121°51′25″W / 37.466604°N 121.856900°W[1] |
Area | Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department |
Operated by | Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department |
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 R. Levin County Park has two lakes, and . 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.[2] The park is named after open space advocate and Santa Clara County 3rd District Supervisor Edgar R. Levin (1908-1965).[3]
Gallery[]
Diablo Range in the park
Hang gliding in the park
Paragliding in the park
A closer view of Sandy Wool Lake
Another view of Sandy Wool Lake and the dam which formed it
Rattlesnake in the park
Exposed geological formation in the park
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ed R Levin Park
- ^ "Stone walls at Ed R. Levin County Park". 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ "Ed and Ruby Levin Papers". oac.cdlib.org. Online Archives of California. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links[]
- Tourist attractions in Silicon Valley
- County Parks in Santa Clara County, California
- Diablo Range
- Dog parks in the United States
- Milpitas, California
- Regional parks in California
- Hang gliding sites
- Gliding in the United States
- Bay Area Ridge Trail
- Santa Clara County, California geography stubs