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Activities are things to do all year round and you decide when to schedule them. Our listings are generally located no more than a one-half hour drive from Los Gatos and Saratoga, in Silicon Valley, San Jose, and Santa Cruz. Examples of local destinations are Pacific Beaches, mountain redwoods, California's Great America and The Tech Museum of Innovation.

 

There are nine categories: Biking, Boating, Entertainment, Farmers Market, Hiking, Horses, Museums, Parks, Other

 

Description, Town and Activity Type can be sorted alphabetically.

Campo di Bocce

Find the ultimate experience in dining and recreation at Campo di Bocce of Los Gatos. We have eight World Class, State-of-the-Art Bocce courts and traditional Italian Cuisine. We carry a large variety ...More

Los Gatos Entertainment

Garrod Farms Riding Stables

Scenic horseback riding just 25 minutes from downtown San Jose in the Saratoga foothills. Come enjoy a guided horseback ride through Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards and the Fremont Older Mid-Peninsula ...More

Saratoga Horses

Montalvo Arts Center

Located in the Saratoga foothills in the midst of Silicon Valley, the Montalvo Arts Center occupies a Mediterranean-style villa on 175 stunning acres, which Senator James Phelan left to the people of ...More

Saratoga Area Attractions

Baylands Preserve

Bounded by Mountain View and East Palo Alto, the 1,940-acre Baylands Preserve is the largest tract of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay. Fifteen miles of multi-use trails ...More

Palo Alto Parks

California's Great America

California's Great Amercia is the state's only combination theme and water park, and a favorite activity for people from Los Gatos, Saratoga, Silicon Valley, San Jose, Santa Cruz and San ...More

Santa Clara Parks

Cantor Arts Center

One of the most fun and FREE things to do when you're visiting Los Gatos, Saratoga, Silicon Valley, San Jose, Santa Cruz or San Francisco, California. Art in 24 galleries plus outdoor gardens, ...More

Palo Alto Museums

Castle Rock State Park

Along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Castle Rock State Park embraces coast redwood, Douglas-fir, and madrone forest, most of which has been left in its wild, natural state. Steep canyons are ...More

Los Gatos Parks

Childrens Discovery Museum

Visit Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose where you can expect to test, crank, listen, prod and tinker. Enjoyed by visitors to Silicon Valley, Los Gatos, Saratoga, San Jose, Santa Cruz and San ...More

San Jose Museums

Farmer's Market

A cornucopia of some of the best organic and non-organic fresh fruit and produce from local growers as well as specialty spreads and preserves, cut flowers and even oysters can be yours every Sunday ...More

Los Gatos Farmers Market

Harley Farms Goat Dairy

Harley Farms is a restored 1910 dairy farm, with 200 alpine goats on nine acres of pasture in Pescadero, California. The farm grew from six pet goats to today's herd, with their delicious, ...More

Pescadero Other

Hike the Mountain Trails

Los Gatos Mountain Trails

This complex of trails starts downtown and branches into the hills south of Los Gatos. Every morning and evening, the Los Gatos Creek Trail teems with bikers and joggers ...More

Los Gatos Hiking

Hike the Redwoods

Big Basin Redwoods State Park is California's oldest State Park, established in 1902. Home to the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco, the park consists of over ...More

Boulder Creek Hiking

HP Pavilion at San Jose

The HP Pavilion at San Jose, formerly known as Compaq Center at San Jose and San Jose Arena is an indoor arena located at 525 West Santa Clara Street in San Jose, California. The arena is also ...More

San Jose Entertainment

Lexington Reservoir

Lexington Reservoir County Park is a beautiful and scenic 914-acre park and reservoir is just minutes from the urban centers of Santa Clara County. The park includes the 475 acre man-made reservoir ...More

Los Gatos Parks

Oak Meadow Park

The gem of the Los Gatos parks, Oak Meadow Park is centrally located. A large 12-acre park featuring a large grass field, large playground area with a real, decommissioned USAF T-33 Jet, bocce ball ...More

Los Gatos Parks

Play in Vasona County Park

Santa Clara Valley residents enjoy this 151-acre park's wealth of venerable trees, grassy knolls and meandering waterways. A popular spot for picnics, hiking, sports and recreation, its grassy turf ...More

Los Gatos Parks

Sanborn County Park

Follow the old wagon route along the ridge paralleling present day Skyline Boulevard on a dedicated segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail. In the shade of madrone woods and fir forests you pass trails ...More

Saratoga Parks

Winchester Mystery House

This is the only attraction of its kind in Silicon Valley, Los Gatos, Saratoga, San Jose, Santa Cruz or San Francisco. In 1884, a wealthy widow named Sarah L. Winchester began a construction ...More

San Jose Entertainment