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Vasona Lake County Park is a park located in Los Gatos, California and part of the Santa Clara County Parks system. Vasona Park surrounds the Vasona Reservoir.Adjacent to the park are the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, a ridable miniature railway, and the W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel at the Oak Meadow Park.
Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department. Guadalupe Reservoir, in Almaden Quicksilver County Park. Agency overview. Formed. 1956. Headquarters. 5965 Silver Creek Valley Road. San Jose, California 95138. 37°14′38″N 121°57′53″W / 37.2439°N 121.9648°W / 37.2439; -121.9648.
Vasona Reservoir. Vasona Reservoir is an artificial lake located in Los Gatos, California, United States. A 152-acre (62 ha) county park surrounds the reservoir [4] and provides limited fishing [5][6] ("catch and release"), picnicking, and informal play activities. Although swimming is not allowed, [7] human-powered boating is permitted in the ...
The Los Gatos Creek sub watershed drains 55.1 square miles (143 km 2). [18] Los Gatos Creek originates at 2,350 feet (720 m) on Loma Prieta Mountain in the Santa Cruz Mountains and flows west to the minor Williams Reservoir above Lake Elsman (also a reservoir formed by Austrian Dam), where it is joined from the north by Austrian Gulch. Its next ...
Los Gatos Creek Trail. The main segment of the Los Gatos Creek Trail is a 9.7-mile (15.6 km) pedestrian and bicycle trail that runs through western Santa Clara County in California. It runs from Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos, California through Campbell, California to Meridian Avenue in San Jose, California alongside Los Gatos Creek.
William Jones (1884–1968), a seasoned veteran of the steam era who established the Wildcat Railroad in Los Gatos, California, was born the son of a teamster in the town of Ben Lomond, California. Jones found employment as an engine wiper at the age of 13 with the 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad at Boulder Creek ...
Joseph D. Grant died in 1942. Santa Clara County purchased approximately 9,553 acres (38.7 km 2) of the land in 1975, and created this public park. Joseph D. Grant County Park is situated in the Diablo Range, near Mount Hamilton. Elevations range from about 1,400 feet (427 m) in Halls Valley to peaks over 2,985 feet (910 m) on the Park's ...
Los Gatos is located at (37.236044, −121.961768). [27] Los Gatos is bisected by State Route 17, which runs through the town from south to north. Los Gatos Theater on Santa Cruz Ave. Summer boating on Vasona Lake