A photo of a hill at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve. The grass is green.

Explore Nature

An asphalt trail winds through a park with green grass, a split-rail fence, and smallish trees

Selma Olinder Park

The Open Space Authority granted the City of San José $600,000 to construct a segment of Coyote Creek Trail as part of the Selma Olinder Park development.
Grant Program Type
20% Funding Program
Grant Organization
City of San José
An asphalt walking trail stretching straight away from the camera, bordered by low split-rail fences and bark chip landscaping and trees

Three Creeks Trail

The Open Space Authority contributed funds totaling over $3.2 million towards the purchase of land along the former Union Pacific railroad in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San José.
Grant Program Type
20% Funding Program
Grant Organization
City of San José
Two children on tricycles ride away from the camera on a dirt and gravel pathway bordered by native plants and large trees

Ulistac Natural Area

The Open Space Authority funded two phases of improvements for this 40 acres of open space along the Guadalupe River in Santa Clara in 1999 and again in 2004.
Grant Program Type
20% Funding Program
Grant Organization
City of Santa Clara
A paved bike trail with yellow and white lines curves up a slight incline with tall grasses on the right and a concrete wall with relief sculptures and a fence top on the left

San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail

The Open Space Authority granted $55,000 to the City of Santa Clara for the first phase of the San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail.
Grant Program Type
20% Funding Program
Grant Organization
City of Santa Clara
A wooden boardwalk pathway winds through green reeds and plants, under the shade of green, willowy trees

Edith Morley Park

The Open Space Authority contributed $173,021 to improvements at Edith Morley Park, a 5.5-acre site located adjacent to percolation ponds on Campbell Technology Parkway.
Grant Program Type
20% Funding Program
Grant Organization
City of Campbell
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Alviso Adobe Park

The Alviso Adobe, a 175-year-old farmhouse, is one of the oldest buildings in the area. In 2005, the Open Space Authority contributed $356,837 towards the City of Milpitas’ project to restore the building and expand the property, turning it into a city park.
Grant Program Type
20% Funding Program
Grant Organization
City of Milpitas
A group of people walks along a paved pathway beneath the dappled shade of sycamore trees, through golden grass

Penitencia Creek Trail

The Open Space Authority contributed funds toward the expansion of Penitencia Creek Trail, from Alum Rock Park to Noble Avenue in East San José.
Grant Program Type
20% Funding Program
Grant Organization
City of San José
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Albertson Parkway

The Open Space Authority contributed $400,000 to help the City of San José transform a neglected utility corridor into a recreational parkway.
Grant Program Type
20% Funding Program
Grant Organization
City of San José