Alviso, California Travel Information

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Alviso Slough Trail (Alviso Marina County Park) (Distance: 1.5 mi) Boardwalks and easy levee-top walking lead out through marshlands to the bayshore, where you’ll enjoy fantastic bay views and birding opportunities. Snowy egrets rise like shooting stars out of the re...

Alviso, CA - Hiking - length:2.8 mi

Alviso: A Walk on the Alviso Slough Trail (Distance: 1.5 mi) From this historic town a 9-mile trip along Alviso Slough and Coyote Creek takes you to one of the finest birding opportunities and one of the largest bits of natural marsh in the South Bay.

Alviso, CA - Hiking - length:9 mi

Sunnyvale Baylands Park and Trails: A Levee Loop Trail Past Guadalupe Slough (Distance: 2.7 mi) This trip takes you past a healthy marsh in the company of flocks of birds and armies of runners.

Sunnyvale, CA - Hiking - length:4.5 mi

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Distance: 5.7 mi) Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR has been classified as a Globally Important Bird Area because of its California Clapper Rails, Western Snowy Plovers, Northern Shovelers (winter), Ruddy Ducks (winter...

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Guadalupe River Park and Gardens: Riverside Path in Downtown San Jose and Paths in Guadalupe Gardens (Distance: 5.7 mi) A path on the east bank of the Guadalupe River provides a recreational resource for workers in nearby offices and visitors to the city; open space along the river and a rose garden provide room to run...

San Jose, CA - Hiking - length:1 mi

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Santa Clara Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club Municipal, 18 holes 6784 yards, par 72 0.3 miles from center of Alviso, California

Moffett Field Golf Club Moffett Field Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6524 yards, par 72 4.1 miles from center of Alviso, California

Sunnyvale Sunnyvale Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6255 yards, par 70 4.1 miles from center of Alviso, California

Sunken Gardens Sunken Gardens Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1538 yards, par 58 4.5 miles from center of Alviso, California

San Jose San Jose Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6639 yards, par 72 4.6 miles from center of Alviso, California

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