City Parks - Cupertino

 

Wilson Park

We have talked about county parks, state parks and beaches, let's brief a bit on the city parks. Give Cupertino as an example, not because she is the sister city of the Hsinchu, Taiwan, but the city I live.

There are total of 15 city parks. Introduction and nice pictures can be found on the city website. I would just share a few of mine. Usually a city park is small, some with a little league baseball field, some with a soccor field; a playground and picnic area. That's it.

Portal Park is on the Portal Ave. right behind my backyard. We are on the corner, som the other side is an elementary school. It was called Portal, but later changed to L.P. Collins Elementary School.

Portal Park

My house

In the morning, several seniors practice Tai-Chi here. The redwood can grow very big. You don't need to go far into the forest to see. Luckily they are taken care of by the city. 

Redwood cut off

Wilson Park could be the next closest. I used to jog from the N. Blaney, cross Stevens Creek Blvd south onto city trail, pass Wilson Park, then Creekside Park. Round trip is a bit short of 3 miles. Except the traffic light on the Stevens Creek Blvd, it is a nice route. The city trail can also lead to the library on the other end.

In summary, Cupertino is a nice city. Apple must have paid a lot of tax. However the housing is too expensive in the recent years. The only shopping mall Velco was demonished a few years ago, but not able to be rebuilt ever since.