Santa Teresa County Park: Wildflower Report

Santa Teresa County Park: Wildflower Report

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I spent the afternoon at Santa Theresa, a Santa Clara County Park near our house in San Jose. I don’t mention it much here but this is one of my nearby ‘go-to’ parks when I want to get in a few miles but don’t want to drive far. I can do a nice park-circling hike or run that comes in at about 10 miles, and there are other shorter variations as well. It’s also a good place to get a quick check on wildflower status, and that is what was on my mind this afternoon.
We did a seven mile loop across the park that took us to Coyote Peak (nice view). The wildflowers are definitely coming out, but they aren’t anything special. I don’t know if it’s just early or if it is going to be a ‘meh’ year – we’ll just have to see.


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  1. Ewa

    i’ve been stocking your wonderful blog but rarely commenting.
    I often visit Sta Teresa Park – also very close to me. Yesterday though I went to Russian Ridge off Skyline Blvd.. Not many wildflowers yet either and this is another place for good flower viewing. I think it is still early. I just can’t wait.

  2. Ewa

    i’ve been stocking your wonderful blog for a while but rarely commenting.
    I often visit Sta Teresa Park – also very close to me. Yesterday though I went to Russian Ridge off Skyline Blvd.. Not many wildflowers yet either and this is another place for good flower viewing. I think it is still early. I just can’t wait.

    1. Calipidder

      Thanks! 🙂 Yeah, I hope it’s just early and not a slow year. Last year was so fantastic that a slow year would be a letdown.

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