- The list below includes 604 free or cheap things to do in or near Palo Alto, California, including 126 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Nature & Wildlife Areas, Movie Theaters and Hiking Trails.
- From Stanford University to The Dish - Stanford Foothills, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Palo Alto and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, San Jose and Los Altos.
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Asian and Mexican flavors combine in dishes such as Chinese barbecue tacos with homemade tortillas and burritos filled with Korean bulgogi
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The scenic Black Mountain Trail is 4 miles long and elevates through chaparral, grassland, and oak woodland to the top of the 2,800 ft Black Mountain. Wildlife that can be seen include rabbits, deer and turkeys.
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Lakewood Park is a local neighborhood park that provides a safe and serene environment for its visitors to enjoy. The park contains numerous walking trails, playgrounds, a skate park, lighted tennis and basketball courts, and a picnic area.
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The San Francisco Bay area offers over seventy acres of beautiful park land in Baylands Park. The popular picnic spot offers open grassy meadows, walking trails, BBQ areas and an amphitheater.
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Mirabeau Park is a 5.9-acre park that is best known for being the home of two play structures for toddlers and older children. The playgrounds both have a slide and a swing set.
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Sitting on twenty-one scenic acres is Arguello Park. The San Carlos community park is home to an array of amenities including picnic areas, a baseball diamond, children's playground, BB grills, hiking trails and lighted tennis courts.
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At Silicon Valley Tennis Academy, visitors can receive personalized instruction from an experienced teacher to help improve their tennis skills. All lessons take place in a lighted tennis facility with four individual courts.
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570 East Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
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Those passing through Sunnyvale will want to pay a visit to the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum. A beautiful work of architecture, the museum highlights the areas history and features early Californian home goods and artifacts.
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Mayhews Landing Park is an enclosed park with a gate. It offers two separate climbing structures, swings along with several slides and also features a large grass area at the entrance of the park.
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Edmonds Road, Redwood City, CA 94061
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The Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve is a forest preserve that features a dog park, hiking trails, and handicap accessible areas. The trails can be used for walking, running, and biking.
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Redwood Shores Bay Trail is 500 miles long and offers wildlife and places to come for cycling and running. Visitors can also see birds, squirrels, jack rabbits, the high and low tides, sting rays, jelly fish and plants all around.