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McClellan Ranch - Blackberry Farm

San Francisco Bay Area  >  United States

Nice piece of nature within the Silicon Valley with several owls and woodpeckers.

Added* by MarioC
Most recent update 13 února 2023

Description

McClellan Ranch Park is a public preserve located in the Monta Vista neighborhood of Cupertino that still retains its rural ranch look. It used to be a horse ranch owed by the McClellan family in the 1930s, and still preserves the original ranch house, a working milk barn and livestock barn, and a replica blacksmiths shop, along with a natural reserve in the middle of the park. A famous birding hot spot, the ranch park also houses the headquarters of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and a nature museum and environmental education center. The adjacent Blackberry Farm is a large park nestled in the heart of the Monta Vista neighborhood. The area is nice for birding for owls and woodpeckers.

Details

Access

You can park on the parking lots at Blackberry Farm or McClellan Ranch. Click on a P in the map for directions or coordinates. From the parking you can explore the area on foot. The walking route indicated on the map is 2,5 km one way.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Grassland

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter , Summer , Spring , Autumn

Route

Wide path , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

Photo Western Screech-Owl by Shravans14, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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