Byxbee Park

This a great place in the Palo Alto bay area for a scenic walk around the bay. There are many options to vary your path on each visit and most of the trails are dog friendly! The plethora of birds created an amazing ambiance that made you want to just sit and relax. I would highly recommend bringing bug spray due to the water providing quite a bit of mosquitoes.

Byxbee Park a gem right next to the south bay with 360 degree views. The park is busier on weekends, parking is limited. There's a constant breeze on the top at anytime of the day.

There is an airport for small planes so you can see plans a lot here and it felt close than I thought. The trail seems large and long to walk around. it was good to walk and you can bring your dog.

My favorite place to walk where there's water. It's quiet & I love the distraction of nature: duck, geese, squirrels, birds, dragonflies, butterflies, rabbits, ladybugs, eagles, hawks. Here's a pic of a burrowing owl I encountered in 2019. Sooo cute!

Absolutely no shade. The park has long stretches of walking trails on top of small network of hillocks right by the backwaters. On hot days you have no shade - and the gravely top on the trails radiates heat. And the whole area can get breezy so not great for winters either. So pick your timing carefully. A few public art features (chevrons and the windwanes) are interesting. Big plus, you could sit there and watch the small planes land into the airport - nice past time for unplugged evenin