Palo Alto is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. It had a population of 68,572 in 2020.

Black Mountain is a summit on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains of west Santa Clara County, California, south of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, and west of Cupertino. The mountain is a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers.

The Arastradero Preserve Loop Vista Point is a scenic overlook located in the Arastradero Preserve in Palo Alto, California. The preserve covers over 400 acres and features a variety of habitats, including grasslands, woodlands, and wetlands.

The Pearson-Arastradero Preserve is a 1,189-acre nature preserve located in Palo Alto, California. The preserve is a joint venture between the City of Palo Alto and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and features a variety of habitats, including grasslands, oak woodlands, and riparian corridors.

Magical Bridge Playgrounds are heralded as the nation's most innovative and inclusive playground, welcoming visitors of all abilities, disabilities, sizes or age.

Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve trailhead features nearly 2000 acres of marshland along San Francisco Bay

The Collective Roots Gardening Program provides an opportunity for gardening skill-building, resource sharing, community empowerment, and mindfulness in East Palo Alto, CA.

Eleanor Community Garden is just one out of the four gardens that is run by the City of Palo Alto. There are approximately 90 plots varying in size from 51 square feet to 900 square feet.

The plots all vary in size and different gardening styles make the Rinconada Community Garden a very unique garden to visit.

Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden includes a rose garden, cutting garden, formal herb garden, demonstration bed, wisteria garden, and an allée.