WHERE TO HIKE, BIKE, SAIL AND PL AY of Woodside, Kings Mountain Road provides a good route to reach Skyline. • graphics.stanford.edu/~lucasp/ grade/kingsmountain.html Old La Honda Road This narrow, winding road is the easiest and most peaceful way to climb to Skyline or ride to the coast. Access is from Portola Road, less than a mile after it merges with Sand Hill Road. • 650-328-7411, Palo Alto Bicycles
Arastradero Lake 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. • 650-329-2423 • recreation@cityofpaloalto.org • www.cityofpaloalto.org
Dance
Dumbarton Fishing Pier 2 Marshland Road, Fremont. • 510-792-0222 • fishit.freeshell.org/dumbarton.htm
Caribbean Dance with Live Drumming Cubberley Dance Studio, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. • 415-282-9620 • dkaiso@earthlink.net • home.earthlink.net/~dkaiso/ Congolese Dance with Regine Cubberley Dance Studio, 4000 Middlefield Road, G-6, Palo Alto. • Robin Argwal at 650-279-1070 • cady81@gmail.com • www.congolesecamp.org Veronica Weber
Basketball Adult leagues Palo Alto • 650-329-2464 • www.cityofpaloalto.org/recreation Bay Area Adult 3on3 Basketball 4120 Middlefield Road, Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto. • davidneedle@gmail.com • www.leaguelineup.com/bayarea3on3
Biking See also Mountain biking. Bicycling is allowed in 16 of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s 26 preserves, but only on clearly designated paths. Helmets are required at all times. A speed limit of 15 mph (5 mph when passing) is enforced. 32 • Info Palo Alto www.PaloAltoOnline.com
• 650-691-2150 (trail conditions hotline) • www.openspace.org/activities/ ideas_for_bikers.asp Road biking What really makes this area a haven for cyclists is the abundance of nearby routes that offer something for everyone, from competitive pedal pushers to recreational riders. Here are some of the better-known foothill and valley bike routes: Canada Road This mostly flat road (pronounced “Kan-ya-da”) parallels I-280 for 7.3 miles from Woodside Road to Hwy. 92, past such scenic attractions as the Filoli Estate and the Pulgas Water Temple. • 650-361-1785, San Mateo County Bicycle Sunday Info Line • www.chainreaction.com/canada_ road.htm Kings Mountain Road Beginning out
Licenses Fishing licenses are required in California for all fishing endeavors. You can get a license at sporting goods stores or online. Annual California resident’s fees vary. Other short-term licenses are available. • 916-445-0411 • director@dfg.ca.gov • www.dfg.ca.gov
Page Mill Road - Kings Mountain By far the most strenuous climb around, Page Mill Road twists and turns 7 miles from the valley floor to Skyline Boulevard, where it tops out around 2,000 feet. • www.rahul.net/kenton/fun/bike/ PageMill_KingsMountain.html Woodside-Portola Valley Loop This local favorite is a 26-mile loop of flat to mildly hilly terrain. • www.paloaltobicycles.com/loopmap/loop.html
Beaudoin’s School of Dance 464 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. • 650-326-2184 • www.beaudoins-studio.com
Visitors to the Duck Pond at the Baylands Nature Center can get up close and personal, while tossing in bread chunks.
Fishing
DanceVisions Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room L-3, Palo Alto. • 650-858-2005 • info@danceaction.org • www.danceaction.org or www. dancevisions.org L’Ecole de Danse Cubberley Dance Studio, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. • 650-365-4596 • www.lecolededanse.net Palo Alto Arts & Sciences Division • 650-463-4900 or drop by any community center for a catalog • www.cityofpaloalto.org/enjoy Tuxedo Junction 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. • 650-856-6991 or 650-856-9930 • www.cubberleyballroom.com Uforia Studios 819 Ramona St., Palo Alto. • 650-329-8794 • www.uforiastudios.com Zohar Dance Company Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room L-4, Palo Alto. • 650-494-8221 • zohardance@gmail.com • www.zohardancecompany.org
Boronda Lake Foothills Park on Page Mill Road, Palo Alto. • 650-329-2423 • recreation@cityofpaloalto.org • www.cityofpaloalto.org, search for Boronda Lake
South San Francisco Bay Fishing • www.ichthy.com
Golf (private courses) Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club 3000 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto. • 650-948-1800 • www.pahgcc.com Stanford Golf Course 198 Junipero Serra Blvd., Stanford. • 650-327-6595 for golf course, 650498-4461 for driving range • stanfordgolfcourse.com
Golf (public courses) Palo Alto Golf Course 1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. • 650-856-0881 • www.paloaltogolfcourse.com Shoreline Golf Links 2940 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. • 650-903-GOLF (4653) and 650-9621014 for restaurant • www.ci.mtnview.ca.us, search Shoreline Golf Links
Hiking/walking Bay Area Orienteering Club • www.baoc.org Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos. • 650-691-1200 • info@openspace.org • www.openspace.org Palo Alto Baylands Preserve 2775 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. • 650-329-2506 • www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd Santa Clara County Parks • www.parkhere.org/portal/site/parks