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Alum Rock Park is one of California’s oldest municipal parks. Located within the Alum Rock Canyon in the foothills of the Diablo Mountain Range, the park’s 740 acres of natural, rugged, beauty provide visitors with many leisure outdoor activities including, hiking, jogging, bicycling and picnicking. Due to it’s proximity to rural, natural lands, the park is home to many wild animals. Those animals include mountain lions, bobcats, deer and a number of other smaller animals. Special features of the park include 13 miles of hiking trails, the Penitencia Creek which transects the entire park, the Mineral Springs area that contains active mineral springs and grottos, the Gazebo and the Log Cabin which was constructed in 1913. Nine reservable group picnic areas provide barbecue pits, picnic tables and nearby restrooms for groups ranging in size from 30 to 300. Information on reservations can be obtained at (408) 794-7275. Located in the park’s mid-canyon area are lawns, a Visitor Center, the Youth Science Institute, and a tot lot and a youth playground. During the summer and fall months weather conditions can create a dangerous potential for wildland fires within the park. A few days each year, due to a concern for high fire danger, activities such as barbecuing will be restricted or the park will be closed. Please call (408) 259-5477 for updates on the park’s status before venturing to the park. Park Hours: 8:00 a.m. until one-half hour after sunset. The park is closed on Mondays. No public entry is allowed including pedestrians, cyclist and equestrians Parking fees are collected on weekends and holidays [Subject to change] |
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Alum Rock park is closed Mondays until further notice.
No public entry is allowed; vehicles, pedestrians, equestrians, etc. are prohibited.
Park Rules
- The park speed limit is 15 MPH unless otherwise noted.
- No person shall gather plants, rocks or other park property or natural resources (13.44.220 SJMC).
- No dogs or other pets are allowed at Alum Rock park.
- No intoxicating beverage, except beer, malt liquor, sake, wine or champagne, is allowed in picnic areas of the park. No open intoxicating beverage is allowed in any area where prohibited (13.44.140B SJMC).
- Guns, dangerous instruments and fireworks are not allowed.
- Unless reserved, picnic areas are on a first come, first served basis.
- During high fire danger, all fires, including barbeques may be prohibited. Please call the park information line for more details.Otherwise, outdoor cooking fires must be in a stove, fireplace, barbecue pit, or camp stove, used safely in designated picnic or cooking areas.
- Powered model airplanes, boats, cars, or rockets are not allowed.
- Operation of any loudspeaker or sound amplifier is prohibited unless permitted by the Chief of Police and operation of such a device follows the conditions set by the Director of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services.
- Golf practice is not allowed.
- Smoking is prohibited in any area owned leased or occupied by the City including; sidewalks, trails and pathways in or around park facilities, park strips and other grounds of any park and within twenty-five (25) feet of any entrance, exit, operable window, or intake opening of any golf course, community center or library. The ban also includes all special events held in City parks (9.44.010A SJMC).
- No unauthorized vehicles are allowed on pathways or in picnic areas. No person shall stop, park, leave standing or unattended any vehicle except in an area or space designated for parking such objects.
- No soliciting is allowed. No person shall sell or offer for sale therein any service or merchandise for any occupation or business in any park.
- Horses are allowed on trails designated for equestrian use and are not to be led or ridden at a gait faster than a walk. Horses are not allowed in or around the picnic areas.
- Please stay on designated trails.
- All other San José Municipal Code and state laws apply.