A precious little space, serene and scenic. You forget about train tracks and traffic on Alma Road. A gateway to gorgeous neighborhood.

One of the nicer of the city parks in the area. Located right next to downtown and palo alto transit center, this park has great secluded areas for relaxing, and a bridge overlooking the creek. Theres also some information about restoration projects happening. Lots of wildlife everywhere. Great park!

Tiny little romantic walk through.

Interesting tour with docents. Lots of history telling about the location, the trees, how El Palo Alto lasted; good for a field trip thats close by and small area. Enjoyed the team of historians and park rangers.

Real neat piece of history right here!Dont know what Im talking about, go on in and read the rock/ plaque near the tree

Its THE Palo Alto / Stanford tree; a living historical icon. Its setting leaves something to be desired, hemmed in by roads, railway and stream - but thats hardly the trees fault.

Very small park but still very peaceful and relaxing. The info plaques were a nice touch.

Very nice nature trail. Surprisingly cool and refreshing, particularly since Caltrain runs right through it. Interesting signs along the trail give the history of San Francesquito Creek.

This historic tree is represented on the citys manhole covers.

Small park on border Palo Alto. Menlo Park..peaceful mostly with occasional trains nearby

Its a beautiful setting but its 50 feet from the active train tracks and a main thoroughfare between Menlo Park and Palo Alto.

Awesome

Probably the smallest park I’ve ever been to. Had the added bonus of transients living in the creek, might get creepy at night.

250 year anniversary!

This 1100-year-old Coast Redwood tree is a living legend, a must-see, the reason behind the Stanford logo, the namesake for the city of Palo Alto, the witness tree for early Spanish missionaries setting up missions in the Bay Area, and is daily threatened by litterers and vandals to the point where the humbling giant might not live to see another few years if neglect and human ignorance continues.The city of Palo Alto maintains the tree, and, dare I say, they do not do a very proper job of keeping the area clean and safe for the tree or human visitors alike. I have personally written them a letter of complaint, and I urge all nature-lovers and friends of El Palo Alto in particular to do the same. This tree did NOT live so long to be screwed over by bureaucracy.Visit here to connect with a giant being on a small patch of nature that grows less and less natural by the day as the tree and park grounds lie in continual disrepair. With help, though, we can turn this trend around.Should you go, though, PLEASE do not litter, PLEASE do not vandalize, PLEASE do not tear off needles / bark as souvenirs, and PLEASE DO tell all you know that might care about the need to protect the tree.

The park is more of a historic piece rather than a functional park. You can walk through the main section in 5 minutes. Interesting reading on the walk path.

Neat little park tucked away in the corner of the street

Nice relaxing place to walk chill out meditate. A significant Palo Alto landmark if not V significant in Palo Alto landmark. No public restrooms.

Spacious

Small park with no parking or restrooms. A few pretty, historic redwood trees and historical markers. The main attraction of this park is the bicycle bridge that connects Palo Alto and Menlo Park.

Small but nice. You can walk it in 5 minutes. Interesting to see the origin of the name of Palo Alto and its Sequoias​.

The California historical landmark #2 is here. You can see the creek and the old redwood where Portola camped

Nice little historical park

The Creeka

Nice to read up on the history of the tree. Shame it is that well hidden.

Local history

Tiny park. It is more of a memorial Grove than a park

This place is surrounded with homeless ppl walking and sleeping.

Visit the tree that Palo Alto is named for!

Beautiful and serene

See how Palo Alto got its name

Killer stream views from bridge.

Can watch a lot of soccer games here.

Popular gathering spot for rude neighborhood vigilantes and various criminal elements. Check here for your recently stolen bicycle or other items.