Sanborn County Park
About
Sanborn County Park is a county park in California, about 4 miles from the town of Saratoga. The County of Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Dept. manages the land, and the park serves as a base for both hiking and bouldering, with several trails and climbing areas inside or just beyond its boundaries. Spring and fall bring the mildest conditions. Typical averages from the nearby Los Gatos weather station run about 70°F highs and 45°F lows in April and about 76°F highs in October, while July and August average highs near 85°F. Snow is not part of the typical pattern at the station in any month. Climbers will find Drunk as a Skunk Boulder and Sunnyvale Mountain about 0.1 miles away. Hikers can pick up the Skyline Trail at roughly 0.3 miles or the John Nicholas Trail at about 0.6 miles.
Park size
3,452 acres
Inside this park
Trails
Campgrounds
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Feb–Nov. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–85°F and lows of 41–56°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Los Gatos, CA weather station, 6.1 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan58° high40° low
- Feb62° high41° low
- Mar66° high43° low
- Apr70° high45° low
- May75° high49° low
- Jun82° high52° low
- Jul85° high56° low
- Aug85° high56° low
- Sep83° high54° low
- Oct76° high49° low
- Nov65° high43° low
- Dec58° high40° low
Where it is
- Sanborn County Park · Public land
- Nearest town
- Saratoga, California · 4 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Drunk as a Skunk BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Tree-In-The-Wall BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Sunnyvale MountainRock climbing0.1 mi
- Skyline TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Peterson TrailHiking0.6 mi
- John Nicholas TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Zayante CreekCanoeing8.7 mi
- San Lorenzo RiverCanoeing8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
