This is a place I have been visiting since childhood. I grew up nearby and attended Covington Junior High, and we often biked to this park as kids. As we move beyond our teenage years into our 20s and beyond, we start to cherish vivid memories of our past. If you're looking for a great spot to take a leisurely walk, not far from the preserve, where you can enjoy the laughter and cries of people and children, I highly recommend Shoup Park. It's a peaceful and serene place to escape and unwind. read more

A small park near Los Altos downtown with playground, shaded grassy picnic area surrounded by big redwood trees, public restroom, event hall and a short walking trail. It's located next to Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, there is a trail connected both parks. The barbecue grill area is quite new and spacious. The grill, sink and tap water are all well-maintained. Ample of free parking. read more

This a nice little park with clean bathrooms. I would take a doggie buddy out for a walk at Redwood Grove Park nearby, and I would come by this park to use the bathroom. They have two play areas and some shaded areas. It's quite nice. :) read more

Nestled in a little woody cove just across the street from downtown Los Altos is this beautiful park! The area is nice and secluded from cars which makes it great for the kiddos to run around without worrying about their safety from traffic from nearby streets. There's plenty of shade and the park has a huge gorgeous grass area that's surrounded by two playgrounds -- one for the big kids and another made specifically for toddlers. Definitively a must visit for any parent! read more

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The good: I discovered this park after going to the redwood grove area first. There's plenty of parking. There are two playground areas next to each other. One is for younger kids and the other is for slightly older kids. There are plenty of shady grass areas for picnics as well as picnic tables. There's also a giant bbq grill on the left. The tall redwood trees here make you feel nestled in and tucked away in a secret garden. I love the privacy it adds and how you feel like you're in a forest oasis. They have a see saw here as well as a sand box with a little claw to shovel sand. The bad: I can't stop singing Salt N Peppa's "Shoup, shoupa doupe, shoupa doupa doupa doup" when I think of this park name. The interesting: There's a statue commemorating soldiers with a baby that represents Liberty and hope. read more

I like the Los Altos downtown area and come here fairly often to the restaurants. I stopped by this park when I was in the area a couple of days ago and found it quite quaint. There is some shade, a playground, and a short walking path. Good place if you are a child but not much else if you are an adult and/or looking for a spot to run/walk. It was fairly crowded though it was early in the afternoon and they did not seem too friendly, guessing it was just luck of the draw and not a reflection of Los Altosans(?). Check out the beautiful statue while you are there. read more

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Sweet park for families! There are many things to do here for children. Right near the parking lot You'll find a nice sand pit, so be sure to bring some sand toys. Nearby are two play structures, one for those around toddler age, and another for years 5 and up. The barkdust is quite clean. Families will also enjoy walking the pathway in the park. Super stroller or wagon friendly. Grass areas are great for picnics or light sport activity. The park has lots of trees and is well-shaded for hot spring and summer days. In the Winter and Spring there is a stream nearby that follows into the small redwood park nearby. At the edge of the park there are picnic tables with BBQ grills, and a small BBQ area that be reserved for birthday parties or other events. Bathrooms are well-maintained. read more

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We love the redwood trees and checking out the sculpture. There are baby and regular swings, a sand pit with an excavator and a nice play structure for 2-3 year olds near the restrooms. Further from the parking lot is a second play area with benches, regular swings and things to climb. There's more privacy for nursing the littles. Near downtown. Picnic tables with small bbq grills. Nice grassy areas. Lots of shade for relaxing. Redwood Grove adjacent for a nice nature walk. Small parking lot available. read more

Shoup Park - Playground and bluegrass/folk music on Sunday afternoon - Parks Near Me - Los Altos, California

I love how beautiful the scenery is at this park. It is completely hidden from the street, so you actually can't see it just driving by-- there is a discrete sign that leads into the parking lot. You're completely surrounded by trees once inside the park which is lovely. There are two play structure areas for 2-5 and 5-12. The toddler area is not enclosed but has some neat stuff like a huge see-saw and a small digger installed in the sandpit. there's a bathroom and water fountains but no changing tables inside. There's a fancy grill/picnic area between the park and the redwood grove that looks really nice for a small event. And that's the other nice thing about the park- you can take a walk right into the Redwood Grove! Kids love climbing around in the creek. read more

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This is a nice, dog-friendly park for families with plenty of picnic tables, playground, and a grass field. There are restrooms available. A facility called the Garden House is available to rent out for events. The park is connected to the Redwood Grove Nature Preserve via a trail, and Adobe Creek runs through both. read more

Love that this park has 2 fun playgrounds near the parking lot and adjacent to a redwood grove for a nice shaded walk. It's also walking distance to a bunch of shops/restaurants in Los Altos. Makes it a fun, family day . read more

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Love this hidden gem. Beautiful redwoods, plenty of picnic tables & a beautiful bbq corner. I like how the play area is separated from the other half of the park so it is nice and quiet. read more

Came here today for some morning fun and exercise - there are 2 play areas for kids; and plenty of slides + jungle gym, and swings. You'll definitely be able to spend a good 30 min to 1 hour here. The play area is clean and people are friendly too - started to get busy after 10:30 am. You'll also notice a statue in the corner of the playground, it says "cradle of liberty" to commemorate the fallen veterans. read more

Shoup Park - 2 playgrounds with Cradle of Liberty statue - Parks Near Me - Los Altos, California

Should Park is absolutely gorgeous and I cannot wait to return. The trees are breathtaking, and the playground equipment is so engaging-tunnels and slides and swings and bouncy dinosaurs and more slides. There are lots of tables for picnics or parties, and the entire area is just gorgeous. Absolutely love this spot. read more

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Great little park with two playgrounds, picnic tables, and surrounded by beautiful redwood trees

I have not seen a cooler park in a long time! The restrooms are very clean and lit up, the playground smells fresh and is surrounded by benches and tables with a beautiful trail to walk. read more

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Out of the main thoroughfare is this pocket of lush green lawn and trees with playgrounds, benches to relax on, and paths to explore. A really cute little park great to get away without really getting away! Also a great place for dog walking or meet ups! read more

This is one of our favorite places year round! Shoup Park boasts one of best creeks for wading and for rock skipping after a good rain. We've also enjoyed many laid back picnics here, attended birthday parties and other events here and used the pathway around the park as a race track for scooters, skates and bicycles. There are two playgrounds here-- one geared for the tots and another for more advanced climbers. The tot playground has a huge sand play area with two big diggers in it. One thing I've always appreciated about this park is that it is tucked in off the road making it difficult for a toddler going through a bolting phase to run toward traffic while trying to escape from you! Restrooms are available as well as BBQ facilities. read more

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I would compare this park as a neighborhood park in your neck of the woods. It's small and tucked away, making it only known for locals. There is a lot for parking and of course parking on the street. Yes, it's a bit hard to find, but that's the drawl of it for being a local park. There is a bathroom by the entrance, park benches, a play area for smaller kids and a play area for their bigger siblings just down the path. If you are looking to reserve space for birthday parties, you can do so here I believe through the city. Yes, there is the dry creek bed on the left side of the park as I heard a few weeks ago,(before summer) it had water. Los Altos has plenty of parks and all of them has unique qualities of their own. Due to its location, this park is great after dinner at the restaurants by Main, State, 3rd street locations. read more

This was my first time at this park! It was a wonderful first experience. With the lack of rain we've had this winter the creek was completely dried up, but it does make a wonderful place to play in and climb trees without the threat of falling into the water. They have 2 playgrounds, the first playground is geared for younger children. They have a couple diggers in a sand box, some spring loaded animals and swings and the boys favorite part was the see-saw. It's a 4 seated! And the boys spent a majority of their time on this fixture. There are tons of picnic tables, and shaded areas as well as a large grassy area that work perfect for a blanket picnic. I would love to come back to this park with the boys and let them run free! It was a lot of fun to watch them having so much fun! read more

Lovely short trails amongst the redwood trees. The kids enjoy the bridges, creek and play structures. Only 5 minutes from downtown Los Altos. read more

This is a gorgeous, redwood lined park. Plenty of shade, 2 play areas (though they are currently closed for covid), a creek area and ample parking. Even without access to the playground, my toddler had a great time playing here. The bathrooms are also closed due to covid so plan accordingly! read more

Shoup park is a great park. Hidden in Los Altos, it gives kids a safe place to play away from traffic. There are two play areas. Both areas have slides, swings, things for kids to climb on and picnic areas. The first play area is made for smaller children, providing swings that they can sit in and that surround their waists. The crawl tunnels are smaller and everything is lower to the ground. There is even a four person teeter-tauter. Fun! The second play area has higher slides, two open swings and a little climbing area. There is usually plenty of parking because most of the people who come to this park, walk from nearby neighborhoods. The entire park is surrounded with large trees to really make you feel like a part of nature. Overall a great place to take your favorite munchkin. read more

This is a good park for daily workout and yoga. It has a playground and walking distance to downtown Los Altos (for the coffee afterwards).

Great small park totally shaded and nothing shady to it! Very family oriented with entertainment for the kids. I really like the BBQ area so clean and neat and big. There was a ranger or some sort of security person there, checking everything, which gives sense of control. This park is adjacent to the Redwood Grove park and is easily reachable as the indications are pretty clear. Again, not easy to find unless you know it exists, otherwise it can pass by someone's nice and big backyard. read more

Best part about this park is that it is bordered by an enormous dry creek bed. Yeah sure, it has a couple of big play structures, but seeing the kids scrambling to and down the creek bed, playing with rocks, climbing trees is so awesome. Old fashioned play. Big kid and little kid areas, which is nice. Main drawback is that it's not fully enclosed. Sometimes that's a dealbreaker, I know. Easy to miss the entrance, which is a wooden sign on a residential street. read more

Shoup Park - Entrance sign - easy to miss. - Parks Near Me - Los Altos, California

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I went here with my school on a field trip. Almost got lost because it was in such a residential area with one small street as an entrance. I was so pleasantly surprised when I pulled in though. It was a clean, quaint, and very cute park. It is sectioned off from the main street so you don't have to worry about children or dogs running into cars. It has two play grounds: one for the younger children and one for the older ones. It is also right next to a small creek. It lets the kids go near the water without fear of falling in and getting swooped away. They can explore nature and other surroundings. There is a huge statue of a soldier, picnic tables, and benches near by. My favorite part of the playground was the little excavator play structure that the kiddies can sit on and use the two poles to drop and pick up sand like they were construction workers. The cutest and newest thing I've seen on a playground! Such a beautiful place to take the family. read more

I love this park as it's hidden and has 2 play structures and sand area. Plenty of parking benches and picnic area. read more

Cute little park! Perfect for kids in different age groups or worried about older kids playing too rough! There's separate yet very close play areas for the age groups. Bathrooms are nearby. Cute little creek that kids usually play in. It's pretty clean but it was empty the last time I came. Not too big of a park but nice bbq area, picnic tables and grass area. read more

This is a fantastic park with shady trees and play structures for kids. Bring a picnic and have a meal. It's not a huge park, but still there's enough room. In the summer (pre-Covid), there's Big band music concerts. read more

I just photographed a wedding here on 07.02.11 but this review will have two parts. 1. I brought my kids here the day before the wedding to check out the light. We will be coming back! Plenty of shade great equipment and a fantastic creek. 2. Event space. The wedding was gorgeous! As a photographer there was so much to shoot. My only complaint was a lack of air conditioning in the event space. If you are thinking of using the space please feel free to check more photos on my site www.monicamichelle.com read more

Great secluded park in los altos Tons of stay at home moms hanging out here and nannies. 2 large playgrounds and nice grassy areas, however -1 star for a huge dog poop on the lawn which little kids could easily step on. Dog owners pick up your dog crap!! I hate that. Especially where children play and run around. Have some common courtesy read more

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Beautiful park with lots of shade, two great playgrounds, lots of grass, and it's in a nice, quiet residential area. There's a little creek that runs through that kids can play in (it's very shallow) and there are BBQ's at the picnic tables. I didn't use the restrooms so I can't vouch for the cleanliness, but they're there nonetheless. Parking was easy to find on a weekend evening. read more

We love this park. I work only a couple blocks away and have used the park for a sort of "recess" during a camp I run and for the mom & tot group I used to have to meet in on warm spring days. It has two main play areas, one good for kids up to 4 or 5 and one for older kids. It has a large enough grass area that kids can run to their hearts content. There is a creek that has water about 60 or 70% of the year. It's great on hot days, or once it'd dried up, to hike along. It connects with Redwood Grove just 1/4 mile away. We had my daughter's 3rd birthday party here in the BBQ area. We didn't reserve it as it costs about $150 to reserve for the day, but I confirmed the day before that no one had reserved it so we just set up there. It's a secluded little spot behind the clubhouse, which is also reservable. It has a huge BBQ pit and several picnic tables and other little round concrete tables. It also has nice access to the creek. I agree with previous reviewers that the bathrooms are gross. But there is so much else that's wonderful about this park that I won't demerit for that. read more

Shoup Park is the Secret Garden of parks. How does this secret park grow? With tranquility and trees, slides and swings And giggly niecelets all in a row. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vaN01VLYSQ read more

Really nice park. Though somewhat hidden in the middle of a residential area, it offers lots of grasses, beautiful sequoia redwood trees, 2 playgrounds, and a small slow flowing creek that kids can walk through. My three kids ages 20 months to 6 years old had a blast walking through the creek, picking up rocks, and hunting for fish. (There are no fish in the creek.) The park also had semi-private picnic benches for lunch. Makes you feel like you are out camping in the Santa Cruz mountains. When we were there is was not super busy with people either. A very intimate park experience. read more

This is probably my favorite park in the Peninsula. Beautifully designed and maintained, lots of both shade and sun, clean/newish playground structures, a small babbling brook you can wade into, and best of all, it's secluded enough that you don't see/hear cars driving by. It's the perfect little, green oasis. read more

My two sons and I love almost everything about this park. It's a great place for kids to explore the creekbed in the summer, nice playgrounds, a central grassy area for playing ball or frisbee or blowing bubbles. Even when there are lots of people, the natural flow of the place spreads them out well. It's an especially good place to bring a small child who needs to practice on a bike or scooter. The paved trail runs along the edge of the grass, so a parent can watch the whole loop without losing sight of the child. The only reason it's not five stars: the bathroom. Even right after cleaning they somehow look dirty. You may want to bring your own toilet paper or seat-covers on the weekend: by Sunday afternoon most everything is gone. Also your own soap. Be a good neighbor and leave some to share. read more

I absolutely love this park. I finally checked it out two weeks ago and since then I've gone three times. The younger kid playground is awesome. It was shaded the one day we came early but by lunchtime was hot. There's a sandpit with two digger toys, playground, three ride on toys, two baby and two big kid swings, and my toddler's absolute favorite a teetertotter that has two seats on either side. I've seen alot of kids in the teetertotter when the park is busy but also when dead I can put my baby and toddler on either side or choose to use one side facing towards each other or away. The big kid playground is right next to the little kid one but separated by a small hill, fence, and trees. We've only done the one climbing wall and slide but it also looks fun. There's a bathroom with two stalls. The large stall you could probably drive your stroller in but I haven't tried yet. No change table but there is a sink with soap. Our absolute favorite part of this park is the creek. It's nicely shaded by the trees. There are rocks for collecting or if not just throwing. Bring and toys or floating toys to teach sink or float or follow it down the stream. Right now it's deep enough to let toys mostly float but not too deep. The center part always has different islands, streams, and dams based on who visited it lately. If it's to crowded or your not ready to go if you cut through the parking lot and BBQ area you find a gravel pathway to join to the redwood grove pathways. I've seen kids in that portion of the creek too. I love using the redwood grove to transition my toddler to the car as we leave the playground for a walk. I also love how the creek is further away from the playground so you can change and transition away from the creek by laying your picnic blanket down by the playground. All in all our favorite park especially in the heat. read more

Cool park. Grassy area, small trails, benches, picnic tables... in a quiet neighborhood. Lotsa parking spaces, bathroom available. read more