San Jose ranked as the 10th biggest city of the United States sits snugly in the well-renowned Silicon Valley of California. San Jose has also been ranked as California's third largest city. San Jose is a major tourist destination and lots of flights operate from domestic cities in the U.S. to San Jose. Some of the popular tourist attractions in San Jose include the Children's Discovery Museum, Campbell, Bay 101 Casino, Downtown San Jose etc. The Alum Rock Park in San Hose is an indispensable tops the list among all the important tourist attractions of San Jose. Tourists from all across the U.S. come to visit the splendid tourist attractions of San Jose.
Alum Rock Park in San Jose which is one of the key tourist spots of the city was founded in the year 1872. Alum Rock Park was formerly known simply as "the reservation". It was rechristened with its current name around the turn of the 20th century when people mistook the white powdery appearance of a large rock near its entrance to mean that it contained alum. Alum Rock Park in San Jose has the rare honor of being the first municipal park in the state of California of USA. The location of Alum Rock Park in San Jose is pretty unique for it is located in a steep canyon situated in the Diablo Range foothills on the eastern side of San Jose.
The Alum Rock Park at San Jose is pretty impressive in its proportions and covers an area of 720 acres. Alum Rock Park in San Jose offer wonderful trails for hikers. The important information on Alum Rock Park in San Jose is that it offers a wide array of trails varying from fairly level ones along Penitencia Creek to sharp and steep switchbacks climbing ridge trail known as the South Rim Trail and the North Rim Trail. At the narrow floor of the canyon with the Alum Rock Park of San Jose there is a visitor center, picnic areas, a playground, and sand volleyball pits where hordes of tourists throng each day.
The Alum Rock Park in San Jose also has abundant mineral springs, which are believed to be as beneficial to people's health. The Alum Rock Park in San Jose is not a place for nature lovers too. The ridge trail of the Park offers breathtaking views of Santa Clara Valley which is also known as Silicon Valley, and of the canyon in which the park is located.
So if you want to visit the Alum Rock Park in San Jose all you have to do is to catch one of the flights to San Jose.
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