Santa Clara County

Stevens Creek is a 20-mile long waterway and one of the most natural streams on the
mid-peninsula. From its headwaters high on the slopes of Monte Bello Open Space Preserve and Upper Stevens Creek County Park, it flows down into the San Andreas Fault Rift Zone of Stevens Canyon and on through Stevens Creek Reservoir into Cupertino, Los Altos, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View, before entering San Francisco Bay. Preserving the upper Stevens Creek Watershed as a trail, watershed, and scenic open space corridor is a long-term goal for several partners in this area. Two potential trail corridors exist in the area. One connects Stevens Creek Canyon to Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve and the Bay Area Ridge Trail. The other connects the canyon with Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, Upper Stevens Creek County Park and Bay Area Ridge Trail. The area is regionally significant with respect to recreation, watershed protection, world-class vineyards, and natural resource integrity. Near-term conservation opportunities include joint land purchases, easements, trail planning, and trout habitat preservation efforts.