Friends of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens

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River Park
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Welcome to the new Friends of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens web site. We recently made some enhancements that will help you navigate more easily. It was also time for a makeover and we hope you like it! Please let us know what other features would make this a better experience for all users.

The Friends of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens provide community leadership for the development and active use of the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens through education, advocacy and stewardship.

Past efforts by the Friends contributed to collaboration among government agencies and community interest groups seeking to solve problems related to the Guadalupe River flood control project. The Friends are continually involved in completing the master plans for both the park and gardens, creating educational programs, promoting awareness of the Park & Gardens, and developing membership and volunteer opportunities to increase public support and involvement.

Guadalupe River Park is a three-mile ribbon of park land that runs along the banks of the Guadalupe River in the heart of downtown San Jose from Highway 880 at the north, to Highway 280 at the south. It is a resource of regional importance to the people of Santa Clara County and the Bay Area.

Guadalupe Gardens, which already features a renowned Heritage Rose Garden with over 3,700 varieties of roses, is being created adjacent to the River Park on land just south of the Mineta San Jose International Airport. The Gardens are a place of great beauty, planted in a variety of gardens for the enjoyment and education of visitors.

In the News...

When we get good news coverage, we like to share it with the world. Explore the links below to see or hear what people are saying!

Green Birthday Parties

Our ED is quoted in this Bay Area Parent article about Green Birthday Parties.

Just the article

Bay Area Parent Web Site

Community Gardens Covered

At the newest community garden in San Jose recently, gardeners were busy watering, weeding, tending to their veggies and enjoying the warm sunshine. More>>>

SJMN Goes for a Bike Ride

The Guadalupe River is a place of contrast, best seen over handlebars along the newly completed River Trail. The trail snakes under five major highways and dozens of city streets, past homeless people, airport traffic and flocks of wild birds. More...

River Clean Up - SJMN

Wedged tightly into the spout of what was once a Coleman lantern fuel tank, a catatonic lizard could have served as the poster reptile for National River Cleanup Day. Read More!

Sal Pizzaro Mentions the GRPG

It was nice to see "Windows on the River Park," the annual fundraiser by Friends of the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens, back closer to the park itself this year after moving in 2008 to downtown San Jose's Axis condominium building.