Last Updated:
 November 12, 2008


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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.

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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!
GRP Remains Priority for City

The plan forecasts an economic turnaround by the end of next year, and by deferring some spending until then, officials say most of the projects promised — including expansions or renovations of the city's convention center, the Children's Discovery Museum and the Guadalupe River Park Trail — will be finished on schedule.

Click here to read the full Mercury News story.

Trail Count
"Thanks to higher gas prices and the greening of American consciousness, the city's trail population appears to be way up over last year."

Click here to read the full Mercury News story.

 

"The Wave" Magazine News Article
Click here to see the story that the Wave did about Downtown San Jose. The GRPG is a big part the "New Downtown."
Councilman Liccardo's Bike Proposal
"A bike plan being proposed for downtown San Jose that would further the city's goal of promoting alternative transportation could also alter the streetscape in the downtown area."

This CBS story is related since some of the proposed corridors would intersect with the GRPG.

Click here to read the whole story and see video.

Trail Connections

San Jose's Public Works Director Katy Allen tipped us off to the great story Ch. 5's Len Ramirez did on the progress being made to connect the Los Gatos Creek and Guadalupe River Trails.

Click here to see the story on CBS.

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