# Ed R. Levin County Park > Place to go for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Open year-round, 8 a.m. until sunset; trails open at sunrise. - Where: Ed R. Levin County Park, 3100 Calaveras Road, Milpitas, CA 95035 - Ages: All ages; kids-only fishing pond for ages 5-12 - Price: $6 daily vehicle entry fee; group picnic and youth campground fees extra - Schedule: Open year-round, 8 a.m. until sunset; trails open at sunrise. - Organizer: Santa Clara County Parks - Official page: https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/ed-r-levin-county-park--listing-f09a032f1a3d9375e13aa640 ## About Ed R. Levin County Park climbs the foothills above Milpitas across 1,558 acres of lawns, grassland and oak woodland. Families come for the playground (one of only three in the county park system), kite flying and frisbee on three lawns, and the sight of hang gliders and paragliders launching from the hills and drifting over the park. Sandy Wool Lake is stocked for fishing from November through May (no swimming), and in the Spring Valley area a pond is reserved as a kids-only fishing hole for ages 5 through 12. Older kids and teens can tackle part of the 20.6-mile trail system, including the climb toward Monument Peak with views of the valley and San Francisco Bay. The Spring Valley area also holds the restored Laguna pioneer cemetery (1863–1912). Milpitas runs a large off-leash dog park inside the park. ## Similar picks in San Jose - [A Mystery of Skulls Nature Pop-up at Metcalf Motorcycle County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/a-mystery-of-skulls-nature-pop-up-at-metcalf-motorcycle-county-park--listing-14498187b654885ea9c20727) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Metcalf Motorcycle County Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. 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