After opening Foothills Park to the broader public in December, the City Council is preparing to consider new visitor limits, annual passes for entry and a name that underscores the destination s status as a nature preserve.
City of Palo Alto to consider renaming Foothills Park
By Stephanie Lam article
Palo Alto residents Yi Zhang and his son Patrick Zhang, 4, at Foothills Park on Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Palo Alto, Calif. (Photo by Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, Calif. - The Palo Alto City Council on Monday will vote to adopt an ordinance to change the name of Foothills Park and limit the number of visitors.
Foothills Park will be renamed to Foothills Nature Preserve to better distinguish the area as an open space preserve. The park currently allows a maximum of 1,000 people at one time, but the ordinance will limit the number to 400.
Grassroots Ecology is hosting an online program on Jan. 28 to help everyone get to know a Palo Alto park that opened to the public at large in December.