NorCal Family Day in the Park! Sept 28th

I've suggested Gill Park in Milpitas before. The firepits are close to the lot and we should be able to get the entire lot, 29 spots. There's also BBall, Tennis, and a baseball diamond.

* Unlimited street parking
* Allowed to bring grills and stuff as long as we use them by the fire pit

http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/government/recreation/facility_park_facilities.asp
http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/rec_facility_manual.pdf
http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/_pdfs/rec_facility_chart.pdf

 

not a bad idea

 

except its further from me.

 

well there is lies the rub, we got folks from all over, south, west, north, that's why close to freeways is nice for folks.

 

Im not sure i want any kind of pie youve made

 

oh i know, but i still want it close to me.

seriously though, if its a south bay meet it should be in the south bay, on a Saturday it doesn't really matter to me, not much traffic.

I'll have to try and set one up on the peninsula sometime as it takes an hour or so to get to most meets from me.

 

where do you live?

 

San Mateo

just giving you guys a hard time, its what i do.

 

uhh huh. you realize if the job goes through for me i'll be commuting to redwood city from milpitas every weekday at 9am in the morning and opposite at 5pm.

 

that's a fucked up commute dude

 

is 237 really that bad? we have guys coming up to SF from Sunnyvale, only takes 1.5 hrs.

it only takes me around 20 mins to and from work

 

sunnyvale is already past 1/2 of the traffic...the other half is on 101

 

At my last job next to the Caltrain station in Palo Alto, it took me about an hour on a good day. The pain points are always:

1) getting onto 237 portion of the freeway since there are only 2 lanes from Milpitas.
2) merging onto 101 N from 237 W
3) Where 85 N Meets 101 N, it backs up at least a mile, sometimes through to Ellis.
4) If there's an accident anywhere from Redwood City to Milpitas, there could be an extra 15 minutes for a fender bender to an extra 45 minutes if multiple lanes are closed for cleanup.

The other two solutions are:

A) 880 N from Milpitas to Dumbarton is no picnic either.
B) 237 to El Camino and roll up that way

Neither of which give any advantage.

 

Oh dear. I'm starting to hear banjos....and a squealing pig.

 

Will probably be an hour and half for me. I used to work in San Jo and that was a 2 hour drive each way from my house.

 

Morning bump, let's get this together folks

 

Mud pie for you

 

What about Santa Teresa County Park? Close to 85 and 101, big pavilion area with barbeque pits and parking spots right by it. The pavilion area can be reserved and there are restrooms really close by also

 

I have a Weber I can bring..... and I believe I have some other odds n ends to bring

 

Parking is first come first serve.

Reservable for $243 here:
http://gooutsideandplay.org/

Reservation Info
http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Reservations%20Here/Pages/How-to-Make-a-Site-Reservation.aspx

Rules & Policies
http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/R...oup-Picnic-and-Wedding-Reservation-Rules.aspx

Costs per park
http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Reservations Here/Pages/Group-Picnic-Areas.aspx

However, who lives the furthest south and where? I fear that Santa Teresa might be too far for some folks on the peninsula and east bay.