In the midst of Silicon Valley lies a manmade oasis. Shoreline Park in Mountain View, California, provides recreational opportunities for people as well as habitats for wildlife.
Within its 750 acres is an 18-hole championship golf course, a historic house, a 50-acre lake, a boathouse, a children’s playground, two restaurants, a dog park, a kite-flying park, and eight miles of trails linking lawns, fields, and estuaries. There is something for everyone.
Shoreline Park History
Shoreline Park was conceived in 1968 by the city of Mountain View, but it took 15 years to come to fruition.
During that time, the city operated Shoreline as a waste-management plant, accepting landfill from nearby cities. This was not as crazy as it sounds. The city wanted to mitigate potential flooding at Shoreline, so they used landfill to raise the grounds by 15 feet….