The first three segments (Reach 1, 2, and 3) of the Creek Trail are open and provide a walking, running, and bicycling trail extending south from the San Francisco Bay Trail to Monroe Street. A public parking lot at the Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club, 5155 Stars & Stripes Drive, provides free parking and good trail access. This parking lot is located just south of the tennis courts, north of Tasman Drive, and east of the San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail. There is another parking lot, the Monroe Street Staging Area, located on Monroe Street just west of San Tomas Expressway. Both parking lots are City-maintained and are shown by a red "P" on the Creek Trail Map and Legend linked below.

Creek Trail Map and Legend (2,323KB PDF)

• Reach 1 (Bay Trail to Agnew Road) - 1.76 miles (trail section complete and open)
• Reach 2 (Agnew Road to Scott Blvd.) - 0.84 miles (trail section complete and open)
• Reach 3 (Scott Blvd. to Monroe Staging Area) - 1.25 miles (trail section complete and open)
• Reach 4 (Monroe Staging Area to Pruneridge Ave.) - 4 miles (0.2 mile of creek trail section complete and open + 3.8 miles of bike lanes and routes that currently exist)
  

Reach 1 of the Creek Trail extends south from the San Francisco Bay Trail to Agnew Road. In Reach 1, undercrossings are provided at Highway 237, Old Mountain View-Alviso Road, Great America Parkway, and Tasman Drive in order to provide a continuous trail without users crossing busy streets.

Reach 2 of the Creek Trail extends south from Agnew Road to Scott Boulevard. This segment with undercrossings at Mission College Boulevard, State Highway 101 and Scott Boulevard was opened for public use in May 2006.

Reach 3 of the Creek Trail extends south from Scott Boulevard to the Monroe Street Staging Area, and was opened for public use in July 2009. Undercrossings were constructed at Central Expressway, Walsh Avenue, and the Caltrain railroad tracks. Like the other portions of the trail, this section is asphalt paved, has signing and striping, directional and interpretive signs, retaining walls with art panels, drainage systems, fencing and railings.

Reach 4 of the Creek Trail extends from the Monroe Street Staging Area to Pruneridge Avenue. This includes the final leg of the off-street trail portion ending at Cabrillo Avenue which was open for public use in October 2009. The Pruneridge Avenue portion of the on street section, ending at the western City limits, is under design for bicycle lanes.

It is noted that all undercrossings may be subject to periodic closures during the rainy seasons when they are inundated by the water levels in the creek.

For information on closures of the trail for maintenance or weather, call (408) 615-3080.