Joseph D. Grant County Park is the largest county park in Santa Clara County, California. Also known as Grant Ranch Park, this site is situated in the Diablo Range foothills of the eastern Santa Clara Valley. The park is one of 28 owned by Santa Clara County and managed by the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department.Joseph D. Grant, son of a wealthy San Francisco merchant, began buying what had been the Rancho Cañada de Pala Mexican land grant. Grant used the property for grazing cattle, recreating, and hunting game. Joseph D. Grant died in 1942. Santa Clara County purchased approximately 9,553 acres of the land in 1975, and created this public park.
Joseph D. Grant County Park is situated in the Diablo Range, near Mount Hamilton. Elevations range from about 1,400 feet in Halls Valley to peaks over 2,985 feet on the Park's eastern edge.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_D._Grant_County_Park
More information http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Future%20Plans%20Here/Pages/Joseph-D--Grant-County-Park-%E2%80%93-Grant-Ranch-House-Complex.aspx
Address 95140, United States
Coordinates 37°20'32.356" N -121°42'50.933" E
