Historic Murphy Avenue in downtown Sunnyvale

Outdoors

Outdoors near Sunnyvale

40 national forests, lakes, parks and campgrounds within reach, by activity.

Hiking

23 places · closest 37 mi

Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK), Rob Hill Group Campground and more

Best: year-round

Camping

23 places · closest 37 mi

Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK), Rob Hill Group Campground and more

Best: year-round

Fishing

23 places · closest 11 mi

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK) and more

Boating & paddling

21 places · closest 11 mi

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK) and more

Best: March–November

Biking

17 places · closest 11 mi

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK) and more

Best: year-round

Picnic spots

10 places · closest 40 mi

S F Bay Model Regional Visitor Center, Kirby Cove Campground and more

Best: February–November

Horseback riding

6 places · closest 37 mi

Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK), Contra Loma Reservoir and more

Best: year-round

Wildlife & birding

23 places · closest 11 mi

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK) and more

Swimming

10 places · closest 37 mi

Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels only (auxiliary engine OK), Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and more

Best: June–September

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Around Sunnyvale

Historic Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale (May 2025)
Historic Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale (May 2025) (cropped)The Sands of Time 0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Murphy street, Sunnyvale
Murphy street (6893400005)Ed Schipul from Houston, TX, US · CC BY 2.0
Lowe's, Sunnyvale, CA
Lowe's, Sunnyvale, CAJim G · CC BY 2.0

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Places come from Recreation.gov’s federal recreation database; distances are straight-line miles from downtown.

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