.BEST OF SILICON VALLEY 2025 | Outdoor & Recreation

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With year-round sunshine in a valley enveloped by mountains and a bay, Silicon Valley provides abundant opportunities to get outside and stay active. From Cupertino to Los Gatos and Morgan Hill, here are the parks, trails, gyms and recreational spots our readers appreciated most in the 2025 Best of Silicon Valley balloting.

Best Bike Ride

Gold Award Winner

Los Gatos Creek Trail, Vasona Lake County Park
Los Gatos

Silver

Guadalupe River Trail, Guadalupe River Park & Gardens
San Jose

Best Golf Course

Gold Award Winner

Coyote Creek Golf Club
San Jose

Silver (tie)
Silver Creek Valley Country Club
San Jose
Santa Teresa Golf Club
San Jose

Best Gym or Health Club

Gold Award Winner

FNS Training Center
San Jose

Silver
Flex Fusion
San Jose
Bronze (tie)
Fit Vibe
San Jose
The Mind Body Soul Lab
San Jose
Addison-Penzak JCC Los Gatos
Los Gatos

Best Hiking Trail

Gold Award Winner

Los Gatos Creek Trail
Los Gatos, Campbell, San Jose

Silver
Almaden Quicksilver County Park
San Jose
Bronze 
Sanborn County Park
Saratoga

Best Outdoor Store

Gold Award Winner

De Anza College Flea Market
Cupertino

Silver (tie)
Berryessa Flea Market
San Jose
San Jose Capitol Flea Market
San Jose

Best Park or Open Space

Gold Award Winner

Municipal Rose Garden
San Jose

Silver
Vasona Lake County Park
Los Gatos, Campbell
Bronze
Alum Rock Park
San Jose

The Best of Silicon Valley 2025 represents the choices of Metro Silicon Valley readers. Conducted annually since 1986, the Best of Silicon Valley is the region’s definitive recognition and discovery guide to the restaurants, shops, venues and services that shape life in the South Bay.