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Metcalf Trail Conditions Thread

Sunday 3/19/17
Park is open from 8AM to 7PM. MX Track got ripped yesterday. Don't forget that we will closed this coming Thursday 3/23. We're also expecting rain this coming week.
 
Monday 3/20/17
Park hours for today are 8AM to 7PM today.
Rain is forecasted for this week but we aren't expecting much if any up here until later tonight. We'll update you if it ends up raining during operating hours.
Park will be CLOSED Tuesday 3/21 through Thursday 3/23 this week.
 
Sunday 3/26/17
We'll be opening Trail 1, GP track, and the MX track initially this morning. Assessments for trails 2 and 3 are beginning so we'll let you know if/when those parts of the park are open.
Hours are 8AM to 7PM.
 
Monday 3/27/17

Looks like we will be keeping most of the trails closed at least for the morning. Might be able to initially open the trails we had yesterday. We're hoping to get everything open later today. Will update with more info once we can assess the trails
 
March 3/30/17
Park is going to be open today from 8AM to 7PM. We should be able to have most if not all of the park open today. Starting Saturday, April 1st we will be open until 7:30PM.
 
Friday 3/31/17
Happy Cesar Chavez Day! Park is open 8AM to 7PM today. Trail closures are just the usual suspects: Trail 3 to water tower, Hill Climb, Snake, and Mini MX.
 
Saturday 4/1/17

Park hours for today and the month of April are 8AM to 7:30PM.

Additional notes for April:

-April 24th = Free ATV beginners course instructed by one of our Rangers. Call or stop by the office to sign up. This coming class is going be for kids.

-April 30th = Last day for red sticker bikes here :(
 
Monday 4/3/17
Hours are 8AM to 7:30PM today.
BTW on Saturday April 15th, Brian Garrahan will be hosting an Open Practice on the MX Track.
 
Thursday 4/6/17

Hours are 8AM to 7:30PM.

We're not expecting any considerable rain until later tonight so we should be good to go all day. Obviously we will keep you all updated if we have to close at all over the next few days.
 
Friday 4/7/17

Park is closed today due to the weather/rain. Solid chance that we will be closed tomorrow as well but we will keep you all updated.
 
Santa Clara County Parks Jr. Ranger Program

Do you like to ride dirt bikes? Are you curious about nature?

Want to learn to be a wildlife detective.

What is riparian and is it important?

Look inside an owl pellet and see the food web.

Take a trip to a repairing habitat.

Explore the habitat of bobcats, raccoons, frogs, birds & fish.

Become a Junior Ranger.

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If this sounds interesting to you, you’re between the ages of

9-12 (4-6 grade), and you’ve never been a Santa Clara County Jr. Ranger, then the Santa Clara County Parks Department would like to invite you to be a Jr. Ranger.

Jr. Ranger Programs run for six consecutive weeks, meeting on Saturday starting at 9:00 am, for three hours and will be offered at Metcalf Motorcycle County Park during the spring Starts April 22, 2017 and fall .During the program, Jr. Rangers will be introduced to six different topics: Duties of a Ranger, Natural Resources, Plant Life, Wildlife, Habitats, and Ohlone Native Americans. Through various hands-on activities, games, hikes and rides Jr. Rangers will learn ways to help preserve and protect their local Parks. Activities include: learning to identify animal prints and pick out signs that tell when an animal has been in the area; learning how to be a responsible rider; and understanding how animals and humans depend upon the natural world for survival.

The program is free! The first day each Jr. Ranger will be given a Jr. Ranger Jersey and logbook which is their’s to keep. A Jr. Ranger badge and certificate will be awarded based on attendance and behavior. Graduating Jr. Rangers will also be invited to an overnight campout

Registration is limited to the first 8 registrants for each park’s program. I have 5 signed up. You must be a first-time participant to enroll. Participants must supply their own dirt bike. Sign up today at Metcalf Motorcycle County Park office!

For registration forms or more information

Call (408) 226-5223 or (408) 846-5632.
 
Saturday 4/8/17

Trails are going to remain closed today.

We're hoping that we can at least open Trail 1 as well as GP and MX tracks tomorrow.
 
Sunday 4/9/17
Not going to have any trails open this morning. We're going to check the trails around noon but for now the trails are still soaked. Don't be surprised if we're closed all day.

Noon Update: Trails are going to remain closed.
 
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Monday 4/10/17
We're just going to have Trail 1, GP and MX tracks, and the Novice Oval open initially this morning. We expect to have the majority of the park open by noon.
 
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