Sports & Recreation
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Ski Northern California nearest Bay Area!
Updated for the 2024-25 ski season. No, it doesn’t often snow in Milpitas, and never enough to ski, but many love to head to the Northern California slopes near Truckee, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite. Here’s our favorite nearby ski areas within about a 4-hour drive of Silicon Valley or San Francisco. If I missed one, please email me with the URL if you have it. Ski Clubs Blue Angels Next session: Winter 2025. The Blue Angels are offering our youth a ski and snowboard program. The Blue Angels ski program offers 5 Saturday ski trips to Sierra-at-Tahoe for ages 7 to 16, all ability levels. Nearest bus pickup is in Danville at 5:30am.…
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Spectator Sports Teams in the San Francisco Bay Area
Sports teams we tend to root for in Milpitas, CA. Here’s a quick run-down of who’s playing and when you can catch some of the action. Fans and couch potatoes unite here, cheer on your favorite Bay Area teams. Baseball College Athletics Football Hockey Soccer Sports News Stadiums Baseball Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League West Division. San Francisco Giants The official website of the San Francisco Giants with the most up-to-date information on scores, schedule, stats, tickets, and team news. San Jose Giants So these…
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Keeping Cool at Milpitas Pools, Water Attractions, Nearby Beaches
Got a letter from one of our faithful readers suggesting I hurry up and get a feature up on how to keep cool in or near Milpitas when the next heat wave hits. Suggestions here will range from where to find pools, walk along a beach, or find a ice cream treat. I welcome suggestions for additions to this page at any time. A reminder: in hot weather check on elderly or infirm relatives and neighbors. My mother’s air conditioning failed, and she almost couldn’t think clearly enough to get herself to a cool, safe spot. If you have screened windows, let the cold air in at night, then in…
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Youth Sports for Milpitas Kids
Some of our local youth sports programs have produced Olympians! Milpitas believes in helping youth become physically fit with friendly competitive and individual sports opportunities. Most have reopened after being closed because of Covid19. Some have also permanently closed, so if you aren’t seeing a favorite here, they may really be gone. Bay Badminton Center Enroll your kids in our exciting Academy today and they will be on their way to improving their game with our World Class Coaches. Online court reservations available. 1191 Montague Expy. (Inside Montague Court at Flemings Business Park) 408-942-2888 Bintang Milpitas Through the badminton academy, many people who have never played badminton before have developed…
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Maps to Milpitas Parks and Recreation Sites
For more information on Milpitas Parks Maintenance contact the Public Works Department at 408-586-2600. Milpitas parks came into being in the 1970s when the “city of the future” was imagined to have homes on small lots, and sharing a large, common green space instead of large private yards. Many of our parks weave together, providing ways for pedestrians and bicyclists a way to move between homes, schools, and shops without having to be on busy roads. Milpitas Community Center 457 East Calaveras Blvd. Milpitas, Ca 95035 408-586-3210 Get Directions Click on site streets to go to its map. Select “Directions.” Put your home address in “From” on the form. Hit…
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Skatepark at Milpitas Sports Center
The newest facility for the Recreation Department, the Milpitas Skatepark, opened October 16, 2020 at the Milpitas sports Center. The Milpitas Skate Park is a beautiful 20,000-square foot, all-wheel skate experience, with a combination of transition and street terrain. Features include mini terrain ramps, seat walls, stairs, and rails. There are two bowls to accommodate varying skill levels, a deep bowl with vertical wall pool coping and a transition on the far side into another bowl area, and a shallow bowl with steel coping. The Skate Park also includes seating areas, shade areas, and sports lighting. Located at the Milpitas Sports Center Complex 1325 E. Calaveras Boulevard Open daily, 7…
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Hiking, Running, Walking
Milpitas and Silicon Valley have lots of great places for taking a walk or serious hiking. Here are groups who organize hikes to go together and make friends. Clubs & Organizations Bay Area Hiking And Anything Fun This group is all about having a great time in the company of people with shared interests such as hiking, running, walking, bicycling, and a wide range of other activities and adventures we do together. Bay Area Orienteering Club We’ve gone orienteering with this group for several years now at local parks. Object is, with a map and compass, to locate ‘controls’ and not get lost. Milpitas Jogging & Hiking Club :::…::. A…
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Fitness – Personal Training, Teams, Sports Programs & Training
Health Services in and near Milpitas Milpitas residence believe that keeping fit is important. Here you will find the nearby fitness center to suit your needs. Some teams are here, but do look under the category of Sports & Recreation for more. Advice Overview of California’s Health Studio Services Contract Law All health studio contracts must be in writing. The contract may not require payments that total more than $3,000 not including finance charges (this amount increases to $4,400 on January 1, 2010) over the contract term. The duration of the contract may not exceed three years, and the contract may not require payments for longer than the term of…
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Bicycling
Milpitans love to go bicycling in the flatlands along the Bay or up in the mountains to Ed Levin Park or Mission Peak. Sometimes the Amgen Bike Tour of California has gone through Milpitas. Locate groups to go biking with. Find a map of local bikeways. Bicycling Events Buy, Sell, Give Away, or Rent Bikes Clubs & Bicycling Organizations Information, Plans Laws Mountain Biking Online Trails & Maps Bicycling Events Movie I took of Amgen Bike Tour 2006 First leg of the loop along Piedmont Road near Seacliff here in Milpitas. Amgen Bike Tour of California Stage 3 of the race went along Piedmont Rd., Milpitas, CA, on May 15,…
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Fun Inside
Milpitas and Silicon Valley have lots of fun places to go and things to do indoors. Here’s how to find the best! Come play in Milpitas. Activities Big Al’s sports bar, bowling center and arcade Dogs welcome in our courtyard. Integrated in to the fabric of local communities and with 45,000-70,000 SQFT of the latest arcade games, 18-42 bowling lanes, and the region’s largest HD projection screens (55’!) as focal points of stadium-style Sports Bars, Big Al’s appeals to families, sports enthusiasts, event planners and anyone looking for a great time with great food in a contemporary NW-style atmosphere. 27 Ranch Drive 669-271-0011 Bowlero Everything you need to make bowling…
