Kelley Park

Activity Overview

Kelley Park is a 156-acre park in San Jose that is home to some of the city's most popular attractions, including Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, History Park at Kelley Park, the Japanese Friendship Garden, the Viet Museum, and the Portuguese Historical Museum. The park also has numerous trails and picnic areas that can be found throughout the grassy and wooded areas that encompass the rest of its land. Whether you want to spend the day relaxing in the sunshine or learning about history and nature, you're sure to have a great time.

Things to Do

• Visit Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, which has amusement park rides, a puppet theater, exciting play areas and numerous animal exhibits.
• Spend some time in History Park at Kelley Park, a fascinating open-air museum which showcases over two dozen historic buildings from the San Jose area that depict life in the early 1900s.
• Stop by the Portuguese Historical Museum, which features exhibits on Portuguese history and culture.
• Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the serene Japanese Friendship Garden.

Kelley Park Insider Tips

• Save money by bringing a picnic lunch to eat in the park instead of purchasing food at one of the park's attractions.
• You can also save a few dollars by parking in the lot next to the Japanese Friendship Garden, which only costs $6 per vehicle instead of the normal $10 per vehicle in the rest of the park's lots.
• Bring along a camera so that you can take photos of beautiful sights such as the Japanese garden.