Rancho San Antonio County Park is a public recreational area in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara County, in northern California. It is approximately 3,800 acres (15 km2) in area and contains 23 miles (37 km) of hiking trails. It is managed by the Santa Clara County Parks department. Saint Joseph's College was once on this land.
The adjacent Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve is managed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The County Park and the Open Space Preserve protect much of the upper watershed of Permanente Creek, except the portion in Lehigh Quarry.
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