Editing Mountain View, California (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Mountain View Farmers Market.jpg|thumb|Mountain View Farmers' Market]]

The largest park in the city is [[Shoreline Park, Mountain View|Shoreline Park]], which was built on a landfill and runs along the Bay north of [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]]. It includes [[Shoreline Amphitheatre]], Shoreline Golf Course, as well as [[Rengstorff House]], which is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. On the north side, facing the Bay, the park includes tidal ponds and mudflats, accessible via pedestrian and bicycle paths. The [[San Francisco Bay Trail]] runs along Shoreline Park.

[[Stevens Creek (California)|Stevens Creek]] runs through Mountain View from the south and empties into the Bay in Shoreline Park. A paved pedestrian and bicycle path, the Stevens Creek Trail, runs alongside the creek for nearly its entire distance in Mountain View. Stevens Creek is home to coyotes, gray foxes, black-tailed deer, butterflies, dragonflies, and 150 species of birds,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfbaywildlife.info/places/stevens_creek_county_park.htm|title=Stevens Creek County Park : sfbaywildlife.info|website=Sfbaywildlife.info|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> as well as shorebirds that feed in the mudflat. The shorebirds can be seen at low tide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/don_edwards_san_francisco_bay/visit/Stevens.Creek.East.Map.html|title=12. Stevens Creek East Trail - Mountain View - Don Edwards San Francisco Bay - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|website=Fws.gov|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>

Other parks include:
[[File:Charleston Park.jpg|thumb|Charleston Park]]

* Eagle Park, which holds a public swimming pool, dog-friendly lawn, and World War II [[war memorial|memorial]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Mountain View - Memorials |url=https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/cs/memorials.asp |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=Mountainview.gov |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512071254/https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/cs/memorials.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Cuesta Park, a sprawling park with tennis courts, barbecue areas, and playgrounds, near El Camino Hospital and the YMCA
* Rengstorff Park, home to a public swimming pool, community center, skate park, fenced dog park, and multiple playgrounds and picnic areas
* Charleston Park, a five-acre park located near the [[Googleplex]]. The park was designed by SWA Group who received an ASLA Centennial Medallion in 1999 for their work.<ref>{{cite news |first = Helaine |last = Taylor |title = Company Headquarters For Google Inc Googleplex In California Receive ASLA National Honor Award 2001 |url = http://www.newslikethis.com/company-headquarters-google-inc-googleplex-california-receive-asla-national-honor-award-2001 |publisher = NewsLikeThis.com |date = August 23, 2011 |access-date = January 3, 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150318170707/http://www.newslikethis.com/company-headquarters-google-inc-googleplex-california-receive-asla-national-honor-award-2001 |archive-date = March 18, 2015 |df = mdy-all}}</ref>