Overlooking Alpine Pond at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, the David C. Daniels Nature Center features imaginative displays that both children and adults can enjoy. Opened to the public in 1996, the Nature Center was partially funded through the generosity of the Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Judy and David Daniels family in memory of their son David C. Daniels.

The Nature Center is CLOSED for the season!

The center is open to the public on weekends, April through mid-November:

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. April through mid-October
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. late October through mid-November


Volunteer Nature Center Hosts will greet you, answer your questions, and share information on area trails.

The Nature Center is bicycle friendly. With the addition of a bike rack, visitors no longer need to choose between leaving their bikes at home or missing out on an opportunity to visit the Nature Center. Trail use in the area remains the same and bicyclists are required to walk their bikes to and from the bike rack.
	Picnic tables are available. Come for a hike and stay for lunch. Two picnic tables near the Nature Center, one of which is wheelchair accessible, are available for your use and enjoyment during any season! (Please remember that there are no trash cans on District preserves and all garbage must be packed out.)

The Daniels Nature Center serves as the starting point for exploring the environment of Alpine Pond and surrounding Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve. A trip here includes a 1/2-mile trail, accessible to all ages and abilities, that loops around Alpine Pond.

Exhibits and activities at the Nature Center include:

• Larger-than-life pond creatures;
• A creative mural featuring pond-dwellers and their food chains;
• A live, captive-bred gopher snake;
• Touchable wildlife skulls and skins

To find out about current activities at the Nature Center, call the District office at 650-691-1200 or check out the Calendar of Activities.

During the week in the spring and fall, elementary school classes visit the Nature Center to participate in the District's environmental education program, Spaces and Species: Exploring Natural Communities. For more information about the program and scheduling a field trip, visit our Spaces and Species page or call the District office at 650-691-1200.

Volunteer to be a Nature Center Host or an Outdoor Education Leader at the Nature Center; Contact the Docent Programs Coordinator at 650-691-1200.

Map to the Daniels Nature Center using Google.

To reach the Daniels Nature Center, park in the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve parking lot located on the corner of the Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) and Page Mill/Alpine Road intersection (across Skyline Boulevard on the right) and walk through the pedestrian tunnel to the Nature Center.