O’Keefe Open Space Preserve

O’Keefe is not vacant land

It is an 8-acre open space preserve protected by voters and legally set aside as permanent open space as part of the city’s 2002 Open Space Initiative. It includes wildlife habitat, Purisima Creek, public trails, and magnificent heritage oak trees

Residents have worked to clean up the preserve on multiple occasions, including through agency grants

This land was preserved so it would never be treated as a development site

That protection is now at risk due to city shortcuts

  • Protected, voter-approved open space set aside for the entire community

  • Miles of natural trails used daily by walkers, families, and seniors

  • Mature trees and native plants that can’t be replaced once removed

  • One of few open spaces in Los Altos Hills — once it’s gone, it’s gone for good

  • A dangerous precedent If O’Keefe can be paved over, other protected open spaces across town could be next

Total Open Spaces: 130 acres 

  • Byrne Preserve is the largest and most significant open space area in Los Altos Hills. The area consists of 88 acres of grasslands and woodlands. The land was purchased by the Town in 1968 from the Nature Conservancy. Byrne Preserve is used for horseback riding, hiking and outdoor education, as well as grazing horses.

  • Juan Prado Mesa Preserve consists of 13 acres. The area features a pathway through the Hale Creek canyon and provides a number of scenic, open space and recreation opportunities.

  • Murietta Ridge Preserve consists of 14 valuable open space and provides a heavily wooded refuge for a variety of animals, birds, and native plants and trees.

  • Rhus Ridge Preserve consists of a scenic pathway that connects the off-road trail from Hidden Villa to the Rhus Ridge hiking area and Summit Road.

  • Central Drive Preserve is an undeveloped land adjacent to the western boundary of Byrne Preserve and provides an extension of the larger preserve.

  • Saddle Mountain Preserve is 3 acres located near the junction of Arastradero and Page Mill Roads and includes a walking path.

Ms. Couperus, environmental advocate, outside Town Hall with signatures to preserve O’Keefe as an open space in perpetuity via the 2002 Open Space Initiative