Uvas Canyon County Park — Attraction in Morgan Hill

We went there yesterday. It was just 30-45 mins from south san jose. We didn't find much traffic on the way may be because of heat wave. The park entry required online reservation per car. There was able of shaded parking available. Due to the heat wave, as soon as we came out of car in the parking, we felt that great and dryness. It was somewhere 35-38 deg. C temperature. There was a very clean restroom right at the parking and the water in the tap was chilled. There were many picnic area tables just besides the parking and due to tall trees all around the area was fully shaded. There was also an open tap for water available near the tables. To prevent from heat and dryness, I wet my hair, alos my cap and cotton mask before wearing them. This gave me cool moist breathes and kept my head and face cool. I kept them wet with restroom tap water in the beginning and later with the water bottles. We started with short Waterfall loop trail which covered points like Black rock falls, Upper falls, Basin falls and Knobcone point. This home is alongside the water creek. The black rock falls were completely dry. The Upper falls was super cool point with a small Waterfall of cool water stream. I took bath in the water fall which got me some more motivation to continue the rest of the trail in the heat wave. Basin falls was dry too. Then we went to Knobcone point which was very exhausting due to steep hike. In addition there was no view at the top sure to talk trees. It just gave a self encouragement that we completed such difficult hike. On the way back I again took a bath in Upper falls. Overall we enjoyed the hike just because we kept ourselves super hydrated else won't be possible. We saw many family with the kids on the way playing in the water streams...

Just one thing to keep in mind for hiking in this park- bring bug spray! It will save your life and your hike. Compared to more coastal hikes there are more mosquitoes and you can see them land on you whenever you stop moving. The trails here have plenty of shade and the Waterfall Loop Trail is very easy and mild- it seems to be the lowest elevation of the park, so be prepared for some incline on the other trails.

I have to recommend the Upper Falls on the Waterfall Loop and checking out the Lower Fall area where Swanson Creek joins with Uvas Creek. It is a great place with plenty of shade and lush greenery, which the creek's running water.

Triple Falls must be a great spot, when there's actually water cascading through it. Unfortunately, when we went (at the end of July) the waterfall was pretty much dried up, with barely a trickle. Also just a heads up if you decide to check out that side of the park, there is a part of the Alec Canyon Trail which offers little to no shade.

The bathroom facility is clean (flush-able toilets, soap, and running water). Also it has a shady drive in campground which does have showers. I appreciated the park's COVID 19 efforts of reserving a time/day ahead of time to control the amount of visitors. On that note make sure to reserve ahead of time if you want to got to the park. Also it is at the dead end of a narrow street through a small...

First time visiting Uvas Canyon. It's about 20 miles from our home in San Jose, by far the closest campground. We stayed two nights in the campground. It is a small area with 25 campsites. Sites are really close to each other, so there is little to no privacy.

A central restroom building has about 6 restrooms and 4 showers...impressively clean and functional. There are recycling and garbage bins every 2-3 sites and Park Rangers/groundskeepers clear these out like every 3 hrs...again super impressive! Firewood is $13/box and includes firestarter. Beware tons of mosquitos.

This is the perfect intro to car camping (or tent-only) for beginners or families...not for anyone seeking peace or tranquility :) It's literally a school playground filled with babies crying and kids having a blast from 7am to 11pm. Also, pets are allowed so be prepared for random dogs walking through your campsite. No Joke!

The creek access is great for kids to play in. The Waterfall Loop Trail is also nice. I'd re-visit and just do a day trip to explore the hiking trails...the campground is just too small and populated (like the Bay Area). We were more interested/enthralled by the Svedal village that you must drive through to enter...