Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Armed suicidal subject taken into custody at Windy Hill in Portola Valley

On July 14, 2021, San Mateo County Deputies responded to the Windy Hill Preserve in Portola Valley on a report of a subject laying in

by Contributed Content
on July 15, 2021

Spotted: Poppies hiking up Windy Hill

InMenlo contributing photographer Frances Freyberg captured these pretty poppies on a hike up Windy Hill this weekend.  

by Linda Hubbard
on April 18, 2021

Spotted: Signs-of-the-times #5 – “AREA CLOSED”

In response to a request from Town of Portola Valley public officials, Windy Hill Open Space Preserve was  temporarily closed on Saturday, March 28, until

by Linda Hubbard
on March 29, 2020

Photographing Windy Hill trails during the Fall

InMenlo contributing photographer Frances Freyberg is an avid hiker, with Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve a personal favorite. But with the all the weekend traffic headed

by Linda Hubbard
on October 21, 2018

Portola Valley resident’s photo wins landscape category in Midpen’s photo contest

Portola Valley resident Jack Lucas’s image of a sunrise taken at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve won the landscape category in the MidPeninsula Open Space

by Linda Hubbard
on September 27, 2018

By the calendar it’s winter, but Windy Hill Open Space is in spring bloom

InMenlo contributing photographer Betsy Sergeant Snow hiked up Windy Hill Open Space Preserve last week, the first outing for her at one of the Peninsula's

by Linda Hubbard
on February 27, 2018

Windy Hill: Best hike within 15 minutes of downtown Menlo Park

Given the traffic going up and down Windy Hill yesterday, we're guessing that we're not alone in believing the ascent to the 1,800-foot peak above

by Linda Hubbard
on November 24, 2012