California All-Weather Tracks
Bay Area and Northern California

Big change here. There are so many tracks and so few of me to get around that I alone can't keep up with it.
Instead, trackinfo now has a wiki. You can add your own information.
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See my editorial on Track Maintenence.

Legend to the layout--here's what I know:

Facility Name
Year Constructed Curb? Steeplechase information

Cross streets or directions
Notes on unique situations and ! security problems
Credited Manufacturer or installer Type of Surface Color if notable

=Olympic medals won by Alumnus of these schools

Finish direction (as you face crossing the finish line)
"Imperial" if track is measured in yards.

Number of lanes
Straightaway length
Aerial photo link courtesy of Google Maps
Altitude

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Alameda County

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Alameda

College of Alameda 2003 No No
Tinker Ave. West of Mariner Square Loop just west of the tube
Recently resurfaced in Mondo. I'm going to rant here: This one pisses me off. I have gotten mail from a high school less than a mile from this track seeking information about building an irregular sized all-weather track for the team to practice on. This first class track is an unused buffer for the soccer field, locked behind high security fencing. There is no team at this school, the only users of the track are a flock of geese, who have left a layer of their byproducts all over the track. The school apparently doesn't even bother to clean it. Other than the High Jump pad, no field event facilities were installed.
Mondo
North
8
90m
Aerial photo

Berkeley

Berkeley High School 1994 Yes
metal
No
Martin Luther King and Channing Way
Southwestern Eurotan
South
6
92m
Aerial photo
St. Mary's High School 1970's No No
Posen Ave. and Monterey Ave.
A triangular track surrounding the football and baseball fields. 7 lanes on sprint straight. Straightaways are (estimated) 77m, 75m and 45m. Lots of cracks and pocked with repairs.
West, Imperial
6
77m
Aerial photo
University of California, Berkeley Edwards Stadium Resurf.
1999
Yes
metal
Adjustable
Bancroft and Oxford
Yellow. There is a warm up lane inside of the curb. This has to be the ugliest color I have ever seen on a track (I guess they were trying for Gold, as in Golden Bears), with blue lines. But my opinion could be wrong, this was awarded as an Outstanding Track Facility by the USTC&TBA, an industry association. ! At night, this is effectively closed with gates and concrete walls. See Facility Website
Southwestern Martin ISS

Archie Williams G, Chris Huffins B
South
8
92m
Aerial photo

Castro Valley

Castro Valley High School 2007 No No
Redwood Road and Heyer Ave.
South
m
Aerial photo

Emeryville

Emery High School 1999 No No
San Pablo Ave. and 53rd St.
You have got to see the shape of this one. This is an all weather track with a right turn and an angled straight in it, I kid you not--see the aerial photo. This is apparently not a 400 meter track from the looks of it, how would they measure with a right turn? Road course rules? Now that I have gotten to see it in person, there are no calibrated start lines, just a start and finish line (apparently for 100M) on the longest straightaway. Those lines are slightly into the turns so the straightaway is 99m with no run out and a sharp turn at the end! There is also a noticible change in elevation and drainage slopes along this track. This has the highest fence I have seen yet. This whole, microscopic high school campus (this is the smallest urban campus I've seen) is not easy to get into. Is this a jail? The AW long jump runway and pit are full of weeds (indicating no maintenence or usage) and the high jump pad is not much more useful than a postage stamp.
Southwestern Eurotan
West
4
99m
Aerial photo

Fremont

Steve Lewis (American High School)
Washington High School
 
   No  
Country Drive and Lexington Street, 1 block north of Fremont Blvd.
Called Tak Fudenna Memorial Stadium, used as a stadium for the entire Fremont School District. See Stadium Website
South
8
m
Aerial photo

Hayward see also Union City

California State University, East Bay
 
 early 1970's  (Yes but) Stationary, Inside, slice
Between Hayward Blvd and Harder Rd. East of Mission Blvd.
The track at this location dates to the 1970's, but was not upgraded since its original installation (before 1973 when I first saw it) until the latest major renewal. And in a wimpy step of geopolitical ambiguity, the name of Cal State Hayward has been replaced with "East Bay.
"
North
8
99m
Aerial photo
Chabot Junior College
Resurf 2001 (No) Adjustable, Inside
25555 Hesperian Blvd. North Entrance North of the 92 Freeway
They have the curbing and the inner line has been drilled to mount it, but it has been removed and is sitting along the fence outside of the track--and it looks like its been there a while. Perhaps they put it in place when a meet is important but I have seen them conduct meets without a curb. Steeplechase finishes the opposite direction.
Cal Track Premier Polyurethane
South
9
99m
Aerial photo

Livermore

Granada High School
2002 No No
Wall St. south of Stanley Blvd.
A new fake grass infield and lots of renovations were added in 2007--I don't know if that includes a resurfacing. There is a strange crack sealed in lane 1 of the home stretch.
Spectra Turf Spectratrack
SP
South
9
95m
Aerial photo
Livermore Valley High School
1999 No No
4th and School St. near Maple Street and East Ave.
Southwestern Eurotan
North   Aerial photo

Newark

Newark Memorial High School
Resurf.
1998  
No  No
Cedar Blvd. off Central Ave.
! This is a security fortress, difficult, but not impossible to get into. Note: the unattended sprinkler system and bad drainage has done more damage to the track than any runner. I'll note yet again when I visited, the sprinklers were running and flooding the entire track like they apparently (from the water stains) have been for years. The wall in background of the picture is a dominant feature on the northeast end of the track.
Southwestern Eurotan
Northeast
8
90.5m
Aerial photo

See my editorial on Track Maintenence.

Oakland

Archie Williams (University High School--closed)
Castlemont High School

2003

  No
MacArthur Blvd. south of 82nd Ave.
It might be easier to get in from Bancroft on 84th or 85th Ave. With a new fake grass infield
Southwestern
 
Aerial photo
Laney Community College
April 2003 (No) Adustable, Inside
5th Ave. between E. 8th Street and E 10th St.
Mondo
Northwest
8
Aerial photo
Merritt Community College
February
2003
Yes
metal
Yes, Inside
East end of the campus, off Campus Drive which is off Redwood Road between the 13 and Skyline.
Mondo
South
8
88m
Aerial photo
McClymonds High School
2001 No  No
28th Street and Chestnut
370 meters with calibrated lines for each distance and each relay hand off zone. Every line seems correct except for an unexplainable blue line (at least that I cannot figure out) equivalent with the acceleration zone of the 3rd 4x100 handoff. I can't explain how the 4x400 (1600m) relay start line, in lane 1 is 9" shorter than the 1600 start line that has to be at the same location. ! located in a run down neighborhood at a run down looking inner city high school, this very clean track is kept secure not only by a fence with slats but one they have placed a fine mesh screen over each chain link gate to make it harder to climb.

Jim Hines
South
non-standard

6

Aerial photo
Oakland Technical High School
2001 No  No
42nd Street and Broadway
Reportedly 380 meters, from the same source that originally told me of McClymonds above. From the angle I could see, it is definitely a short track, but I didn't analyze the specifics. I must appologize but I just didn't fight my way into this one too. ! Tall fencing surrounds the school. This is in the center of the campus.
East
non-standard

6

Aerial photo
Skyline High School

2003

  No
MacArthur Blvd. south of 82nd Ave.
With a new fake grass infield
Southwestern
 
Aerial photo

Piedmont

Piedmont High School
  No  No
End of El Cerrito Ave., south of Oakland Ave.
Northwest
7
87m
Aerial photo

Pleasanton

Amador Valley High School 2002 Yes No
Santa Rita Road (Main Street) just north of Stanley Blvd.
Surrounding a Fake Grass infield. Finish line offset 10m.
North

8

Aerial photo
Foothill High School 2003 Yes No
Foothill Road and Muirwood Dr.
South
8
97m
Aerial photo

Union City

James Logan High School
1996

 Yes Metal

No
1800 H Street, north of Alverado-Niles
This looks like a fake grass infield. ! I'm told this is not open to the public
Southwestern
South

8

Aerial photo

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Amador County

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Butte County

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Chico, Oroville

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Contra Costa County

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Antioch

Deer Valley High School   No No
Deer Valley Road and Lone Tree Way
Black
South
6
Aerial photo

Bay Point (also known as West Pittsburg)

Riverview Middle School   No No
Pacifica Avenue and Inlet Drive

Track is on the south of the campus, by the river.
North

8

Aerial photo

Brentwood

Liberty High School 2005 No No
Spruce St. and Shasta Daisy Dr.
The distinctive feature of this track is the stone/concrete retaining wall below the stands.
Southeast

9

Aerial photo

Concord

Clayton Valley High School 2005 No No
Academy Road and Alberta Way
Surrounding a fake grass infield Blue
West
8
94m
Aerial photo
De La Salle High School 1999 No No

Treat Blvd. and Winton Drive
Surrounding a fake grass infield used for their notable football team. Track runs behind the football stands.
Southwestern Eurotan

West   Aerial photo
Ygnacio Valley High School No No
Oak Grove Road south of Treat Blvd.
Just over the fence from De La Salle Surrounding a fake grass infield
Northwest
8
m
Aerial photo

Danville

Monte Vista High School No No
Stone Valley Road west of Green Valley Rd.
Fake Grass infield.
South
8
102m
Aerial photo
San Ramon Valley High School No No
Front of the school is on Love Lane, just south of Danville Blvd. and Railroad Ave., the track is way in the back of the school off of DelAmigo Road
Long Straightaways, Fake Grass infield
Southeast
8
106m
Aerial photo

Hercules

Hercules Middle High School Old No No
Refugio Valley Road west of Redwood Rd.
Black
East
8
100m
Aerial photo

Lafayette

Acalanes High School

Dec 2003

No No
Pleasant Hill Road and Stanley Blvd.
South

6

Aerial photo

Martinez

Alhambra High School Resurf.
1999
Yes No
E St. west of Alhambra Ave. This is up the hill, way behind the school.
Southwestern
South
9
100m
Aerial photo
Martinez Middle High School Old No No
Court Street, south of Susana Street
An undersized mini-track at the middle school. Black probably paved.
West
6
Aerial photo

Moraga

Campolindo High School Resurf.
1997,2005
Yes
concrete
No
Campolindo Dr. and Moraga Rd.
Black
East

8

Aerial photo

Orinda

Miramonte High School 1996 No No
Estabueno Dr. and Moraga Way
Southeast
6
Aerial photo

Pinole

Pinole Valley High School
2005
No No
Pinole Valley Road at Ramona, just south of the 80 Freeway
East
8
100m
Aerial photo

Pittsburg see also Bay Point

Pittsburg High School Resurf.
1998
No No
Railroad Ave. and School Street, north of Hwy. 4
Southwestern Eurotan
Northwest
6
Aerial photo

Pleasant Hill

College Park High School June
2001
No No
Viking Dr. and Norse Dr. Just south of Diablo Valley College
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South

9

Aerial photo
Diablo Valley College Resurf. 1998 Yes Yes, outside
Golf Club Rd. west of Contra Costa Blvd.
An AW track has been here since the 1970's This surrounds an old Astroturf field.
Southwestern Eurotan
South

9

Aerial photo

Richmond

Kennedy High School   No No

Cutting Blvd. and Berk Avenue opposite S. 41st Street
Surrounding a fake grass infield

South
8
91m
Aerial photo
Richmond High School No No
Emeric Avenue and 26th Street
Surrounding a fake grass infield
South
8
85m
Aerial photo
Salesian High School 2008 No No

At the end of Howard Street west of 29th Street
Surrounding a fake grass infield, just over the fence from Richmond High School. Here's a flickr slideshow of the construction and track

North
8
91m
Aerial photo

San Pablo

Contra Costa Community College 1998 Yes Yes, Outside
Mission Bell Dr. and El Portal (Broadway South)
Southwestern Eurotan
Northeast
8
93m
Aerial photo

San Ramon

California High School 2001 No No
Broadmore Dr. and Riviera Way, south of Montevideo
Finish line offset 10m. 9 lanes on the sprint straight. Now with a new Fake Grass Infield
Southwestern
South
8
100m
Aerial photo
Dougherty Valley High School 2007 No No
Bollinger Canyon Road and Albion Road
Surroinding a Fake Grass infield. From the pictures I have seen, it looks to be on a hill overlooking a newly constructed valley.
 
8
100m
Aerial photo

Walnut Creek

Las Lomas High School   No No
Broadway south of Newell Ave. just off the 680
Adjacent to the creek. 8 lanes on the sprint straight.

Dave Weill
South
6
93m
Aerial photo

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Del Norte County

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Crescent City

Del Norte High School Redone
2002
No No
El Dorado St. and W. Washington Blvd.
Rubber Asphalt has been here since 1982 Looks like the finish line is offset 10 m
Cal Tracks Cal Trax IMS Blue

East

8
Aerial Photo

Hoopa

College of the Redwoods Old No No
Loop Road at Highway 96

Southeast

8
Aerial Photo

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El Dorado County

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Fresno County

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Clovis-4, Coalinga, Fresno-6, Reedley-2, Sanger

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Humboldt County

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Arcata

California State University, Humboldt Resurf. 2001 No Yes
East Laurel Dr.
Called the Redwood Bowl this track has large covered stands
North
6
Aerial Photo

Bayside

Jacoby Creek School 2000   No
1617 Old Arcata Road, north of the Bayside cutoff
A short, rectangular elementary school track with the numbers marked backward.
Ocean Marker Sports Surfaces
South

3

Aerial Photo

Eureka

College of the Redwoods     No
7351 Tomkins Hill Road (7 miles south of town)
Notice the covered stands and a start line in the turn, probably indicating it is an Imperial track

East
Imperial

8

Aerial Photo
Eureka High School Old No No
Del Norte Street between K and N
Rubber Asphalt

South

8

Aerial Photo

Fortuna

Fortuna High School 1998 No No
14th Street South of K St.
Finish line offset over 20m.
Southwestern Seal Flex

East

Aerial Photo

McKinleyville

McKinleyville High School   No No
Murray Road and McKinleyville Ave .
Finish line offset over 10m.

West

Aerial Photo

Trinidad

Trinidad Union Elementary School 2005 No No
Stagecoach Road and State Park Road
An asymetrical, rectangular narrow track around the play field.

 

2
Aerial Photo
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Imperial County

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Brawley, El Centro-2

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Kern County

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Bakersfield-3, Ridgecrest, Taft

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Kings County

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Corcoran, Hanford, Lemoore

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Lassen County

Susanville

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Los Angeles County

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Agoura Hills, Arcadia, Azusa/Glendora-2, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Carson, Cerritos, Compton-3, Culver City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood-2, La Canada/Flintricge, Lancaster-2, La Mirada-2, La Verne-2, Lawndale-2, Long Beach-2, Los Angeles-21, Lynwood, Malibu-2, Manhattan Beach, Norwalk, Palos Verdes, Pasadena-4, Pomona/Claremont-6, Rowland Heights, Santa Monica-2, Southgate, Valencia-5, Walnut-2, Westlake Village, Whittier

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Marin County

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Kentfield

College of Marin  

No

No
College Ave. opposite Woodland Rd. South of Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Finish line offset 20m, sprints marked backward on the home stretch.
North
8
Aerial photo

Larkspur

Redwood High School 200 No No
Doherty Dr. and Riviera Circle
East
8
100m
Aerial photo

Novato

Novato High School

2005

No

No
Arthur St. and Washington St.
With a Fake Grass infield
Northeast
8
100m
Aerial photo
San Marin High School

2005

Yes

No
San Marin Drive North of Novato Blvd..
With a Fake Grass infield and a curb.
South
8
99m
Aerial photo

San Anselmo

Sir Francis Drake High School  

No

No
College Ave. opposite Woodland Rd. South of Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Surrounding a Fake Grass Infield with a live tree in the south D sector
South
8
Aerial photo

San Rafael

San Rafael High School 2001 No No
3rd St. at Embarcadero Way, or 185 Mission Ave. at Belle Ave.
Lane 8 appears to be built very close to the fence

Ocean Marker Sports Surfaces
South
8
100m
Aerial photo

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Mendocino County

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Ukiah

Mendocino College     Yes inside
Hensley Creek Road West of 101
Steeplechase finishes on backstretch.
 Northwest
8
100m
Aerial Photo

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Merced County

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Merced

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Monterey County

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Carmel

Carmel High School resurfaced
2002
No No
Ocean Ave. at Highway 1
No longer Black it has been recently resurfaced (you can see the different time elapse on the Google aerial). The curb slightly raises the track.
West
6
99m
Aerial photo

Chualar

Chualar School 2002 No No
Lincoln St. and Payson St./Chualar Rd (changes name at Lincoln St., the east edge of town)
Square 4 lane track around a well groomed soccer field in this very small farm town. About 250m. The only calibrated lines are a finish line, a 50m? scratch line and a 100m staggered start for 1/4 turn. Manufacturer sprayed logo onto the track.
Spectra Turf Spectratrack ISP
East Non-standard
4
73m
Aerial Photo

Greenfield

Greenfield High School 2006 No No
Forest Lake Rd. and Viscaino Rd.
Wide turns
Black
West
8
85m
Aerial photo

King City

King City High School 2006 No No
Forest Lake Rd. and Viscaino Rd.
In one step this small town school has advanced itself forward with a new All Weather track and took a giant step backward by building it to imperial distances that haven't been used in 30 years. Finish line offset 10m. Blue United Sports Surfaces

West,
Imperial

9
100m
Aerial photo

Monterey

California State University, Monterey County (Old Fort Ord)   Yes Stationary, Inside
North South Road and 1st Street
With an ugly old astroturf infield. From a paint perspective this looks badly worn, turning black with disappearing lane lines, but the mat surface track is mostly still very viable. No signs of throwing or pole vault facilities. When I visited, the horizontal jump runway was covered in astroturf carpet. The original paint of "Fort Ord" is still visible on the home stretch.
East
8
100m
Aerial photo
Defense Language Institute (Presidio of Monterey) Soccer Field   No No
Mason Road and Ord Rd.
Black No explanation for why this location has two tracks right next to each other. This is now a secured military installation and mere civilians are no longer welcome. No field event facilities or chute.
East
6
Aerial photo
Defense Language Institute (Presidio of Monterey) Football Stadium   Yes No
Halleck Road and Mason Road
Finish line offset 10m. No sign of field event facilities.
East
8
Aerial photo
California State University, Monterey County (Old Fort Ord)   Yes Stationary, Inside
North South Road and 1st Street
With an ugly old astroturf infield. From a paint perspective this looks badly worn, turning black with disappearing lane lines, but the mat surface track is mostly still very viable. No signs of throwing or pole vault facilities. When I visited, the horizontal jump runway was covered in astroturf carpet. The original paint of "Fort Ord" is still visible on the home stretch.
East
8
100m
Aerial photo
Monterey Peninsula College 2007 Yes
Metal
Yes
Inside
Glennwood Circle, Campus located off Fremont Street, just west of Highway 1
Surrounding a Fake Grass Infield
East
8
86m
Aerial photo
Pacific Grove High School 2010 No No
Sunset Drive and Congress Avenue
Surrounding a Fake Grass Infield Rich Schramm adds: Includes standard HS track markings plus 400H, 1500m, 3000m. Also has extra markings on outer four lanes of back straight-away for 100/110H in reverse direction
Northeast
9
94m
Aerial photo
Santa Catalina High School 2006 No No
Mark Thomas Drive and Old Salinas Road inside the southwest corner of the Highway 1 and Highway 68 interchange
Square track with tight turns
United Sports Surfaces

West

4
m
Aerial photo

Pebble Beach

Robert Luis Stevenson High School   No No
Forest Lake Rd. and Viscaino Rd.
Black
North
6
Aerial photo

Salinas

Alisal High School 2003 No No
E. Williams Rd. East of Del Monte Ave. on the East edge of town
Black. Fake grass infield. Has an extra wide unmarked lane on sprint straight. ! The four High School tracks in Salinas were constructed at the same time. North Salinas was easy to walk in to, Salinas and Alvarez had pedestrian gaps but here at Alisal I had to evade the human security patrol (with vehicle) just to get a look at the track.
SRI
Northeast
8
86m
Aerial photo
Alvarez High School 2003 No No
Nantuckett Drive, east of Independence Blvd. south of E. Boronda Rd. (far north edge of town)
Black. Inner lane line for lane 5 is yellow. No seats or lights at this stadium, though they have built burms to mount them on. I'll guess they have a neighborhood controversy and may never finish this.
SRI
West
8
100m
Aerial photo
Hartnel Junior College Resurf.
2001
Yes
concrete
Adjustable, Outside
Hartnell and College
Track here dates to 1994. Concrete curb may not be exactly 5cm all the way around, but it is higher than the track. It separates a dirt warm up lane inside that is much lower than the track. Steeple finishes in the opposite direction. Previous track credited to Southwestern.
Spectra Turf Spectratrack M
Northeast
9
98m
Aerial photo
North Salinas High School 2003 No No
E. Alvin Dr. and Kip Dr. (just east of N. Main St.)
Black. Fake grass infield. On the southwest end of the campus.
SRI

Alvin Harrison GGS, Calvin Harrison
South
8
87m
Aerial photo

Salinas Union High School

2003 No No
S. Main and Geil St. (actually more opposite Willow St.)
Black. Separate from the football stadium (over the east fence) which has the fake grass field. The inner lane line for lane 4 is purple (school colors), while the others are white. Decent night lighting in the curves. The sprint straight is wide enough for two more lanes up against the railing for the stands (built on the opposite side of the football stadium burm) but there is no 7th lane line and the start/finish lines do not extend into this wide all-weather surfaced strip. Backstretch is also marked for sprints and hurdles.
SRI
South
6
108m
Aerial photo

Soledad

Soledad High School 2001 No No
West Street E of Gabilan
Showing significant signs of wear. The High Jump D sector is still dirt, high jumping is done on the unmarked finish chute.
South
9
99m
Aerial photo

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Napa County

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Angwin

Pacific Union University   No No
Howell Mountain Road South at La Jolla Drive
No lane lines visible, suggesting this is an old Rubber Asphalt track
South
6
Aerial Photo

Napa

Harvest Middle School   No No
Underhill Road and Old Sonoma Road (track is on the east near freeway)
Complete High School competitive facilities, including a hybrid (possibly added later) additional long jump runway off the northeast straightaway. Long straightaways.
South
8
105m
Aerial Photo
Justin Sienna High School  2008 No No
Trower Avenue and Solano Avenue
Surrounding a fake grass infield.
East
m
Aerial Photo

St. Helena

St. Helena High School   No No
Grayson Avenue west of St. Helena Highway (Hwy 29)
Meaning the only all weather track in the county is at a Middle School. Complete High School competitive facilities, including a hybrid (possibly added later) additional long jump runway off the northeast straightaway.
Southeast
8
105m
Aerial Photo

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Nevada County

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Grass Valley

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Orange County

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Anaheim, Brea, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fullerton-2, Huntington Beach-2, Irvine-2, Mission Viejo-3, Newport Beach, San Clemente, Santa Ana-2

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Placer County

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Auburn, Granite Bay, Rocklin

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Plumas County

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Quincy

Feather River College Old   No
Golden Eagle Ave, west of Highway 89/70
Black Finish line offset about 20 meters.
Southwest
Aerial photo

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Riverside County

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Beaumont, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Hemet, Indio, La Quinta, Moreno Valley, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Riverside, Thermal, San Jacinto-2

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Sacramento County

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Fair Oaks, Flosom, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento-4

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San Benito County

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San Bernardino County

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Chino, Lake Arrowhead, Rancho Cucamonga-2, San Bernardino

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San Diego County

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Chula Vista-2, El Cajon, Escondido-2, Julian, La Jolla-2, Oceanside, Poway-3, San Diego-7, San Marcos-2, Santee, Vista-2

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San Francisco

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City College of San Francisco 1997 No Yes (barrier in storage)
Eldton, North of Ocean Ave.
Surrounding a fake grass infield installed after the track. Enter through North gate near fieldhouse. ! See a picture.
Southwestern Martin ISS
South
9
98m
Aerial photo
Kezar Stadium 1989 No No
Frederick and Willard, southeast corner of Golden Gate Park
No spikes are allowed on this track, a fact repeated on signs every few hundred feet. Southeast and west entrances are the ones that are open (nothing on north). I was amazed at the crowd of people using this track--for its age, it is in amazingly good shape if this much use is typical (again note: no spikes). There are some seams that appear to have been repairs or installed at a different time.
Mondo
East
8
85m
Aerial photo
MacAteer High School   No No
Portola and O'Shaugnessy
Shows some signs of wear (bubbles and missing chunks in a few spots). Finish line offset 20m. It has always been foggy when I have visited this location.
South, Imperial
8
103m
Aerial photo
Phillip and Sala Burton High School   No No
Dwight and Goettingen (west of San Bruno Ave.)
This campus, like much of San Francisco, is perched on a hilltop, very steep concrete walls support a couple of sides. The west entrance was open for me, but you have to walk across the entire campus to get to the track on the east side. Finish line offset 10m. Surrounding a fake grass infield. 8 lanes on the sprint straight. Field event facilities were removed to install the infield and are being reinstalled in 2007. In 2007 the track appears to have been recently resurfaced.
South
Aerial photo
Riordan High School   No No
Phelan north of Geneva just around the corner fron CCSF
Square/rectangular track, meaning four distinct straightaways. Second part of first 100m starts a noticible downhill which continues into 2nd 100m (must mean the rest of the track is uphill). Some obvious wear spots, cracks and missing chunks, which they have identified with spraypaint (meaning they will probably repair soon).
West, Imperial
7
74m
Aerial photo
San Francisco State University Resurf.
2001
(Yes) (Adjustable
inside )
In the center of the campus--at 19th Ave. and Holloway
When I visited, the curb was missing but I met the track coach John Johnson who told me it was removed for the graduation ceremonies and will return for track season. That might explain some of the others. He also told me the west gates to the stadium have never been locked and he supports open runners who come out and use the facility (with, of course, due care). He had just padlocked the throwing cage because the soccer players were abusing it for a goal. See the coach to get in. They also have an off site, up hill hammer practice area. Steeplechase equipment is currently missing but the Adjustable is coming before track season 2003. 13m offset finish line. The east D sector contains more field event facilities than I've ever seen in such an area--HJ, PV, Horizontal Jumps and Javelin.
Southwestern
East
8
87m
Aerial Photo
St. Ignatius High School Resurf.
2002
No No
38th Ave. and Rivera
They have reportedly also installed a fake grass infield.
Cal Track
Cal Trax IMS
 
6
Aerial photo
Washington High School   Yes
concrete
No
30th and Balboa
This looks like an older track (from the aging signs in the surface). There are lots of pock marks from repairs with a different, softer surface material. This is a broken back track to fit into the available space with a real concrete curb. I believe the straightaways are not paralell, the east turn being wider than the west.
West
6
Aerial photo

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San Joaquin County

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Stockton-2

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San Luis Obispo County

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Atascadero, Paso Robles-2, San Luis Obispo-2

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San Mateo County

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Atherton

Menlo Atherton High School 2002

No

No
Oak Grove Ave. and Middlefield Road
Surrounding a new fake grass infield. Finish line offset 10m.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
100m
Aerial photo
Menlo College   No No
1000 El Camino Real at Alejandra
From a track perspective this is one of the stupidest installations yet. This is not metric or imperial--this track is longer than Imperial. According to their own markings, the mile starts about 18 feet in front of the common finish line, meaning the track is about 4.5 feet long for imperial. 8 lanes on sprint straight.
West
Non-standard
6
100m
Aerial photo
Sacred Heart Prep

2003

No No
Valparaiso Road
8 lanes on sprint straight. Curiously the arc for lanes 7-8 is painted through the chutes even though the lanes end abruptly at the edge of the chute. There are several oak trees providing shade. There is space, and almost enough sub-surface for 8 lanes all the way around, but the track was positioned about 2 feet too far south to allow the extra lanes without chopping down two trees. Those two feet were readily available had they built two feet north (by the tennis courts).
SouthWest
6
100m
Aerial photo

Belmont

Carlmont High School 2002 No No
Alameda de las Pulgas opposite Chula Vista
Based on the track measurement lines, I put this track at 389m. Finish line is offset by 37m. 8 lanes on the sprint straight (with obviously a long chute). Surrounding a fake grass infield. Blue
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
East
6
102m
Aerial photo

Burlingame

Burlingame High School 1998 No No
Oak Grove Ave and Carolan Ave.
Lit 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Another one with fake grass infield. 6 lanes on sprint straight. Finish line offset 10m.
Southwestern Eurotan
Southwest
5
Aerial photo

Redwood City

Sequoia High School 2004

No

No
El Camino Real and Broadway Street
Surrounding a fake grass infield. Finish line offset by 20 meters. Both throws are in the field northwest of the stadium. The entire campus is covered in redwood trees or stumps from ancient redwood trees.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
Southwest
8
90m
Aerial photo

San Bruno

Skyline College   Yes
concrete
No
At the top of College Drive
No field event facilities. Surrounding a Fake Grass infield, one of 3 such fields in this athletic area. 9 lanes on spring straight. F
inish line offset 17m. Everything I hear about this place uses the word "fog." On the day of my visit, it was so sunny at CSM (a few miles away) I got a sunburn, but as I approached the fog rolled in, temperature dropped and the wind came up. After I left, elsewhre its still a nice, pleasant hot day just a few miles away.
South
8
99m
Aerial photo

San Mateo

College of San Mateo 2005 Yes
metal
Adjustable, Inside

Hillsdale Blvd. west of the 92 Freeway
Resurfaced several times, originally dates to the 1970's. Once surrounded by trees, now the clearing of the hillside leaves a specatular view of the the bay. With fake grass infield. Throws are on a separate pad behind the well equipped pressbox. Finish line offset 10m. Blue
Mondo

Archie Williams
South
9
100m
Aerial photo
San Mateo High School October
2003
No No
N. Deleware Ave, north of Poplar Ave
Details.
CalTrack IMS
North
8
100m
Aerial photo
Serra High School 2004 Yes
metal
No
20th Ave. east of Avenida de las Pulgas
A Southwestern track here dates to 1988. Completely redone in 2004. Everything except shot put is inside the oval. The first half of the sprint straightaway is the precedessor of McCovey Cove (the right field fence of the baseball field--Barry Bonds went to High School here).
CalTracks
Northwest
7
93m
Aerial photo

Woodside

Woodside High School 2004

No

No
Churchill Ave. off Woodside Road
Surrounding a new fake grass infield.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
North
8
100m
Aerial photo

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Santa Barbara County

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Carpinteria-2, Los Olivos, Santa Barbara-6, Santa Maria-4, Santa Ynez

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Santa Clara County

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Benny Brown (Sunnyvale High School)

Santa Clara County Dirt Tracks

Campbell

Buccaneer Stadium, formerly Campbell High School 2004 No No
Campbell Ave, just west of Winchester Blvd.
The high school here closed a long time ago. Rather than tearing it down, it has been leased to other academic groups and the public playfields are now city property. The track has lanes but no calibrated lines on it. The chute remains on the west side of the track, the original dirt track finished to the south.
South
5
100m
Aerial photo

Cupertino

De Anza College mid 80's No Stationary, Outside
McClelland Road, South Entrance
I must comment on how uneven this surface is--on the homestretch, each lane line has a high point with a valley in between (though not as bad as I noted in previous comments--maybe they fixed it, maybe I was just sensitive at the time). The original hard Rubber Asphalt track dates to about 1970 but was resurfaced with new materials about mid-80's. There is almost one extra lane of the ancient surface around the outside of the track. There is also a dirt training lane inside the track that has been neglected. Adjustable steeplechase barriers around the track, but fenced water jump is stationary. Finish line offset 19m.
South
Imperial
9
101m
Aerial photo
Homestead High School 2001 No No
Homestead and S. Mary, west of Stelling
Why/how did they construct a new track in the 21st century as an Imperial track? Why 7 lanes? There is no impediment for the extra couple of feet necessary to have made this an 8 lane metric track. 8 lanes for the sprint straight on backstretch where the chute is located, races run in reverse. Common finish marked with cascading relay zones. Finish line offset 5m.
Cal Track
Cal Trax MS
East
Imperial
7
98m
Aerial photo

Gilroy

Gilroy High School 2006 Yes
concrete
No
W. 10th St. and Prinvevalle St.
This was a worn out old asphalt track. But now it has been brought up to modern standards by a donation to his alma mater by quarterback Jeff Garcia and was taken off the Bottom 10 list. It had been a rare case where you'd see a 440 track marked with cascading FINISH lines for metric races and sprints finishing on a different line (down the straightaway). You could feel the many layers of paint on each marking (or maybe those have not worn down nearly as much as the rest of the track surface). And it had a real concrete curb.
South, Imperial
9
95m
Aerial photo

Los Altos

Foothill Junior College Redone
2005
No No
S. El Monte Ave, just west of the 280 exit (track is right next to the cloverleaf)
(dates to the late 60's but was resurfaced completely around mid-80's and then again in 2005)
It now has a fake grass infield and a black Inside jogging path. Curiously, there are hurdles around the track but no field event facilities. No runways or pads of any kind inside the oval. I understand this school had dropped it once great Track program, though I may be revived. Will they cut their fake grass to put in proper facilities? Stay tuned.
NorthWest
8
100m
Aerial photo
Los Altos High School October
2003
No No
Almond Ave. 1 block east of San Antonio Road
Fake grass infield. Was reported to be locked behind security fences but was wide open when I visited and the fences are among the easiest to hop. !Barricades on inner 3 lanes.
SpectraTurf IMS
North
8
92m
Aerial photo

Los Gatos

Los Gatos High School June 2005 Yes
metal
No
Behind school off Los Gatos Blvd.,just east of Hwy. 17 exit. ! You used to be able to enter from the back of the motel parking lot. They apparently don't like people parking in the motel lot anymore--the motel has modified the gate to make it inaccessable. Or the hidden way in is from Bella Vista St. off Los Gatos Blvd. Follow it one way down the hill to the parking lot. The turns are so wide here it is hard to determine where they start and stop, plus there seems to be some multi-radius action that softens the beginning of the curve. When it was resurfaced in June 2005, some of the north turn warm up lane inside of the metal curb was sacrificed in order to mark this now as a metric track--see the extra lane on the outside of that turn. The track here dates to the mid-70's.
South
8
70m
Aerial photo

Milpitas

Milpitas High School 2003 No No
Between Camino Escuela and Arizona, north of Jacklin, south of Dixon Landing
Lots of fine athletic facilities here, including 2 fake grass fields (inside the track and an adjacent soccer field where the discus cage is located). Home stretch marked with multiple start lines to run hurdles in either direction.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
North
8
100m
Aerial photo

Morgan Hill

Live Oak High School 2003 No No
Half Rd. northeast Mission View Dr. (east of 101 just off of Condit halfway between Dunne and Cochrane)
Cal Track
Southeast
9
88m
Aerial photo
Sobrato High School 2005 No No
Burnette Ave. northwest of Monterey Highway
The track is in the back in the west corner of the property.
Cal Track
Southeast
9
100m
Aerial photo

Mountain View

Mountain View High School October
2003
No No
Truman Ave, and Oak St. just north of Fremont.
Fake grass infield. ! Was reported to be locked behind fences but when I saw it, it was loaded with joggers. Marked for 400H.!Barricades on inner 3 lanes.
SpectraTurf IMS
North
8
100m
Aerial photo
St. Francis High School   Yes No
Miramonte Road
9 lanes on the sprint straight. West end of the track is dominated by a huge oak tree inside the track.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
East
7
93m
Aerial photo

Palo Alto

Gunn High School 2002 No No
Arastradero and Foothill Expressway
When I saw it, admittedly during a rain storm, the chute was under water--this looked like it would be a long lasting puddle not just caused by the current rain. Poorly designed drainage. Has 2M start marked as well. ! Has barricades, though not used.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
South
8
98m
Aerial photo
Palo Alto High School

2003

No No
Churchill Ave. between El Camino Real and Alma St.
Finish line offset 11m. Across El Camino from Stanford.

Rink Babka
East
8
85m
Aerial photo
Stanford University--Angel Field 1996 Yes
metal
Adjustable, Inside
Embarcadero and Eucalyptus
This is the host of the National Championships. Track website link Why they built it finishing into the prevailing wind baffles me (I'm told it was for placement of the stands). ! has barricades and uses them.
Southwestern Martin ISS also credited Tartan APS

Toby Stevenson
West
9
85.5m
Aerial photo
Stanford University--Stadium has been removed mid 70's Yes
concrete
No
Embarcadero and Eucalyptus
The Stadium was completely redone in 2006 removing the 440 yard banked track (with wide turns) that was here. I've never seen banking like this anywhere else outdoors. Lane 6 would have a noticable net elevation loss from a 200 or 400 staggared start. ! The Stadium is now locked about sunset, use the gate on the east side. The person wide gap has been filled. I had heard a rumor that this track had been removed, or will be. It is in terrible shape but on my last visit, May 2003, it was still in place. The Steeplechase and other field event facilities had been removed previously. Finish line offset 5m.
Tartan

Bob Matthias GG, Chryste Gaines GB, Mike Boit B,

North, Imperial
6
58m
Aerial photo

San Jose

Andrew Hill High School 2004 No No
Capitol Expressway and Senter Road
Standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Archbishop Mitty High School 1999 No No
Lawrence Expressway at Mitty Drive
On the west end of town
Cal Track
Cal Trax MS
East
8
104m
Aerial photo
Bellarmine High School  

Yes
concrete

No
Elm St., Heading St. under the bridge at the railroad tracks
Built with a large chute on the north straight, but no start/finish lines or hurdle marks. Those are on the south straight calibrated to the common finish. With no chute, the hurdle start for lane 8 is barely half a lane wide. They didn't even build a 2 foot wide chute (even though they have the space) for a proper start.
Blue. Cal Track Cal Trax MS
East 8
102m
Aerial photo
Branham High School 2006 No
No
Meridian and Portobello Dr., south of Branham Lane
With an extra lane for hurdle storage and drainage. Surrounding a Fake Grass infield This stadium is not deep in a bowl, just a small cut in the hill. Back in the dark ages of a dirt track, the chute was on the opposite side of the track. Home of my 180LH School Record.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
South
8
98m
Aerial photo
Del Mar High School 2006 No
No
Stokes St. and Del Mar Ave. east of Bascom Ave. just north of the Southwest Expressway
Track in in the north east corner of the school, up against the Southwest Expressway. With a partial extra lane for hurdle storage and drainage. Surrounding a Fake Grass infield. A brand new modern stadium on the bottom of the bowl (this district built bowls for the stadium at most of their schools).
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
West
8
98m
Aerial photo
Evergreen Valley High School 2003

Yes
concrete

No
Quimby Road and Ruby Ave.
Now complete, a modern new track built with a proper concrete curb. 9 marked lanes on the sprint straight, plus an extra 10th lane next to the stands. There is a 2 foot wide 9th lane through the south turn, double wide on backstretch and then it runs into a planter on the north turn for no reason. Was that a mistake? At least it makes for a nice hurdle storage lane, except hurdles run through the north turn. Decent night lighting around track when lights are on.
Spectra Turf Spectratrack ISP
South
8
100m
Aerial photo
Gunderson High School 2004 No No
Chenowyth north of the 85, just east of the 87
This track fits into the northeast corner of the 85/87 interchange. Standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights. This one has a 2 foot wide, unmarked 9th lane and over a foot inside of the white line to the edge of the track. Surveying mistake on construction?
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Independence High School Resurf.
2001
Yes
metal
No
Jackson north of McKee
Dates to the 80's with a proper metal curb.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
South
8
95m
Aerial photo
James Lick High School UC 2005 No No
White Rd. & Alum Rock Blvd.
Currently under construction. Expect a standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Leigh High School 2006 No
No
Leigh Ave. between Los Gatos-Almaden Rd. and Anne Way, north of Blossom Hill Rd.
With an extra lane for hurdle storage and drainage. Surrounding a Fake Grass infield. A brand new modern stadium on the bottom of the bowl (this district built bowls for the stadium at most of their schools).
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
Southeast
8
98m
Aerial photo
Leland High School 2005 No No
Via Valiente and Camden Ave., just off the Almaden Expressway
Standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps inside the oval on the north, HJ south, PV outside the north and SP in the NW corner. Discus in a field west of the stadium. 8 lanes, 89 meter straights.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Lincoln High School 2004 No No
Olive Ave. between Hester and Wabash, 1 block north of San Carlos St.
Standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
East
8
89m
Aerial photo
Mt. Pleasant High School 2003 No No
White Road and Marten Ave., go east
Recently finished, stadium construction still going on in May 2003
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
99m
Aerial photo
Oak Grove High School UC 2005 No No
Blossom Hill Rd. & Lions--east of Snell
Currently under construction. Expect a standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Overfelt High School 2002 No No
Ocala Ave. and Winterpark Way, East of King Road, West of Reid/Hillview Airport
! Spike fencing makes getting in harder. Yellow lane lines--Mt. Pleasant is just up the street (Ocala turns into Marten) and is easier to get into.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS

Lee Evans
Southeast
8
98m
Aerial photo
Piedmont Hills High School 2005 No No
Mauna Kea Lane, north of Sierra Rd. (opposite Crater Lane)
Standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights. The Fake Grass football stadium is at a different location north of the track, so this has a natural grass infield, allowing the Discus inside the oval.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS

Ato Bolden
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Pioneer High School 2004 No No
Blossom Hill Road, east of Cottle
Standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights. In this one, vault runway is south of the track. Because of the adjacent apartments, this has decent night lighting, though it is normally locked.! Has barricades in place.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Prospect High School 2006 No
No
Prospect Ave and Lawrence Expressway
My alma mater--I thought it would be a long time before I would see an all weather track in the Campbell school district. With an extra lane for hurdle storage and drainage. Surrounding a Fake Grass infield.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
North
8
97m
Aerial photo
San Jose Academy High School 2005 No No
24th St. & Julian
Standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights. Has barricades and uses them.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
San Jose City College Redone.
2001
Yes
metal
Adjustable, Inside Slice
Moorpark and Leigh
Blue striped. Dates to the late 60's but has been resurfaced many times. This is still looking to aspire to be a first rate facility (with the same aluminum stands from the late 60's). When the most recent renovation to Mondo occurred, they also added a fake grass infield. Lots of first class field event facilities as well. Throws southeast of the stadium
Mondo

Millard Hampton, Andre Philips, Ato Bolden
East
8
100m
Aerial photo
San Jose P.A.L. Stadium   Yes
concrete
No
34th and Virginia, near 680 and King Road
This is the worst maintained all-weather facility I've ever seen. This is worse than a dirt track--the surface is almost unrecognizable. The original surface didn't look to be much more than painted pavement to begin with (I didn't notice any rubbery feel to the chipped away surface). This has been so neglected that much of the straightaways have gone through to dirt. This is now a dangerous mix of dirt, mud holes and disintegrating pavement. ! And its protected by barb wire fences. Don't even bother to go here, go to Independence, Silver Creek, Mt. Pleasant, Overfelt or even SJSU nearby is better.
Once was west No longer marked Aerial photo
San Jose State University vintage 1960's No No, removed
10th Street and Alma
Green. The (once metal) curb and bleachers have been removed. The track (one of the first All Weather tracks around) is still there, but for how long? Apparently they want to put in a parking lot. Actually they already have, with lines painted on the track and dirt to park cars there. The track bubbled even in the old days, but as of 2007, someone has fixed the bubbles. No other maintenence has been done in decades. Some pieces are now missing, runways are overgrown. They even have the original cascading metric finish lines from the original painting. The steeplechase has been filled in.
Tartan

Lee Evans GG, Tommie Smith G, Ronnie Ray Smith G, John Carlos B
South
Imperial
9
100m
Aerial photo
Santa Teresa High School 2004 No No
Santa Teresa Blvd and Snell Road
Standard Issue in San Jose School District Fake grass infield, jumps north, HJ south, 8 lanes, 89 meter straights. In this one, vault runway goes east along Santa Teresa Blvd.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Silver Creek High School 1999 No No
Daniel Maloney Dr. and Brigadoon Way, just east of Silver Creek R.south of Capitol Expressway
The inner curb doesn't qualify because it raises the track. ! Has barricades and uses them.
Southwestern Eurotan

Millard Hampton GS, Andre Phillips G
South
8
99m
Aerial photo
Valley Christian High School 2005 No No
100 Skyway east of Monterey Hwy.--on top of the hill
Blue. Another one with new fake grass infield--actually they have four separate synthetic fields at this school. The track is neatly fit into available space at the top of a hill--the views from this track are spectacular, though some of the winds that blow up the sides of the hill along the edge of the track are also incredible. The 2001 installation was so bad they chose to start over again with a different surface entirely. It is now Mondo. In the first weeks of the 2001 installation, the track was repainted in spots (on the homestretch) to cover apparent vandalism. In just two years it already was showing excessive wear--the top layer was wearing through all over the track, not just at start lines (click the picture to see some photos at the time).
East
7
97m
Aerial photo
Westmont High School 2006 No
No
Westmont Ave. east of Quito Road
With an extra lane for hurdle storage and drainage. Surrounding a Fake Grass infield. A brand new modern stadium on the bottom of the bowl (this district built bowls for the stadium at most of their schools), but the old stadium lights on wooden phone poles from the 1960's remain.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
Southeast
8
97m
Aerial photo
Willow Glen High School 2004 No No
Cherry south of the 85
Another Standard Issue San Jose School District 8 lane track with 89 meter straightaways around a fake grass infield. ! Has barricades but did not have them in use.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
South
8
89m
Aerial photo
Yerba Buena High School 2005 No No
Lucretia Ave. & Granada (just south of Phelan)
A Standard Issue, San Jose School District track. Fake grass infield, jumps outside the oval on the north, Pole Vault fit south of the stands on the East, Shot Put in concrete rings inside on the north, HJ south, and Discus in a field west of the stadium. 8 lanes, 89 meter straights.
Cal Track Cal Trax IMS
North
8
89m
Aerial photo

Santa Clara

Santa Clara High School (formerly Buchser High School) 2000 No No
Benton just west of Kiley
Showing some major wear, there are chunks missing in several places. Repairs already have been made but damage continues. Here is another shocking imperial track built in recent years. There is a paved workout lane with a flat concrete curb inside of lane 1 in all but the north turn (which has a drainage curb along the edge of lane 1 separating the high jump pad. My guess is they paved for metric then someone in administration stupidly demanded imperial. So we have a cascade of start lines and relay zones. The sprint straight has a 2 foot wide extra lane that would be a 9th lane had the track surface been applied to the concrete curb. Backstretch is also marked for sprints and hurdles. Also separate marks for 3000, 5000 and 10000.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
South
Imperial
8 97m
Aerial photo

Saratoga

Saratoga High School 1998 No No
Herriman Ave. east of Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road
9 lanes on sprint straight
South
8
102m
Aerial photo
West Valley Junior College   (No)
metal
Adjustable, Slice
South exit off Fruitvale Road south of Allendale
Dates back to 1974 (resurfaced/modified at least twice since then). It is now Blue. They once had a curb but took it out. It is inexplicable why the outside curb still exists, but the inside curb was removed and sits in a pile on a pallet at the head of the chute (seems to have been that way for a couple of years, maybe they install it when I am not around). This stadium has no seating or lights (and apparently never will due to neighborhood objections), so it wouldn't have been used for graduation. Note: the tenth lane on the first turn, a result of the shortening of the track from imperial to metric. It is curious they have only marked 4x400 relay zones in the first 5 lanes. Because of the slice Steeplechase course, the steeplechase is marked to finish at a different finish line on the homestretch.
South
9
100m
Aerial photo

Stanford (see Palo Alto)

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Santa Cruz County

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Santa Cruz County Dirt Tracks

Aptos

Aptos High School 2002
Yes
Metal
No
Freedom Blvd and Mariner Way
Yes, this high school track also has a metal curb. Blue
Ocean Marker Sports Surfaces
Northwest
8
100m
Aerial photo

Felton

San Lorenzo Valley High School 2006
No
No
Highway 9 just north of Fall Creek Dr.
Surrounding a Fake Grass infield
Northwest
8
m
Aerial photo

Soquel

Soquel High School 1997 Yes
metal
No
San Jose-Soquel Road
Yes, a legal curb at a new high school track--amazing. They also had steeplechase barriers but no water jump. Instead they placed a barrier next to the long jump pit. Now with a fake grass infield and the steeplechase barriers are gone. When I last visited they were installing new pole vault and horizontal jump runways.
Southwestern Eurotan
Southeast
8
100m
Aerial photo

Watsonville

Watsonville High School 2006 No No
Lincoln St. and Riverside Drive
Known as Geiser Field
Surrounding a fake grass infield, with the same old rickety wood bleachers on the sides.
Southeast
8
99m
Aerial photo

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Shasta County

Cottonwood, Redding-3

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Siskiyou County

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Weed, Yreka

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Solano County

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Fairfield

Armijo High School 2005 No No
North Texas Street and Washington Street
Surrounding a fake grass infield
South
8
Aerial photo
Fairfield High School 1996 No No
Atlantic, 1 block west of Dover, just north of Air Base Parkway
Look at the length of that sprint straightaway.
Southwestern
North
Aerial photo
Rodriguez High School 2007 No No
Ferni Drive west of Lopes Road just south of the 680/80 Cordelia Junction
Surrounding a fake grass infield. 8 lanes on sprint straight
South
6
Aerial photo
Solano Community College Old No No
Off Suisun Valley Road, north of Cordelia Junction (way out west of town)
In terrible condition. Hard surface, worn to powder, very inconsistent. Lane lines obliterated in many places. Curb overgrown with weeds. Soccer benches and garbage cans litter lane 1 (obviously not used for competition). When I visited this was one of the windiest locations I've ever experienced. I am told this is normal. Considering the wind conditions, without constructing a huge wall this probably isn't worth salvaging. Finish line offset 20m.
Rubber Asphalt
South Imperial
9
100m
Aerial photo
Vanden High School   No No
Whitney Drive. and Puffin Circle, East of Peabody Rd.
Offset finish, looks imperial from afar. Badly worn.
South
8
Aerial photo

Vallejo

Vallejo High School   No No
west of Nebraska and Broadway
Stadium is called Corbus Field. With a fake grass infield. There is another dirt track immediately north of the stadium.
South

8

Aerial photo

Vacaville

Al Patch Park 2006 No No
California Drive and Peabody Rd.
A public park with a competitive track facility. Looks like it has broken back turns and long straightaways. City's park page.
Northwest
8
104m
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Vallejo

Vallejo High School   No No
west of Nebraska and Broadway
Stadium is called Corbus Field. With a fake grass infield. There is another dirt track immediately north of the stadium.
South

8

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Sonoma County

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Petaluma

Petaluma High School   YesConcrete No
Fair Street where it turns into 10th Street at Douglas Street
Southeast

8

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Rohnert Park

California State University, Sonoma     Yes Inside
Cotati Ave. at the east end where it meets Petaluma Hill Rd.
South
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Rancho Cotati High School 2007   No
Snyder Lane and Camino Corto
 
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Santa Rosa

Elsie Allen High School   No No
Bellevue Ave. and Stony Point Road
This track is covered with cracks
North
8
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Cardinal Newman High School

2002

Yes No
Ursuline Road and Old Redwood Highway, just south of Mark West Springs Road
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
South
6
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Montogmery High School

2002

Yes No
Hoen Avenue and Franquette Avenue just east of the end of the 12 Freeway
 
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Santa Rosa City College Resurf.
2001

No

Yes inside
Mendocino and Pacific
There are two tracks here, both west of the intersection, the college is on the north side.
Cal Track Cal Trax MS
South

8

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Santa Rosa High School 2003

No

No
Mendocino and Pacific
There are two tracks here, both west of the intersection, the high school is on the south side and a little more west toward the freeway.
North

 

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Sebastpol

Analy High School   No No
Johnson St. and Sunset Ave.
Black
West

8

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Sonoma

Sonoma Valley High School   No No
Broadway and E. MacArthur
Black.
East
7
98m
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Stanislaus County

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Modesto, Turlock

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Tulare County

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Porterville, Tulare, Visalia-2

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Ventura County

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Camarillo, Moorpark-2, Oxnard-4, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks-3, Ventura-2

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Yolo County

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Davis

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Yuba County

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Yuba City

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