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Los Paseos & Coyote Valley, San Jose Homes for sale, recent sales and a Property Nerd’s guide
San Jose's south end: the late-1960s and 1970s Los Paseos streets off Santa Teresa Blvd and Bernal Rd, the Metcalf condo blocks, and Coyote Valley's farms, open space and county land toward Morgan Hill.
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the story
How Los Paseos & Coyote Valley came to be
Los Paseos sits between Bernal Rd and Monterey Rd at the foot of the Santa Teresa Hills. City annexation records show the land between Bernal Rd and Monterey Rd joining San Jose in 1964, and city sewer records date its streets to 1968-1979: the 'Via' streets around Los Paseos Park first, then Avenida Rotella, Avenida Espana, Cheltenham Way and its courts, and Phinney Way and Bayliss Dr toward the hills. The city's association map lists the Los Paseos Neighborhood Association. East of Monterey Rd, the Metcalf blocks on Rodling Dr, Gregorich Dr, Forsum Rd and Prindiville Dr followed about 1992.
South of Los Paseos the valley opens out. The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority describes Coyote Valley as a greenbelt between San Jose and Morgan Hill, and in November 2019 the city, the Authority and Peninsula Open Space Trust formed a partnership to buy and permanently protect 937 acres of North Coyote Valley, which the Authority calls a wildlife linkage between the Santa Cruz and Diablo mountain ranges; it says the valley holds Laguna Seca, the South Bay's largest remaining freshwater wetland. The Authority's Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, about 348 acres on the west hills, opened to the public in 2015.
Coyote Valley is also infrastructure and business land. The Metcalf Energy Center, a natural-gas power plant, began commercial operation on May 25, 2005 at the southern base of Tulare Hill west of Monterey Rd (California Energy Commission), and a large office campus sits at Bailey Ave and Santa Teresa Blvd. About 27% of this guide's area is in the city's Coyote Greenbelt and about 63% is outside the Urban Growth Boundary, and county parcels of several acres line the valley-floor roads south of Bailey Ave (county parcel map).
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
In Los Paseos, Santa Teresa Blvd and Bernal Rd frame the tract. Via Ramada, Via Colina, Via Romera, Via Maria, Via Lomas, Via Carmela and Via Serena circle Los Paseos Park; Avenida Rotella, Avenida Grande and Avenida Espana run south toward the schools; Cheltenham Way, North Creek Dr, Phinney Way and Bayliss Dr reach the hill edge, with Essendon Way, Pittsfield Way, Pawtucket Way and Middlebury Way and their courts between. Most homes are single-family houses on lots of about 6,000 to 6,500 sq ft from 1968-1979, many remodeled. Near the county golf course, Golf Course Ln, Fairway Glen Ln, Coral Gables Cir, Indian Wells Ct and Alder Spring Way are townhome courts on parcels of about 2,000 sq ft, and Tulare Hill Dr and Sunwood Meadows Pl are newer attached-home streets.
North of Santa Teresa Blvd, Rockton Ave, Sessions Dr and Port Rowan Dr (about 1979) and Dal Bon Ct and Larisa Oaks Pl sit near Bernal Rd and Monterey Rd in ZIP 95119. East of Monterey Rd in ZIP 95138, Rodling Dr and Gregorich Dr are condo and townhome buildings, and Forsum Rd, Urshan Way and Prindiville Dr have small-lot houses of about 4,500 to 4,900 sq ft.
Unincorporated county land, with county planning, zoning and building permits: in mid- and south Coyote Valley west of Monterey Rd, Palm Ave and Palm Ct, Kalana Ave, San Bruno Ave, Lantz Dr, Scheller Ave, Richmond Ave, Laguna Ave, Koyanagi Ave, Paquita Espana Ct, Manfre Rd, Valley Oak Dr, Barnhart Ave, Ogier Ave, Miramonte Ave, Live Oak Ave, Nichols Ave, Kirby Ave, Hale Ave, Dougherty Ave, Blossom Ct, Earls Ct, Clarke Ln, most of Madrone Ave and the north end of Willow Springs Rd, plus most parcels fronting Monterey Rd and the US 101 frontage there (Morgan Hill 95037 addresses); the Monterey Rd parcels of Coyote (Coyote 95013 addresses); a few parcels on Santa Teresa Blvd near Tulare Hill and on Bernal Rd south of the golf course; and Country View Dr, Country View Ln, Country View Ct and a few McKean Rd parcels on the west edge (San Jose addresses). Bailey Ave, most of Monterey Rd and most of Santa Teresa Blvd are inside city limits, and some city parcels on Monterey Rd and Bailey Ave also carry Morgan Hill addresses.
streets in los paseos & coyote valley
- Santa Teresa Blvd
- Bernal Rd
- Monterey Rd
- Bailey Ave
- Avenida Espana
- Avenida Rotella
- Avenida Grande
- Via Ramada
- Via Colina
- Cheltenham Way
- North Creek Dr
- Phinney Way
- Bayliss Dr
- Golf Course Ln
- Tulare Hill Dr
- Rockton Ave
- Sessions Dr
- Rodling Dr
- Gregorich Dr
- Forsum Rd
- Prindiville Dr
- Palm Ave
- Kalana Ave
- San Bruno Ave
- Dougherty Ave
- Hale Ave
- Laguna Ave
- McKean Rd
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Los Paseos & Coyote Valley
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Los Paseos Park
About 11.8 acres at 7105 Via Ramada, with four tennis courts, playgrounds, picnic areas and parking (city park and amenity layers).
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Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve
About 348 acres on the west hills, run by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority; entrance at 550 Palm Ave (a Morgan Hill address), a 4-mile Arrowhead Loop Trail for hiking, biking and horses, and no dogs or drones.
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Coyote Creek Parkway and Tulare Hill
The county's Coyote Creek Parkway (about 1,837 acres on the county park layer) follows Coyote Creek along the east side, and the county's Tulare Hill land (about 141 acres) sits between Santa Teresa Blvd and Monterey Rd.
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Metcalf Park
About 6.2 acres at Forsum Rd and Forsum Ct, county-owned on the city park layer, with basketball and volleyball courts, a playground and picnic tables.
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Santa Teresa County Park
The county park's hills rise directly west of Los Paseos; part of its county-owned golf course land along Bernal Rd lies inside this outline (city park layer).
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
County tax-rate areas and Census district maps put most addressed parcels, city and county alike, in the Morgan Hill Unified School District for TK-12. Public schools inside: Los Paseos Elementary (121 Avenida Grande) and Martin Murphy Middle (141 Avenida Espana), both Morgan Hill Unified. The exceptions are Rockton Ave, Sessions Dr, Port Rowan Dr, Dal Bon Ct, Larisa Oaks Pl, Howden Ct and a few Monterey Rd parcels near Bernal Rd, which are in the Oak Grove School District and East Side Union High School District. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with the district.
Morgan Hill Unified guide · Oak Grove School District site · East Side Union High guide
Getting around
- Santa Teresa station, the south end of VTA's Blue Line, is about 1.2 to 1.4 miles straight-line from Avenida Espana and Rodling Dr; from Bailey Ave at Santa Teresa Blvd it is about 4.3 miles.
- VTA bus 68 runs along Santa Teresa Blvd through Coyote Valley (stops include Santa Teresa Blvd and Bailey Ave) between San Jose and Morgan Hill and Gilroy.
- US 101 runs along the east edge with interchanges at Bernal Rd, Bailey Ave and Coyote Creek Golf Dr; Monterey Rd parallels it through the valley.
- Caltrain's South County Connector stops at Blossom Hill (about 2 miles straight-line from Los Paseos) and Morgan Hill (about 5 miles from mid-valley), weekday peak trains only.
- The Coyote Creek Trail follows the creek on the county parkway east of Monterey Rd (public maps).
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Los Paseos & Coyote Valley: what we check
Buying here
- City or county: about half the land and about 490 addressed parcels are unincorporated county land (see the street list above). A Morgan Hill or Coyote mailing address there means county planning, zoning and building permits; ask about wells, septic systems, private road maintenance and agricultural neighbors.
- Greenbelt and growth limits: about 63% of the area is outside the Urban Growth Boundary and about 27% is in the city's Coyote Greenbelt, so check the zoning and General Plan designation before planning a lot split, an ADU or a new house.
- Flood: the city's FEMA layer maps about 15% of the area as Zone AE, mostly on the valley floor in mid- and south Coyote Valley (parcels on Monterey Rd, Hale Ave, Madrone Ave, Earls Ct and the US 101 frontage among them), plus small AO areas; check each address on FEMA's map service and price flood insurance.
- Fire: the city's Wildland-Urban Interface map covers about 95% of the area. The state's 2025 map puts about 330 addressed parcels in High zones (hill-edge Los Paseos streets such as Phinney Way, Bayliss Dr, Ingram Ct, Aaron Ct, Drumm Ct and Keeler Ct, plus Coyote Valley parcels on Monterey Rd, Madrone Ave, Hale Ave and Dougherty Ave), about 230 in Moderate zones and three on McKean Rd in a Very High zone. Read the natural hazard disclosure.
- Ground: state liquefaction zones cover about half the area, including most Los Paseos and Metcalf streets; landslide zones cover about a quarter, mostly hillside land, touching a few parcels on McKean Rd, Santa Teresa Blvd and Country View Dr.
Selling here
- State the school district plainly (Morgan Hill Unified for most streets) and tell buyers to confirm by address.
- For county parcels, have the well, septic and road-maintenance records and any county permits ready.
- Lead with open space: straight-line distance to Los Paseos Park, Santa Teresa County Park or the Coyote Valley preserve, stated as approximate.
- Have fire, flood and liquefaction disclosure results ready, since most of the area is in at least one mapped zone.
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faq
Los Paseos & Coyote Valley questions, answered
Is Coyote Valley part of San Jose?
Partly. About half the land in this guide is inside San Jose city limits (Los Paseos, the Metcalf blocks, North Coyote Valley and the Monterey Rd and US 101 corridor) and about half is unincorporated county land, much of it with Morgan Hill or Coyote mailing addresses.
Which school district serves Los Paseos?
Morgan Hill Unified School District for most streets, with Los Paseos Elementary and Martin Murphy Middle inside the area. A few streets near Bernal Rd are Oak Grove and East Side Union High. Check the exact address with the district.
Can the farmland in Coyote Valley be developed?
Much of it is limited: about 63% of this area is outside the city's Urban Growth Boundary, part is in the Coyote Greenbelt, and 937 acres of North Coyote Valley were set aside for permanent protection after 2019. Check zoning and the General Plan for any parcel.
What is the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve?
About 348 acres of Open Space Authority land on the west hills, open since 2015, with the Arrowhead Loop Trail. The entrance is at 550 Palm Ave, and dogs are not allowed.
Why do some addresses say Morgan Hill or Coyote?
Postal communities do not follow city limits. Many Coyote Valley parcels, county and some city, carry Morgan Hill 95037 or Coyote 95013 mailing addresses even though they are in San Jose's sphere of influence.
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