Portola Valley is a small town in the hills along Alpine Road, known for its protected open space, trails and large lots. Stanford, Sand Hill Road and Highway 280 are all a short drive, but the town itself feels far from the busier Peninsula.
What Portola Valley is like
The town ties minimum lot sizes to slope, and large tracts of land are preserved as open space, with preserves like Windy Hill right next door. Homes range from rural hillside properties to Portola Valley Ranch, a planned community designed in 1975 that clusters homes to keep hundreds of acres open, and the mid-century homes of neighboring Ladera.
Nearby areas
Portola Valley borders Woodside and sits just west of Menlo Park. If you're deciding between Portola Valley and Woodside, I can compare lots, homes and recent sales for you.
