Environmental Cleanup: Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Thank you to all of our dedicated cleanup site coordinators who make this event possible!

We will be updating the results here as they come in.

Coastal Cleanup Day

Saturday, September 19th, 2026

Site Name	Number of volunteers	Distance cleaned (Miles)	Pounds of trash (estimate 1 bag = 15 lbs.)
Site #1: Campbell Park, Campbell	79	2	800
Site #2: Airport Parkway, San Jose	42	2	348.12
Site #3: Penitencia Creek Park, San Jose	40	3	350
Site #4: Coyote Creek, San Jose	11	1	3257
Site #5: Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Jose	47	2	295
Site #6: South Bay Yacht Club, Alviso	26	2.1	250
Site #7: Almaden Lake, San Jose	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled
Site #8: Heritage Oaks Park, Los Altos	20	0.5	60
Site #9: Everett N. "Eddie" Souza Park, Santa Clara	25	0.5	350
Site #10: Olinder Dog Park, San Jose	46	0.07	1470
Site #11: Thompson Creek, San Jose	24	0.3	267
Site #12: Roosevelt Park, San Jose	5	0.5	135
Site #13: Aivres, San Jose	15	2.3	59
Site #14: San Francisquito Creek, Palo Alto	8	2.5	47
Site #15: Lower Silver Creek, San Jose	30	0.5	223
Site #16: Matadero Creek, Palo Alto	14	3	100
Site #17: River Oaks Park, San Jose	13	2	450
Site #18: Ross Creek, San Jose	13	0.63	24.25
Site #19: Centennial Recreation Center, Morgan Hill	6	0.5	40.5
Site #20: Calero Reservoir, San Jose	9	1.5	81
Site #21: Coyote Lake, Gilroy	3	1	12
Site #22: Uvas Reservoir, Morgan Hill	13	1	102
Site #23: Stevens Creek Reservoir, Cupertino	10	2	30
Site #24: Vasona Lake, Los Gatos	30	1	150
Site #25: Stevens Creek Trail, Mountain View	50	1	500
Site #26: Guadalupe River Park, San Jose	9	1.58	120
Site #27: NTT Global Data Centers, Inc, Santa Clara	6	0.5	30
Site #28: Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy	61	3	222
Site #29: Coyote Creek Trail, Milpitas	14	0.5	128
Site #30: Calabazas Creek, Santa Clara	14	3	80
Site #31: Los Coches Creek, Milpitas	14	1	120
Site #32: Calabazas Creek, Santa Clara	22	1	419
Site #33: Quimby Creek, San Jose	20	2	61
Site #34: Permamente Diversion Channel, Los Altos	24	2	107
Site #35: Alamitos Creek, San Jose	18	2	225
Site #36: Miller Slough @ Costco, Gilroy	5	1	75
Site #37: Miller Slough @ Walmart, Gilroy	7	1	70
Site #38: Coyote Creek @ Silver Creek Valley Rd, San Jose	5	0.6	272
Site #39: Sunnyvale East Channel, Sunnyvale	3	2	35
Site #40: Calabazas Creek (Abbott), Santa Clara	25	1	80
Site #41: Permanente Creek, Mountain View	1	1	20
Site #42: Ocala Steam Academy, San Jose	13	0.51	71.29
Site #43: Ross Creek, San Jose	5	1	25
Site #44: Regnart Creek Cupertino	14	1	45
Site #45: Calabazas Creek, Cupertino	11	1	24
Site #46: Sunnyvale East Channel, Sunnyvale	4	1	60
Site #47: Spreckles Ave, Alviso	26	1	578
Site #48: Berryessa Creek, Milpitas
Site #49: Penitencia East Channel, Milpitas	14	1	50
Site #50: Ross Creek, San Jose	10	1	45
Site #51: Madrone Channel, Morgan Hill	6	2	185
Site #52: Penitencia Creek @ Lundy, Milpitas	54	1	55
Site #53: Los Gatos Creek, Campbell	18	3	200
Site #54: Coyote Creek @ Brokaw, San Jose	2	0.124	130
Site #55: Silver Creek Country Club	10	1	106
Site #56: Penitencia Creek, San Jose	Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled
Site #57: Joshua Tree Cir, Milpitas	15	0.5	90
Site #58: Lower Silver Creek near Tully, San Jose	3	0.6	112
Site #59: Homeridge Park, Santa Clara	17	1.5	188
Site #60: Coyote Creek Trail - Story Rd. San Jose	10	1	1680
Site #61: Green Team Campus Cleanup	7	1	12.2
Site #62: Los Gatos Creek, @ Main St	10	2	180
Site #63: Hwy 17 Onramp, Campbell	Results TBD	Results TBD	Results TBD
Total	1076	77.314	15301.36

Strange and unusual items found include:

A drone, A Roomba, meat grinder, two full jars of pickles, a 30 year-old hot wheels truck, a wheelchair, and lots of golf balls.

Past Event Type

Coastal Cleanup Day

Past Event Year

2026