There are many great benefits about living in Piedmont that lots of us don’t know until after they’ve chosen Piedmont as our home.  (myself included)

“Schoolmates” is an after school program with fun after-school activities for elementary through middle school that the kids really enjoy.  The program is well supervised, allows flexible scheduling, inexpensive & safe. 

The “REC” as it’s called, Piedmont Recreation Center has great summer and school vacation  camps and the kids REALLY have a blast.  The assortment of camps and breadth of camp offerings appeal to every prospective camper.  My children remember “Design your own camp” (ages 12-14) as their favorite.  The first day of camp the group of 12 or so kids are given a specific budget and the cost of a menu of activities from which to choose.  The group votes on the activites and each day the rest of the week they visit the destinations they choose…Water World, Santa Cruz, Stinson, Exploratorium, etc. 

There are several sets of stairs nestled in the hills above Highland for convenient walking access to town.

Concerts in the park with great bands several times each summer including July 4.  Couples & families often bring picnics and lounge on blankets.

Movies in the park for kids on several Friday nights in the summer…….also well supervised and fun!

12 tennis courts, 4 of them have lights in 4 separate locations.  A tennis decal can be purchased at the “REC” for $35/year which allows reservations to be made on any of the courts. 

Piedmont is dog friendly!  The park behind the Community Center has several nice paths and there’s a fenced dog park on Linda Ave where dogs can play leash-free.

Another desirable Bay Area community known mostly for the beach is Half Moon Bay.  It’s been a couple of years since I’ve visited so it was great to learn more in Marian Bennett’s Blog, Coastside Real Estate and Lifestyles .