Adjacent to the park are the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, a ridable miniature railway, and the W.E.

The grantees of the Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos, Jose Hernandez and Sebastian Peralta, constructed an adobe house on what is now one of the park's lawns.

The 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad once traversed the western edge of the park en route to downtown and over the Santa Cruz Mountains to Felton and Monterey Bay at Santa Cruz Wharf.

A farmer near Pollard Road, Albert August Vollmer, contacted the Southern Pacific asking for a flag stop to be established to allow a more convenient place to board the train.

Owners of property have been the Alvernaz Family, Vasona Lake Park, dairy farming through the Great Depression era.

José Alvernaz started Sun Ray Dairy in Los Gatos in 1933 and was a well-respected member of his community.

José sold his milk, and those who did not have much money were allowed to pay him by bartering with eggs, vegetables, meat, or other products.

José was also a member of: The Lions Club, the Luso-American Fraternal Federation (Past President), and he attended Five Wounds Portuguese National Church.

He assisted in the building of the church by delivering supplies, and his uncles helped by volunteering their labor.

The carousel building also houses a custom built band organ that plays from Wurlitzer 150 rolls.

The popular Los Gatos Creek Trail, which runs from Lexington Dam to western downtown San Jose in two segments, passes through the park.

The center features natural history exhibits, live animals found in the Guadalupe Watershed region and a native plant trail.