Sanborn County Park - Sequoia / Peterson Grove
Saratoga, CA
| Venue type | Park & Pavilion |
| Location | Saratoga, CA |
| Published price | $553 |
| Capacity | Up to 200 guests |
| Setting | Outdoor |
| Event type | Ceremony and reception possible |
What the venue publishes
COMPUTED TOTAL, stated explicitly: the published peak-season group picnic site fee for "Sequoia / Peterson Grove (covered), 200 capacity" is $433.00, PLUS the County's published $120 wedding fee = $553. Sequoia/Peterson Grove is classified as a "Special Facility" and does NOT qualify for off-peak pricing, so $433 applies year-round. Fees effective March 1, 2026.
The source publishes $553 as the fee for this space, not a starting point.
Included per the venue's site
- 1-day photography permit
- 1-day rehearsal Monday-Thursday
- One-on-one meeting with a ranger
- Option to book up to 1 year in advance
Listed by the County as a common wedding-reservable area. Vehicle entrance fees are NOT included, at $6 per vehicle; pre-paid tickets carry a $12 processing fee per order and you may order at most half the site capacity. Park hours 8:00 am to sunset. This is the ONLY Santa Clara County park site where live amplified music (a band) is allowed. Amplified music must stop at 6:30 pm from mid-summer through the end of September because of Silicon Valley Shakespeare performances at the adjacent Outdoor Stage. Caterers, taco carts and food trucks are allowed (each must pay $6 vehicle entry). Alcohol permitted. Monday-Thursday rehearsals are free; Fri/Sat/Sun/holiday rehearsals are charged the full site fee.
Published on parks.santaclaracounty.gov, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in San Francisco Bay Area
$553 is the 28th lowest published starting price of the 46 venues listed in the San Francisco Bay Area metro. The metro median starting price is $487, and 18 of the 46 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 13 park & pavilion listings in the metro it ranks 10th lowest, against a median of $395 for that type.
What the capacity costs per guest
The source publishes a capacity of 200 guests. At $553, filling the space works out to $2.77 per guest for the site fee alone, before the license, an officiant, food, or rentals. The median published capacity across the 34 San Francisco Bay Area listings that publish one is 100 guests, so this space is larger than the metro median.
Cheaper published prices in San Francisco Bay Area metro
These listings in San Francisco Bay Area metro publish a starting price below $553.
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Marriage license in Santa Clara County, CA
The venue fee above does not include the license. Saratoga sits in Santa Clara County, CA, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Office of the County Clerk-Recorder, County of Santa Clara |
| Waiting period | None |
| License valid for | 90 days |
| Who must appear | Both parties, in person |
| Ceremony at the office | OfferedThe county publicly advertises civil ceremony options including an express marriage ceremony performed at the office counter and a wedding chapel ceremony. No ceremony fee is published here. |
| Witnesses | 1 required by statute |
Source: clerkrecorder.santaclaracounty.gov, clerkrecorder.santaclaracounty.gov, clerkrecorder.santaclaracounty.gov, cdph.ca.gov
No Santa Clara County fee or procedure figure is published here. California statewide rules still apply: both parties must appear in person with valid photo ID, no blood test, no waiting period, license valid 90 days, at least one witness for a public license.
How the metro prices out
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