We have a neighborhood winery, Chaine d’Or, owned by Jerry Anderson. You can buy Jerry's wine by the bottle at Robert's Market, or contact him directly if you'd like to buy a case or more. Here's an article from The Almanac about Jerry's winery. (Another family has recently planted a vineyard on their property as well)

We have Skywood Association annual meetings in the form of neighborhood picnics and have had several get-to-know-your-neighbors meetups at Alice's Restaurant. Our most neighborhood BBQ was in August 2022, with about 60-70 people and was catered by Efrain BBQ. Previous BBQs were catered by La Taquiza Zarape.  The 2023 year's get-together is in October.

We have dark skies with less light pollution than any other neighborhood that's so close to Stanford, Facebook, Sand Hill Road, and so on. Because we're buffered by parks, open space preserves, and houses on larger lots, light pollution is low. You can actually see the Milky Way.

Uber cars tend to be nearby because of Rosewood Sand Hill, our closest hotel, Lyft is another viable option. For airport pickups and drop-offs, neighbors have recommended Wingz and Avalon Transport (Virgin Atlantic’s contractor) as of spring 2021, the cost was a $65 flat rate before tip.

Our closest gas stations are at the Skywood Trading Post and at Alice's Restaurant.  A hydrogen fueling station has been installed at the Skywood Trading Post, but is not yet operational.

Skywood Acres residents may purchase a license from the Skywood Association to use the Skywood Way-to-Skyline Blvd gate as a short cut to drive directly to Skyline Boulevard.

There are women's night gatherings, with rotating hosts, occasionally. There have been irregular outings (on nice weekend mornings) among sports car owners in the neighborhood. There's also a "mom's" mailing list for the broader area that's not Skywood-specific.

John Kapel designed the layout of house sites and driveways in the neighborhood to fit the terrain in an aesthetically pleasing way. John was an acclaimed designer who built his house on Skywood Way in the late 1950s. John's furniture designs appear in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the unique architecture and interior finishes of his historic house on Skywood Way has been profiled in this article and this video. John was honored by the Skywood Association in February 2019 for his contributions to the neighborhood.

Canyon Ranch of Woodside is a luxury destination retreat about a mile north of our neighborhood.

For more information, here's a 2009 feature that Palo Alto Online did on Skywood Acres, and here's a second feature in 2010.