Woodland has many alleys, both in its older neighborhoods and in its newer ones. The alleys in the older parts of town are often just wide enough to squeeze a car through, and many of them have garages built to face them. The alleys in the newer parts of town, such as Spring Lake, are usually designed to keep out cars. These are often formally landscaped and maintained by homeowner's associations or by the city.

The most famous alley in Woodland is of course Dead Cat Alley, followed by Dog Gone Alley. Hobo Alley is less known but also formally named. Avignon Park and Gary Traynham Park are both basically just grassy alleys. Wayne Cline Park and Joseph Schneider Park each have several alleys built into them. However, the other 70 or so alleys in Woodland have no formal names. The list below attempts to catalog all the unnamed alleys in Woodland and suggests names for them so as to be able to refer to them more easily. Do you know these alleys by other names? Please do comment to share your names for these alleys. Also, please add any alleys that aren't yet listed.

Unless otherwise specified, alleys are generally no more than 0.1 mile long.

Neighborhoods on this page are organized starting with South Central Woodland, then North Central Woodland, and then clockwise from North Woodland:

South Central Woodland

These are the alleys located between East Street and West Street and between Main Street and Gibson Road. Most of the alleys in south central Woodland are accessible by vehicles.

  • Bay Leaf Alley is the unnamed alley that runs from Laurel Street to Cross Street between College Street and 1st Street (one block west of the Gable Mansion). It is named for the fact that it "sprouts" from Laurel Street, as bay leaves grow from laurel trees, and it is longer than Bay Nut Alley, as bay leaves are longer than bay nuts. Bay Leaf Alley is situated one block south of Scout Alley and one block west of Bay Nut Alley. Several garages and driveways face this alley, so it is regularly used by vehicles.
  • Bay Nut Alley is the unnamed alley that curves from Laurel Street to 2nd Street behind the Gable Mansion. It is named for the fact that it "sprouts" from Laurel Street, as bay nuts grow from laurel trees, and it is shorter than Bay Leaf Alley, as bay nuts are shorter than bay leaves. Several garages and driveways face this alley, so it is regularly used by vehicles.
  • Bike Alley is the 0.2-mile unnamed alley that runs from Pendegast Street to Hays Street between 1st Street and 2nd Street (leading to The Bike Garage on its south end). This alley is wide enough for a couple of bikers side by side but narrow enough to keep cars out. It is situated just across 1st Street from Hyman Alley and just across 2nd Street from Jake Harper Alley. There is a heritage Valley Oak toward the south end of Bike Alley that is maintained by the city.
  • City Trees Alley is the unnamed alley that runs from Oak Avenue to Cross Street between Walnut Street and Elm Street (east of City Park). It is also situated just south of Crossed Trees Alley, on the other side of Oak Avenue; the two alleys nearly connect with one another. The "City" part of the name is suggested by the proximity to City Park, and the "Trees" part of the name is suggested by the streets nearby that are named after trees. Many garages face this alley, so it is regularly used by vehicles.
  • Crossed Trees Alley is the cross-shaped alley (with the crossbar slightly offset) that links Lincoln Avenue and Oak Avenue to each other and also to Walnut Street and Elm Street. It is also situated just north of City Trees Alley, on the other side of Oak Avenue; the two alleys nearly connect with one another. It is also situated just across Elm Street from Dingle Alley. The "Crossed" part of the name is suggested by the shape of the alley, and the "Trees" name is suggested by the several streets nearby that are named after trees. The alley is also lined with quite a few trees! There are several garages, driveways, or parking spots along this alley, so it is regularly used by vehicles.
  • Dingle Alley is the T-shaped alley that links Elm Street to College Street (forming the horizontal crossbar of the T) and projects south halfway in between them until it reaches Oak Avenue at the northeast corner of Dingle Elementary School. Dingle Alley is situated just across Elm Street from Crossed Trees Alley and just across College Street from Scout Alley. Many garages and driveways face this alley, so it is regularly used by vehicles.
  • Dog Gone Alley is officially named and gets its own page.
  • Fifth Bliss Alley is the unnamed alley that runs from Oak Avenue to Cross Street between 4th Street and 5th Street. It is also situated just southeast of Giant Monkey Alley. The "Fifth Bliss" name is suggested by the fact that 4th Street becomes Bliss Avenue north of Beamer Street (and "Fifth Bliss" makes for a more evocative alley name than "Fourth Fifth").
  • Giant Monkey Alley is the unnamed alley that runs from Lincoln Avenue to Oak Avenue between 3rd Street and 4th Street. It is also situated just northwest of Fifth Bliss Alley. The "Giant Monkey" name is suggested by a house on the alley being marked "Giant Monkey Movers" on Google Maps (as of 2023). Several garages and driveways face this alley, so it is regularly used by vehicles.
  • Hyman Alley is the 0.2-mile unnamed alley that runs from Pendegast Street to Marshall Avenue between College Street and 1st Street (just east of Hyman Field). It is situated just across 1st Street from Bike Alley.
  • Jake Harper Alley is the 0.2-mile unnamed alley that runs from Bartlett Avenue to Granada Drive between 2nd Street and 3rd Street. The "Jake Harper" name references a character from the sitcom Two and a Half Men, because this alley is situated numerically as 2.5. It is also situated one block south of Walden Schmidt Alley, nine blocks south of Alan Harper Alley, and ten blocks south of Charlie Harper Alley; see North Central Woodland for information about the latter two alleys.
  • Marshall-Everman Alley is the short alley access to the northern end of Everman Park from 4th Street, directly opposite Marshall Avenue. It is part of Everman Park.
  • Presidents Alley is the dead-end alley that projects west from McKinley Avenue toward (but not all the way to) West Street, just south of Lincoln Avenue and just north of Jefferson Street. It is named for the fact that the surrounding street names belong to presidents.
  • Railroad Alley is the unnamed alley that runs from Cross Street to Pendegast Street between 6th Street and East Street. The California Northern Railroad runs just east of Railroad Alley. The alley is separated from the railroad by a chain-link fence.
  • Scout Alley is the unnamed alley that runs from Lincoln Avenue to Oak Avenue between College Street and 1st Street (leading to a Boy Scout cabin on its north end). It is also situated four blocks west of Giant Monkey Alley and one block north of Bay Leaf Alley. Several garages and driveways face this alley, so it is regularly used by vehicles.
  • South Everman Alley is the short alley access to the southern end of Everman Park from 4th Street. It is part of Everman Park.
  • Walden Schmidt Alley is the T-shaped alley that links 2nd Street and 3rd Street to each other and to Pendegast Street (just south of Cross Street). It is situated one block north of Jake Harper Alley, and its "Walden Schmidt" name also references a character from the sitcom Two and a Half Men, because this alley is situated numerically as 2.5. See North Central Woodland for information about Alan Harper Alley and Charlie Harper Alley.
  • West City Park Alley is the unnamed alley that runs from McKinley Avenue to Cleveland Street on the west side of City Park. It leads directly to the park. There is a heritage Valley Oak at the east end of the alley that is maintained by the city.

North Central Woodland

These are the alleys located between East Street and West Street and between Beamer Street and Main Street. All the alleys in north central Woodland are accessible by vehicles.

North Woodland

These are the alleys located between East Street and West Street, north of Beamer Street.

  • Hobo Alley has an official name and gets its own page.
  • Hura Alley is the short alley that runs from Kentucky Avenue to Emerald Street between North Walnut Street and Freeman Street. It is situated as a continuation (from the other side of Emerald Street) of Hilda Way, which in turn is a continuation of Hanna Way. "Hura" is a Jewish or Muslim name meaning "woman who has freedom." The "freedom" name fits with nearby Freeman Street, and the "Hura" name continues the succession of two-syllable girl names starting with "H" and ending with "a." Hura Alley has three heritage Valley Oaks on it that are maintained by the city.
  • Juneteenth Alley is the 0.4-mile unnamed alley that runs from Emerald Street to Beamer Street between Freeman Street and North College Street. The "Juneteenth" name is suggested by association with "Freeman." A portion of this alley is unpaved, but the rest of it is regularly used by vehicles.
  • Lara's Alley projects north from Woodland Avenue just west of Palm Avenue. This alley is named on Google Maps but does not have a street sign, so the name does not seem to be official. Good job getting it onto Google Maps, though, Lara—whoever you are!
  • Laura's Alley projects west from Palm Avenue just north of Woodland Avenue, nearly meeting Lara's Alley. The two alleys are separated by one house. Laura's Alley is named for the fact that it is almost the same as Lara's Alley.
  • Pride Alley is the 0.4-mile unnamed alley that runs from Kentucky Avenue to Plane Avenue between North Cleveland Street and North Walnut Street. There are many garages, driveways, or parking spots along this alley, so it is regularly used by vehicles. The "Pride" name is suggested by the fact that this alley closely mirrors Juneteenth Alley, and Pride is also associated with late-spring/early summer celebrations of diversity (whether referring to LGBTQIA Pride Month or Disability Pride Month).
  • Sutter Alley projects north from Woodland Avenue on the opposite side of it from Sutter Street. Four houses face this alley; their official addresses are listed as being on Woodland Avenue.

Northeast Woodland

Northeast Woodland (east of East Street and north of East Beamer Street) is the industrial part of town and doesn't seem to have any alleys.

East Woodland

These are the alleys located between East Beamer Street and East Gibson Roadeast of East Street.

Southeast Woodland (Spring Lake)

The Spring Lake housing development in southeast Woodland (east of East Street, south of East Gibson Road) contains many footpaths with landscaping maintained by the homeowner's association. They are not accessible by vehicles.

South Woodland

These are the alleys located south of Gibson Road between West Street and East Street.

Southwest Woodland

These are the alleys located west of West Street and south of West Gibson Road.

West Woodland

These are the alleys located between West Beamer Street and West Gibson Road, west of West Street.

Northwest Woodland

These are the alleys located west of West Street and north of West Beamer Street. They are mostly footpaths built to facilitate walking access to Wayne Cline Park and Joseph Schneider Park, and they are all officially part of those parks. They are not accessible by vehicles.

 

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