Skywood Acres is a subdivision with about 75 single-family homes located on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains at an elevation of 1300-1550 feet. The subdivision is now a part of the town of Woodside, and is in the Portola Valley school district. The western boundary is State Highway 35, also known as Skyline Boulevard. The northern boundary is Wunderlich Park in the San Mateo county park system. The eastern and southern parts of the subdivision are bounded for the most part by State Highway 84, locally known as the La Honda Road.

Skywood Acres was subdivided in 1958 in unincorporated San Mateo County. Later it was annexed to the town of Woodside. Most of the homes were built in the 1960s, but two new homes were added in the 1990s. To supplement the original county zoning and building codes, a set of covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) were put in place. The CC&Rs put restrictions on the types of homes and other structures that could be built, setbacks from the streets, driveway construction, fences, color of the improvements and so on. A control committee and an architectural review committee were empowered to enforce the CC&Rs. The result is a very high quality subdivision with a countryside ambiance.

The access road to Skywood Acres is State Highway 84. Skywood Acres is 5.7 miles from the Sandhill Road interchange on Interstate 280 in Menlo Park, and 5.9 miles from the Woodside Road interchange on Interstate 280 in Woodside. It takes about 10 minutes to drive to the subdivision from Interstate 280. Most first-time visitors are surprised to discover a high quality subdivision nestled in the oak, fir, redwood, and madrone forest. And because of the elevation, air pollution is significantly less than at sea level. Many of the homes have magnificent views of the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area and the surrounding mountains.