East Bay (680 corridor)

Rolling hills that turn emerald green with the winter rains; historic mines and ranches; hidden valleys with water reservoirs; and the towering presence of Mount Diablo.
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Parks to Visit:
  • Blue Oak Ranch Reserve (info)
  • Fernandez Ranch (info & more info)
  • Lime Ridge (info)
  • Mission Peak Preserve (info)
  • Mount Wanda (info & more info)
  • Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve (info)
  • Sugar Loaf Open Space (info)
  • Vasco Caves (info)
 Parks Visited (click on photos):
  • Acalanes Ridge
  • Alviso Adobe Community Park
  • Arroyo Mocho Trail
  • Augustin Bernal Park
  • Bishop Ranch
  • Black Diamond Mines Preserve
  • Briones Regional Park
  • Brushy Peak Regional Park
  • Callippe Preserve Trail
  • Castle Rock Regional Park
  • Contra Loma Regional Park
  • Del Valle Regional Park
  • Diablo Foothills Regional Park
  • Dublin Hills Regional Park
  • Ed Levin County Park
  • Garin Regional Park
  • Gold Creek OSP (the Preserve)
  • Holdener Park
  • Las Trampas Wilderness
  • Lindsay Wildlife Experience
  • Livermore Aquatics
  • Los Vaqueros Reservoir
  • Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail
  • Morgan Territory
  • Mount Diablo State Park
  • Niles Canyon Railway
  • Ohlone Regional Wilderness
  • Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
  • Round Valley Regional Preserve
  • Shadow Cliffs Regional Park
  • Shell Ridge Open Space
  • Sunol Regional Wilderness Area
  • Sycamore Grove Park
  • Sycamore Valley Preserve
  • Tassajara Creek Regional Park
  • Vargas Plateau
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Acalanes Ridge
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Alviso Adobe Community Park
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Arroyo Mocho Trail
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Augustin Bernal Park
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Bishop Ranch
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Black Diamond Mines Preserve
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Briones Regional Park
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Brushy Peak Regional Park
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Callippe Preserve Trail
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Castle Rock Regional Park
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Contra Loma Regional Park
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Del Valle Regional Park
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Diablo Foothills Regional Park
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Dublin Hills Regional Park
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Ed R. Levin County Park
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Garin Park
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Gold Creek Open Space (the Preserve)
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Holdener Park
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Las Trampas Wilderness
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Lindsay Wildlife Experience
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Livermore Aquatics
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Los Vaqueros
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Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail
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Morgan Territory
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Mount Diablo
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Niles Canyon Railway
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Ohlone Regional Wilderness
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Pleasanton Ridge
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Round Valley Regional Park
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Shadow Cliffs Regional Park
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Shell Ridge Open Space
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Sunol Regional Wilderness
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Sycamore Grove Park
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Sycamore Valley Preserve
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Tassajara Creek Regional Park
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Vargas Plateau