Located outside of the town of Crockett, the 2,124 acres of Crockett Hills Regional Park were likely hunting and gathering grounds for Native Americans, later were nineteenth century ranch-lands, and more recently were part of the industrial history of the region.
Contra Loma's 775 acres include an 80-acre reservoir for year-round fishing and a lifeguarded swim lagoon for summertime swimming.
Deep in a valley framed by oak-covered hills, with sailboats and sailboards skimming over its waters, Del Valle is like a lakeside resort only 10 miles south of Livermore.
Hayward Regional Shoreline consists of 1,841 acres of salt, fresh, and brackish water marshes, seasonal wetlands, and public trails.
Located along Oakland’s waterfront at the foot of the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, this regional shoreline provides spectacular vistas of the San Francisco Bay and city skylines.
This 1,249-acre regional park provides tremendous views from its setting in the Fremont Hills.
Located next to the junction of highways 24 and 13 in Oakland, Temescal is a convenient urban oasis, popular for swimming, fishing, sunbathing, and picnicking.
Waterbird Regional Preserve is a 198-acre area comprised of a wetland and the associated uplands to the east.
A hidden redwood forest lies off Redwood Road just a few miles over the ridge from downtown Oakland.
Bedrock mortars used by Native Americans for pounding acorns that were found in the area are reminders of Sunol's first inhabitants.