Diablo FoothillsRegional Park
Castle RockRegional Recreation AreaWalnut Creek, Concord, Alamo
RESPONSIBLE TRAIL USE RULESViolations of any of the following may result in citation:ALL TRAIL USERS:• Be safe, considerate and aware of your impact on the trail and other trail users. •Foreveryone’ssafety,keeptotheright.Proceedsinglefilearound blind curves. • For your safety, headphones are not advised.BICYCLES:• Bicycles are not permitted, either walked, ridden or carried, on trails marked “No Bicycles.” • Bicycles shall not be ridden at an unsafe speed, or greater than the posted speed limit. Be aware of how you are perceived by other trail users. • Bicycles must always yield to pedestrians. Before passing, SLOW DOWN, establish verbal contact, and call out or ring a bell. • When approaching equestrians, call out or ring bell, and STOP, wheth er you are seen or not. Ask for instructions on how to pass safely. • Onblindturns,SLOWDOWN,callout,ringbell,andridesinglefile.PEDESTRIANS:• Keep to the right when approached by other trail users. • Always yield to equestrians. • Check behind and to both sides before changing course.EQUESTRIANS:• Keep your horse to the right or where safe when encountering other trail users. • Communicate. Let other trail users know how to pass your horse safely. • Please clean up after your horse in the staging area.Trail conflicts or violations should be reported to (510) 881-1833. In case of emergency, dial 9-1-1.
alligator lizards, tree frogs, and California salamanders. The perennial pools in Pine Creek ensure the survival of greensunfish,mosquitofish,andlargemouthbass.Golden eagles, red-tailed hawks, and peregrine falcons nest in Castle Rock’s striking Domengine sandstone formations and hunt for prey in Diablo Foothills.CASTLE ROCK REGIONAL RECREATION AREA offers eight reservable group picnic facilities that ac-commodate from 50 to 100 persons. To reserve, call 1-888-327-2757, option 2. Castle Rock amenities include a wheelchair-accessible swimming pool with lifeguards, and bathhousewithshowers,asoftballfield,basketballcourts,horseshoe pits, a volleyball court, and plenty of open space. The facility is ideal for family picnics or parties, cor-porate gatherings, and other social events. The swimming pool operating hours change seasonally. For hours and fee, call the park at 1-888-327-2757, option 3, ext. 4526. The pool may be reserved for private parties on days that the pool is not open to the public: call 1-888-327-2757, option 2. Castle Rock is located at 1700 Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.
HISTORY The Tatcan and the Volvon are two of the six Bay Miwok-speaking tribes who lived in this area formanygenerations.Whenthefirstnon-Indiansentered Tatcan lands – the 1772 Spanish Fages-Crespí expedition–theTatcanfledfromtheminpanic.Between 1794 and 1804, 271 Tatcans and Volvons became incorporated into the Spanish mission system. Under Mexican governance of California, local tribal people became the primary labor force on large, Mexi-can cattle ranches, including Dona Juana Sanchez de Pacheco’s 17,782-acre Rancho Arroyo de las Nueces y Bolbones(CreekoftheWalnutsandVolvonIndians),which included today’s Diablo Foothills. When James Walker bought part of the rancho in the 1850s, after Californiabecameastate,healsoboughtitsIndianla-borers. From 1902-1940, the William Ford family oper-ated a cattle ranch and dairy at Diablo Foothills. After WorldWarII,amilitaryofficer,andlaterWilliam’ssonRon, operated 230 acres as Castle Rock Park.DESCRIPTION Diablo Foothills offers abundant openlandforhikingandnaturestudy.Its1,060acresare bounded by two dramatic East Bay landforms: the Castle Rocks of Mt. Diablo and the undulating “camel-back” ridges that form Shell Ridge. These ridges link the park to Mt. Diablo State Park and the City of Walnut Creek’s Shell Ridge Open Space, which together, at nearly 22,500 acres, represent one of the largest open space areas of the East Bay. Diablo Foothills also con-tains the 15-acre Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area.NATURAL RESOURCES Vegetation varies from grassland and oak savannah on the hills to riparian and oak woodland in the valley. This creates diverse habitats that support a wide array of wildlife, including mule deer, bobcats, coyote, grey fox, and long-tailed weasels. Birds, such as red-winged blackbirds, northern mock-ingbirds, orioles, and woodpeckers, use the park for nesting and foraging habitat. Rock outcrops shelter gar-ter and gopher snakes, western fence lizards, southern
POLICE,FIRE,MEDICALEMERGENCY .............................. 9-1-1PARKOFFICE .......................1-888-327-2757, option 3, ext. 4526EBRPD HEADQUARTERS ....................................1-888-327-2757 PICNIC&POOLRESERVATIONS .................................................. ....................................................................1-888-327-2757, option 2
1700 Castle Rock Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 To reach Diablo Foothills and Castle Rock:ExitI-680atYgnacioValleyRoadinWalnutCreekanddrive east. After about three miles turn right on Walnut Avenue.Afterabouttwomiles,enterthetrafficcircleand exit right onto Castle Rock Road. Follow Castle Rock Road to the Orchard Staging Area and a trailhead on the right. This staging area is not paved and is closed during wet weather and winter months. Another parking area with trail access is located 1/4 mile farther along Castle Rock Road. A right turn onto Borges Ranch Road prior to the Orchard Staging Area will bring you to the City of Walnut Creek’s Borges Ranch and a trailhead into Shell Ridge Open Space.
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Hikers view Mt. Diablo from the Briones-to-Mt. Diablo Regional Trail, which shares an alignment through Diablo Foothills the with the American Discovery Trail and Mokelumne Coast-to-Crest Trail.
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Acres: 1,060Highlights: Hiking, biking, equestrian trails, bird-watching, Bay Area Ridge Trail.
East Bay Regional Park District2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA 94605-0381 1-888-327-2757 (1-888-EBPARKS) (TRS 711) www.ebparks.org Rev. 1/2020
OURS TO EXPLORE, ENJOY AND PROTECT
Please enjoy the Regional Parks safely, and help protect and preserve the parklands by complying with park rules and regulations.
SAFETY and ETIQUETTE
• Stay on trails. Taking shortcuts can be dangerous and causes erosion.
• Wading and/or swimming in undesignated areas may be dangerous and may harm the watershed.
• Carry and drink plenty of water. Dehydration is a leading cause of injuries on the trail.
• Be prepared for sudden changes in weather conditions.
• Trails can be slippery, rocky and steep. Proceed carefully at your own risk.
• Keep the parks beautiful. Pack out what you pack in.
RULES
• Pets must be leashed in parking lots, 200 feet from any trail or park entrance, picnic areas, developed areas such as lawns and play fields, on some trails, and where grazing animals are present. They must be under voice control at all times. Clean up after your pet; bag it, bin it.
• Feeding or approaching wildlife is dangerous and illegal.
• Bicycles are permitted on designated trails only.
• Horses have the right-of-way on trails.
• State law requires that all bicyclists under age 18 wear an approved helmet while riding on trails and roadways. Equestrians and bicyclists are also strongly encouraged to wear helmets at all times.
• Smoking is prohibited.
• Drones are prohibited.
Visitors are responsible for knowing and complying with park rules (Ordinance 38). See www.ebparks.org/rules.
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Shell RIdge Open SpaceCity of Walnut Creek Info: (925) 943-5860
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Mt. Diablo State ParkNorth Gate entrance station
CASTLE ROCKREGIONALRECREATION AREAInformation: (510) 544-3085or 1-888-327-2757, option 3, ext. 4515.See detail map below.
Old BorgesRanch Interp. Center(925) 943-5899
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Castle Rock Picnic Area Capacity
Ford’s Well ............ 100Castle Tree ............ 100Pool Oak Terrace .. 100Castle View............. 50Pine Creek............... 50Eddybrook ............ 100Shady Glen.............. 50Stagecoach.............. 50
To reserve a picnic area,call 1-888-327-2757, press option 2.