Acalanes Ridge

Acalanes Ridge is a nature reserve in Contra Costa, California. Acalanes Ridge is situated nearby to the village Saranap, as well as near the neighborhood Hillsdale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lindsay Wildlife Experience and Broadway Plaza.

Lindsay Wildlife Experience

Museum

Photo: Dandelion 1997, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lindsay Wildlife Experience, formerly known as Lindsay Wildlife Museum, is a family museum and wildlife rehabilitation center in Walnut Creek, California.

Broadway Plaza

Shopping center

Photo: ShakataGaNai, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Broadway Plaza is an outdoor shopping mall located in downtown Walnut Creek, California. The shopping center opened on October 11, 1951 and is owned and operated by Macerich.

Dinosaur Hill Park

Park

Photo: Leonard G., CC BY-SA 1.0.

Dinosaur Hill Park is a park in Pleasant Hill, California. Located off Taylor Blvd, the park includes 13 acres of open space, hiking, and scenic views.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walnut Creek and Lafayette.

Walnut Creek is a typical, medium-sized suburban city on the western edge of Mount Diablo, about 17 miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County. After being part of a Spanish land grant comprising several ranchos, the first Midwestern settlers of European descent in this area planted walnut trees.

Lafayette

Photo: Chevy111, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lafayette is a city of 25,000 in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It is primarily a residential town located in the hills between Berkeley and Walnut Creek, although it does offer shopping and dining, and the Lafayette Reservoir is popular with hikers.