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 Lafayette Library and Learning Center.

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.

Lafayette Library and Learning Center

Library

The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is a library and learning center in Lafayette, California that opened in 2009. The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is also home to the Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium, a partnership with the region’s leading arts, culture, and educational institutions.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walnut Creek and Lafayette.

Walnut Creek

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.