Upper Reserved Picnic Area

Upper Reserved Picnic Area is a picnic site in Contra Costa, California. Upper Reserved Picnic Area is situated nearby to Lafayette Reservoir, as well as near Lafayette Community Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lafayette Reservoir and Lafayette Library and Learning Center.

Lafayette Reservoir

Reservoir

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The Lafayette Reservoir is an open-cut human-made terminal water storage reservoir owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Completed in 1933, it was intended solely as a standby water supply for EBMUD customers.

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. Lafayette Library and Learning Center is situated 1½ miles east of Upper Reserved Picnic Area.

Lafayette station

Metro station

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Lafayette station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Lafayette, California. The station consists of one island platform in the center median of State Route 24 just south of the Lafayette Hillside Memorial. It is served by the Yellow Line. Lafayette station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Upper Reserved Picnic Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lafayette and Glorietta.

Lafayette

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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.

Glorietta

Neighborhood

Glorietta is a former unincorporated community, now annexed to Orinda in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 597 feet. Glorietta is situated 2 miles southwest of Upper Reserved Picnic Area.