Walnut Creek - Parks and Open Space


	Welcome to Parks and Open Space

Wild turkeys in the open space, learn all about them.

Take a tour! You can experience Ranger-led tours of the Lime Ridge Preserve , Howe Homestead Park, or Borges Ranch.

Map of Walnut Creek Open Space
Note: this Map is in PDF form. By choosing the zoom tool (looks like a magnifying glass in the tool bar across the top of the page) and placing it over a section of the map and clicking, you can see an enlarged version of that portion of the map. Maps are also available at the Ranger Stations: Howe Homestead Park (925-943-5899 ext. 3521); Shell Ridge (925-943-5899 ext. 2162); and Sugarloaf (925-943-5899 ext. 2665).

Open Space Trail Maps (allow time for maps to download)

Open Space Vision Update

The Walnut Creek Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Commission appointed a Citizens Task Force to conduct a public participation process and formulate a report recommending steps and priorities for the next 30 years of Walnut Creek’s Open Space System. The Task Force conducted an on-line survey and a series of three workshops to obtain citizen input. Workshop and survey results are now available through the following links (Adobe Acrobat Reader required):

Survey & Workshop Comments Summary 02-28-08
Survey Results 02-26-08
Open Space Vision Project Report
Open Space Vision Project Report - Appendices

For more information, contact:
Dan Cather
Public Services Manager
(925) 943-5854 Email: cather@walnut-creek.org

MONTHLY AND ON-GOING PROGRAMS

Lime Ridge Monthly Hike
Lime Ridge, 2nd Sunday of the month, 9 a.m.
Put on your good hiking boots, grab a water bottle, a snack and a hat, because we're going on a hike. Ranger Art Janke will lead the hike through oak woodlands, grasslands, and inland scrub habitats that are the home of a great variety of animals. No reservation is necessary unless you're bringing a group of 5 or more. RAIN CANCELS. Meet at the parking lot at Cowell and Ygnacio. Call Ranger Janke at 925-930-7731 for more details.

Old Borges Ranch Tours
Borges Ranch in Shell Ridge, 4th Saturday of the month, 2 p.m.
Join Ranger Dan Bylin on a tour to explore the historic Borges Ranch. The Borges family settled in Walnut Creek in 1899 and their ranch is on the National Register of Historic Places. Tour the 1901 ranch house and the 1903 carriage barn while learning what life was like on the ranch 100 years ago. Meet under the windmill near the parking lot at Borges Ranch. RAIN CANCELS. Reservations are not required unless you are bringing a group of 5 or more. Call Ranger Bylin at 925-943-5899, ext. 2162 for more information.

SPECIAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Dogs are not permitted at Ranger led interpretive programs

Unless otherwise stated, most programs are 1 to 1½ hours in length

Unless otherwise stated, children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult

Unless otherwise stated, reservations are not required for most programs. We do required reservations if you are bringing a group of five or more.

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