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Shell Ridge Entrances

Lime Ridge Entrances

Acalanes Ridge Entrances

Sugarloaf Entrances

Shell Ridge Open Space

Sutherland Drive Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to Walnut Blvd.  Turn right on Walnut Blvd. and drive approximately 1.45 miles to Walnut Heights school on the left.   Continue 0.2 miles past the school to Sutherland Drive - the third street on the left after the school. Park in the parking lot at the end of Sutherland or along the street if the lot is full.

Marshall Drive Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to Homestead Ave.  Turn right on Homestead Ave. and drive approximately 0.2 miles to Marshall Drive. (The first street on your left).  Turn left on Marshall Drive and drive 1.15 miles to end of the street at Indian Valley School.

Joaquin Ranch Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to Walnut Blvd.  Turn right on Walnut Blvd. and drive approximately 2.4 miles on Walnut Blvd. to Rock Springs Place.  Turn left onto Rock Springs Place and drive approximately 0.25 miles until you pass the last house on the left side of the street   before an open area.  The Joaquin Ranch entrance is down a short road to the left just past the last house.

Rock Springs Place Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to Walnut Blvd.  Turn right on Walnut Blvd. and drive approximately 2.4 miles on Walnut Blvd. to Rock Springs Place.  Turn left onto Rock Springs Place and drive approximately 0.5 miles to the end of the street.  The entrance is at the end of the street.

Whitecliff Way Entrance - Shell Ridge

Drive East on Rudgear Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 2.0 miles to Whitecliff Way.  Turn left on Whitecliff Way and drive approximately 0.7 miles to the end of the street.  The entrance is at the end of the street on the right.

Sunburst Court Entrance - Shell Ridge

Drive East on Rudgear Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 1.6 miles to Sunburst Court.  Turn left on Sunburst Court and park.  The trail leading to the entrance is on the left side of the street.

Benham Court Entrance - Shell Ridge

Drive East on Rudgear Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 2.0 miles to Benham Court.  Turn left on Benham Court and park.  The entrance is on the left side of the street.

Bannister Lane Entrance - Shell Ridge

Drive East on Livorna Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 1.5 miles to the Diablo Foothills Staging Area and park.  The entrance is at the far end of the parking area.

Dorchester Lane Entrance - Shell Ridge

Although this entrance is shown on a recent open space map, it is not a public entrance to Walnut Creek's Open Space.

Howe Homestead Park Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of N. Main and Ygnacio Valley Rd., drive out Ygnacio Valley Road 0.5 miles to Walnut Blvd. (not Walnut Avenue.)  Turn right on Walnut Blvd. and drive 0.6 miles to the intersection with Homestead Ave. Drive through this intersection and turn left into the parking lot on the left. (The entrance to the parking lot is the second driveway. The exit is the first driveway.)

Wiget Lane Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road approximately 2.0 miles to Bancroft/Walnut Avenue. (Not Walnut Blvd. which is much closer to downtown.)  Turn right on Walnut Ave. and drive 0.9 miles to Wiget Lane. Turn right on Wiget Lane and drive to the gate at the end of the street and park near the end of the street. The entrance is on the left at the end of the street.

Snyder Lane Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of N. Main and Ygnacio Valley Rd., drive out Ygnacio Valley Road 2.0 miles to Bancroft / Walnut Avenue. (Not Walnut Blvd. which is much closer to downtown.)  Turn right on Walnut Ave. and drive approximately 1.2 miles to Snyder Lane. Turn right on Snyder Lane and drive to the end of the street and park near the end of the street. The entrance is between two houses at the end of the street.

Hanna Lane Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road 2.0 miles to Bancroft / Walnut Avenue. (Not Walnut Blvd. which is much closer to downtown.)  Turn right on Walnut Ave. and drive approximately 1.6 miles to the intersection with Oak Grove Road / Castle Rock Road. Turn right on Castle Rock Road and drive approximately 0.5 miles to Comistas Lane. Turn right on Comistas Lane and drive to Hanna Road on the left. Park on Comistas and walk up Hanna Lane to the entrance.

Borges Ranch Entrance - Shell Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road approximately 2.0 miles to Bancroft / Walnut Avenue. (Not Walnut Blvd. which is much closer to downtown.)  Turn right on Walnut Ave. and drive approximately 1.6 miles to the intersection with Oak Grove/Castle Rock Rd.. Turn right on Castle Rock Rd. and drive about 1.1 miles to Borges Ranch Road. (Look for a small sign on the right side of the road.) Turn right onto Borges Ranch Road and drive slowly 0.6 miles to the picnic area at Bob Pond or 0.1 mile further to the ranch buildings. Park opposite the corral in a paved area. There are several trails into Shell Ridge starting from the Ranch.

Borges Ranch - Bob Pond and Picnic Area

Lime Ridge Open Space

Bayberry Drive Entrance - Lime Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to Oak Grove Road. Turn left on Oak Grove and go to the first traffic light at Citrus Ave. Turn right and go right on Perada. Continue 0.5 miles to Bayberrry and turn right. Park on the side on this dead end and walk uphill to the Ygnacio Canal Trail. If you proceed to the right on the Ygnacio Canal Trail and through the lighted tunnel underneath Ygnacio Valley Road you can enter the environmentally-protected area of Lime Ridge South just past the tunnel to the left.

Valley Vista Road Entrance - Lime Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to Oak Grove Road. Turn right and go 0.4 miles to Valley Vista Rd. Turn Left and go 0.8 miles uphill. Park in the Open Space parking lot across from the Boundary Oaks Golf Course clubhouse.

Boundary Oaks Entrance - Lime Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to Oak Grove Road. Turn right and go 0.4 miles to Valley Vista Rd. Turn Left and go 0.8 miles uphill. Turn left into the Boundary Oaks Golf Course parking lot and drive all the way to the end of the upper lot. Then drive up a gravel road and take the first right (if you continue straight, you end up at the firing range). Park in the gravel parking lot.

Montecito Entrance - Lime Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to the Oak Grove Road intersection. Continue over the top of the hill another 2.0 miles over the top of the hill and turn right at Montecito. Turn immediately right into the Open Space parking lot.

Navaronne Way - Lime Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive 1.3 miles north on N. Main to the Geary / Treat intersection. Turn right on Treat Blvd. and drive 3.1 miles to Navaronne Way (0.8 miles past the intersection of Treat Blvd. and Oak Grove). Turn right on Navaronne Way and drive 0.5 miles to the end of the road, where there are entrances to a footpath into Lime Ridge North on the left and to a pathway downhill to the paved Ygnacio Canal Trail to the right.

Rock Oak Road - Lime Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek, drive out Ygnacio Valley Road to Oak Grove Road. Turn left on Oak Grove and then right on Citrus Avenue.  Drive approximately 0.4 mile to Perada.  Turn Right on Perada and then after 0.1 mile, turn left on Rock Oak Road.  Drive to the end of Rock Oak Road.

Acalanes Ridge Open Space

Sousa Drive - Acalanes Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive 0.7 miles north on N. Main to  San Luis Rd. (just past the I-680 overpass). Turn left on San Luis and drive 0.7 miles to Alfred Ave. Turn left on Alfred Ave. and drive 0.5 miles to Sousa Drive. Turn right and park on the road. The entrance kiosk marks the start of the Sousa Trail into Acalanes Ridge.

Ramsay Circle - Acalanes Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive 1.3 miles north on N. Main to the Geary / Treat intersection. Turn left on Geary Road and drive 1.3 miles to the Camino Verde / Pleasant Hill Road intersection. Turn left on Camino Verde and drive 0.6 miles to Ramsay Circle. Turn left on Ramsay Circle and drive 0.2 miles downhill and around the curve to the right. Just past Cornwall Court park on the road where there is a paved entrance trail to Acalanes Ridge.

Camino Verde Circle - Acalanes Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive 1.3 miles north on N. Main to the Geary / Treat intersection. Turn left on Geary Road and drive 1.3 miles to the Camino Verde / Pleasant Hill Road intersection. Turn left on Camino Verde and drive 0.8 miles to the top of the hill, conitinuing straight where Camino Verde becomes Camino Verde Circle. You will see a landscaped area on the left and a narrow access road leading uphill to the Acalanes Ridge entrance. Park in the guest parking area just before the access road.

Green Valley / Monarch Ridge - Acalanes Ridge

From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive west on Ygnacio Valley Road to the Highway 24 entrance and go west on Highway 24. Take the Pleasant Hill exit and turn North on Peasant Hill Road. Drive 0.9 miles to Green Valley Road and turn right. Go uphill 0.1 miles past the intersection with Monarch Road and Beacon Ridge. You will see an entrance kiosk and gate on the right near the top of the hill. Park in the Visitors parking area on the left.

Bacon Way - South Acalanes Ridge

This is the only public entrance to the isolated South Acalanes Ridge Open Space area. From downtown Walnut Creek at the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and N. Main, drive west on Ygnacio Valley Road to the Highway 24 entrance and go west on Highway 24. Take the Pleasant Hill exit and turn North on Peasant Hill Road. Turn right at the first traffic light on Stanley Blvd.  Drive 0.7 miles to Bacon Way and turn left. Drive uphill 0.25 miles to the end of Bacon Way. There is a white rail gate into the EBMUD access area. There are a couple of parking spots on the left just before this gate. The Acalanes Ridge entrance is just past the rail gate on the right.

Sugarloaf Open Space

Young's Valley Road - Sugarloaf Hill

Drive East on Rudgear Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 0.6 miles to Young's Valley Road. Turn right on Young's Valley Road and drive to the entrance at the end of the road. There are two parking lot's, picnic areas, and rest room facilities at this main entrance to Sugarloaf Open Space.

Grover Lane - Sugarloaf Hill

Drive East on Rudgear Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 0.5 miles to Grover Lane. Turn right on Grover Lane and drive to the end of the road. The entrance is on a short side road to the left just before the cul-de-sac at the end of Grover Lane.

Lackamore Lane / Roan Lane - Sugarloaf Hill

Drive East on Rudgear Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 0.7 miles to Trotter Way. Turn right on Trotter Way and drive 0.1 mile to Lackamore Lane. Drive to Roan Lane and turn right. Park on the road. The entrance is within a few yards.

Lariat Lane - Sugarloaf Hill

Drive East on Rudgear Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 0.7 miles to Trotter Way. Turn right on Trotter Way and drive 0.2 mile to Lariat Lane and turn right. The entrance is at the end of Lariat Lane.

Bridle Lane - Sugarloaf Hill

Drive East on Rudgear Road from the intersection with I-680 approximately 0.7 miles to Trotter Way. Turn right on Trotter Way and drive 0.4 mile to Bridle Lane and turn right. The entrance is at the end of Bridle Lane on the left between two houses.

Heather Farm Park