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The Chabot-to-Garin Regional Trail (part of the Bay Area Ridge Trail) runs along the east side of the Cull Canyon reservoir.The trail then leads north through property owned by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for 6 miles (9.7 km) to EBMUD's Chabot staging area on Redwood Road.
Five Canyons Open Space (FCOS) is located in Castro Valley, in Alameda County, California. Five Canyons is a multi-agency collaboration between East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD), Alameda County Public Works, Hayward Area Recreation and Parks District (HARD), and several homeowners associations. EBRPD is the lead agency for this open space.
Efforts to incorporate Castro Valley have been voted down by its residents at the polls in both 1956 and 2002. [10] [41] In lieu of a city council, Castro Valley is represented by a seven-member Municipal Advisory Council, which is an advisory body appointed to advise the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on local issues. [42]
H.A.R.D. is the largest recreation district in California. [3] It also manages parks in the bordering unincorporated communities of Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Fairview, Ashland and Cherryland. It manages the park grounds for numerous schools in the region. Events and classes are scheduled and listed in a quarterly brochure. [4]
The founders of the district included Robert Sibley, a hiking enthusiast, Hollis Thompson, then Berkeley City Manager, and Charles Lee Tilden, among others. [5] William Penn Mott Jr. served as director of the agency from 1962 to 1967, and oversaw a doubling of the system's acreage from 10,500 to 22,000.
The Don Castro Regional Recreation Area is named after Don Guillermo Castro, a noted Californio ranchero. Don Castro Regional Recreation Area is a regional park located in Fairview, California . It is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system.
Encompasses a hidden valley with a historic ranch established in 1857. [33] Burton Creek State Park: State park Placer: 1,890 760 1976 Offers 6 miles (9.7 km) of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing. [34] Butano State Park: State park San Mateo: 4,728 1,913 1956 Showcases a secluded redwood-filled valley. [35] Butte City Project ...
[1] [2] [3] These areas include San Lorenzo, Ashland, Cherryland, [4] Castro Valley, Fairview, the former communities of Russell City, Mount Eden, Schafer Park, and other parts of unincorporated Alameda County. The society was founded in 1956. [5] Their museum in Downtown Hayward closed in 2012. [6] [7] [8] Their new facility opened nearby in ...