M Discover Morgan Territory ar Camino Byron To Clayton & s D h C . i Walnut Creek reek Rd ab Round lo NATURAL FEATURES Morgan Territory’s sand- Valley M Morgan o Year opened: 1975 Acres: 5,061 rga n stone hills are adorned in spring with more than 90 Te rr Highlights: Undeveloped wilderness area for Mt. Diablo it Morgan o species of wildflowers, including the Diablo sunflower State r Territory y Los Vaqueros

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. within the homeland of the Volvon, one of six Bay Dublin Tassajara Southfront Helena to the north, and the to the east. 580 Road Hopyard . St Pa Miwok-speaking tribes whose members had a deep Lowland valleys cradle the headwaters of Marsh Creek. Road Livermore Patterson ss Rd. Santa Rita Road rst Fi Greenville Road knowledge and understanding of the natural world, and WELCOME! a profound social, political, economic, and religious heri- Please enjoy the Regional Parks safely, and help us tage. They were among the Native people who resisted 9401 Morgan Territory Road, protect and preserve your parklands by complying Livermore, CA 94551 Spanish missionization, but by 1806 that resistance had with park rules and regulations. crumbled. Some of today’s Bay Miwoks honor their an- To Reach Morgan Territory: cestors by working to preserve ancestral cultural sites. SAFETY and ETIQUETTE From I-580 in Livermore, exit onto N. Livermore Avenue • Stay on trails. Taking shortcuts can be dangerous and turn north. Shortly after North Livermore curves left RANCHING Jeremiah Morgan, the region’s and causes erosion. (to the west), turn right onto Morgan Territory Road and namesake, was born in 1818 in the Cherokee Nation, • Wading and/or swimming in undesignated areas follow it to the staging area on the right. From Walnut Alabama. He joined a wagon train to in Creek/Concord, take Clayton Road to Clayton. Clayton may be dangerous and may harm the watershed. 1849, but, unsuccessful as a gold miner, returned to Road becomes Marsh Creek Road in Clayton. About three • Carry and drink plenty of water. Dehydration is a Iowa in 1850. In 1853 he relocated his family to the miles outside Clayton, turn right onto Morgan Territory leading cause of injuries on the trail. Ygnacio Valley. By October 1857 he had established a Road. The staging area is 9.4 miles from Marsh Creek • Be prepared for sudden changes in weather 10,000-acre ranch and built a home and barn 4.5 miles Road. Note: Morgan Territory Road is narrow and curvy conditions. on its way to the staging area. Drive with caution. northeast of the park staging area, having seen the • Trails can be slippery, rocky and steep. Proceed land on an 1856 bear hunt. carefully at your own risk. TRAIL NAMES Contrary to its current name (diablo • Feeding or approaching wildlife is dangerous and means “devil”) Mount Diablo was the sacred birthplace illegal. of the world for some local tribes and others as distant • Bicycles are permitted on designated trails only. as the Sierra Nevada. Their creation accounts describe Horses have the right-of-way on trails. the heroic acts of the First People – supernatural beings • Keep the parks beautiful. Pack out what you pack in. who created people and “everything everywhere so peo- • Drones are prohibited. ple could live.” The First People had traits and abilities of • Smoking is prohibited. animals, for which the trails are named, such as Condor (Mollok), Prairie Falcon, Eagle, and Coyote. Other trail RULES names refer to the park’s natural features (Blue Oak, Dogs must be leashed 200 feet from any trail or park Highland Ridge) and ranching past (Hog Canyon). entrance. Dogs must be leashed in parking lots, picnic areas, developed areas such as lawns and play fields, East Bay Regional Park District and on some trails. They must be under voice control 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL EMERGENCY...... 9-1-1 at all times. Oakland, CA 94605-0381 EBRPD HEADQUARTERS...... 1-888-EBPARKS Visitors are responsible for knowing and complying 1-888-327-2757 (1-888-EBPARKS) (TRS 711) GROUP CAMP INFO...... 1-888-EBPARKS, option 2, 1 www. ebparks.org Reprint: 12/19 PARK OFFICE...... 1-888-EBPARKS, option 3, ext. 4546 with park rules (Ordinance 38). Se e www.ebparks.org/rules. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R

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