Welcome to Briones ALHAMBRA Martinez 0 123 4 Mi To Benicia IRON To 680 Antioch Briones In 1906, the People’s Water Company began HORSE

Year opened: 1967 Acres: 6,256 AV. REG. purchasing land in the San Pablo and Bear Creek To I-80 & 4 C.C.CANAL TRAIL Highlights: hiking, biking, horseback riding, bird areas for watershed lands. The Municipal Richmond REG. TR. Regional Park watching, picnicking, archery range, group camping, North Utility District acquired People’s Water Company A 242 LH Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Lafayette wildflowers in season. A in 1916 and built San Pablo Dam in 1923. In 1957 M Did you know? From 1,483-foot Briones Peak, B D R VA A Contra Costa County and EBMUD agreed to a land AL LLE A H Y O R hikers can enjoy 360-degree views of the AM E AV. BRA R LIE WILLOW conveyance that established a large open space park Z BL. PASS RD. V LOR Delta, , , and Las Y A TA in the Bear Creek watershed to be called Briones. B L E L GRAY- A E Trampas Regional Wilderness. • Naturalist John R Y SON In 1964, when portions of Contra Costa County C Briones RD.

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District, the County and the Park District agreed to Park R L TREAT BL. Pleasant O L Hill Fees: Check website. I AD R a transfer of county land to the Park District, with H H LAS TRAMPAS- D A . T P BRIONES REG. the District to carry out additional land acquisition. P N

Y TRAIL A UPPER S Since 1966, watershed lands and other acquisitions A V Walnut HAPPY AL E LE Creek VALLEY RD. Y L Dogs must be on leash (six-foot maximum) at have combined to form today’s parkland. R P CIVIC DR. D S. BROADWAY CAMINO EL NIDO . all times on the Tavan Trail, Diablo View Trail RANCH RD. THE PARK TODAY This park is a popular BL.

between Trail and Hidden Pond C P 24 M O I destination for many recreational activities: A T. DI ABL OLYMP BL Trail, Alhambra Creek Trail from the Alhambra O ACALANES D S. MAIN M

Picnicking A number of first-come, first-served RD. A Creek Staging Area south to the water trough, and O O Orinda picnic sites with tables and barbecues are located R RHEEM BL. R 680 Orchard Trail between Alhambra Creek Trail and A GA A

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Creek Staging Area. The park also has two larger, O ST. MARYS RD. Lafayette

LAFAYETTE-MORAGA M reservable group picnic areas at the Bear Creek REGIONAL TRAIL To Pleasanton HISTORY Most of was Staging Area: Oak Grove (capacity 50), and Newt Moraga once part of Rancho Boca de la Canada del Pinole, Hollow (capacity 150). Crow, (capacity 50), is lo- popularly known as Rancho San Felipe. In 1829, Fe- Alhambra Creek Staging Area cated at the Alhambra Staging Area. 2537 Reliez Valley Road, Martinez, CA lipe Briones built a home near what is now the Bear Archery Range The Briones Archers archery Creek entrance to the park, cultivating the land and Bear Creek Staging Area club range is accessible off the Crescent Ridge Trail 1611 Bear Creek Road, Lafayette, CA raising cattle. In 1842 Felipe’s widow, Maria Manuela from Briones’ west-side Bear Creek Road entrance. Valencia Briones, petitioned Governor Alvarado For information, visit www.brionesarchers.org. To Reach Briones Regional Park: for a grant to the land the family had occupied. The From Highway 24, take the Orinda exit on the east grant, covering three square leagues, was issued in Group Camping The three group camping areas – side of the Caldecott Tunnel to Orinda/Orinda Village. June 1842. Later, much of the rancho was purchased Wee-Ta-Chi, Maud Whalen, and Homestead Valley– Go north on Camino Pablo about 2.5 miles to Bear by Simon and Elias Blum. In addition to Rancho San must be reserved at least 5 business days in advance. Creek Road and turn right. The Bear Creek Staging Felipe, the current park includes small portions of Area is about five miles ahead, on the right. Rancho Canada del Hambre y las Bolsas, and Ran- Several staging areas on the park’s east side are acces- cho Acalanes. sible from Reliez Valley Road in Martinez and Pleasant In the 1850s and 1860s, Alhambra Valley was de- Hill, and on the park’s north side from Alhambra Valley veloped into rich orchards and vineyards. It became Road in Martinez. Contra Costa County’s most important fruit grow- ing area. Cattle grazing is also a major industry. Hay and grain have been produced in the valleys inter- mittently for some years, as well as truck crops.

East Bay Regional Park District POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL EMERGENCY...... 9-1-1 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, PICNIC, GROUP CAMPING RESERVATIONS...... Oakland, CA 94605-0381 ...... 1-888-327-2757, option 2 1-888-327-2757 (1-888-EBPARKS) (TRS 711) PARK OFFICE...... 1-888-327-2757, option 3, ext. 4508 www.ebparks.org Rev. 6/2020 12 25 For trail continuation Briones Horse Mileage Between Markers Center (Private) Our to Explore, Enjoy and Protect BRIONESALHAMBR REGIONAL PARK .28 see inset at bottom, left. A With Trail Post Numbers A V AL BRA L A HAM V D H Hikers,L Horses & Bicycles ALLEY A D PLEASANT RO A LE Dead End; A Please enjoy the Regional Parks safely, and help protect Y 30 M Ivan Dickson Trail Park O Private Property Ahead R B HILL 29 R and preserve the parklands by complying with park rules ROAD Of ce 400 AIL / R ALHAMBRA CREEK A Road T 1 PI STAGING AREA .20 N and regulations. Mokelumne Coast-to-Crest Trail E .51 D A O L R V Creek 500 IE E 27 R S 300 .09 F L MARTINEZ E .39 C E I Hikers and Horses Y EZ .

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RS T 7 features T D 800 1206 City of Walnut Creek R. RIDGE 1.30 (925) 943-5860 o Smoking AL HA TRAIL LAFAYETTE RIDGE o Drones MB 64 VACA CREEK Water RA VALLEY ROAD 1000 STAGING AREA BRIONES-TO-MT DIABLO ROAD H Tank QUA AP NDT REGIONAL TRAIL / PY 800 Visitors are responsible for knowing and complying with Park Of ce V ROAD AMERICAN DISCOVERY ALLEY ROA 62 O 300 MEMBERSHIPS D PANORAMA DR. 600 TRAIL / MOKELUMNE park rules (Ordinance 38). R COAST-TO-CREST TRAIL PIN C The Regional Parks Foundation 900 H PARK E UPPER See www.ebparks.org/rules. A 400 offers Memberships to park users. LN. LVD. R HAPPY .44 B D For information, see www.region- VALLEY .61 500 Y 500 ROAD Las Trampas-to-Briones E 8 600 alparksfoundation.org, or call To Hwy. 24 NL TREE To Hwy. 24 Regional Trail. See Central 800 A TR TR. (510) 544-2220. ST . Contra Costa Regional Trails 759 To Hwy. 24 map for detail. A B C D E F G H I J