Where my Dad deployed from for World War II. Went with my…read more90 year old mom, very nostalgic and commemorative of my Dad's memories and experience. Small park there now with stones from the Camp Stoneman gate.

Great memorial to our vet.s and Camp Stoneman that was once a big part of this area. Plus the tank…read moreon display is an interesting piece of history.

Very efficient tolled bridge. Goes up in elevation quickly to let the big boats through. Wonderful…read morepanoramic views when the weather cooperates. Weeeeee!

In case any of you wanted to know... "In 1972, Nejedly…read moreauthored Senate Bill 25, to authorize the design and construction of the new Antioch Bridge in Antioch, CA, which replaced a vertical lift bridge that was constructed in 1926. After its completion, the new bridge was named the "Senator John A. Nejedly Bridge" in his honor. In 1979, nearby land was acquired for the Antioch/Oakley Regional Shoreline with the support of Nejedly, and it was Nejedly's suggestion that some of the old bridge's pillars be used for what is now a fishing pier." I remember this bridge being wooden and very rickety. I also remember my parents letting me pay the toll person handing them 50cents through the car window! Then $1...then $2 and so on. Now the toll is a crazy $5 dollars. I'd think the bridge was paid for by now. On the Sherman Island side there is no toll. And that's where you used to be able to park your car then walk along the path under the bridge and up to the water at Mayberry Slough and put your poles in the water and fish. Not anymore.

Antioch Historic Society Museum has a lot of useful information, artifacts, and much more. It's…read morealso free of charge and parking is plentiful all around the historic building that used to be one of the old high schools, if I'm not mistaken. Nice to see how each section is labeled and divided up by room. I thought it was only going to take 30 minutes or less to see everything, but I ended up spending nearly an hour to absorb everything. Seeing how things were back in the good old days to learning how things have developed over the years is pretty incredible. Antioch, believe it or not, also has a very rich sports history, which would explain their fairly large sports memorabilia gallery on the lower level. All the folks who operate the museum are volunteers. The museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 PM - 4 PM.

Great place...I didn't know how much history Antioch and the surrounding areas had. Plus the…read moreadmission is free.

We had a wonderful afternoon visit. The docents shared so much information. It was interesting and…read morefun. I have driven by for years and finally went in. So glad I did. Parking lot behind the house was so convenient too.

From beginning to end, the staff that help and manage the venue went above and beyond to make sure…read morewe were fully taken care of to use the facility for our wedding. My husband and I picked this venue to have our ceremony and reception. We rented the garden, the fireplace room, and the reception hall for the day. Sarah Jackson worked with us in the very beginning. Sarah was very responsive and communicative with us. For arranged times for reviewing the venue, set up and rehearsal, I and my party were late. The team with the venue was very flexible and very patient with us. We also had an unfortunate untimely passing of a party member before the wedding. Sarah and her team were very willing to be flexible with us and allow us time to reschedule if needed. My husband and I decided to move forward with the event at our scheduled time. We also received assistance on the day of the event, Liz DeLaCampa, who was very helpful and was lovely to work with. She was very communicative and very willing to be helpful. A disclaimer for catering and food: The kitchen does not have a place to cook. However, this venue is ideal for working with a food truck vendor that has their own kitchen for cooking and preparing food (which is what we did for catering). The kitchen does have a lot of storage space as needed for dishes, cups storing desserts and floral as needed. What we really liked about this venue is a lot of the basic things needed for an event are available such as indoor and outdoor chairs as well as tables. The team here is wonderful and this venue is highly recommended for an event with a small to medium size party. Highly recommended and they have packages that are available (and very reasonable) for parts of the venue (garden area, fireplace room, reception hall or all of the above). Thank you to the team again who were so helpful, so kind and very thoughtful. We will keep you in mind for future events!

Beautiful venue that I visited recently as an event vendor. Lots of space for guests to spread out…read more Beautiful gazebo to have special occasions and photos. Kitchen inside the building with a kitchen that's perfect for preparing food. There's also a nice additional area with picnic tables.

Shadelands Ranch Museum is a nice wedding venue. I was fortunate to attend a couple of good…read morefriends' daughter's outdoor wedding. The ceremony was held in a beautiful area with a huge tree to provide shade for some of the guests. In another area, close by, there is also a pretty gazebo. Pretty roses and plants surrounding the whole area. At night, they have some string lights lit up around to provide a nice, cozy lighted area. They only have outdoor restrooms, but they are nice. It was a nice special day for the couple, along with their family and friends, to help celebrate this blessed occasion!

We walked a couple of trails, explored the old coal mine, and checked out the cemetery...really…read morefascinating to see how far back those tunnels inside the caves go. The visitor center had a ton of great information and history.

Exploring the California State Parks list online a number of years ago, I liked the description and…read moremap of Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. It was neat in that there were historical building(s), a cemetery, and different parts of mines in addition to the natural landscape, plants, and animals to observe. I visited a few different times in 2018 plus or minus a year. One time I brought my friend Jinsol along and another time I brought family (my mom and dad). The park volunteers/workers were friendly when we encountered them. We appreciated the map(s) of the park, it helped with exploring. Some sites were more readily identifiable than others. My mom had difficulty on some of the steeper trails, though my dad faired well. Some parts of the mines had information displayed though were not open on my visits. One of my visits was during a heat wave, while the remainder were during relatively average weather conditions. Shade was sparse, though present, during the heat wave. Even in the shade however, the heat seemed to spread. On a different occasion I slipped and fell on a pathway that had a small section that was temporarily dominantly mud. A place requiring my full attention for traversing the trail system.

What an incredible asset in Concord! I grew up in WC nearby and never even knew about this park. I…read morerecently found it driving down Cowell and decided to pull into a nondescript parking lot. Turned out to be a great decision because it's so beautiful. It has a lovely green in the center with plants from around the world around the green. It also appears to connect to a trail. There are lots of volunteers working on the gardens and there seems to be a summer camp here too.

It's a beautiful park, full of squirrels, birds, trees and lovely paths. See photo below.read more

Lots of details about this interesting corner of the Bay Area provided by our guide Dan G. He was a…read morewealth of information, pretty funny and as a local was able to share a lot of perspective on the islands changes. Great day trip and I wish we had more time to poke around.

Wonderful tour led by Jim. History + nature! A great morning spent on the island…read more For people who are looking to visit the Naval Museum on the island, it is no longer open, but this tour is operative and you get to see the naval chapel and walk around the area. I was originally looking for information about the museum and arrived at this page: https://www.mihpf.org/tours. I hope this will help you find their tour options and dates! All digitalized, no fuss. And it turns out I was the only who signed up for today's tour, and they did not cancel on me because of that. I really really appreciated it. One last thing, the money you spend on the tour goes into helping this foundation : ) Yay!

Cause of traffic and adding forty minutes to my drive. Was approaching it but there was stopped…read moretraffic leading for miles to the bridge. Had to turn the car around and back track.

Nice bridge with no toll. Has a cool mechanism to lift up the center section for big boats to make…read moretheir way through. Reservations required for a nautical pass through on a big boat. Often used for passage to Dixon in search of cowboys. Bonnie Raitt approved.