Cute place to walk and play with kids. Unique playground with horse theme. Great large slide and…read moreclimbing wall.

Amazing Dog Park!! Well kept, beautifully maintained. The dog owners are friendly, very attentive…read moreto their pets, and are respectful of others and their animals. Everyone cleans up after their dog, helping keep the park, beautiful clean, and available to everyone.

Pretty great park with duck pond, playground, sand volleyball court and, of course clean restrooms…read more Playground has some fun climbing structures and overall appropriate for toddler to 10 years old+/-.

This is a well kept park. There are areas for picnics. The community center has a good size room…read morefor rent that has a kitchen if I remember right. This is a nice place to rest outdoors under trees, play some volleyball, have a picnic and enjoy the ducks

This park is surprisingly nice…read more It's probably the nicest well-kept park of this size I've ever been to. A lap or two around this park will give you plenty of exercise. There is a large well kept lawn surrounded by green hills. What's interesting about this park are the scattered rose gardens everywhere I call the Garden of Souls with each raised box of roses named after loved ones of the past. The playground was designed like a Western scene with jail and police station. This is a very charming park. The only downside is the noisy school sharing a border. I recommend coming here during school hours when it's quiet. There is also a large BBQ picnic area. A real gem in Danville I will be coming back to.

My nephews (3.5yo and 1yo) love it! The train theme, the slides, the sand- and some grassy knolls…read moreto sit and snack. It's perfect

HEMME CREEK TRAIL REVIEW: First time on this trail and it's easily one of my top 10 trails in the…read moreBay Area. You can park at the Ringtail Cat Staging Area, where there's about 8-10 parking spots. This trail is a loop that takes you literally through a stream. It's lush and woodsy, and there's a pretty steep elevation before you get a breather through a meadowy field of trees and grass. It wasn't crowded, so we took our time and enjoyed the Zen-ness of our hike. From the parking area, there's about a 1/4 mile path before you reach a metal gate where the loop begins. If you go right, you'll start with the Shred Wizard Creek part of the loop. If you go left, you'll start with the Ringtail Cat part of the loop. It's about 3 miles with a 720 foot elevation. There aren't many markers, so I recommend using AllTrails to keep you on track. We started with the creek, and it was so fun. The trail zig zags over the stream at least 25 times. There was one part of the trail where you had to walk in the stream, but it's so shallow we didn't get our socks wet at all. It can be a bit muddy. This was our favorite part of the hike. It's so green and lush. Once the creek part is done, there's a pretty steep climb to get to the Ringtail Cat part of the loop. This part is also very nice as you walk through grassy fields and trees. There's less shade here. There's still more hills and valleys along this part. Overall, this was so much fun, the scenery was beautiful, and you get quite a workout.

Not a bad walk. I did the round-trip 3 miles. I will say once you do the switchbacks at the very…read morebeginning and see the hill, that's really the most of where you're going to see any of the wildlife. After that, it's really just looking at expensive houses. So if you're into walking through that neighborhood, then you can continue on, but if you're just looking to see some cool animals, you really don't need to go far. Unfortunately I did not see any of the other exotic animals besides the large goats. But driving on the highway I was able to see some zebra and a camel. So on your way over there be sure to look over at the hills for the wildlife.

A gem of a park, surrounded by a moat of residential buildings. A much quieter oasis compared to…read moreCivic Park a few miles away. There's a lot of open space/grassy areas, as well as few retro cement benches & newer, metal ones.

Alma Park is a fairly cute little park that seems to be mainly meant for residents of the…read moresurrounding apartment buildings and businesses in the area. End to end its about a five minute walk, with a few seating areas for lunch. It felt quite safe and well kept up, but definitely could use a few roses or flowers to brighten everything up. All in all it was very quiet when we walked through, though there were a few dogs taking their morning constitutionals, so I think if you live in the area or want a quiet spot to drink your Starbucks, look no further - this is your spot.

Baseball field, play structure, tennis courts, basketball court. Beautiful large park…read more Tennis court resurfacing and basketball relining late August thru Oct 10th. Should be complete in a month. Great for kids and picnics is this neighborhood park. Fairly large parking lot too.

Gayle and I recently stayed at a friend's house in this neighborhood and joined them for a nice…read moreSaturday Morning walk. Part of this 2+ mile stroll was through Rudgear Park. The park looks deceivingly small when entering the park for Rudgear, and soon it opens up to some fairly large sports and open fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, dog friendly areas etc., all within a generous green belt. Walnut Creek is blessed to have these kind of parks and lots of regional park-like open space.

Perhaps unfairly, but as an outsider, I tend to view this part of Contra Costa County as, how do I…read moreput it diplomatically...snooty. There are tract homes that are really mansions in gated communities here. You get a pretty good indication when you take the Livorna Road exit off 680 and head toward the hills. There's a convenient parking lot at the staging area, and the walk begins along a tree-laden path that leads into the Shell Ridge Trail. This is where the open rolling hills provide some challenges to the calves. You eventually make it to the most picturesque portion of the hike on the Mokelumne Coast-to-Crest Trail. This is where the residential areas disappear and you're at one with nature...except for the occasional mountain biker. Small mouth was warranted during such disturbances, but they didn't prevent me from a scenic view of Mt. Diablo (photo: https://bit.ly/3hZ96M1). Now I could've gone deeper into Mt. Diablo State Park, but hey, I'm not a rugged mountaineer. Instead I made a turn and precariously made my way downward to the Alamo Trail. I didn't realize I exited the park until I saw distracted people on the path yelling into their mobile phones as they let their dogs do their business. Hey, where's your scooper, sister? I think with more thoughtful planning, you can probably avoid the ritzy people with their ritzy homes. Maybe not. RELATED - Exploring this part of Contra Costa County? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2x1rlsD

This review is for the trail starting at the livorna road staging area…read more I really liked this trail. It's a lot of up and down. The map on all trails leaves out a few mountain top options, so I went off trail a few times and followed an alternative route. This is definitely a trail that you will need your map in order to stay on. I hiked on a cloudy September day, temperature around 75 to 80°. On a hot day with direct sunlight this would be potentially unbearable.

Tice Valley park is a fun little family park! Please note the field is not usable. It is under…read moreconstruction. The playground is older but still fun and very useable. We love to go here and o ur little lasts about 30mins to 1 hour. The trails all around the park are really wonderful. Go check it out!

I ride a mobility scooter. When the parking lot is full the cars park in front of the path to go…read morearound the park. That leaves only one accessible entrance open near the bathrooms. Why don't they make the two handicap parking spots there with a clear pathway between so that entrance is always available?

What a pleasant place to be after hanging out at the mall across the street…read more This was a quiet very peaceful Park with a lake. It is behind an office building. You can easily come here to have a quiet picnic. We walked around and it was actually a pretty big lake area. Probably about 20 minutes to 30 minutes walk. There were a lot of small gray color fish in the water and they would chase us as we walked around. A charming place to get away from the bustle and hustle of the mall across the street where we just had a nice udon lunch.

We caught over 30 bass here in 3 hours of fishing! There were schools of bass swimming by and a…read morecouple big ones! This was so much fun! We have a video on youtube: Fishing with austin ca$h

Super park Perfect for a quick hike outdoors with kids !…read moreRock formations are unique and the scenery is pretty

Fun area to explore especially with kids. Wind caves and giant rocks to climb. There's a trail to…read morefollow called Travel Through Time. Easy but rocky. Not for flip flops. Clean public restrooms nearby.