The Best City in Walnut Creek

Castle Rock Regional Recreation Area

Within Diablo Foothills Regional Park is the Castle Rock Recreation Area which is located in a scenic canyon along Pine Creek. The area is dominated by oak woodlands and prominent sandstone formations. Castle Rock has historically specialized in p... more

Center for Community Arts

Are you interested in hands on art-making, and ready to get started? An experienced artist committed to deepening your art practice? Or looking to feed your child's creativity? Center for Community Arts is a place for you and your family to explore... more

Civic Park

Amenities: Tennis courts, children's play area, picnic area, community center with seniors' programs, gazebo, softball/youth soccer field (closed in August for refurbishment), native plant/butterfly habitat garden, restrooms, connection to the Iron H... more

Downtown Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek is located 16 miles east of Oakland.   Walnut Creek serves as a hub for its neighboring cities because of its location at the junction of 680 and Highway 24) and its BART station near Downtown Its active downtown neighborhood featu... more

Heather Farm Park

Ball fields 3-6 are closed every Thursday for maintenance from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ball fields 1 and 2 are closed for maintenance every Wednesday from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and closed for refurbishment March through April. Phone Numbers:&nbsp... more

Heather Farms Community Center

Rent the Heather Farms Community Center: 925-256-3575 or http://www.walnut-creek.org/leisure/lsfacilities.html Amenities: Swimming at the Clarke Swim Center, tennis, picnic areas, community center equestrian center, bike paths, tot lots, sand vol... more

Heather Farms Park

Laptop Lounge

Laptop Lounge provides business owners, entrepreneurs and home office professionals an address to use for their business, a great place to come work with as-needed office space and support services, and perhaps most importantly, a community of &ldquo... more

Larkey Park

Children's play areas, connection to walking trails, open turf area, picnic areas, restrooms, sand volleyball court, swimming (May-September), tennis. Larkey Park is also home to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum and the Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society... more

Las Lomas High School

The mission of Las Lomas High School is to foster an equitable community that values respect, achievement, and honesty. Our students will be creative thinkers who contribute as global citizens and lead with resilience. more

Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center

Encouraging peaceful solutions since 1969. more

Northgate High School

Northgate High School (NHS) is a public high school located in the suburban Northgate neighborhood of Walnut Creek.  The most recent of five high schools in the Mount Diablo Unified School District, the school was built in 1974, and is home to a... more

Shadelands Art Center

Are you interested in hands on art-making, and ready to get started?  An experienced artist committed to deepening your art practice? Or looking to feed your child’s creativity?  Center for Community Arts is a place for you and your f... more

Shadelands Ranch Museum

The Shadelands Ranch house and grounds are open to the public for docent-led tours each week from February through October. The Museum is closed on all major public holidays. more

Shell Ridge Open Space

Shell Ridge is located in the heart of Walnut Creek beginning just a short distance from downtown and continuing all the way to Mount Diablo. It is the city's largest open space area and is made up a series of parallel ridges and valleys. Shell Ridge... more

The Black Box at Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

Welcome to Contra Costa School of Performing Arts Department of Theatre. As a conservatory of this fine arts discipline, we honor the traditions of the actors, playwrights, directors, and philosophers that have defined and refind this practice since... more

The Thomas Long Foundation

For over 40 years, the Thomas J. Long Foundation has been supporting local charitable organizations, which provide programs and services that benefit and inspire the people of the communities where we live, work and play. more

Tice Valley Park

Tice Valley Community Park is also home to the Community Gymnasium and Pool, so it is a very popular and busy place. There is a tot lot and picnic tables with barbecues.  The parking lot is big, but it was nearly full the morning I was there. more

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