Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mountain View Cemetery
CEMETERY
At the end of Piedmont Ave, this is perhaps the most serene and lovely artificial landscape
in all the East Bay. Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, the architect of New York
City's Central Park, it's great for walking and the views are stupendous.
Oakland Hills
The large parks of the Oakland Hills are ideal for day hiking and challenging cycling, and
the
East Bay Regional Parks District
(
www.ebparks.org
) manages more than 1200 miles
of trails in 65 regional parks, preserves and recreation areas in the Alameda and Contra
Costa counties.
Off Hwy 24,
Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
is the northernmost of the
Oakland Hills parks. It has great views of the Bay Area from its Round Top Peak (1761ft).
From Sibley, Skyline Blvd runs south past
Redwood Regional Park
and adjacent
Joa-
quin Miller Park
to
Anthony Chabot Regional Park
. A hike or mountain-bike ride
through the groves and along the hilltops of any of these sizable parks will make you for-
get you're in an urban area. At the southern end of Chabot Park is the enormous
Lake Ch-
abot
, with an easy trail along its shore and canoes, kayaks and other boats for rent from
the
Lake Chabot marina
(
510-247-2526;
www.norcalfishing.com/chabot
)
.
Chabot Space & Science Center
SCIENCE CENTER
10am-5pm Wed & Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat, 10am-5pm Sun, plus 10am-5pm Tue summer; )
Stargazers will go gaga over this science and technology center in the Oakland Hills with
loads of exhibits on subjects such as space travel and eclipses, as well as cool planetarium
shows. When the weather's good, check out the free Friday and Saturday evening view-
ings (7:30pm to 10:30pm) using a 20in refractor telescope.
