Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
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Regional park
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located in Alameda
Alameda County, California
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and Contra Costa
Contra Costa County, California
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counties in Northern California
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. It is part of the East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Regional Park District
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. It consists of two long, hilly ridges flanking a narrow valley which contains a horse stable and visitor parking. Some of the hiking trails include steep sections; they can involve as much as 900 feet (274.3 m) of elevation change. The park has been described as "the tough guy of the East Bay Regional Park District."
Bicycles are allowed on half of the trails; equestrians and hikers on all of the trails. Dogs are allowed. Cows, calves, steers and an occasional free-ranging bull can be encountered on the trails. Deer can be seen from time to time.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
The Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, located in Danville, California, preserves Tao House, the Monterey Colonial hillside home of America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill.-History:...
on all three sides, with access from Las Trampas via hiking trails or from Danville
Danville, California
The Town of Danville is located in the San Ramon Valley in Contra Costa County, California. It is one of the incorporated municipalities in California that uses "town" in its name instead of "city". The population was 42,039 in 2010. Danville is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Oakland and San...
by single-lane road. The eastern section of the park also contains several secluded waterfalls, most of which are difficult to reach.
The western portion of Las Trampas is a sensitive EBMUD
East Bay Municipal Utility District
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watershed and is closed to hiking except by permit.