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Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, Richmond, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park

A 2,789-acre East Bay Regional Park District park of canyons, ridges, and creek woodland, linked to Tilden Regional Park.

5755 McBryde Ave. Richmond, CA · Richmond, CA

About Wildcat Canyon Regional Park

Wildcat Canyon Regional Park spans about 2,789 acres around the Wildcat Creek watershed and nearby hills. It stretches from the Tilden Nature Area in the south to the historic Alvarado Park in Richmond at the north end. Visitors come to hike, mountain bike, ride horses, picnic, and enjoy quiet afternoons. The park has about 25 miles of trails, mostly fire roads, including a paved, wheelchair-accessible stretch along Nimitz Way. Alvarado Park offers Depression-era stonework, picnic grounds, a children's playground, and access to Wildcat Creek. Rules limit bikes and horses in parts of the Tilden Nature Area, and dogs must be leashed in many areas.

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