East Bay Regional Parks
Antioch-Oakley Regional Shoreline
Regional park featuring a 550 foot fishing pier on the San Joaquin River.
Located just upstream from Nejedly Bridge on Highway 160
in Antioch. Popular activities in the park include fishing,
day picnics, and kite flying. Note that no swimming or overnight
camping is allowed.The park was formerly known as Antioch Regional
Shoreline. It was renamed in 1999 when the city of Oakley was Incorporated.
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Preserve more than 6,000 acres in size.
Activities include camping, hiking, picnics, and docent led programs.
Tours of the Hazel Atlas Mine are available
on weekends March through November, including half hour first-come-first-served
tours and 1.5 hour reservations-only tours.
Facilities include the Sidney Flat Visitor Center,
the Greathouse Visitor Center, the Star Mine Camping Area,
and the Stewartville Backpack Camp.
Located in the East Bay Regional Park District
at 5175 Somersville Road in Antioch, California.
Phone: 510-544-2750
Contra Loma Regional Park
780 acre regional park with an 80 acre reservoir.
Activities include fishing, hiking, biking, nature walks, and
a lifeguarded swimming lagoon in the summer.
Located in the East Bay Regional Park District
at 1200 Frederickson Lane in Antioch.
Phone: 888-327-2757.
Antioch Municipal Parks
Prewett Family Park and Aquatic Center
99 acre municipal park with a swimming pool and water park.
Located at 4701 Lone Tree Way in Antioch, California.
Phone: 925-776-3070
City Parks of Antioch (PDF)
Printable, PDF format document listing
all of the municipal parks in
Antioch along with their locations, sizes, facilities, and amenities.
Includes 99 acre Prewett Family Park and Aquatic Center,
the 34 acre Antioch Youth Sports Complex,
20 acre Antioch Community Park,
20 acre Country Manor Park,
18 acre Hillcrest Park,
14 acre Gentrytown Park,
and many more.
Refuges and Preserves
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
55 acre, riverfront, protected natural area adjacent to the east side of Antioch
Not open to the public except on the second Saturday of every month
when one-hour docent guided tours are offered in the morning.l
The refuge was established in 1980. Features sand dunes up to 50 feet high.
Dow Wetlands Wildlife Habitat Preserve
Shoreline preserve established in 1989 when Dow purchased
the property from U.S. Steel as an environmental buffer zone
between the Dow Plant and local neighborhoods.
Tours can be scheduled by calling 925-432-5393
and school field trip tours can be arranged by calling 925-627-2913.
See also the printable, PDF format
Dow Wetlands Preserve Brochure.
Other Attractions inn Antioch
Antioch California Travel Guide
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