Crockett Hills Regional Park

• About The Park
• Park Features
• Park Activities
• To Reach The Park

Crockett Hills Staging Area was reopened to the public late this morning due to timely response and good work from the Roads and Trails crew and park staff. 

About The Park

Located outside of the town of Crockett, the 1,939 acres of Crockett Hills Regional Park were likely hunting and gathering grounds for Native Americans, later were nineteenth century ranchlands, and more recently were part of the industrial history of the region. The original ranch barn, milkhouse, and corrals can still be seen in the Crockett Ranch staging and picnic area. The park ranges in elevation from 150-800 feet, offering views of San Pablo Bay, the Delta, Mount Tamalpais, and Mount Diablo. Trails include a 4.5-mile segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.

The topograpy of Crockett Ranch Regional Park and the adjoining Carquinez Regional Shoreline consists of open, rolling grasslands, wooded ravines, eucalyptus-shaded meadows, and river shoreline. Multi-purpose trails provide access to canyon views and ridgetop vistas. Back to top

Park Features

Vegetation

The major plant communities that occur in Crockett Hills Regional Park includes plant species typical of annual grassland, oak woodland, and coastal scrub vegetation. Localized wooded communities composed of oak and oak/bay woodland and buckeye can be found in protected east-facing slopes and ravines. Back to top

Wildlife

The park's grasslands provide habitat to western meadowlark, horned lark, house finch, western bluebird, and American goldfinch. Valley oaks offer perches and nest sites for the red-tailed hawk, American kestrel, golden eagle, northern harrier, great horned owl, and barn owl. Cooper's hawks depend on the riparian ravines for nesting and for providing cover for ambushing prey. Mammals include the gray fox, mule deer, raccoon, eastern fox squirrel, Botta's pocket gopher, and other species. Small rodents are prey to gopher snakes, sharp-tailed snakes, and western garter snakes. Back to top

Park Activities

Hiking, running, biking, dog walking and horseback riding are some of the popular activities in the park. There are picnic tables at the Crockett Ranch Staging Area. Back to top

To Reach The Park

From I-80 in San Francisco, take I-80 east toward Oakland. Exit #27 toward Port Costa/Crockett. Turn left on Pomona Street. Turn right onto Crockett Blvd. and right again into staging area. From I-80 in Sacramento, take I-80 west toward San Francisco. Take the Pomona Street exit at Crockett. Turn right onto Crockett Blvd. and right again into staging area. From Hwy. 4 west, take the Vallejo/Crockett exit onto Cummings Skyway. Turn right on Crockett Blvd and left into the staging area.

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Park Info

Address

Staging area on Crockett Blvd. just south of Pomona St.
Crockett, CA

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Phone Numbers

925-228-0112

Toll Free: 888-EBPARKS (888-327-2757), option 3, extension 4521

Local Weather

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Maps

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Park/Gate Hours

Nov. - Feb.
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
March
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
April
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
May - August
8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
September
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
October
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Park Events

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Parking Fee

No fee

Dog Fee

No fee

Grazing Information

Grazing in the Parks

Camping Reservations

No reservable campgrounds

Picnic Reservations

No reservable sites

Emergency Number

911

EBRPD Headquarters

1-888-EBPARKS or 1-888-327-2757

Park Update

Trail Update

N/A

Grazing Update

Cattle are rotated throughout the park by the grazing tenant during the year with the help of internal grazing fences. Cattle are currently in the area south of Cummings Skyway.