Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve

Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA

DogsLeash in developed areas

HoursClosed 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Size: 272 acres Source
Managed by: East Bay Regional Park District

About Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve

Oak and bay woodland in Richmond protecting the rare Alameda manzanita. Source

This 277-acre oak/bay parkland preserves the habitat of the extremely rare Alameda manzanita as well as other indigenous plant and animal species. A staging area at the end of Coach Drive serves as the trailhead for a two-and-one-half mile trail system that leads to ridgetop vistas of San Pablo and Richmond Bays, Mt. Diablo, and Mt. Tamalpais.

— Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve, official page (checked Oct 15, 2026)

Know before you go

Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve covers 272 acres in Richmond, Contra Costa County. 7 named trails add up to about 2.2 miles inside the park; the longest is Sobrante Ridge Trail at 1.2 miles, and Sobrante Ridge Trail has the most up and down (about 492 feet). Mapped trails range from 585 to 825 feet in elevation. The closest mapped bus stop is Conestoga Way & Castro Ranch Road (routes 669), at the park edge.

Facilities

Picnic Area

Facility details: OpenStreetMap

Trails

Trail	Mapped length	Elevation	Surface & uses
Sobrante Ridge Trail	1.2 mi	492 ft up & down585–772 ft
Sobrante Ridge footpath	0.3 mi	106 ft up & down735–825 ft	Unpaved
Manazanita Loop Trail	0.2 mi	99 ft up & down668–772 ft	Unpaved
Sobrante Ridge Trail Loop	0.2 mi	94 ft up & down603–699 ft
Morningside Trail	0.1 mi	26 ft up & down713–741 ft	Unpaved
Broken Oaks Trail	0.1 mi	34 ft up & down712–762 ft
Manzanita Loop Trail	0.1 mi	39 ft up & down654–703 ft	Unpaved

How trail figures are measured

Getting to Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve by bus

Conestoga Way & Castro Ranch Road · Routes 669 · at the park edge
Conestoga Way & Carriage Drive · Routes 669 · 830 ft from the park
Woodview Drive & Cabrillo Sur · Routes 669 · 1250 ft from the park

Stops within a quarter mile of Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve; confirm times with the transit agency.

Compared with nearby parks

Among the 16 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve is number 12 of 17 by size at 272 acres. 11 nearby parks have more mapped trail mileage than its 2.2 miles.

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