Augustin Bernal Park
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Augustin Bernal Park is a 237 acre (0.95910582 km²) park in the hills southwest of Pleasanton, California
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The park was donated to the city in 1971 by Walter S. Johnson
, and connects to Pleasanton Ridge
Regional Park. The hike up the Valley View Trail features panoramic views of the city of Pleasanton.
Access to the park's public staging area is through a gated community
, Golden Eagle Farms. Pleasanton residents can show proof of residency to get past the community's gate at Golden Eagle Way and Foothill Road; non-residents can obtain a one week permit at Pleasanton's Department of Parks and Community Services.
Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and west of Livermore. The population was 70,285 at the 2010 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in...
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The park was donated to the city in 1971 by Walter S. Johnson
Walter S. Johnson
Walter S. Johnson was a notable businessman and philanthropistin San Francisco, California. He was one of the founders of theAmerican Forest Products Corporation, a Fortune 500 company in the...
, and connects to Pleasanton Ridge
Pleasanton Ridge
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park is a park in the East Bay Regional Park District overlooking Pleasanton, California and the Livermore Valley to the east. The park is scheduled to grow by almost with the acquisition of the Tyler Ranch....
Regional Park. The hike up the Valley View Trail features panoramic views of the city of Pleasanton.
Access to the park's public staging area is through a gated community
Gated community
In its modern form, a gated community is a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly-controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences. Gated communities usually consist of small residential...
, Golden Eagle Farms. Pleasanton residents can show proof of residency to get past the community's gate at Golden Eagle Way and Foothill Road; non-residents can obtain a one week permit at Pleasanton's Department of Parks and Community Services.