Lafayette Recreation Area is an all-year day-use area ideal for hiking, jogging, fishing, boating and picnicking, located off Highway 24 only one mile from the Lafayette BART station.

Birds: woodland birds, waterfowl.

Hiking Difficulty: 2

Directions:

• Take Highway 24 west
• Exit Central Lafayette
• Stay to right onto Acalanes Rd.
• Turn right on Mt. Diablo Blvd.
• Continue toward the west through Lafayette
• Turn left at the reservoir entrance
• There will be a parking fee of $2.00

Hiking Difficulty codes:
1=Easy, very few hills to climb
2=Moderately Easy, some small hills to climb
3=Challenging, flat land ranging to gentle to some steep slopes
4=Difficult, some very steep hills to climb