Augustin Bernal Park

37°38′11″N 121°54′16″W / 37.63639°N 121.90444°W / 37.63639; -121.90444

Augustin Bernal Community Park
Pond in Augustin Bernal Park
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LocationAlameda County, California
Nearest cityPleasanton, California
Area237 acres (0.96 km2)
Created1971
Operated byPleasanton, California

Augustin Bernal Community Park is a 237-acre (0.96 km2) park in the hills southwest of Pleasanton, California.[1]

The park was donated to the city in 1971 by Walter S. Johnson,[a] and connects to Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. The park is named for the Spanish settler Augustin Bernal, to whom the land on which the park sits was originally granted.[2]

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.[1] The Community Services office is at 200 Old Bernal Ave. in Pleasanton.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Walter S. Johnson was a philanthropist who was noted for his financial support for the restoration of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts. The park is now owned and operated by the City of Pleasanton.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Augustin Bernal Park". City of Pleasanton. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  2. ^ a b "Augustin Bernal Community Park Trail Map." City of Pleasanton. Accessed September 9, 2017
  3. ^ "Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park (and Augustin Bernal Community Park). Trailstompers. Accessed September 11, 2017.
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