Lafayette Reservoir, Lafayette

Name: Lafayette Reservoir
Address: 3849 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, United States

#1 among attractions in Lafayette

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The Lafayette Reservoir is an open-cut human-made terminal water storage reservoir owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Completed in 1933, it was intended solely as a standby water supply for EBMUD customers. EBMUD opened the reservoir for public recreation in 1966. It is located off of California State Route 24 and a mile from the Lafayette BART station, in Contra Costa County, California, United States. This all-year, day-use area is ideal for hiking, jogging, fishing, boating and picnicking. The reservoir is on the Lafayette-Orinda border. The reservoir is on a 925-acre site and holds 1.4 billion US gallons ()

Elevation: 453 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°53'4"N, 122°8'20"W

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3849 Mt. Diablo BlvdLafayette United States

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Day trips

Lafayette Reservoir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Broadway Plaza, Lafayette hillside memorial, Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Chabot Space and Science Center.

4.5 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
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1.1 miNE
Memorial
Lafayette hillside memorial, Lafayette
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4.4 miNE
Nature and wildlife, Museum, Park
Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek
112 min walk • Lindsay Wildlife Experience, formerly known as Lindsay Wildlife Museum, is a family museum and wildlife rehabilitation center in Walnut Creek, California.
5.1 miSW
Museum, Science museum, Observatories and planetariums
Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland
130 min walk • Chabot Space and Science Center, located in Oakland, California, is a center for science learning featuring interactive exhibits, planetariums, a large screen theater, hands-on activities and three powerful telescopes.
4 miSW
Park
Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland
103 min walk • Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve is located in the Oakland Hills of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The park is part of the East Bay Regional Parks District, covers 928 acres, and lies east of Oakland, partly in Alameda County and partly in Contra Costa County.
5.1 miS
Park
Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Oakland
129 min walk • Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park is a part of the East Bay Regional Parks District in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located in the hills east of Oakland.
4 miSW
Park
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve, Oakland
102 min walk • Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is a 241 acres regional park and nature reserve in the Oakland Hills, in the eastern East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is within Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. It is a park within the East Bay Regional Parks District system.
5.3 miS
Park, Hiking trail, Outdoor activities
Roberts Regional Recreation Area, Oakland
135 min walk • Roberts Regional Recreation Area is an area adjacent to Redwood Regional Park located in Alameda County next to Oakland, CA and is part of the East Bay Regional Parks. It is across Skyline Drive from the City of Oakland's Joaquin Miller Park. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp...
4.2 miE
37°54'3"N • 122°3'50"W
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
108 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3.7 miSW
Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction
Round Top, Oakland
96 min walk • Round Top is an extinct volcano in the Berkeley Hills, just east of Oakland, California. The peak lies entirely within the bounds of Contra Costa County. In 1936, the area surrounding the peak was established as Round Top Regional Park, one of the first three parks of the East Bay Regional Parks District.
1.4 miNE
Library
Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Lafayette
35 min walk • The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is a library and learning center in Lafayette, California that opened in 2009. The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is also home to the Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium, a partnership with the region’s leading arts, culture, and educational institutions.