Out and About

So you want to leave your meeting place? Here is a list of ideas to help take you out locally and beyond.

Walnut Creek/Local Area /BeyondBoundaries/ SavetheBay/Camping

Walnut Creek

Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Phone: 925-935-1978
Website: www.wildlife-museum.org
Build a Bear
Phone: 925-946-4697
Website: www.buildabear.com
Mount Diablo
Phone: 925-837-2525
Website: www.parks.ca.gov
Borges Ranch (Walnut Creek Open Space)
Phone: 925-943-5860
Website: www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/openspace/osborges.htm
Heather Farm
Phone: 925-943-5858 (community center)
Phone: 925-947-1679 (gardens)
Website: www.gardenshf.org
Andronico’s store tour
Phone: 925-977-1966
Website: www.andronicos.com
Whole Foods Market store tour
Phone: 925-274-9700
Website: www.wholefoods.com
Sugar Loaf Open Space
Phone: 925-944-5766
Website: www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/openspace/sugarloafpage.htm
Ruth Bancroft Garden
Phone: 925-210-9663
Website: www.ruthbancroftgarden.org
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society
Phone: 925-937-1888
Website: www.wcmrs.org

Local Area

Deer Hill Ranch Experiential Learning Center in Lafayette
Phone: 925-283-1197
Website: www.deerhillranch.com
Krispy Kreme donut store in Concord
Phone: 925-246-8168
Website: www.krispykreme.com
DVC Planetarium in Pleasant Hill
Phone: 925-685-1230
Website: www.dvc.edu
Rock-topia in Concord
Phone: 925-938-ROCK
Website: www.encoregym.com/PAGES/rocktopia.html
Contra Costa County Food Bank in Concord
(see community service for information)
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch
Phone: 925-757-2620
Website: www.ebparks.org/parks/black.htm
Books for the Barrios in Concord
(see community service for information)
Caldecott Tunnel in Orinda/Berkeley
Phone: Ray Mailhot at 510-286-0315
E-mail: Ray_Mailhot@dot.ca.gov
Blackhawk Museum in Danville
Phone: 925-736-2277 ext. 236
Website: www.blackhawkauto.org or www.blackhawkmuseum.or g
John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez
Phone: 925-228-8860
Website: www.nps.gov/jomu
Golden Skate in Danville
Phone: 925-820-2525
Website: www.thegoldenskate.com

Beyond Our Boundaries

Basic Brown Bear Factory in San Francisco
Phone: 800-554-1910
Website: www.basicbrownbear.com
Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey
Phone: 831-648-4800
Website: www.mbayaq.org
Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield
Phone: 800-JB-BEANS
Website: www.jellybelly.com
Point Montara Youth Hostel in Montara
Phone: 650-728-7177
Website: www.norcalhostels.org/pointmontaralighthouse.html
San Francisco Zoo
Phone: 415-753-7080
Website: www.sfzoo.org
Chabot Space and Science Center located in Oakland
Phone: 510-530-3480
Website: www.chabotspace.org
Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley
Phone: 510-642-5132
Website: www.lhs.berkeley.edu
Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael
Phone: 415-499-4000
Website: www.guidedogs.com
Oakland Zoo
Phone: 510-632-9525
Website: www.oaklandzoo.org
Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory tour in Petaluma
Phone: 800-429-4549
Website: www.mrsgrossmans.com
Ferry Ride on Bay
Website: www.transitinfo.org/Ferries
Alcatraz Island
Phone: 415-705-5555 (reservations)
Website: www.nps.gov/alcatraz
Angel Island
Phone: 415-435-3522
Website: www.angelisland.org
Robert Sibley Volcanic Preserve in Berkeley
Phone: 510-562-PARK
Website: www.ebparks.org/parks/sibley.htm
Dryer’s Grand Ice Cream Factory tour in Union City
Phone: 510-477-3271
Website: www.dreyers.com
Fortune Cookie Factory tour in Oakland
Phone: 510-832-5552
Benicia Glass Blowing Factory tours in Benicia
Phone: 707-745-2614, 707-745-1463, or 707-745-5710
Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers factory tour in Benicia
Phone: 707-746-1900
Website: www.bradbury.com
New United Motor Manufacturing factory tour (Toyota and GM) in Fremont
Phone: 510-498-5765
Website: www.nummi.com
Marin French Cheese factory tour in Petaluma
Phone: 707-762-6001
Website: www.marinfrenchcheese.com
Scharffenberger Chocolate Maker factory tour in Berkeley
Phone: 510-981-4066
Website: www.scharffenberger.com
Thompson Candy Company factory tour in Fairfield
Phone: 877-722-6343
Website: www.thompsoncandy.com
Pac Bell Park tours
Phone: 415-972-2400
Website: www.sfgiants.com

Save the Bay Field Trips

Contra Costa Water District
Phone:
Website:
The Bay Institute
Phone: 415-506-0150, ext. 27
Website:
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
Phone:
Website: www.ebmud.com
Golden Gate National Park Conservancy, Crissy Field Center
Phone:
Website: www.crissyfield.org
Marine Mammal Center
Phone: 415-289-7330
Website:
River of Words
Phone: 510-548-7636
Website: www.riverofwords.org
RIchardson Bay Audubon Center
Phone: 415-388-2524, ext 107
Website:
The Watershed Project
Phone: 510-665-3689
Website: www.thewatershedproject.org
Wild Care
Phone: 415-453-1000, ext 12
Website: www.wildcarebayarea.org