Mount Diablo State Park

Being born and raised in the Bay Area, Mount Diablo was the mountain in which all others were compared as a kid. I remember my Mother bringing us kids up to the peak when we were younger. The thought of being nearly 4,000 feet above the majority of all other Californian’s was an amazing concept (officially 3,864 feet at the peak). With Timmy an Imelda out for the holiday week, we took the time to drive up Mount Diablo for the afternoon.

Although the park boasts few “features” to excite the average person, the park has many miles of trail to hike or horseback. In fact, it is so popular among the local bicyclists that the very tight and twisty road is often clogged to the point that it takes hours to navigate the 7 miles to the peak.  If visited on those rare days in California when the smog is low, the view stretches from the Pacific Ocean, through all of the valley, and all the way to the Sierra Mountains.