Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
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Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve | |
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Type | Botanical preserve |
Location | San Francisco Bay Area, California |
Nearest city | Oakland, California |
Area | 241 acres (0.98 km2) |
Operated by | East Bay Regional Park District |
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is a 241 acres (0.98 km2)
East Bay Regional Parks District system.[1] The Preserve is named after the California Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) which grows abundantly within its habitat.[1]
Geography
The Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is on the crest of the Oakland Hills, located above
Redwood Regional Park on the south.[2]
The Huckleberry Trail is a 1.7 miles (2.7 km) self-guided nature path that loops through the Preserve.Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), pallid manzanita, brittleleaf manzanita, and California hazelnut.[3][1]
Visitation
The park is open year-round, between 5:00 AM and 10:00 PM daily, unless otherwise posted. No dogs are permitted in the park because of the sensitive plant habitat. There are no reservable campgrounds or picnic sites. Parking is free.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g EBRPD-huckleberry "Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve." East Bay Regional Parks District Accessed November 1, 2011
- ^ "Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve." Oakland Wiki. Accessed September 1, 2017.
- ^ Penn, Stephanie. "Find Rare Plants Flowering at Huckleberry Preserve in the East Bay Hills". Bay Nature. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
External links
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