Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve

Coordinates: 37°50′42″N 122°11′24″W / 37.845°N 122.19°W / 37.845; -122.19
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Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is located in Oakland, California
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is located in California
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is located in the United States
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
TypeBotanical preserve
LocationSan Francisco Bay Area, California
Nearest cityOakland, California
Area241 acres (0.98 km2)
Operated byEast Bay Regional Park District
Golden chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla), at the Preserve
Pale Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio eurymedon) at the Huckleberry Botanic Preserve

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g EBRPD-huckleberry "Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve." East Bay Regional Parks District Accessed November 1, 2011
  2. ^ "Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve." Oakland Wiki. Accessed September 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Penn, Stephanie. "Find Rare Plants Flowering at Huckleberry Preserve in the East Bay Hills". Bay Nature. Retrieved 2019-04-29.

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37°50′42″N 122°11′24″W / 37.845°N 122.19°W / 37.845; -122.19