Location: Livermore
Top Things to do in Livermore
What to do and see in Livermore, California (CA): The Best Nature & Parks
Livermore (formerly Livermores, Livermore Ranch, and Nottingham) is a city in Alameda County, California, in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 89,648, Livermore is the most populous city in the Tri-Valley. Livermore is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area. The incumbent Mayor of Livermore is John Marchand.
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1. Ohlone Wilderness Trail
2. Livermore Valley
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 104 reviews
Next to Napa and Sonoma, this is the "quieter" wine region of California.
Reviewed By Nadeem835 - Livermore, United States
Livermore have a lovely downtown area, perfect for a lazy afternoon with local shops, restaurants. Outside of town is one of the best outlet malls in the entire bay area, and south of town are some great wine country event centers and wine tasting places. Its a great place to visit and even nicer to place to live.
3. Ohlone Regional Wilderness
4. Del Valle Regional Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By JKW3 - Livermore, United States
We spent 4 nights here in February, and it was so quiet and peaceful. It's a nice, green campground with plenty of space between sites. There's a big grassy area in the center of the loop we were in, and wild turkeys paraded around it daily. We have a 40' motorhome, and it was a little cozy driving through the loop, but it was do-able. We had site #24, and it was perfect. It was a nice, long pull-thru; I think it was 90'.
5. Sycamore Grove Regional Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By 2raqholt - Livermore, United States
During late fall, my daughter, her two sons of 5 and 3 (very active grandsons!), and I went to Sycamore Grove. It was a gorgeous day, and the park was beautiful with the changing colors of the big leaves of the sycamore trees. It was good to follow the paved pathway and go over the nice wooden bridge. Off the bridge, we went down below and the two young ones had so much fun throwing rocks onto the stream to make the biggest splash and ripples. Moving on we found this great sycamore tree. One of its very large branch drooped down to the ground. It was perfect for the boys as they clambered up and down having much fun. This park is perfect for family outings, for taking walks,including your dog, for picniking, and for meditating. It is lovely in any season!! Note: There is a small fee using your cedit card to enter.
6. Robertson Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By mini - Fremont, United States
We went to Robertson Park, which is in Livermore, We had a good time there, This is also the park where the Liveromre Rodeo is held. As such its a great par for equestrians There are sports fields and a playground, There are places for a picnic.
7. Brushy Peak Regional Preserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By louisf691
This is a regular hike for me being just a short distance (10 mins) from downtown Livermore. The best times are spring, fall and a sunny winter's day. You can do the loop via the col between the two peaks. It's about a 3 mile loop with a 600 foot gain in elevation. Take water as there is no potable water available. You get great views across Livermore towards the Del Valle hills, Morgan territory and Mont Diablo. Enjoy!
8. Holdener Park
9. Big Trees Park
10. Los Vaqueros Reservoir
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 14 reviews
The watershed consists of 19,300 acres of protected lands surrounding the Los Vaqueros Reservoir, which holds 160,000 acre-feet of stored drinking water. An expansion of the reservoir took place in 2011 & 2012. The reservoir expended from a maximum capacity of 100,000 acre-feet to 160,000 acre-feet. Recreational facilities at the South Entrance were relocated to higher ground. The project enables the Water District to pump high quality water from Old River in the Delta during wet months when salinity is low, then store it for use in the fall, when the Delta water quality is poor. The water is pumped from the Old River intake, then transported through several miles of pipeline to the reservoir, where it is stored. The project's primary purpose is to improve drinking water quality for 450,000 customers and the watershed is open to the public for recreation year round. The watershed offers fishing, a boat rental marina, courtesy fishing docks, hiking and multi-use trails, picnic facilities, restrooms and three staging areas. Los Vaqueros is a protected watershed environment that provides people with drinking water and numerous protected animal and plant species with a place to live. Because the reservoir stores drinking water, body contact sports (such as swimming) and personal watercraft are not allowed. Dogs are not allowed at Los Vaqueros Reservoir. Smoking is allowed only in designated smoking areas. Possession and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages is not allowed at Los Vaqueros Reservoir.
Reviewed By 907suzettel - Concord, United States
We have been fishing at Los Vaqueros for almost ten years and we love this reservoir hardly ever leave empty handed. Living in Clayton we usually access the Brentwood entrance and being added hikers we don’t mind the hike that it takes from that side do you get to the reservoir. But that entrance is no longer available at this time. The few times that we haven’t caught anything it’s been well worth the trip just to watch the wildlife that is abundant everywhere. Here’s a picture of our fishing buddy the on our last trip.
