Links
- WebReg
- Browse classes and activities online, or register online
- Program Guides
- Download Regional In Nature or other activity guides by visitor center
- Special Events
- Find special events throughout the year for you and your family
- Field Trips
- Get information on planning a field trip to the East Bay Regional Parks
- Ardenwood Historic Farm Exhibits
- Greathouse Visitor Center Exhibits
- Golden State Model Railroad Museum
Ardenwood Historic Farm Exhibits
A visit to Ardenwood Historic Farm is a journey back to the time of the Patterson Ranch - a prosperous, 19th-century country estate including a beautiful mansion and its elaborate Victorian Gardens. Patterson House tours are led by docents dressed in 19th century clothing. For tour schedule, visit Ardenwood Historic Farm page. Today the Historic Farm exhibits agricultural practices from the 1870s to the present, demonstrating the transition from horse-powered to horsepower.
In Ardenwood Historic Farm, visit the blacksmith shop to feel the forge's heat and hear the clang of metal on metal. Children will see how horseshoes and wagon parts were made "in the old days." Look for vintage equipment, farm animals, and farmcraft demonstrations in the shed. For information about the blacksmith shop, visit Ardenwood Forge website. For shop hours, visit Ardenwood Historic Farm page. Back to top
Greathouse Visitor Center Exhibits
The Greathouse Visitor Center at Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve contains displays, photographs, videos, brochures and artifacts depicting the park's 19th-century coal and 20th-century sand mining eras. For visitor center hours, click here. Back to top
Golden State Model Railroad Museum
The Golden State Model Railroad Museum, at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline has 10,000 square feet of N, HO and O scale model railroads located in Point Richmond. During the months of April through December, the museum is open and trains are running every Sunday from Noon-5pm. The museum is also open Saturdays from Noon-5pm, and Wednesdays from 11am-3pm, but there won't be any trains running. The museum will be closed for the winter break from January through March. Admission fees are: $3 per adult; $2 for seniors and children under 12; $7 for families. Fees are subject to change. For information, call (510) 234-4884 or (510) 758-6288 or visit their web site at www.gsmrm.org. Back to top
