Sycamore Grove Park, May 31 & June 7, 2025

Contra Costa Plein Air and Jade Fon Paint-Out

Saturdays, May 31 and June 7, 10 am - 2 pm

Sycamore Grove Park, Livermore

See addresses below

Website: https://www.larpd.org/sycamore-grove-park

We'll be painting at beautiful Sycamore Grove Park the next two Saturdays, May 31 and June 7. With the summer holidays we can expect some parking challenges, but let's give it a shot. Here are our options:

Plan A: Wetmore Road Entrance, 1051 Wetmore Rd.

Plan B: Arroyo Road Entrance, 5049 Arroyo Rd.

Plan C: Independence Park, 2798 Holmes St., free parking, about a half-mile walk to the Sycamore Grove Wetmore Road entrance

There's a $5 parking fee at both park entrances, restrooms are open, rain cancels. I hope to see you there!

Diablo Foothills Regional Park Orchard Staging Area, May 17 & 24, 2025

Contra Costa Plein Air and Jade Fon Paint-Out

Saturdays, May 17 and May 24, 10 am - 2 pm

Diablo Foothills Regional Park

Orchard Staging Area

1027 Castle Rock Rd., Walnut Creek CA 94598

The next two Saturdays, May 17 and 24, we'll be painting at the Diablo Foothills Regional Park Orchard Staging Area -- a group favorite! The best views are from the large trail staging parking lot. If the large lot's driveway gate is open drive on in and park. If the driveway gate is closed you can park across the street in the overflow lot or along the shoulder of the road. There are great views from the parking lot and the adjacent trails. I'm attaching a map to help you find us.

IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS: For your GPS you can use the address 1027 Castle Rock Rd., Walnut Creek. (Please note that our location IS NOT at 1700 Castle Rock Rd., the address the East Bay Regional Parks website lists for Diablo Foothills Regional Park.) Our spot is a big parking lot on the right side of Castle Rock Rd. just after you pass Castle Rock Arabians. The entrance has a big East Bay Regional Park sign and a driveway gate.

Admission is free, restrooms are open, rain cancels. I hope to see you there!

Howe Homestead Park, May 10, 2025

Contra Costa Plein Air and Jade Fon Paint-Out

Saturday, May 10, 10 am - 2 pm

Howe Homestead Park

2950 Walnut Blvd, Walnut Creek CA 94596

Website:Howe Homestead Park | Parks | Walnut Creek Arts + Rec

Let's go back to beautiful Howe Homestead Park in Walnut Creek! It's a historic ranch and charming community garden full of blooming color. A group favorite! (Jade Fon Painters please note, this is a change from our originally scheduled Los Vaqueros location for May 10.)

Admission is free, the restroom is open, rain cancels. I hope to see you there!

Grangers' Wharf, Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, May 8, 2025

Let's paint at the beautiful Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline, fanning out from the Grangers' Wharf park entrance at 101 Berrellesa St. If that parking lot is full there's more public parking at the Norcal Courts sports complex just a few steps away (driveway off Berrellesa next to the train tracks.)

Admission is free, the restroom at the Grangers' Wharf parking lot is open, rain cancels. I hope to see you there!

Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline Park

Grangers' Wharf park entrance

101 Berrellesa St., Martinez CA 94553

Park website: Ted and Kathy Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline | East Bay Parks