Group Picnic Areas Town of Danville offers many group picnic areas that are available for rental including Hap Magee Ranch Park, Diablo Vista Park, Oak Hill Park, Osage Station Park and Sycamore Valley Park. Sites have barbecues, sand volleyball courts, tennis courts, children’s play areas and walking paths. t t XXX DJ EBOWJMMF DB VT Little Hills Picnic Ranch Bollinger Canyon Rd., San Ramon -JUUMF )JMMT 1JDOJD 3BODI JT a picnic park that is available for groups by reservation only. The park offers seven group picnic sites or reservation of the entire park and a swimming pool, covered picnic areas, playfields and barbecue areas. Activities include facepainting, dancing, swimming, hayrides, trout pond fishing, volleyball and softball. Call The Picnic People to make a picnic reservation. t t XXX QJDOJDQFPQMF DPN Oak Hill Park Community Center 4UPOF 7BMMFZ 3E %BOWJMMF 5IJT CVJMEJOH PWFSMPPLT the north end of the Oak Hill Park lake and offers a spectacular view of Mount Diablo. This site has a ballroom that can accommodate up UP BTTFNCMZ TUZMF BOE GPS dining; and three classrooms. There is a tree-shaded patio that provides additional sit-down dining. t Patrick David’s Event Center Old Crow Canyon Rd., San Ramon 1BUSJDL %BWJE T &WFOU $FOUFS offers different catering packages for corporate and social events, weddings and galas in four different rooms with six different menus styles. t t XXX QBUSJDLEBWJET DPN San Ramon Community Center "MDPTUB #MWE 4BO 3BNPO 5IF DPNNVOJUZ DFOUFS provides spectacular views of the park from each room. There are two conference rooms, a dance studio and art room, the Alcosta Room that can IPTU TNBMMFS QBSUJFT VQ UP QFPQMF the Terrace Room that has a small kitchenette and can accommodate up to 80 people for a dinner or reception PS QFPQMF GPS B CVTJOFTT QSFTFOUBtion, the Fountain Room that has a catering kitchen, stage (with screen GPS QSPKFDUJPO TRVBSF GPPU EBODF floor and great park, fountain and rose garden views and offers recep-
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The Museum of the San Ramon Valley, shown here after last year’s snow, focuses on the history of the valley.
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