Orinda Community Park in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Orinda Village

Did you know a creek runs through it?

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Orinda Village Marker

Inscription. San Pablo Creek, Orinda’s biggest creek, flow from the Glorietta neighborhood, through both side of downtown Orinda, all the way to Wagner Ranch Nature Area, and into the San Pablo Reservoir. The City of Orinda has many other creeks, as you can see in the map on the right.

And did you know that 30 to 40 years ago Orinda’s watershed was home to rainbow trout was well as many other creek-loving critters like deer, bears, raccoons, rabbits, mountain lions, fox, coyotes, frogs, salamanders, birds of all types and plenty of fish? Creeks help give Orinda its natural beauty and have historically provided wonderful habitat for abundant wildlife. C.S. Owen, and early settler, noted in 1880 that, “In those days fishing was very good in the San Pablo Creek, where one caught trout, and also salmon three feet long.”

Don’t you think wildlife gives Orinda some of that special quality that we love so much?

For more information, visit www.orindacreeks.org

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 37° 53.008′ N, 122° 11.337′ W. Marker is in Orinda, California, in Contra Costa County. It is in Orinda Community Park. It can be reached from Orinda Way south of Irwin Way, on

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the right when traveling north. The resin marker is mounted to posts in the Orinda Community Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Orinda Way, Orinda CA 94563, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Community Park (within shouting distance of this marker); 1925 Orinda Union School (within shouting distance of this marker); Did You Know that Orinda Once Had a Railroad? (within shouting distance of this marker); Orinda School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1923 The Fire House (about 400 feet away); 1958 The Orinda Library (about 700 feet away); 1923 Miss Graham's Riding Academy (about 700 feet away); Santa Maria Church Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orinda.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 27, 2023

2. Orinda Village Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the San Pablo Reservoir. • Can you help?