9 Attractions In Moraga, California
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By their own admission, Moragans will describe their California town as ‘sleepy,’ but that by no means makes it a borning city. Locals have instead focused entirely on safety and developing award-winning schools, which makes it the ideal suburb in the traditional sense. Although Berkeley and Oakland offer plenty of fine nightlife and cuisine, Moraga still has activities by day for the outward bounder, nature lover, and market-goer.
The Redwood Trail
Located in the canyon area between Oakland and Moraga, Redwood Park and the greater park system in the Oakland hills offer dozens of miles of single track in the woods. Sloping upwards and downwards, the parks are eerily quiet, and remain under the Redwood branch’s shaded canopy. One has the option between hiking the long and aggressively steep French trail – which loops through Oakland’s Chabot area – or to cut straight through the picnic and field area on a more calm incline.
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St. Mary’s Basketball
School, University
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The Commons
Park
Farmers' Market
Farmers' Market, Market, Healthy
TJ Maxx
Market, Store
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Events at Campolindo
La Hacienda
Music Venue
The Moraga Adobe
Building
The Oakland Hills
Mostly a fixture for the local kids, and yes, technically in Oakland, the Oakland Hills are otherwise a regular Moraga custom. After driving through the neighboring canyon’s windy roads, one summits up to roads like Fish Ranch and Grizzly Peak to vistas that really are gorgeous. Barring any fog, the Hills are most glorious around sunset, perhaps best done as the scenic – longer – route to Berkeley and Oakland.
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