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Mount Diablo
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  Mount Diablo Interpretive Association - Your Mount Diablo Connection

Mount Diablo State Park is one of the ecological treasures of the San Francisco Bay Area. Every season in the park has its special qualities. Discover for yourself the mountain's beautiful wildflowers, its extensive trail system, fascinating wildlife and distinctive rock formations. View the stars from its lofty heights, bike ride to its 3,849 foot summit or explore the more remote trails by horseback.

About MDIA
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association is a non-profit volunteer organization which assists the California Department of Parks and Recreation in maintaining and interpreting Mt. Diablo State Park for its 700,000 visitors each year. Through a continuing program of education, MDIA fosters appreciation and the enlightened use of Mount Diablo State Park. MDIA is proud to have played a major part in raising funds for the construction of the Museum atop the summit of Mt. Diablo.

In addition, MDIA helped develop the Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center and is operated by State Park Volunteers on the North side of the Mountain.

Our web site is designed to lead you to a wealth of information on the park and put you in touch with the varied activities on Mount Diablo.

Before starting your hike, visit our guide to reading trail signs.

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Mt. Diablo  Wildflowers Booklet
This  55 page wildflower guide is available for purchase. For more information on this informative booklet and order form, go  to:
"Mt. Diablo Wildflowers"
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Trees and Shrubs of
Mount Diablo
This  89  page guidebook by Glenn Keator contain photos and text on almost ninety percent of the trees and shrubs found on the mountain.  For more information and a mail order form, go to:
"Trees and Shrubs of Mt. Diablo" Order Form.

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Mt. Diablo Trail Map

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Trail and boundary information, descriptions of popular hikes, topographic contours and park highlights.

Park Logo  Trail Adoption Program

Families, individuals, groups and organizations are encouraged to join Mount Diablo State Park's Trail Adoption Program.  Add your name to the growing list of supporting groups and families. See details

In addition to trail adoptions, individuals can join the Mt. Diablo Volunteer Trail Crew program. See their current newsletter.


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The State Park Information section contains information on camping, regulations, park volunteers, hours of operation, and a general overview of the park, and its history.
Park Location Map and Directions

Summit Weather  (925) 838-9225
Campsite reservations 1-800-444-7275
Summit Museum  (925) 837-6119
Recorded Park Information (925) 837-2525
Park conditions (925) 837-0904
or (925) 673-6129

Email Contact Junction Office

ALCOHOL PROHIBITED in the Park

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Additional Information Available on the California
Mt. Diablo State Park Website.

 

BULLETIN BOARD

 Schedule of Hikes, Walks and Events - See Listing
This listing also includes any scheduled volunteer maintenance workdays.

 Hiking Trails - Description of various hiking opportunities.

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    Mount Diablo Review - Autumn Edition 2007 available online in pdf format. Download Review.

  MDIA Newsletter "Mountain News" Spring Edition 2008 available online in pdf format. Download newsletter

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   Summit Museum
Open Daily - 10am to 4pm

  Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center Open Saturday, Sunday and some holidays 8am-4pm (summer hours) and 9am-3pm (winter hours)

  New Mount Diablo Park Road and Trail Plan is now in development.  Park staff will survey park users and public meetings will also be held.  For more detail see Mount Diablo Park Road and Trail Plan.

new.gif (1016 bytes)  New 2008 Mitchell Canyon Flower List providing Family, Genera, Species, and common names by Julan Tong

  Mary Bowerman Trail Interpretive Brochure PDF Download

Trash Removal Project. Project Update
Contact MDIA for more information and volunteer opportunities.
Also see
Barbed Wire Bonanza in California article.

  Trail Signage Project   In 1993, the Project was initiated with the purpose of installing user friendly, clear and complete trail signs on all of the trails in Mt. Diablo State Park. More Information

  MDIA Library On-line - A list of over 40 articles from MDIA publications provided on-line. See Article Index 
"Mount Diablo Review" is available online in pdf format (see index) as well as MDIA Newsletter "Mountain News" (see index).

  Visit the Mt. Diablo Volunteer Trail Crew Website containing the group's current newsletter.

  Video Tours   Take a scenic visit to the park by going to the California State Park Website Video Tour  and select your internet connection speed. Also check out the KQED Quest Website for a virtual hike from the Summit to Rock City.

  Visit Save Mount Diablo websiteThe mission of SMD is to preserve Mount Diablo's peaks and surrounding foothills, through land acquisition and preservation strategies. Founded in 1971, the npn-profit organization has been instrumental in increasing open space on and around the mountain from 6,788 acres to more than 83,000 acres. Go to SMD



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