East Bay park district acquires 140 acres near Antioch for future Deer Valley Regional Park

by Pete Young, Bay City News August 12, 2025August 11, 2025

Rolling hills and oak woodland appear in a photo from Jan. 30, 2025, of the 140-acre property that East Bay Regional Park District recently acquired for the future Deer Valley Regional Park southwest of Antioch and Brentwood. The acreage was purchased via a $1.5 million grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and $320,000 from the Wildlife Conservation Board. (East Bay Regional Park District)

A 140-acre tract of woodlands and grassland in eastern Contra Costa County will be preserved as part of the future Deer Valley Regional Park, the East Bay Regional Park District announced.

The property, south of Antioch and southwest of Brentwood, was acquired in partnership with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy from the John R. Freschi Jr. 2018 Living Trust, the district said.

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