Rockville Hills Regional Park
Rockville Hills Regional Park is a 633-acre (~256 hectare, 2.56 square kilometer) regional park in the city of Fairfield, Solano County, California, United States.[1] The park is known for its volcanic rocks, thin topsoil, grasses, and blue oak trees.[2] There are also oak woodlands, grassland savannas, chaparral and some aquatic habitats.[3]
History[]
During the 1960s the city of Fairfield was going to build a golf course on the land; however they decided to transform the area into a trailed park instead.[4] In 2012 nearly 200 oak and manzanita trees were removed at the park at the behest of PG&E, the major California power company, to avoid sparking fires.[5] In 2015 it was reported to be one of the best mountain biking spots in the San Francisco Bay Area by the Sacramento Bee.[6]
In 2018 the park was closed due to a red flag warning, a wildfire probability warning.[7] This is despite the fact the park has never suffered from a conflagration.[8] Also in 2018, the local cleaned garbage, planted endemic trees, and planted moss spores over graffiti covered stones.[9]
Wildlife[]
The park is home to cows and birds in addition to deer, fox, waterfowl, hawks or bobcats.[10]
References[]
- ^ Rockville Hills Regional Park
- ^ Rockville Hills Regional Park and Vintage Valley Trail,
- ^ Habitat Preservation
- ^ Rockville,
- ^ City: PG&E plans to remove 180 oak, manzanita trees in Rockville park
- ^ Weekend Hike: Rockville Hills Regional Park, Fairfield, Sacramento Bee
- ^ Solano regional parks close amid widespread wildfire threat
- ^ Fire risk closes Rockville Hills Park, open spaces, until Friday, Daily Republic
- ^ Suisun Valley 4-H members help with Earth Day cleanup at Fairfield park
- ^ Five Reasons For Vegans To Visit Fairfield, California
https://outroots.co/hiking-rockville-hills-regional-park-ca/
External links[]
- Parks in Solano County, California
- Fairfield, California