Finley Road Ranch deal finalized

By Chris Campos Staff Writer

REGIONAL The East Bay Regional Park District has finalized the purchase of the “spectacular” 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property located off Finley Road in Contra Costa County at the western edge of Morgan Territory Regional Preserve and the southern edge of Mount Diablo State Park.

The acquisition preserves forever one of the largest remaining pristine open spaces adjacent to Mount Diablo State Park.

The property was officially acquired on April 24. Park District board of directors voted to authorize purchase of the property on March 7.

The Finley Road Ranch property includes a flat, accessible area that provides the opportunity for a staging area at the entrance to Riggs Canyon, which would significantly improve public access to the property, Morgan Territory Regional

Preserve, and adjacent Mount Diablo State Park.

Seth Adams, the land conservation director at Save Mount Diablo, on Tuesday called the Finley purchase “the missing piece for access to Mount Diablo we’ve been waiting on for decades.” He said the ranch was “spectacular…. and the

The East Bay Regional Parks District has completed purchase of the 768acre Finley Ranch Road property near the Morgan Territory Regional Preserve.