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Sycamore Grove/ East Series (SG/ES) Sycamore Grove Park is my favorite local park. Even though I live in Dublin, I like to come out here and hike. It is a Livermore Area Recreation and Park District (LARPD) run park. You can park at either end. (Technically, it is two parks- Sycamore Grove/Veterans Park.) The parking fee is $7.00 currently (but the closest parking at Veteran's Park is broken currently (9-2016) so it is free).
The park is officially open from 7am to Sunset except for fall and winter (when it closes at 5:30 PM).
In the spring, there is an abundance of wildflowers here, including lush displays of California Golden Poppys. In the fall, the Sycamores put on a gorgeous display of fall colors.
There is a no bicycling area on the trails that some of my caches are on (just so you will know).