Lesher Center for the Arts

• 1601 Civic Drive at Locust Street
• Administration: 925-295-1400
• Ticket Office: 925-943-SHOW

The City's performing and visual arts center, opened in October 1990, houses the 800-seat Hofmann Theatre, the 300-seat Margaret Lesher Theatre, the 130-seat Knight Foundation Stage 3 theatre, the Bedford Gallery, offices and rehearsal space. Lindsay Wildlife Museum

• 1931 First Avenue (in Larkey Park)
• 925-935-1978
• Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children 2 - 17, always free for members and children under 2.
• Hours: Wednesday through Friday, noon - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Call for extended summer hours.
• Wildlife Hospital -- Fall / Winter hours (Labor Day weekend through March 31) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Spring/Summer hours (April 1 - Labor Day), 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; call 925-935-1978, seven days a week.
• Membership: $65 for families, $35 for individuals

Lindsay Wildlife Museum, located in Larkey Park, displays live native California wildlife in its Exhibit Hall and operates a nationally-recognized wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center. A pet education program, hands-on activities, children's discovery room, and a wide array of classes, trips and tours offer children and adult a variety of ways to connect to the natural world. The Lindsay Wildlife Museum Store carries books, nature games, bird feeders, and other items.

Boundary Oak Golf Course

• Address: 3800 Valley Vista Road
• Golf Pro Shop & Reservations: 925-934-4775

This 18-hole municipal course overlooks Walnut Creek from a hilltop vantage point. This 160-acre recreational facility opened in 1969.

Walnut Creek Skate Park

• Corner of Marchbanks Drive and Heather Drive in Heather Farm Park (across from Clarke Swim Center)
• Free admission
• Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Hotline number: 925-256-3584
• All users must wear helmet and knee pads and elbow pads.

The Walnut Creek Skate Park is located at the corner of Heather Drive and Marchbanks Drive in Heather Farm Park, and is across from the Clarke Swim Center. Admission is free. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The City requires that all skaters must wear a helmet and knee AND elbow pads in order to use the park. Please see the rules. The Skate Park Hotline is 925-256-3584. The hotline has up-to-date information on whether the park is open. More than 500 people attended the Grand Opening of the Walnut Creek Skate Park in Heather Farm Park on Nov. 12, 2005. The opening, which featured pro vert skater Holly Lyons (see photos at right), capped seven months of construction.