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Mountain range in the California Coastal Ranges
Photo: Trurl66, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Diablo Range, a mountain range in California, contains some of the state's best scenery, but it rarely gets deserved attention from either tourists or locals. The "hills" of the Diablo Range feature some of the state's wildest country yet are surprisingly close to one of the country's most populated metropolitan areas.
By BART
BART goes to Pleasanton, a city within the northern part of the Diablo Range, from Oakland and San Francisco.
By taxi
If, for some reason, you cannot get into or around the Diablo Range by car, there are plenty of local taxis, although these are fairly expensive.
By other methods
Generally, you can throw public transport right out, since getting to country parks requires driving.
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