Community Spotlight: Pleasant Hill
Why Pleasant Hill?
This East Bay town offers easy access to family fun and wine country—and a passion for bocce ball. Pleasant Hill dubs itself as “the Bay Area’s backyard,” and it has several parks to prove it. Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center, for instance, is home to an 1867 farmhouse and hosts demos on sustainable gardening, while Dinosaur Hill Park has views of Mount Diablo, 17 miles away. Rodgers-Smith Park has a lighted bocce court—a reminder that this area has the largest bocce ball league in the U.S., so you can play or boost your game just by observing locals.