Ygnacio Valley is located in the northeast portion of Walnut Creek, California. Its name comes from the first name of one of the original land-grant owners, Juana Sanchez de Pacheco, whose grandson Ygnacio Sibrian was given the land after Pacheco’s death. The zip code of Ygnacio Valley is 94598, and the main streets of the neighborhood are Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Avenue and Oak Grove Road.
Ygnacio Valley is blessed with an abundance of fun attractions for residents and visitors to enjoy. Here’s a short list of our favorites:
This stunning atmosphere in Shadelands Business Park, voted Walnut Creek’s favorite farmers’ market by Walnut Creek magazine, has a gourmet ambiance. Farmers from the Brentwood agricultural areas bring their best. On Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Kid’s Craft Corner makes this market a family-friendly experience.
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With the addition of the largest optical projectors possible, the West Wind Solano Drive-In was one of the first drive-in theaters to welcome technology. All West Wind Drive-Ins now display a crystal-clear optical picture on displays that dwarf those seen in a traditional walk-in theater, as well as beam audio directly to your car stereo. The days of dim windows and car door-mounted “squawk boxes” are long gone. This will be a fantastic experience to have, particularly during these mad Covid times, so don’t miss out!
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Dan Huynh found a love for this revolutionary genre that is now spreading around the world after completing his first escape game in October 2014. He wanted to share this incredible opportunity with his church’s college students, so he created his own escape game. It was intended to be a fun game as well as a team-building experience for all participants. He used his church’s century-old building as the game’s eerie backdrop, which also aided in the creation of the game’s plot. As a result, the escape episode ‘CONFINEMENT’ was born.
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All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting is a family-owned and run outfitter with over 55 years of experience guiding whitewater rafting trips on ten of California’s best rivers. Near the San Francisco Bay Area, they sell white water rafting trips. Any one, two, or three-day river trip is guided by a team of experienced guides who are dedicated to making your experience safe, enjoyable, and memorable. They are here to give you an experience like no other, whether your group is big or small, family or friends, a bachelor party, business group, or you want a private tour.
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Inside the APF picture framing plant, The Flipper Room began as a showroom for game room decor. They began with a pair of pinball machines for employee use and team bonding sessions, but they quickly grew into a sizable set. They opened the pinball room to the public in 2017, and it was dubbed The Flipper Room.
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Residents of Ygnacio Valley are blessed to live in an area full of nature while also being quite close to city life. There is never a shortage of coffee shops, parks or shopping centers to enjoy within a five-minute drive of Ygnacio Valley. Residents are also able to enjoy a rich spiritual life at the following houses of worship:
They want to welcome young families, millennials, and members of the church while maintaining their Lutheran heritage and the worship forms that are important to the people who attend Saint Matthew. Saint Matthew loves his elders and strives to engage his younger disciples in every aspect of their shared life and ministry. These beliefs force them to constantly assess their worship, group life, and how their declaration and demonstration of the Christian faith impacts both their oldest and youngest members.
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They’re a diverse group of people who are discovering the real life of Jesus Christ in the mundane aspects of life. Since they accept that life with God starts now (rather than after we die), everything about them changes as they learn to live in communion with Jesus—from how they love to how they act to how they play, and everything in between. They’re learning to live life the way it was meant to be lived by Jesus.
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They are average people who have had their lives changed by Jesus Christ. They are crazy about Jesus and have a great time hanging out and doing life together. Through them, church is more than just a place where they gather; it is God’s home, and they are genuinely family with one another. Calvary Chapel Walnut Creek is part of the Calvary Chapel Fellowship of churches which is a non-denominational Christian congregation.
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The cardinal doctrines of the historic Christian faith, as articulated in the early Ecumenical Creeds (Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian) and maintained by orthodox churches throughout the centuries, are the fundamental basic convictions upon which Grace Bible Church is founded. They claim that these doctrines express the core truths found in Scripture about the Triune God and His works of creation and salvation, particularly when they confess the centrality of the Mediator Jesus Christ’s Person and saving work.
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In more than 160 countries and regions, the Church has over 30,000 congregations. And of these congregations is a local community of Saints who represent, educate, encourage, and mentor one another as they work to address personal struggles and difficulties. Each congregation is headed by unpaid leaders who serve on a limited-time, volunteer basis. In over 110 languages, the Church offers gospel services and activities. It also runs many colleges, as well as a religious education network for children and young adults with over 400,000 students in 170 countries. FamilySearch, the world’s largest genealogical organisation, and Latter-day Saint Charities, a massive humanitarian assistance program that distributes over $1 billion in aid annually across the world. Salt Lake City, Utah is home to the Church’s global headquarters.
Ygnacio Valley is also home to some amazing parks, schools, public libraries and schools for its citizens to enjoy. These facilities are all world-class, beautifully maintained and clean so residents of surrounding communities often visit to enjoy them. Here’s a short list all located in Ygnacio Valley:
Ygnacio Valley High School (YVHS) is a public secondary school in Concord, California, that serves students in grades 9 through 12. It attracts students from Concord as well as Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill, which are nearby. The school first opened its doors in 1962, and the first graduating senior class was in 1964. Originally intended as a temporary building, the school now has more than 1,500 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12.
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Pleasant Oaks Park (11 acres) features five entirely restored softball fields, new full-sized soccer fields, and shaded dugouts with warm-up bullpens at each side. On location, there are three expanded batting cages as well as a nursery play area for children aged 2 to 5. There are several picnic areas in this park, including a new big shaded community picnic spot that can be reserved. A paved walking path that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are also drinking fountains and tables.
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The original 30,000 square foot play space, which had been in use since the early 1990s, was in desperate need of a massive overhaul to get it up to standards and bring the fun back. Heather Farm Park is the city of Walnut Creek’s main public park, with an Aquatic Complex, Tennis Center, Skate Park, ball fields, and wetlands, as well as walking trails in the park. The city desired a one-of-a-kind destination playground that included fully accessible play for children of all abilities. The newly built All Abilities Playground at Heather Farm Park, which opened in October of 2014, is the product of this dream!
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The Walnut Creek Library is located near Civic Park in downtown Walnut Creek, on the intersection of N. Broadway and Lincoln Avenue, next to the BART station, the Lesher Center for the Arts, and the downtown shopping and dining area. The facility, which opened in July 2010, includes a large children’s wing and greenhouse, a Teen Zone, a Business and Career Center, a Technology Center, a 16-seat Las Trampas meeting space, and four community study rooms that can be reserved in person only by visiting the support desk on the second floor. For a period of two hours, group study rooms can be booked. The City of Walnut Creek rents out the Oak View conference space, which seats 150 people.
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Do you want to learn how to make art with your hands and are ready to get started? Are you a seasoned artist looking to expand your artistic practice? Or maybe you want to encourage your child’s creativity? At any point of life, the Center for Community Arts is a space for you and your family to learn and discover. They’re proud to be a member of the City of Walnut Creek’s Arts and Recreation Department, which has been inspiring imagination in the arts for more than 50 years. Every year, they work with over 10,000 adults and young people from Walnut Creek and beyond to create art. In cozy studios across the neighborhood, you can learn from accomplished teaching artists — and your fellow students — at the Center for Community Arts.
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