# Things to see in Walnut Creek (United States): 13 places and when to go > Walnut Creek is a town in United States, and this site lists 13 places in and around it, mainly Nature (3), Food and drink (3), History (2). The best known are Mount Diablo, Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 37 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 23. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/walnut-creek/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **Where:** United States · 37.9271, -122.0507 - **Places:** 13 places on this site, in the town and around it. - **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/naturaleza/) (3) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/gastronomia/) (3) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/historia/) (2) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fauna/) (2) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museos/) (2) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/senderismo/) (2) - **Best time:** March to October. - **Also possible:** November to February. - **Nearest airport:** SFO San Francisco, 45 km as the crow flies - **Highest point:** Mount Diablo, at 1,173 m. ## What to see in Walnut Creek The places in and around Walnut Creek, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies. - [Mount Diablo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mount-diablo/): Mountain in Contra Costa County, California, United States · 13 km - [Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/port-chicago-naval-magazine-national-memorial/): US Navy memorial to the Port Chicago disaster · 15 km - [Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hurricane-harbor/): Water park in Concord, California · 5.2 km - [Diablo Foothills Regional Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/diablo-foothills-regional-park/): Protected area · 6.5 km - [Don Francisco Galindo House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/galindo-house-and-gardens/): Historic House museum in Concord, CA · 5.3 km - [Lindsay Wildlife Experience](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lindsay-wildlife-experience/): American museum and wildlife rehabilitation center · 2.2 km - [ADT - California - T - Seg 7](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/adt-california-t-seg-7/): Hiking · 10 km - [Calicraft Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/calicraft-brewing-company/): Brewery · 2.2 km - [Del Cielo Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/del-cielo-brewing-company/): Brewery · 13 km - [Five Suns Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/five-suns-brewing/): Brewery · 13 km - [Las Trampas to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/las-trampas-to-mt-diablo-regional-trail/): Hiking · 9.8 km - [Leuschner Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/leuschner-observatory/): Observatory · 9.1 km - [Forester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/the-schooner-forester/): Shipwreck of schooner vessel · 14 km ## When to go to Walnut Creek The best time to visit Walnut Creek is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 9 h 39 | | February | Possible | 10 h 35 | | March | Best time | 11 h 42 | | April | Best time | 12 h 59 | | May | Best time | 14 h 03 | | June | Best time | 14 h 37 | | July | Best time | 14 h 23 | | August | Best time | 13 h 28 | | September | Best time | 12 h 14 | | October | Best time | 10 h 59 | | November | Possible | 9 h 54 | | December | Possible | 9 h 23 | In June there are 14 h 37 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 23. In April, 12 of the 13 places are at their best. When to go to United States in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#cuando-ir). ## Getting to Walnut Creek The nearest main airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO, San Francisco), 45 km as the crow flies. How to get around United States (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#antes-de-salir). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=37.9271%2C-122.0507) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=37.9271%2C-122.0507) ## Other towns nearby - [Berkeley, California](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/berkeley/): 38 places · 20 km - [Oakland, California](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/oakland/): 44 places · 23 km - [Vallejo, California](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/vallejo/): 30 places · 27 km - [San Francisco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/san-francisco/): 64 places · 37 km - [Livermore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/livermore/): 13 places · 39 km - [San Rafael](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/san-rafael/): 12 places · 43 km And all of United States, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is there to see in Walnut Creek? The best known: [Mount Diablo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mount-diablo/), [Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/port-chicago-naval-magazine-national-memorial/), [Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hurricane-harbor/), [Diablo Foothills Regional Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/diablo-foothills-regional-park/), [Don Francisco Galindo House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/galindo-house-and-gardens/). In all, 13 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one. ### When is the best time to visit Walnut Creek? March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 37 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 23. ### How do you get to Walnut Creek? The nearest main airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 45 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=37.9271%2C-122.0507) opens the route on the map. ### How do I add it to my trip? Create a trip with Walnut Creek as the destination and these 13 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby. Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).