Carriage Hills, Richmond, California facts for kids
Carriage Hills is a neighborhood and a part of Richmond, a city in the U.S. state of California. It's a place where many families live.
About Carriage Hills
Carriage Hills is officially part of Richmond. However, many people who live here often say they are from El Sobrante. This is because the local post office that serves Carriage Hills is in El Sobrante. Even so, the city of Richmond provides police and trash services. It is a neighborhood with many homes built in a similar style. These homes often have medium-sized yards.
The Carriage Hills area is located next to a lot of open land. This includes parks and natural spaces like the Sobrante Ridge Preserve. People can enjoy hiking and seeing wildlife all year round. The hills around the area can look green or yellow. This depends on the season.
Getting Around Carriage Hills
Castro Ranch Road is a main street that goes through Carriage Hills. It separates the northern and southern parts of the neighborhood. This road connects to Pinole Valley Road to the east. It also connects to San Pablo Dam Road to the west. Both of these roads lead to Interstate 80, a major highway.
In the past, a bus route called 950 served the neighborhood. It went from Carriage Hills to the Orinda BART Station. BART is a train system that helps people travel around the Bay Area. This bus service was later stopped.
Now, people can use AC Transit's route 74. This bus line goes along 23rd Street. It does not go directly into Carriage Hills. You need to walk about one mile (1.6 km) to reach a bus stop on Castro Ranch Road. From there, the bus goes to the Richmond BART and Amtrak Station. Before October 2010, this bus also went to the Orinda BART Station. This connection was removed due to budget reasons.
The only other bus service is AC Transit school route 669. This bus helps students get to DeAnza High School and Juan Crespí Middle School. It runs once in the morning and twice in the afternoon. This service is only available during the school year.
