Clayton
Clayton is a small suburban town in the East Bay of the California Bay Area, in Contra Costa County.
Get in
County Connection buses run from Concord BART station.
Get around
Map of Clayton (California)
See
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(formerly De Martini Winery)
- 1 Clayton Historical Society Museum, 6101 Main St, ☏ +1 925 672-0240. W and Su 2–4PM.
- 2 Clayton City Hall (formerly De Martini Winery), 5919 Clayton Rd. Paul de Martini built Clayton Vineyards Winery in 1885 on land formerly owned by Joel Clayton, the area's first vintner.
- Beautiful mountainside.
Do
Buy
Eat
- 1 Ed's Mudville Grill, 6200 Center St, ☏ +1 925 673-0333. A sports bar located off of Clayton Road in downtown Clayton. The spaghetti is good, the Hefeweizen (in mugs) is generous, but the true star of the establishment is the mini-basketball game ($0.50 for one game, with a free game given for scores over 30) hidden in the back near the arcade games.
- 2 Skipolini's Pizza, 1033 Diablo St, ☏ +1 925 672-1111. A great, local pizza place located in downtown Clayton that regularly wins Bay Area awards for its pizza. There is a bocce court for adults, a play structure for children and an arcade for teens.
Drink
Sleep
Go next
- Concord - One of the largest cities in the East Bay, offering a variety of shopping and dining options.
- Mount Diablo State Park - This 20,000 acre (80 km2) park borders Clayton to the south and provides great hiking opportunities on a mountain that dominates the landscape for most of central and eastern Contra Costa County. It offers an incredible viewshed, with views on clear days stretching 181 miles (291 km) to Mount Lassen.
