As a former coal mining town, the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve includes grasslands, pepper trees and lilies. Concord has a great variety with its natural beauty, outdoor recreation, hospitality, comfort, cultural assets, music and shopping making it  an ideal location from which to relax, unwind, raise a family, and all with access to all that the Bay Area, and surrounding region, has to offer. Cheryl Hammond Brentwood Realtor