Blackhawk

Blackhawk is an unincorporated planned community and census-designated place located in Contra Costa County, California, United States, east of Danville and Oakland.

Blackhawk has a country club, two golf courses, sports complex, restaurants, and the adjacent Blackhawk Plaza. 24-hour security plus additional law enforcement contracted through the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is provided by HOA dues. Blackhawk is known for its uniform architecture and suburban lifestyle, with the median household income being $167,875 and median home price of $1,117,500.

Blackhawk Plaza, opened 1989, is an outdoor shopping center encircling a long duck pond located near the Blackhawk Country Club. It includes retail stores, restaurants, a movie theater, and two museums, including the Blackhawk Museum.

Blackhawk is divided into seven individual gated communities scattered along Blackhawk Road, connected by a 3-mile long jogging trail.

Opened in 1979, Blackhawk Country Club is a highly exclusive 4,800 acre country club community at the base of Mt. Diablo where luxurious residential neighborhoods are surrounded by thousands of acres of permanent open lands. Eagle Ridge Dr. gives way to a separate gate which leads to extremely exclusive estates, including the 28,673-square-foot Behring estate. In the middle of Country Club West is the 6,904 yard Lakeside golf course, designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert Von Hagge.

Blackhawk’s Tennis Club includes 20 tennis courts, a clubhouse and a pro shop.

source: wikipedia.org