San Ramon’s newest public gathering space is officially open, adding a brand new park to the rapidly changing Bishop Ranch area.
Heritage Park, a 1.4-acre green space near Bollinger Canyon Road and Walnut Drive, recently opened to the public after months of anticipation. The park sits smack in the midle of Bishop Ranch, close to the new Belmont Village senior living community and the Iron Horse Trail overcrossing, making it one of the most visible early pieces of the area’s broader transformation.
The new park includes a lawn, gardens, a shaded picnic grove, a tree-lined promenade, a children’s climbing area and a tribute honoring San Ramon’s civic leaders. It is intended as both a neighborhood amenity and a broader community destination.
The park’s most eye-catching feature is the Little Big House, a large walk-through public art installation shaped like an oversized house. The piece was created by artists Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt of R&R Studios and is designed to function as both sculpture and social space…