Mitchell Drive Park & Ride: Park the Car, Hop the Bus, and Avoid the Traffic, Thanks to County Connection
Facing north, signage on N. Wiget Lane directs drivers to the County Connection Park & Ride lot around the corner and east on Mitchell Drive.
Did you know that County Connection has a designated Park & Ride lot in Shadelands? It does, and it’s located on the north side of Mitchell Drive, between Springfield Montessori School and Contra Costa School of Performing Arts. Park & Ride is free for all-day parking and convenient for commuters and bus system riders by providing a parking lot near County Connection bus stops in Shadelands.
The free County Connection Park & Ride lot is located on the north side of Mitchell Drive between Springfield Montessori School and Contra Costa School of Performing Arts.
Riders park their car, then hop a bus for the rest of their commute, avoiding city and highway traffic and dealing with often scarce and expensive parking at their destination. The Mitchell Drive Park & Ride is particularly useful for commuters who live beyond a practical walking distance from a bus stop.
All bus routes can be found online at County Connection. Click on the tab titled Maps & Schedules to find all bus routes and stop locations in the service area.
There are five different bus routes in Shadelands that take riders from the Mitchell Drive Park & Ride to Walnut Creek BART, Pleasant Hill BART, or Antioch BART, with a number of stops in between and beyond.
Covered bus stops for westbound and eastbound routes are located just steps away from at the Mitchell Drive Park & Ride lot.
The free #7 County Connection bus serves morning and afternoon commuters traveling between Shadelands and Pleasant Hill BART.
Route 7: In partnership with County Connection, the free, specially wrapped Shadelands/Pleasant Hill BART shuttle runs weekdays during morning and afternoon commute times between Shadelands and Pleasant Hill BART, with stops throughout Shadelands and along Oak Grove Road and Treat Blvd.
Route 1: Rossmoor/Shadelands runs weekdays from Shadelands Mitchell Drive Park & Ride to John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek BART, and Rossmoor Shopping Center.
Route 93X: Kirker Pass Express runs weekdays during peak service hours from Antioch BART to Walnut Creek BART in the morning; and from WC BART back to Antioch BART in the afternoon and early evening with stops at the Mitchell Drive Park & Ride.
Route 92X: ACE Express runs weekdays, beginning at Mitchell Drive Park & Ride, traveling west on Ygnacio Valley Road to Interstate 680, then south to Danville Park & Ride, San Ramon Transit Center, and Bishop Ranch, before continuing on to Pleasanton ACE Train Station.
Route 301: A special route recently added to the County Connection transit system, Walnut Creek/BART line operates weekends only, and runs between Walnut Creek BART, John Muir Medical Center, and Shadelands, with the Shadelands stop on N. Via Monte near the Safeway grocery store (not the Mitchell Drive Park & Ride).
The Clipper Card is the all-in-one transit card used for contactless fare payments throughout San Francisco Bay Area transit systems.
If you’re a regular County Connection transit rider, check out the Clipper Card, which is the all-in-one transit card used for contactless fare payments throughout the San Francisco Bay Area on all Bay Area bus systems, BART, SF Muni, ferries, and other Bay Area transit systems. The Clipper Card is more convenient to use than cash, and, because the Clipper Card comes with discounts and monthly passes, it’s a less expensive payment option.
Visit Clipper Card for more information. You can purchase the Clipper Card online, or by visiting the County Connection office at 2477 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, 925.676.7500.
