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Lamorinda
About Lamorinda
Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda sit in the hills east of the Caldecott Tunnel, close enough to Oakland and San Francisco for an easy commute, far enough to feel like their own place. The three towns share schools, trails, and a Sunday morning farmers market habit, but each has its own character. This page is a starting point for getting to know the area, not a sales pitch. The links below go to the actual towns, schools, and organizations that make Lamorinda what it is.
Government and civic life
Each town runs its own local government, and each site is the place to check on permits, council meetings, and what's actually happening this week.
Lafayette and Orinda also have active chambers of commerce worth knowing about if you're moving a business, not just a household: the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and the Orinda Chamber of Commerce.
Schools
Lamorinda's schools are one of the main reasons families move here, and it's worth knowing the district lines run a little differently than the town lines do.
- Acalanes Union High School District serves grades 9 through 12 across all three towns, operating Acalanes High School in Lafayette, Campolindo High School in Moraga, and Miramonte High School in Orinda.
- Lafayette School District handles elementary and middle school in Lafayette.
- Moraga School District handles elementary and middle school in Moraga.
- Orinda Union School District handles elementary and middle school in Orinda, and is consistently ranked among the highest-performing K through 8 districts in California.
Parks and trails
The hills here are made for getting outside, and the trail network connects all three towns without needing a car.
- Lafayette Reservoir, run by EBMUD, has over 10 miles of trails including the paved Lakeside Nature Trail, plus picnic areas, boat rentals, and fishing.
- Briones Regional Park, part of the East Bay Regional Park District, covers over 6,000 acres in the hills above Lafayette with trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding.
- The Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail connects the two towns directly and is one of the more popular running and biking routes in the area.
- Moraga Commons Park, near downtown Moraga, is the town's central gathering spot and home to the Sunday farmers market.
Markets and community life
- The Moraga Farmers' Market runs every Sunday, 9am to 1pm, near Moraga Commons Park, with more than 40 local farmers and food vendors.
- The Orinda Farmers' Market runs every Saturday, 9am to 1pm, at Orinda Community Park.
- Lafayette's farmers market runs through the same Contra Costa Farmers' Markets network at Lafayette Park Plaza.
Tennis has a real presence here too. Moraga Country Club hosts the BrightWork Open, an annual USTA-sanctioned professional tournament with a $25,000 purse that's been running for over 40 years and was previously named USTA NorCal's Open Tournament of the Year. It's one of the more notable athletic events in the East Bay, and it happens right here. Details and schedules run through the Moraga Tennis Tournament site.
Moraga Country Club
If you're specifically interested in Moraga Country Club, the 521-home private community built around an 18-hole golf course, tennis and pickleball courts, and a full clubhouse, the Moraga Country Club Real Estate microsite has floor plan detail, recorded sale history by model, and community-specific context that goes deeper than what fits here.
This page is maintained by BrightWork Realty Advocates as a resource for people getting to know Lamorinda, current residents and newcomers alike. Corrections or additions welcome: hello@brightworkrealty.com.