WELCOME TO EL CERRITO

El Cerrito (formerly, Rust and County Line) is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 23,171 at the time of the 2000 census. The city is at an elevation of 69 feet (21 m).

PLACES

El Cerrito Plaza is the largest shopping center in the city; containing grocery stores, several restaurants, a chain bookstore, chain pet store, chain housewares store, and pharmacy in addition to many shops and boutiques. The shopping center is surrounded by other commercial and shopping businesses along San Pablo Avenue and Fairmount Avenue respectively, including fast food and an ACE Hardware store. The Cerrito Theater, which for years was a furniture store, has been restored into a hybrid restaurant/movie theatre. The vintage restored Cerrito Theater signs remain; this theatre has become a big hit in the Bay Area and has been featured in many local newspapers to rave reviews. The Cerrito has recently opened under new management, Rialto Cinemas. The Guitar Center, also located on San Pablo Avenue, is well-known among the Bay Area music scene.

El Cerrito has an array of recreational parks. Most notable are the 80-acre Hillside Natural Area open space, Huber Park (Terrace Drive), Cerrito Vista Park (Moeser Lane and Pomona Avenue), and Arlington Park (Arlington Boulevard), Tassajara Park (Tassajara Avenue and Barrett Avenue), Poinsett Park (Poinsett Avenue), and the Canyon Trail Park and Art Center (Gatto Avenue). The City is also well known for the Ohlone Greenway, a landscaped trail that runs the length of the City along the BART right-of-way and is popular with walkers, runners, and bicyclists.

Nation's Giant Hamburgers is headquartered along San Pablo Avenue in central El Cerrito.