• Montclair Village
• Redwood Regional Park
• Thornhill Drive
• Mountain Boulevard
• East Bay Regional Parks District
• Montclair Farmers Market

Merriewood takes its name from the serene woodland character of the Oakland hills terrain it occupies — a poetic compound name evoking the verdant quality of the redwood and pine landscape — and was developed circa 1949 as part of the postwar push to extend residential streets into the upper Oakland hills above the Montclair district. Its winding streets and period homes were built for families seeking the combination of natural surroundings and Bay Area urban access that made the Oakland hills one of the most sought-after postwar residential environments in Northern California. Montclair Village — the hillside commercial district on Mountain Boulevard, with its independent shops, restaurants, and the Montclair Farmers Market — serves as the neighborhood's primary commercial and community anchor, lying within easy reach of Merriewood's residential streets. Redwood Regional Park borders the neighborhood to the east via the East Bay Regional Parks trail network, providing direct access to over 1,830 acres of second-growth redwood forest. The Thornhill Drive corridor connects Merriewood to the Montclair community below and to the Skyline Boulevard ridge road above. That combination of postwar hillside character, natural access, and Montclair Village community is the spirit behind the MY-NHD Merriewood collection.