The district had until July 1 of this year to come up with another $2.6 million to buy an additional 298 acres, with the higher price due to county approvals for potential vineyards on part of the land. A month ago, funding for this phase two purchase remained in doubt.

 But July 1 has come and gone. The owners gave the district an extension until Oct. 31. Chris Cahill of the Open Space District last week expressed optimism that a bigger park is on its way.

Suscol Headwaters is to be a major natural park close to the population centers of the city of Napa and American Canyon. Users will be able to park near Highway 12 and North Kelly Road and take a five-mile trail to a ridge with distant views ranging from Bay Area marshlands to Central Valley wind turbines. 

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