The Regional Parks Botanic Garden was founded on January 1, 1940. Situated in Tilden Regional Park's beautiful Wildcat Canyon in the heart of the north Berkeley Hills, the garden is devoted to the collection, growth, display, and preservation of the native plants of California. The state is a vast region of many floral areas, such as seacoast bluffs and coastal mountains, interior valleys, arid foothills, alpine zones, and two kinds of desert. California embraces nearly 160,000 square miles - imagine 160,000 square miles of California set in a garden that can be walked in a day.
Tilden Nature Area is a 740-acre preserve located just North of Tilden Regional Park.
A fee of $25 is charged for a Beer and Wine permit where alcohol is restricted to reserved picnic areas.
If you are a Commercial dog walker OR if you walk more than three dogs at a time in the Regional Parks, you need to have a Dog Permit. Commercial dog walkers are required to obtain a permit, regardless of how many dogs they walk at one time (limit of six dogs).
This Permit is required for accessing EBMUD trails that are open to the public.
The Permit (with Map) is required for both day use and camping/backpacking for each person, ages 12 and over. The permit is valid for one year from the date of purchase.
A District Fishing Permit - daily or annual - is required for anglers 16+ years of age at the following lakes/reservoirs: Del Valle, Contra Loma, Lake Chabot, (Alameda Co.); Shadow Cliffs, Temescal, Don Castro, and at Horseshoe and Rainbow lakes in Quarry Lakes.
Outdoor Program classes and day camps must have a permit in order operate in the East Bay Regional Park District. Day camps and Outdoor program are considered “operating” in the Park District when the park is the primary business location (i.e. participants are dropped off and picked up at the park). Additionally, this permit is required for day camps and outdoor programs that meet four (4) or more days per month for at least two (2) months. In most cases, a permit is not required for occasional field trips.
Daily parking permits are available at each parks parking entrance kiosk.
In accordance with the District’s commitment to being a pollinator-friendly park system, the Apiary permit is for individuals who wish to use park district land for beekeeping activities.