East Bay Regional Parks Turning Black Friday Green with FREE Park Day
Visiting Parks is a Great Family-Friendly Activity
With 73 East Bay Regional Parks in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, there is a Regional Park close to home for everyone to enjoy on Green Friday, and throughout the year. For the 10th consecutive year East Bay Regional Park District is turning Black Friday into Green Friday and encouraging the public to get outdoors by visiting an East Bay Regional Park rather than braving the deal-seeking crowds at shopping centers.
“Green Friday is a healthy and fun way to enjoy the day after Thanksgiving,” said East Bay Regional Park District Public Information Supervisor Dave Mason. “We believe no one can beat our prices on Friday because it’s free!”
On Green Friday, all entrance and activity fees are waived, including parking, dogs, horses, boat launching, and fishing, as well as entrance to Ardenwood Historic Farm. The fee waiver does not include state fees for fishing licenses, watercraft inspections, or concessionaires, such as the Tilden Merry-Go-Round or Redwood Valley Railway steam train.
Green Friday is part of the #OptOutside movement to promote healthy alternatives to shopping the day after Thanksgiving.
Green Friday activities in Regional Parks include:
- Hike It Off (Work off your Thanksgiving Meal), 9 a.m. at Reinhardt Redwood (Drop-in)
- Green Friday Mine Tours, 10:30 a.m. at Black Diamond Mines (Drop-in)
- Green Friday Hike, 10:30 a.m. at Coyote Hills (Drop-in)
- Green Friday (and Saturday): Mini Forest Volunteer Project, 9 a.m. at Contra Loma (Registration Required)
For more information about Green Friday, visit www.ebparks.org/green-friday.
