A new 18-hole disc golf course is now open at Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline.
View drafts of Park District ward redistricting maps and join the public hearing at the March 15, 2022 Board Meeting.
While Park District swimming facilities typically reopen Memorial Day weekend, several facilities remain closed due to blue-green algae and required construction and maintenance. Visitors should check the status of swim facilities before they go at www.ebparks.org/swimming.
Wildfire safety is especially important in the late fall when the heat of summer has dried out vegetation, and hot, dry Diablo winds come in from the east, creating potentially dangerous fire conditions. Make sure you are aware of fire warnings and follow all fire safety rules and guidelines, including creating defensible space around your property.
The Park District is celebrating Juneteenth this year with a Free Park Day in recognition of the date when enslaved Black Americans in Texas were notified of their freedom, two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
The City of Alameda resident, who served 24 years as a Park District board member, exemplified extraordinary commitment to environmental justice, supporting public access to thousands of acres of shorelines and parks.
Opening in early spring, Brickyard Cove along the Berkeley shoreline will provide access for walking, biking, and nature viewing and includes new parking, bike racks, picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains, interpretive signage, walking paths, and connection to the San Francisco Bay Trail.
85 years ago, Tilden Park Golf Course in Tilden Regional Park opened to the public with much fanfare and excitement. The course was built during the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), that included Civilian Conservation Corps’ (CCC) Company 2940-C, a segregated group of 182 young African Americans from California sent to the East Bay to construct park roads and picnic grounds, park beautification, water-shed protection, and fire hazard reduction.
Brickyard Cove at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park is now open with new parking, bike racks, picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains, interpretive signage, walking paths, and bike connection to the San Francisco Bay Trail.
On January 26, the Park District hosted Assemblymember Marc Levine from Marin County at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond to see our fuels reduction program firsthand. Wildfire protection is a year-round effort for the District.