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Lake Chabot Regional Park
Park
Parkland featuring a 315-acre reservoir for canoeing & fishing, plus trails, picnic areas & a cafe.
4.70 (3.4K reviews)
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Greenridge Park
Park
ππ Amazing park with natural views. Great BBQ space and shade for hot weather. Enjoyed time with friends and family with BBQ and delightful playtime. Highly recommend. They have baseball court and beautiful views. Few hike trails are there if you are looking for hike and picnic at the same time. Plenty...
4.60 (175 reviews)
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Castro Valley Community Park
Park
ππ Great Park. Very clean and well maintained. Has three different playsets for different age groups, multiple sets of swings. Has a water fountain area for the children.
Medium size parking lot with street parking also, community center with bathrooms.
Baseball, soccer fields adjacent. There is a ve...
4.50 (792 reviews)
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East Bay Regional Park District - Public Safety
City Department of Public Safety
π While I understand the need to protect wildlife in our parks, what EBRPD did was unacceptable. For those of us involved with TNR, EBRPD did the unthinkable. Instead of trying to work with colony caretakers to try to relocate well managed feral cats, they brutally shot and killed them. These cats...
4.50 (94 reviews)
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Proctor Staging Area
Hiking area
ππ Small and comfortable parking lot between forest and road. Nice hiking trails around!
4.50 (33 reviews)
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Deerview Park
Park
π Gets some shade in the late afternoon in June. Water fountain and covered picnic area. No restroom. Fun play structure, but it needs a power-wash.
4.40 (49 reviews)
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Bay Trees Park
Park
π Decent tennis courts for a public park. Could be crowded weekday mornings. Best bet for available courts are from 11:30am-2:30pm.
4.30 (82 reviews)
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Nike Trail | Lake Chabot
Hiking area
π When the Classroom is not in use, there is free parking with access to a Lake Chabot Regional Park trailhead for hiking and biking. There's also a drinking water fountain, chemical toilets, and several picnic tables with a barbecue. It's a great place to start (or finish) a hike.
Edit in 2022: sinc...
4.30 (48 reviews)
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Carlos Bee Park
Park
Small, tucked away park offering a playground, barbecue & picnic shelter with many tables.
4.00 (283 reviews)