Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

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Aqua Adventure Water Park

Aqua Adventure Water Park

Family-friendly waterslides & pools. Recreational facility featuring waterslides, pools, swimming lessons & an on-site eatery.

Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area

Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area

Lakefront park offering water activities. Lakefront park offers 471 acres of space for picnicking, swimming, fishing & non-motorized boating.

Ardenwood Historic Farm

Ardenwood Historic Farm

Living museum with horse-powered farming. A working farm with a train & crops grown using historic methods, plus volunteers in period attire.

Rhino Adventure Gear

Rhino Adventure Gear

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Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park

Spacious preserve with trails & a garden. Expansive park featuring trails, a creek, gardens & farm animals, plus a seasonal barn center.

Mission Peak Trail Head

Mission Peak Trail Head

Hilly hiking area with scenic views. Open space featuring a steep hiking trail with sweeping valley & bay views from the summit.

Garin Regional Park

Garin Regional Park

Hills, fields, streams & farming history. This natural area with hills, fields & streams houses a seasonal visitor center on ranching history.

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Picnicking, hiking & biking trails. 1,266 acres of rolling hills for picnicking, bird-watching, biking, hiking & nature exploration.

Eagle Spring Backpack Camp

Eagle Spring Backpack Camp

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Mission Peak Regional Preserve

Mission Peak Regional Preserve

3,000 mountain acres for recreation. Vast mountain preserve popular for biking, hiking, horseback riding, R/C flying and hang-gliding.

Alviso Adobe Community Park

Alviso Adobe Community Park

Interpretive park with historic home. Park with an original adobe house & reproduced historic buildings offering kids' camps & programs.

Mount Eden Park

Mount Eden Park

Park with sports fields & picnic areas. Community park featuring picnic shelters & a playground, plus baseball, basketball & tennis.

Sunol Regional Wilderness

Sunol Regional Wilderness

Park with hiking trails & a scenic gorge. 6,859-acre park with varied terrain & a scenic gorge for hiking, a visitor center & more.

Sulphur Creek Nature Center

Sulphur Creek Nature Center

Wildlife rehabilitations & education. This wildlife rehabilitation facility offers educational programs & a discovery center for kids.

Shoreline Park

Shoreline Park

Park with a golf course, lake & trails. Park with a golf course, a lake with boat rentals, walking/biking trails & a Victorian house museum.

Shoreline Lake Boathouse

Shoreline Lake Boathouse

Scenic wildlife & recreation area. Scenic spot for bird-watching, biking, running & other recreational activities.

Don Castro Regional Recreation Area

Don Castro Regional Recreation Area

Wildlife, trails & a lagoon for swimming. 101-acre park featuring a lagoon with swimming & fishing, plus wildlife & waterfront trails.

Ed R. Levin County Park

Ed R. Levin County Park

Extensive trails, a dog park & more. Vast, natural retreat featuring 19 miles of trails, an off-leash dog park, a golf course & more.

Sunol Backpack Camp

Sunol Backpack Camp

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Oak View Backpack Camp

Oak View Backpack Camp

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Stars Rest Backpack Camp

Stars Rest Backpack Camp

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Hawks Nest Backpack Camp

Hawks Nest Backpack Camp

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Sky Camp Backpack Camp

Sky Camp Backpack Camp

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Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

Lakefront park with swimming & fishing. An 80-acre lake draws crowds to this park with areas for swimming, fishing, boating & picnicking.

Hayward Regional Shoreline

Hayward Regional Shoreline

Vast wetlands park home to nesting birds. Spacious wetlands park boasting gravelled, shoreline trails known for birdwatching & jogging.

Bedwell Bayfront Park

Bedwell Bayfront Park

Oceanside park with trails & fields. Large bayside park with expansive open spaces for flying kites & several hiking trails.

Lake Chabot Regional Park

Lake Chabot Regional Park

Scenic park for hikes, boating & fishing. Parkland featuring a 315-acre reservoir for canoeing & fishing, plus trails, picnic areas & a cafe.

East Bay Regional Park District - Public Safety

East Bay Regional Park District - Public Safety

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Lake Chabot Marina & Café

Lake Chabot Marina & Café

Lakeside spot for breakfast & sandwiches. This casual place overlooking the lake serves classic breakfasts, sandwiches, burgers & salads.

Penitencia Creek Park

Penitencia Creek Park

Green with a pond, trail & ball fields. Rolling green park with a central pond & a walking trail, plus baseball & softball fields & a track.

San Ramon Athan Downs

San Ramon Athan Downs

Park with playground & sports fields. Kid-friendly 20-acre park including a playground, picnic areas, fields & sports courts.

Bonaire Park

Bonaire Park

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Alum Rock Park

Alum Rock Park

Large park with mineral springs & trails. Spacious park featuring hiking & biking trails, mineral springs & several picnic areas.

Anthony Chabot Family Campground

Anthony Chabot Family Campground

Campground with tent, RV & group sites. Campground in Anthony Chabot Regional Park offering a variety of tent, RV & group sites.

Lost Ridge Group Camp

Lost Ridge Group Camp

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Redwood Grove Nature Preserve

Redwood Grove Nature Preserve

Redwood forest with a boardwalk. This 6-acre Redwood forest features a boardwalk, observation decks, picnic tables & a rose garden.

Chabot Park

Chabot Park

Disc golf, fishing & forested hikes. Leafy nature area with a big lake, hiking trails & a disc golf course, popular for fishing & biking.

Serra Park

Serra Park

Tennis courts, ball fields & open lawns. Nature area with tennis courts, ball fields, playground & picnic areas, plus manicured & open space.

Anthony Chabot Regional Park

Anthony Chabot Regional Park

Hiking, camping & an equestrian center. Huge, 3,304-acre park offering hiking & biking trails, plus a campground & an equestrian center.

Guadalupe River Park

Guadalupe River Park

Riverside park with running trails. Small city park offering a visitor's center, a playground, a community garden & 2.6 miles of trails.

Portal Park

Portal Park

Picnic facilities & recreation center. Small park offering a large, reservable picnic & barbecue area, playground & recreation building.

Stulsaft Park

Stulsaft Park

Trails, playground, picnics & water fun. A 42-acre park featuring wooded trails as well as a playground, summer water feature & picnic area.

Knowland Park

Knowland Park

Undeveloped area with diverse wildlife. This open, largely undeveloped park is the habitat for many native plants & animals.

Twin Pines Park

Twin Pines Park

Green space with a creek & picnic areas. This small, scenic neighborhood park features a creek, a playground, picnic areas & a rec center.

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