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- Group Campsites
- Get more information on individual group campsites
- Fishing
- Information on fishing in the Park District
- Permits
- Find out which activities require a permit
Camping reservations may be made online by clicking on the blue "Book Now" button or by calling 1-888-EBPARKS or 1-888-327-2757 (press option 2, then 1) between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Friday, TDD (510) 633-0460.
For more information on individual group campsites, see WebReg group camping.
Family Campgrounds
Anthony Chabot Regional Park
The park is located in the hills four miles north of Castro Valley or six miles east of Oakland on Redwood Road. Year-round camping is available in a eucalyptus grove overlooking Lake Chabot. Spacious sites, disabled accessible sites and facilities, RV hookup sites, hot showers, and lawns are provided. All campsites have a 10-foot picnic table and a fire ring/barbeque. Campers may hike to the lake for fishing. Daily Fishing Access Permits and firewood are sold at the campground. The campground's location is convenient for out-of-towners visiting San Francisco, and for East Bay residents looking for a recreation respite near home. Registered campers park free at the Lake Chabot Marina, which is about a seven-mile drive from the campground. To reserve a site online, click here. For Chabot campground map and rules, click here.
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Del Valle Regional Park
The park is located in the oak covered hills six miles south of Livermore. The park surrounds a five-mile-long lake which offers boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, biking, and nature observation opportunities year round. Del Valle is also the eastern entry for backpacking in the Ohlone Regional Wilderness. The Del Valle Family Campground has 129 drive-in campsites, and 21 partial hook-up sites with connections for sewer and water. All 150 sites have one 10-foot picnic table and a fire ring/barbeque. There are restrooms with flush toilets and warm water showers located around the campground. There is a camp store and a sewage dump station at the campground entrance. In addition, there are four primitive equestrian campsites located one-tenth of a mile beyond the family campground entrance. The equestrian sites share several portable picnic tables, a group barbeque, and a chemical toilet at the site. To reserve a site online, click here. For Del Valle campground map and rules, click here.
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Sunol Regional Wilderness
The park is located about seven miles south of the town of Sunol at the end of Geary Road off Calaveras Road in southern Alameda County. The park encompasses the valley and hills around Alameda Creek and offers a Visitor Center, nature programs, and miles of hiking and riding trails. Sunol Regional Wilderness is also one of the starting points for backpacking trips into the Ohlone Wilderness. The family campground has four primitive walk-in campsites located 25 to 50 yards from the parking area. The chemical toilets are located near the parking lot. No drinking water, food, firewood, or ice is available at the park. The nearest services are in the town of Sunol. Park gates are locked after dark so please make plans to arrive during the daylight hours. Call 925-862-2244 to confirm exactly what time the gates will be locked. To reserve a site online, click here. For more information, visit Sunol Regional Wilderness page.
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Hike-In, Equestrian, and Group Camping
- Anthony Chabot Regional Park: Six organized group camping sites (one suitable for equestrians).
- Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve: One organized group camping site, one backpack area.
- Briones Regional Park: Three organized group camping areas (one suitable for equestrians).
- Coyote Hills Regional Park: One organized group camping site.
- Del Valle Regional Park: Two developed family group camping sites, four primitive group camping sites, and one equestrian site.
- Garin Regional Park: One organized group camping site.
- Mission Peak Regional Preserve: Four primitive backpack campsites, 10-person maximum each site. Located 4.5 miles from Stanford staging area. No campfires. Wheelchair accessible restroom. Water available.
- Ohlone Wilderness Trail (28-mile wilderness trail): Doe Canyon Horse Camp plus three backpack camps along the trail.
- Redwood Regional Park: One organized group camping site.
- Round Valley Regional Preserve: One group camping area.
- Sunol Regional Wilderness: Five organized group camp sites (one suitable for wheelchairs), and one backpack camping area with 7 sites.
- Tilden Nature Area: Two organized group camping areas.
- Tilden Regional Park: One equestrian campground, one organized group campsite.
Hike-In, Equestrian, and Group Camping Fees
Backpacking Fee: $5 per night per person
Note: Ohlone Wilderness Trail Permit is required for each person to hike beyond Mission Peak Regional Preserve Boundary into S.F. Water District Land along the Ohlone Wilderness Trail. Permits may be purchased at the Sunol Visitor Center, at Del Valle Regional Park or Coyote Hills Regional Park.
For equestrian and group camping fees, please call 1-888-EBPARKS or 1-888-327-2757 (press option 2, then 1) between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Friday, TDD (510) 633-0460. Back to top
