Swimming and Riding Lessons

• Swimming
• Swimming Lessons
• Riding Lessons

Swimming

Families can take their children to swimming at the following locations:

• Swim Lakes:  Lake Anza (Tilden Regional Park), Lake Del Valle (Del Valle Regional Park), Horseshoe Lake (Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area), Shadow Cliffs Lake (Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area), Lake Temescal (Temescal Regional Recreation Area)
• Swim Lagoons:  Contra Loma Regional Recreation Area, Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area, Don Castro Regional Recreation Area
• Outdoor Pool:  Roberts Regional Recreation Area ,  Castle Rock Recreation Area, Little Hills Picnic Ranch (by reservation only)
• Bay Shoreline Beaches:  Crown Beach, Keller Beach (Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline)

For information on fees and lifeguard schedules, visit our Swimming Facilities page. 
For information on the Junior Lifeguard program, visit the Junior Lifeguard website 

Swimming Lessons

Roberts Pool at Roberts Regional Recreation Area and Contra Loma Regional Park offer swimming lessons for kids.

• To register, visit  http://www.EBParks.org/Register.
• For information  on the Swim Lesson program, visit the swim lessons website.

Swimming Lesson Borchures [PDF]

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Riding Lessons

Children can learn horse riding through the following facilities:

• Chabot Equestrian Center at Anthony Chabot Regional Park 
  Call:  (510) 569-4428
• Skyline Ranch Equestrian Center at Anthony Chabot Regional Park
  Call:  (510) 336-0850
• Las Trampas Stables at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
  Call:  (925) 838-7546
• Piedmont Stables at Redwood Regional Park
  Call:  (510) 531-9944