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FIND FUN IN TILDEN Tilden Regional Park, one of erately steep. Memory Trail– .51 miles, moderate. ends and holidays, and from noon-5 p.m. during school 580 Area Reg. Recreation Kennedy Grove Reg. Preserve Brooks Island 1 Tilden three original Regional Parks opened to the public in 1936, BOTANIC GARDEN The Regional Parks Botanic spring break and summer vacation. There is a fee. Phone Reg. Shoreline Point Isabel BL.

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District’s Board of Directors. The park’s recreational, his- and flowers. Plants are segregated into 12 geographic OTHER PARK FEATURES Tilden Regional Park b l

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3 torical, and environmental features include a swim complex ranges–from desert to Pacific rain forest. Garden hours offers hiking and equestrian trails, picnic areas (some R

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s at Lake Anza, an 18-hole golf course, the Herschell Spillman are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Phone (510) 544-3169. reservable, some first-come, first-served), and the Rotary SOLANO AV W e r Eastshore State Park IL v

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Y domestic animals, the Regional Parks Botanic Garden of for weddings, social events, and meetings, and is available Inspiration Point, is a paved, multi-use, ridgetop trail. It is SPRUCE N

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California native plants, and the miniature steam passenger for reservation. Catering may be arranged. The hall, pa- a segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail and the East Bay UNIVERSITY AV R O

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BERKELEY railway. At the north end of the park is the Environmental tio, and commercial kitchen may be viewed on Tuesdays Skyline National Trail, a 31-mile trail running from Wildcat AV. PABLO SAN S .

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Education Center (EEC), which offers naturalist-led pro- from 1-8 p.m. (except the 4th Tuesday of each month). Canyon Regional Park to Anthony Chabot Regional Park. 13 K

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R grams and exhibits on topics of wide interest. Phone (510) 544-3164. PICNIC AND CAMPING RESERVATIONS AV. TELEGRAPH .

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LAKE ANZA Attractions include beach sunbath- MERRY-GO-ROUND The Herschell-Spillman merry- Group picnic reservations and camping reservations for 80 ing, swimming, picnicking, and food service. There is an go-round, with beautifully restored wooden menagerie organized youth groups must be made at least 14 days AV. CLAREMONT ROAD RANCH FISH GRAND

entrance fee for the swim complex. For swim season and carousel animals, is open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekends in advance by phoning the Park District’s Reservations 880 Area Reg.Rec. Temescal BART lifeguard hours see www.ebparks.org, or call 1-888-327- and holidays, and on weekdays during school spring and Department at 1-888-EBPARKS, option 2, then 1. 24

AV. Preserve Volcanic Sibley BROAD WAY BROAD B ORINDA ROADW 2757, option 3, ext. 4563. summer vacation. There is a fee. Phone (510) 524-6773. MEMBERSHIPS The Regional Parks Foundation offers TERRAY

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WEBSTER PHERD E. 14TH E NATURE AREA Tilden Nature Area is a 740-acre LAUREL CANYON TR. SH

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I Area’s many trails vary in length and difficulty, and go EDUCATION CENTER PARK DR. . .71 to Wildcat V WEL Disabled accessible R Canyon Regional JE E through a variety of habitats. Trails are designated by .05 parking and facilities. S C Park boundary IL E .05 TRA N CREEK T symbols on trailside directional posts. A self-guiding DCAT R WILDCAT .03 .06 03 WIL TRAIL .10 A .15 AC Transit L BIG LEAF PA trail booklet is available for the Jewel Lake Trail CREEK T E #67 INDIAN R Disabled RAIL Jewel Lake AK K East Bay Regional Park District .16 L Creek CAMP D accessible from the EEC, open Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 .10 Wildcat .14 R JEWEL MEMORY . 2950 Peralta Oaks Court p.m. Jewel Lake Trail–.90 miles, gentle loop. Pack Rat .34 TRAIL LOWER PA TRAIL P.O. Box 5381 U CK .30 Mi. To AC P RAT 500 P Canon Dr. Transit Trail–.86 miles, moderate. Sylvan Trail–.68 miles, gentle. E RAT TRAIL 36 Oakland, CA 94605-0381 R CK N #67 PA O 1-888-EBPARKS www.ebparks.org Wildcat Peak Trail–1.5 miles, steep. Pine Tree Trail–.93 N E A IV 600 C R Rev. 3/10 miles, moderate. Laurel Canyon Trail–1.11 miles, mod- D