Free Entry into East Bay Parks This Friday

The East Bay Regional Park District is wrapping up its yearlong 80th birthday celebration by offering a Free Friday in the Parks this Friday, Dec. 19.

You won’t have to pay for the following:

• Parking
• Boat launching
• Entry for horses and dogs
• District fishing permits
• Entry to Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont

Boat launchers will still have to pay for the required invasive mussel inspection and anglers will still have to possess a California state fishing license.

Camping and group picnic reservation fees will not be waived.

The Park District operates 65 parks, covering over 113,000 acres. Find a nearby park here.

A grass-roots movement provided the political momentum for establishment of the district back in 1934, and public support has been key to the district’s successes ever since.

--Photo credit: East Bay Regional Parks