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🚂 All aboard! Rail Fair 2026 returns to Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont this Memorial Day Weekend.

Train enthusiasts of all ages can enjoy train rides, model and live steam trains, historic railroad equipment displays, live music, and more! 🎶🚉

Advance tickets available online through May 22.

📍 Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont
📅 Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25

Learn more and get tickets at ebparks.org/calendar, search "Rail Fair."

🥾 The miles are adding up! Hikers across the East Bay are hitting the trails in Regional Parks for the 2026 Trails Challenge — and there’s still time to join in on the outdoors fun.

This year’s featured hikes are preloaded into the AllTrails app, making it even easier to explore new adventures. You can also download a PDF version of the official Trails Challenge guidebook.

🔗 Find both tools at www.ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Big thanks to our 2026 sponsors: @kaiserpermanente, @regionalparksfoundation, and @alltrails. 💚

🥾 The miles are adding up! Hikers across the East Bay are hitting the trails in Regional Parks for the 2026 Trails Challenge — and there’s still time to join in on the outdoors fun.

This year’s featured hikes are preloaded into the AllTrails app, making it even easier to explore new adventures. You can also download a PDF version of the official Trails Challenge guidebook.

🔗 Find both tools at www.ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Big thanks to our 2026 sponsors: @kaiserpermanente, @regionalparksfoundation, and @alltrails. 💚

🥾 The miles are adding up! Hikers across the East Bay are hitting the trails in Regional Parks for the 2026 Trails Challenge — and there’s still time to join in on the outdoors fun.

This year’s featured hikes are preloaded into the AllTrails app, making it even easier to explore new adventures. You can also download a PDF version of the official Trails Challenge guidebook.

🔗 Find both tools at www.ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Big thanks to our 2026 sponsors: @kaiserpermanente, @regionalparksfoundation, and @alltrails. 💚

🥾 The miles are adding up! Hikers across the East Bay are hitting the trails in Regional Parks for the 2026 Trails Challenge — and there’s still time to join in on the outdoors fun.

This year’s featured hikes are preloaded into the AllTrails app, making it even easier to explore new adventures. You can also download a PDF version of the official Trails Challenge guidebook.

🔗 Find both tools at www.ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Big thanks to our 2026 sponsors: @kaiserpermanente, @regionalparksfoundation, and @alltrails. 💚

🥾 The miles are adding up! Hikers across the East Bay are hitting the trails in Regional Parks for the 2026 Trails Challenge — and there’s still time to join in on the outdoors fun.

This year’s featured hikes are preloaded into the AllTrails app, making it even easier to explore new adventures. You can also download a PDF version of the official Trails Challenge guidebook.

🔗 Find both tools at www.ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Big thanks to our 2026 sponsors: @kaiserpermanente, @regionalparksfoundation, and @alltrails. 💚

🥾 The miles are adding up! Hikers across the East Bay are hitting the trails in Regional Parks for the 2026 Trails Challenge — and there’s still time to join in on the outdoors fun.

This year’s featured hikes are preloaded into the AllTrails app, making it even easier to explore new adventures. You can also download a PDF version of the official Trails Challenge guidebook.

🔗 Find both tools at www.ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Big thanks to our 2026 sponsors: @kaiserpermanente, @regionalparksfoundation, and @alltrails. 💚

🥾 The miles are adding up! Hikers across the East Bay are hitting the trails in Regional Parks for the 2026 Trails Challenge — and there’s still time to join in on the outdoors fun.

This year’s featured hikes are preloaded into the AllTrails app, making it even easier to explore new adventures. You can also download a PDF version of the official Trails Challenge guidebook.

🔗 Find both tools at www.ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Big thanks to our 2026 sponsors: @kaiserpermanente, @regionalparksfoundation, and @alltrails. 💚

🥾 The miles are adding up! Hikers across the East Bay are hitting the trails in Regional Parks for the 2026 Trails Challenge — and there’s still time to join in on the outdoors fun.

This year’s featured hikes are preloaded into the AllTrails app, making it even easier to explore new adventures. You can also download a PDF version of the official Trails Challenge guidebook.

🔗 Find both tools at www.ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Big thanks to our 2026 sponsors: @kaiserpermanente, @regionalparksfoundation, and @alltrails. 💚

🌕🐟 Have you ever seen fish “run” onto the beach under the moonlight?

Join us at Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda for a rare chance to witness the fascinating grunion run — a remarkable spawning event where small silvery fish may ride the waves onto shore during peak tides following the full and new moons.

Programs include an educational evening walk on May 16 and late-night grunion search opportunities on May 31 and June 29. Every run is unique, and sightings are never guaranteed — making each experience a true coastal surprise. 🌊✨

📍 Crown Memorial State Beach, Alameda
🎟️ Registration required | Ages 10+

Registration required. Learn more at ebparks.org/calendar and search “Full Moon Grunion Search.”

📸 Photo credit: NPS/Jessica Weinberg McClosky

Tick Season is Here: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a reminder that with spring's tall grasses, ticks become a concern for people and pets. Lyme disease is transmitted by the bite of a tick carrying the disease. Prevention and a post-adventure tick check are your best tools to staying healthy. Check yourself, your children, and your pets thoroughly and frequently. Learn more about ticks, Lyme disease, and how to make a trail-ready tick kit: www.ebparks.org/news

Looking for weekend plans? 🌿☀️
East Bay Regional Parks are full of fun, family-friendly activities this Mother’s Day weekend! For details on these programs and more, visit ebparks.org/calendar.

🎨 Make felted acorns at Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
🐟 Create traditional Japanese gyotaku fish prints at Del Valle, Livermore
🌸 Celebrate Mother’s Day with flower crowns, Victorian cards, croquet & bocce at Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont
☕ Sip coffee and spot birds at Crown Beach, Alameda
🌰 Craft pine nut jewelry inspired by Ohlone traditions at Coyote Hills, Fremont
🐢 Trek through Sunol Wilderness in search of western pond turtles, Sunol
🌼 Discover spring wildflowers and pollinators on a guided flower walk at Coyote Hills, Fremont
⛏️ Take a self-guided underground tour of a historic coal mine (ages 7+, registration required) at Black Diamond Mines, Antioch

Find your perfect outdoor adventure this weekend!

Looking for weekend plans? 🌿☀️
East Bay Regional Parks are full of fun, family-friendly activities this Mother’s Day weekend! For details on these programs and more, visit ebparks.org/calendar.

🎨 Make felted acorns at Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
🐟 Create traditional Japanese gyotaku fish prints at Del Valle, Livermore
🌸 Celebrate Mother’s Day with flower crowns, Victorian cards, croquet & bocce at Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont
☕ Sip coffee and spot birds at Crown Beach, Alameda
🌰 Craft pine nut jewelry inspired by Ohlone traditions at Coyote Hills, Fremont
🐢 Trek through Sunol Wilderness in search of western pond turtles, Sunol
🌼 Discover spring wildflowers and pollinators on a guided flower walk at Coyote Hills, Fremont
⛏️ Take a self-guided underground tour of a historic coal mine (ages 7+, registration required) at Black Diamond Mines, Antioch

Find your perfect outdoor adventure this weekend!

Looking for weekend plans? 🌿☀️
East Bay Regional Parks are full of fun, family-friendly activities this Mother’s Day weekend! For details on these programs and more, visit ebparks.org/calendar.

🎨 Make felted acorns at Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
🐟 Create traditional Japanese gyotaku fish prints at Del Valle, Livermore
🌸 Celebrate Mother’s Day with flower crowns, Victorian cards, croquet & bocce at Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont
☕ Sip coffee and spot birds at Crown Beach, Alameda
🌰 Craft pine nut jewelry inspired by Ohlone traditions at Coyote Hills, Fremont
🐢 Trek through Sunol Wilderness in search of western pond turtles, Sunol
🌼 Discover spring wildflowers and pollinators on a guided flower walk at Coyote Hills, Fremont
⛏️ Take a self-guided underground tour of a historic coal mine (ages 7+, registration required) at Black Diamond Mines, Antioch

Find your perfect outdoor adventure this weekend!

Looking for weekend plans? 🌿☀️
East Bay Regional Parks are full of fun, family-friendly activities this Mother’s Day weekend! For details on these programs and more, visit ebparks.org/calendar.

🎨 Make felted acorns at Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
🐟 Create traditional Japanese gyotaku fish prints at Del Valle, Livermore
🌸 Celebrate Mother’s Day with flower crowns, Victorian cards, croquet & bocce at Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont
☕ Sip coffee and spot birds at Crown Beach, Alameda
🌰 Craft pine nut jewelry inspired by Ohlone traditions at Coyote Hills, Fremont
🐢 Trek through Sunol Wilderness in search of western pond turtles, Sunol
🌼 Discover spring wildflowers and pollinators on a guided flower walk at Coyote Hills, Fremont
⛏️ Take a self-guided underground tour of a historic coal mine (ages 7+, registration required) at Black Diamond Mines, Antioch

Find your perfect outdoor adventure this weekend!

Summer fun is around the corner – the 2026 swim season is here! Park District swim facilities will operate on a standardized season this year, May 16–Sept. 27, with all locations aligned to the same overall timeframe. Visit the swimming webpage for links to each facility’s page with specific hours and days of operation. www.ebparks.org/swimming

Please note these two exceptions:
✔️Roberts Pool opening is delayed pending restroom repairs, now expected mid- to late June.
✔️Don Castro Swim Lagoon opening is delayed due to a killdeer nest discovered on-site. Killdeer are ground-nesting birds protected by state and federal law, and their nests cannot be moved or disturbed. Staff are actively monitoring the killdeer nest. A tentative opening is scheduled for June 6, but this will depend on the status of the nest. We’ll share updates as more information becomes available. Thank you for your patience as we balance public access with wildlife protection.

Don’t miss the May Park Explorer newsletter with news from the Park District, guided Trails Challenge hikes, campfire season kick-off, exciting Black Birders Week programs, and Ardenwood’s Rail Fair. www.ebparks.org/newsletters

🥾🥾 Mid-Year Progress on the 2026 Trails Challenge!

In 2025, 829 participants logged an impressive 28,807 miles across East Bay Regional Park District trails—let’s top that this year! There’s still time to join the 2026 Trails Challenge. You have through Dec. 31 to complete five featured trails from this year’s guidebook or log 26.2 miles on any combination of Park District trails. Finishers can earn participant pins and prizes while supplies last. Get details at ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Enjoy these photos from the trail submitted by 2026 participants.

🥾🥾 Mid-Year Progress on the 2026 Trails Challenge!

In 2025, 829 participants logged an impressive 28,807 miles across East Bay Regional Park District trails—let’s top that this year! There’s still time to join the 2026 Trails Challenge. You have through Dec. 31 to complete five featured trails from this year’s guidebook or log 26.2 miles on any combination of Park District trails. Finishers can earn participant pins and prizes while supplies last. Get details at ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Enjoy these photos from the trail submitted by 2026 participants.

🥾🥾 Mid-Year Progress on the 2026 Trails Challenge!

In 2025, 829 participants logged an impressive 28,807 miles across East Bay Regional Park District trails—let’s top that this year! There’s still time to join the 2026 Trails Challenge. You have through Dec. 31 to complete five featured trails from this year’s guidebook or log 26.2 miles on any combination of Park District trails. Finishers can earn participant pins and prizes while supplies last. Get details at ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Enjoy these photos from the trail submitted by 2026 participants.

🥾🥾 Mid-Year Progress on the 2026 Trails Challenge!

In 2025, 829 participants logged an impressive 28,807 miles across East Bay Regional Park District trails—let’s top that this year! There’s still time to join the 2026 Trails Challenge. You have through Dec. 31 to complete five featured trails from this year’s guidebook or log 26.2 miles on any combination of Park District trails. Finishers can earn participant pins and prizes while supplies last. Get details at ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Enjoy these photos from the trail submitted by 2026 participants.

🥾🥾 Mid-Year Progress on the 2026 Trails Challenge!

In 2025, 829 participants logged an impressive 28,807 miles across East Bay Regional Park District trails—let’s top that this year! There’s still time to join the 2026 Trails Challenge. You have through Dec. 31 to complete five featured trails from this year’s guidebook or log 26.2 miles on any combination of Park District trails. Finishers can earn participant pins and prizes while supplies last. Get details at ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Enjoy these photos from the trail submitted by 2026 participants.

🥾🥾 Mid-Year Progress on the 2026 Trails Challenge!

In 2025, 829 participants logged an impressive 28,807 miles across East Bay Regional Park District trails—let’s top that this year! There’s still time to join the 2026 Trails Challenge. You have through Dec. 31 to complete five featured trails from this year’s guidebook or log 26.2 miles on any combination of Park District trails. Finishers can earn participant pins and prizes while supplies last. Get details at ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Enjoy these photos from the trail submitted by 2026 participants.

🥾🥾 Mid-Year Progress on the 2026 Trails Challenge!

In 2025, 829 participants logged an impressive 28,807 miles across East Bay Regional Park District trails—let’s top that this year! There’s still time to join the 2026 Trails Challenge. You have through Dec. 31 to complete five featured trails from this year’s guidebook or log 26.2 miles on any combination of Park District trails. Finishers can earn participant pins and prizes while supplies last. Get details at ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Enjoy these photos from the trail submitted by 2026 participants.

🥾🥾 Mid-Year Progress on the 2026 Trails Challenge!

In 2025, 829 participants logged an impressive 28,807 miles across East Bay Regional Park District trails—let’s top that this year! There’s still time to join the 2026 Trails Challenge. You have through Dec. 31 to complete five featured trails from this year’s guidebook or log 26.2 miles on any combination of Park District trails. Finishers can earn participant pins and prizes while supplies last. Get details at ebparks.org/trails-challenge.

Enjoy these photos from the trail submitted by 2026 participants.

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

1,000 trips = hundreds of thousands of moments unlocking the senses.🌿

When young people step outside, something shifts.
They look closer, listen deeper, feel more, and move with intention.

For our 1,000th outdoor learning experience, @oaklandgoesoutdoors and 100 @frickunited 6th graders headed to @ebrpd Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park to do what we always do: slow down, engage the senses, and let nature be the teacher.

A banana slug. A rushing creek. Moss beneath their fingertips. Birds cutting through the quiet.
Moments you can see, hear, and feel.

These aren’t just details, they’re doorways to curiosity, confidence, and belonging.

Here’s to 1,000 more. 🙌🏽🌲

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OutdoorsforAll #LearningOutside #YouthinNature

Spirit and Form.

The unseen and the seen. The energy we carry and the shape it takes. These kits are a tribute to both, to the soul behind the badge and the form it takes when we step onto the pitch and into the world.

Thank you to the East Bay Regional Park District (@ebrpd) for helping us bring this campaign to life and for sharing the natural beauty of the East Bay with us.

Learn More: bit.ly/26souljr

Shop Now: bit.ly/26souljerseys

#SoulofTheTown | #CharlyUSA

Take a look back at last week’s 1,000th experience in nature with @frickunited at @ebrpd ‘s Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park.

Hear directly from students and teachers about what time outdoors means to them. These stories are just from one trip, so imagine this impact multiplied by 1000 and you can get a sense of the importance of our mission at @oaklandgoesoutdoors.

And we’re just getting started. Together, we can ensure every Oakland student has transformative access to the outdoors. Join us! 💚

#OaklandGoesOutdoors #OaklandYouth

Assembly Bill 481 Community Engagement Meeting on April 29: AB 481 is a California law that promotes transparency and accountability in how law enforcement agencies acquire and use military equipment. It ensures the community has a voice by requiring public reporting, policies, and opportunities for input before certain equipment is approved or renewed. Join the Park District Police Department for the AB 481 Community Engagement Meeting to learn more, ask questions, and share your feedback.
📆Wednesday, April 29, 6:30pm
🚓Public Safety Headquarters: 17930 Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley
ℹ️www.ebparks.org/calendar/community-meetings