Parks

Willard Park is the main neighborhood park in Southeast Berkeley and includes a large grassy area in addition to a clubhouse and tot lot developed in partnership with the community.

Washington School offers public access to its play area and basketball courts when school is not in session.

Virginia-McGee Totland offers a wide range of play features for children and houses a clubhouse decorated with a beautiful mural.

Thousand Oaks School offers public access to the tot lot on its property.

Terrace View Park, located high in the hills and comprised of three levels, offers a variety of recreational opportunities, space for picnicking, and tot and school-age play areas.

Sylvia Mendez School Park offers public access to its play areas when school is not in session.

Strawberry Creek Park offers recreational opportunities, including basketball, tennis, and volleyball, as well as a school-age play area and space for picnicking.

Solano-Peralta Park offers areas for sitting, picnicking, and sand play.

Sixty-Third Street Mini-Park offers a school-age play area and picnic space.

Shorebird Park, situated along the southern shoreline at the Berkeley Marina provides great views, the fascinating Shorebird Nature Center, picnicking sites, and children’s play areas.

San Pablo Park offers a wide range of recreational activities for all ages, from baseball and basketball to younger children’s play areas.

Rosa Parks School offers public access to its play areas, gym, and basketball courts when school is not in session.

Remillard Park offers great views and challenges for early-level rock climbing as well as a school-age play area.

Prince Street Mini-Park offers opportunities for picnicking and play.

Presentation Park is a small open space with lawn and picnic area. The play area is owned by the home owners’ association.

Ohlone Park is a wonderful five-block long stretch of green space. Ohlone includes many recreational activities, tot and school-age play areas, a community garden, and an off-leash dog area.

Oak Park is a landscaped open space offers a pleasant place to sit.

Mortar Rock Park is one of Berkeley’s rock parks in the Northbrae area, providing great views and challenges for early-level rock climbing.

Monkey Island is a flat open lawn area with landscaping providing neighborhood green space.

Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, landmarked in 1997 as well as the site of many Berkeley festivals and special events, offers a large lawn for sitting and picnicking along with many special features.

The Marina Mall is the landscaped area in front of the Marina office with views of the shoreline.

Malcolm X School offers public access to its play area and basketball court when school is not in session.

Live Oak Park, the site of several community festivals, offers a range of recreational opportunities, with basketball and tennis courts, a community center, and tot and school-age play areas.  

King School Park is owned by the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) and maintained by the City of Berkeley. By a joint-use agreement between the City of Berkeley and the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), King School offers public access to its play areas, tennis courts, running track, gym, and basketball courts when school is not in session and daytime access to its tot play area.

John Muir School Park is managed and maintained by the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD). By a joint-use agreement between the City of Berkeley and the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), John Muir School offers public access to its play areas when school is not in session.

John Hinkel Park, located in a beautiful hillside oak grove offers a range of recreational opportunities as well as an amphitheater for outdoor performances. 

James Kenney Park offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including ball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, and a gym, as well as tot and school-age play areas.  

Indian Rock Park is one of Berkeley’s rock parks in the Northbrae area, providing great views and challenges for early-level rock climbing.

Horseshoe Park offers protection from the west winds and a wonderful view across the harbor to the East Bay hills.

Haskell-Mabel Mini-Park offers a tot and school-age play area with a unique stonewall with stair and ramp access.

Harrison Park provides recreational opportunities at two fields for different field sports and nearby skateboarding and in-line skating at the Skate Park.

Halcyon Commons is a community-designed mini-park featuring a large grassy area surrounded by flowering shrubs and trees, a picnic area, and a tire swing.

Grove Park offers recreational opportunities, including ball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a gym, as well as tot and school-age play areas.

Grotto Rock Park is one of Berkeley’s rock parks in the Northbrae area, providing great views and challenges for early-level rock climbing.

 Grizzly Peak Park provides a half basketball court, slide, sandpit, and picnic table.

Greg Brown Park offers a variety of opportunities for play and recreation.

Great Stoneface Park is one of Berkeley’s rock parks in the Northbrae area, providing great views and challenges for rock climbing beginners.

Glendale-La Loma Park, located on a terraced hillside with great views, offers a variety of opportunities for play and recreation.

George Florence provides newly renovated playgrounds for tots and school-age children and area to picnic. 

Frederick Mini-Park offers a simple green area for moments of respite.

Dorothy Bolte Park, with its beautiful views looking down from the hillside, offers play areas and places to picnic.

Cragmont Rock Park is one of Berkeley’s rock parks in the Northbrae area, providing great views and challenges for rock climbing beginners.

Contra Costa Rock Park is one of Berkeley’s rock parks in the Northbrae area, providing beginner level rock climbing, evidence of early Native American Indian life and fantastic views.

Codornices Park offers a wide array of recreational and play opportunities in a beautiful hillside setting.

Charlie Dorr Mini-Park provides a tot playground, picnic areas with gazebo, and lawn area.

César Chávez Park, built on the site of a former landfill, offers a wide range of recreational opportunities in a marina setting with spectacular views of the three bay bridges, Alcatraz, and Angel Island.

Cedar Rose Park offers many recreational opportunities, such as soccer, basketball, and tennis, along with play areas for both tots and school-age children and nearby community gardens.

Berkeley Way Mini-Park offers play areas for both tots and school-age children.

Berkeley’s Historic Rose Garden is a regional destination with its 1,500 rose bushes and 250 varieties of roses, along with breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.

 Becky Temko Tot Park offers a playground for tots and a picnic area.

Bay Trail would provide a regional hiking and bicycling trail around the perimeter of the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays, once completed the whole route.

Bateman Mall Park offers a large grassy area with a tot play area surrounded by trees.  

Aquatic park features a large lagoon for boating, as well as walking and biking trails, reservable picnic areas, and disc golf.