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NOTICE: NEW SWIM FACILITIES HOURS (Posted 08/14/2009)

Following Labor Day, guarded swim hours will be reduced by one hour per day.  Daily lifeguard service will be from 11:00am-5:00pm. Swim facilities currently scheduled to be open on weekends through October 11 will close for the season after the last Sunday in September.  Cull Canyon will remain open on weekends through the end of September to mitigate the 2009 swim season closure of the Don Castro swim lagoon. 

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There are plenty of swimming opportunities for you in the East Bay Regional Park District, with six open-water lakefront beaches, three chlorinated lagoons, two pools, and two bay shoreline beaches.

BEFORE visiting any East Bay Regional Park District swimming
facilities, please take a few moments to download and review
the official swimming Visitor Rules and Regulations.

To find out detailed information on fees and lifeguard
service schedule, visit the Swim Facilities page.

• Castle Rock Recreation Area, Walnut Creek, CA

• Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA

• Crown Memorial State Beach, Alameda, CA

• Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area, Castro Valley, CA

• Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA

• Don Castro Regional Recreation Area, Hayward, CA
  NOTICE:Please be advised that the Swim Lagoon area at Don Castro will be CLOSED for the 2009 swim season.

• Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA

• Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, Fremont, CA

• Roberts Regional Recreation Area, Oakland, CA

• Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area, Pleasanton, CA

• Temescal Regional Recreation Area - Oakland, CA

• Tilden Regional Park (Lake Anza), Berkeley, CA

Beach wheelchairs are available at Don Castro in Castro Valley, Quarry Lakes in Fremont, Shadow Cliffs in Pleasanton, Lake Temescal in Oakland and Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda. To arrange for use of a chair, call the park office prior to visiting. The outdoor pool at Roberts Regional Recreation Area in the Oakland hills and Castle Rock Recreation Area in Walnut Creek is heated and is disabled accessible.

Lifeguards are on duty from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the lakes, lagoons, and pools, weather permitting. No lifeguard service is provided at bay beaches.

Swimming at your own risk is allowed in designated areas and when lifeguards are off-duty at some parks. These include Del Valle, Shadow Cliffs, Lake Anza, Quarry Lakes, and Lake Temescal. Swim lessons for children are offered at Contra Loma and Roberts Pool. A Junior Lifeguard program is also offered at several lakes. For information, browse our Aquatic Programs at EBparks Online or call 1-888-EBPARKS (1-888-327-2757).

Swimmers must follow all Posted Regulations [PDF]. Alcohol, glass containers, fires, and dogs are prohibited at ALL swimming areas.

Children 12 years old and under are not permitted in the swimming area unless accompanied by a responsible, actively supervising, individual 16 years old or older.

A pilot program is being implemented that requires swimmers who are past chest deep water to wear an identifying wrist band, issued by the lifeguards, that indicates they have passed a swim test. This applies at Contra Loma, Cull Canyon, Roberts Pool and Castle Rock pool.

Swim diapers are required at chlorinated swim facilities: Contra Loma, Cull Canyon, Castle Rock, Don Castro, Roberts.

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