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The Park District’s Ordinance 38, summarized below, lists specific rules for use and
protection of regional parklands. Violators will be subject to citation or arrest. For
further information, ask a Park Ranger, Public Safety Officer, or telephone (510)
881-1833.
PARK GATES ARE OPEN to the public during hours posted at the park entrance.
Unless otherwise posted, CURFEW is between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
MOTOR VEHICLES are restricted to designated parking areas and paved public roads.
DOGS must be leashed and under control at any posted area, parking lot, picnic
site, lawn or developed area, and in Resource Protection Areas. No dogs or other
animals are permitted in any creek, wetland, or marsh. Dogs may be off-leash in
open space and undeveloped areas of parklands, provided they are under control
at all times. Owners must carry a leash at all times (six-foot maximum). Dangerous animals are not allowed in the parks. Please dispose of your dog’s waste by
placing it in a garbage can. Persons who walk more than three dogs at a time on
Regional Parks trails must obtain a permit; commercial dog walkers are required
to obtain a permit regardless of how many dogs they walk at one time (limit of
six). Please call (510) 690-6508 for information.
SWIMMING, WADING and other water contact activities are not permitted.
PLANTS, ANIMALS, GEOLOGIC, ARCHAEOLOGIC OR HISTORIC OBJECTS are protected by law. Please do not disturb or remove any of these features.
HELP PROTECT PARK WILDLIFE by not releasing or feeding ducks, cats or other
animals.
FIRES are permitted in barbecue pits or personal cooking equipment in designated
picnic areas or irrigated turf areas only, placed at least 30 feet from flammable
materials. Please do not place hot coals on the ground or in a garbage can. Dispose of hot coals or other burned fuel in barbecue pits or in designated hot coal
disposal receptacles.
FIREWORKS are not permitted in any regional park.
FISHING is not permitted at Redwood Regional Park.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES are not permitted at pools, swim beaches or within 50
feet of paved roads, parking lots or posted areas. Otherwise, beer and wine are
permitted at picnic areas and elsewhere on parklands.
GAMES and ACTIVITIES, including model rockets, model airplanes, hang gliding,
golf and other activities with potential risk to property or park visitors are permitted only in designated areas.
PARK VISITORS are responsible for knowing and following park rules.
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If you would like this information in an alternative format, please
contact the EBRPD Public Affairs Department at (510) 544-2200,
fax (510) 635-3478, TDD (510) 633-0460, or [email protected].
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POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL EMERGENCY ............. 9-1-1
PARK INFORMATION .......1-888-327-2757, EXT. 4553
PICNIC, GROUP CAMP RESERVATIONS....................
....................................1-888-EBPARKS, option 2, then 1
EBRPD HEADQUARTERS ................. 1-888-EBPARKS
WEB SITE ........................................... www.ebparks.org
RESOURCE PROTECTION AND DOGS DOGS
MUST BE ON LEASH in the resource protection
area. The creek in Redwood Regional Park has been
designated a Resource Protection Area to enhance the
habitat of the rainbow trout and the riparian community.
This area includes the Stream and Bridle trails from
Redwood Road north to Skyline Gate. Please keep your
dog(s) on leash (6-foot maximum length) at all times.
The vegetation that makes up the riparian corridor
provides shade, food, and protection. The first step in
enhancing trout habitat is restoring vegetation to the
creek banks. To help with this vital restoration, please
observe the following when in the Resource Protection
Area along Redwood Creek and the Stream Trail:
• Stay on the defined trail.
• Keep dogs on leash.
• Clean up feces deposited by your dog(s).
• Keep out of the creek and off the creek banks.
Violations of any of the following may result in citation:
ALL TRAIL USERS:
• Be safe, considerate, and aware of your impact on the trails
and other trail users.
• For everyone’s safety, keep to the right. Proceed single file
around blind curves.
• For your safety, headphones are not advised.
• Dogs must be on leash where posted, and under full verbal
control elsewhere. Please clean up after your dog.
BICYCLES:
• Bicycles are not permitted, either walked, ridden, or carried, on
trails marked “No Bicycles.”
• Bicycles shall not be ridden at an unsafe speed, or greater than
the posted speed limit. Be aware of how you are perceived by
other trail users.
• Bicycles must always yield to pedestrians. Before passing,
SLOW DOWN and establish verbal contact or sound a warning.
• When approaching equestrians, call out or sound a warning
and STOP, whether you are seen or not. Ask for instructions on
how to pass safely.
• State law requires that all bicyclists under age 18 wear an
approved helmet while riding on trails and roadways. To prevent
head injury, the Park District strongly recommends that all bicyclists wear a helmet.
DOGS:
• Dogs must be on leash (six-foot maximum) where posted,
and under full verbal control elsewhere. Carry a disposable
bag to clean up after your dog and dispose of the waste in a
trash receptacle. Persons who walk more than three dogs at
a time on Regional Parks trails must obtain a permit; please
call (510) 690-6508 for information.
PEDESTRIANS:
• Keep to the right when approached by other trail users.
• Always yield to equestrians.
• Check behind and to both sides before changing course.
EQUESTRIANS:
• Keep your horse to the right or where safe when encountering other trail users.
• To prevent head injury, the Park District strongly recommends
that all equestrians wear a helmet.
• Communicate. Let other trail users know how to pass your
horse safely.
• Please clean up after your horse in the staging area.
• Please note: equestrians are restricted from the following trails
during the rainy season: Golden Spike Trail, Redwood Peak Trail,
and Fern Trail (between West Ridge and French trails).
Trail conflicts or violations should be reported to the Trail Hotline at (510) 733-6991. For a more immediate response,
call the Regional Parks Police Department at (510) 881-1833. In
case of an emergency call 9-1-1.
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HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 970 The naming of
the rainbow trout species was based on fish taken from
the San Leandro Creek drainage. Trout seen in Redwood
Creek today are descendants of that pure strain of native
trout. A historical marker is located a short distance
inside the Redwood Gate park entrance off Redwood
Road, just to the left of the entrance road. Because these
fish are unique, and to allow for further research, FISHING IS NOT PERMITTED in Redwood Creek, either in
the park or along Redwood Road.
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Descendants of a great forest of Sequoia sempervirens,
commonly known as coast redwood, grow more than 100
feet tall in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland. The original stand stretched from Rancho de San Antonio, through
the middle redwoods (in the vicinity of the current park)
to El Rancho de Los Palos Colorados. These Spanish land
grants were granted in 1820 and 1841, respectively.
The trees of the original forest served as landmarks
for sea captains sailing into San Francisco Bay, as illustrated in the 1826 logs of the Royal Navy: “. . . in order
to miss treacherous Blossom Rock between Alcatraz
Island and San Francisco, one should line the northern
tip of Yerba Buena Island with two trees south of Palos
Colorados, over San Antonio, too conspicuous to be
overlooked.” The landmark trees would have been 16
miles from where the sailors entered the Golden Gate.
Commercial logging of the old-growth redwoods
took place between 1840 and 1860. Prince Mill, Spicer
Mill, Tupper and Hamilton Mill, and Eagar and Brown Mill
were in operation within the area that became Redwood
Regional Park. Throughout the rest of the forest there
were six additional mills. Shantytowns sprang up around
the mills to house workers. The huge redwoods made it
necessary to build platforms around the bases of trees to
support the workers as they cut into the virgin wood.
The Alameda-Contra Costa county line traces the
importance of the forest resource in 1853. When the
citizenry split off the southern part of Contra Costa
to gain more political influence in the state, they took
great care to divide the redwood lands evenly between
Contra Costa and the new county of Alameda.
Ranching followed the logging era and the land went
into numerous holdings, with homesteads built along
the streams. Grazing was a major activity, although
there were some orchards and other crops grown.
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Welcome to Redwood
West Ridge Trail, by Jerry Ting
East Bay Regional Park District
2950 Peralta Oaks Court,
P.O. Box 5381
Oakland, CA 94605-0381
1-888-EBPARKS www.ebparks.org
Rev. 9/09
Bewick’s wren, by Jerry Ting