Natural History Wanderings

On Green Friday, all entrance activity fees are waived in Regional Parks, including parking, dogs, horses, boat launching, and fishing, as well as entrance to Ardenwood Historic Farm. The fee waiver does not include state fees for fishing licenses and watercraft inspections or concessions, such as the Tilden Merry-Go-Round and Redwood Valley Railway steam train.

For the past nine years, the East Bay Regional Park District has celebrated Green Friday to encourage the public to spend time in nature.

Green Friday activities in Regional Parks include:

-Hike It Off – 9:00 a.m. – Reinhardt Redwood, Oakland

-Fall Scavenger Hunt – 9:00 a.m. – Sunol, Sunol

-Green Friday Hike – 10:00 a.m. – Del Valle, Livermore

-History Hike ABOVE the Mines! – 10:00 a.m. – Black Diamond Mines, Antioch

-Farm Chores for Kids – 10:30 a.m. – Ardenwood, Fremont

-Meet The Bunnies – 11:30 a.m. – Ardenwood, Fremont

-Stilts – 1:30 p.m. – Ardenwood, Fremont

-Woodland Wonderland – 3:30 p.m. – Del Valle, Livermore