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Cesar Chavez Park

4.5 (186 reviews)
Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Kite Festival!
Tom M.

Chavez Park: Such a great place for walks, kite flying and sunsets. We never tire of this amazing 90+ acre park.

Chris L.

A pleasant surprise! I admit it, I expected a dumpy park. Boy was I wrong! Instead of small dumpy park, I was treated to a state-of-the-art, modern, clean park. There are beautiful views from many points in the park. The parking is easy, with portable restrooms right next to the parking area. They also have picnic tables with rubbish bins. This is a large, hilly park. The hill is in the middle. Expect lots of friendly dogs. Don't miss the memorial sculptures dedicated to Cesar Chavez. So overall, this was a wonderful visit. I'm happy to admit I was completely wrong about this park.

View of the city from the park
Bob K.

THE best place to fly a kite, period. Today, a small crowd was gathered to watch jet fighters flying around the bay, as part of fleet week. I like to fly my kites high enough to be a hazard to aerial navigation, but this was not an issue today. All anyone got to see was exhaust pollution settling over the bay - no sign of any Surrender Dorothy message. There's a ridge of sorts set back a couple hundred yards from the waterfront, where there's usually reliable wind. Today, most kite flyers needed to go down closer to the water. If you need a kite, please visit the Highline Kites truck. His story is that he started selling these things back in the mid-80s, and never got back to whatever career he thought he would have. He'll recommend the right kite for you, based on complexity, and your experience.

Al L.

Our group selected our walk for Caesar Chavez Park. I was not familiar with this park and was looking forward to our walk. This Park is on the north side of the marina and you access it from Marina Blvd to Spinnaker Way where there are plenty of parking on the street as well as two lots. The park is 90 acres with a hill in the middle, which was a former landfill. The trails circles the park and up into the hill. We started our walk from the end of Spinnaker Way and the first thing you notice is the amazing unobstructed panoramic view from The Port of Oakland to The Bay Bridge to Yerba Buena/Treasure Island, San Francisco to The Golden Gate Bridge to Angel Island to Marin County to Richmond/San Rafael Bridge to Richmond to the East Bay Shoreline. We walked the perimeter of the Park and took a trail along the East Bay Shoreline to Golden Gate Fields and back for a great 5 mile walk. There were two set of portable restrooms along Spinnaker Way of the Park. This was a nice park, which exceeded by expectation. Even you don't plan on doing a walk, just coming here to admire the amazing views is worth it.

Here with my doggo
Sergio A.

Beautiful and well maintained. So many dogs but we had nothing but a good time my dog and I. There were 2 drinking stations which was really nice. So many beautiful views including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge. One thing to be aware of there are signs stating which areas are off leash which dogs must be on a leash.

Cesar Chavez Park: trails
Crystal W.

Hidden gem! Lived here all my life and not once went this direction on my rides. It has perfect trails to practice single track on a bike which I happily did. I practiced shifting gears up and downhill. Different terrain to practice on too. Nice little spot for picnics too. Beautiful for a walk, street parking, furfriendly.

Overlooking at San Francisco from Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley
Santos L.

Great park for a walk. Easy parking on a Tuesday at sunset. No sure how parking is during the weekend. I am just visiting from SoCal.

Phil A.

It's amazing to me how consistently windy this place always is, it's no wonder this is home to the Berkeley Kite Festival every year cause it's the perfect place for it. Originally named North Waterfront Park, it was changed in 1996 to honor the labor leader and civil rights activist, Cesar Chavez. I've done plenty of running as well as ran races around the paved path that encompasses the outer edges of this park, so I know it well. This place is also where people pack in every 4th Of July for the festivities and in the evening, the fireworks show!!

Golden Gate Bridge across from Berkeley
Matthew H.

Beautiful park to visit especially when its sunny and clear! Tip bring jacket its windy ! This park was really nice to visit especially when the grassy field is green. Lots of both paved and unpaved trails to walk on. The backside of park is a nice place for dogs to play as its a dog park and to walk around. The whole loop from start to finish takes about 15 mins depending on walking or running speed, but walking is nice to be able to see the view! Parking lots of it both in the entrance of the park or on the side roadways where you can park anytime. Great park to visit and soak up the sun!

Kite flying
Kashyap J.

It's a green and blue gem in the middle of east bay... we missed our beautiful foster city lagoons and the views. But this park is definitely tops that with views of gg, bb, bay, lush green open park with blue bright sky and lot of open area for your choice of weekend activity. We had fun few hours flying our newly bought kite and walking the periphery. Already planning a picnic soon!

Aunnie T.

Beautiful park to ride your bike, take a walk, fly a kite, or have a picnic. On our walk we saw a place where you can rent kites! So don't worry if you forgot your kite or if you don't have your own. Soak up the scenery and enjoy the fresh air. Lots of space to promote social distancing. We're staying at the double tree Hilton which is only footsteps away. What a treat to be near a park!

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Mónica M. O.

What a hidden gem nestled behind that 80 Berkeley/Emeryville traffic. It's a large park, grassy (thanks rain), number of trails some hilly others at the waterfront. Great for dogs, a stroll, hike or run. It's always windy though so you know the rule - be jacket ready.

Craig G.

Great path , good hills great vistas! Winston Loves walking here as unlike Point Isabel, human rule this park. Not that he's antisocial, just a lot of different things to smell and discover along a two mile path. Very blustery as it's directly across from the golden gate where the winds, fog and salt air swoosh in from the ocean. Kids, kites, kayaks,and picnics sail boats rule this area. The hill protects a nice picnic area on eastern center part of peninsula. This often taken over by folks flying radio operated planes and gliders. The north point of the island dogs can run loose off leash. And actually it's not as windy there either. And your view is of Berkeley and Albany hills. Definitely a three bridge view on the west side. Parking can be a challenge, especially during organized events like the annual kite festival. We get here before noon on weekends and parking Car-ma in full effect.

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