Tilden Park (Regional Park)
Tilden is the premier park in the East Bay regional park system. Located east and north of UC Berkeley, Tilden lies mainly east of the ridge line and has a wide variety of unique attractions. These include an Environmental Education Center, botanical gardens, a steam train ride for young children, and a carousel with calliope music.
Activities Camping, Hiking, Swimming, Fishing, Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding
Camping GROUP CAMPING: Organized group camping is by reservation only. There are no family campsites. Gillespie Youth Camp near the southern end of the park holds up to 75 people, and there are two camps near the Environmental Education Center, in the Nature Area at the north end of the park.
Gillespie Youth Camp - Maximum capacity 75 campers and 8 vehicles. The site has five picnic tables, one large group BBQ, one drinking fountain and three flush toilets. No tents or sleeping bags on the lawn as it is watered overnight. There is a shelter at the site.
Information website: https://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden
Map Link (beta): https://www.google.com/maps?q=37.8823903,-122.2273099
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