Recreation

East Bay

Lafayette Reservoir and San Pablo Reservoir offer spots to picnic, hike, boat and fish. Eighty miles of beautiful East Bay trails await.

• San Pablo Reservoir
• Lafayette Reservoir
• East Bay trails
• Report a trail problem
• East Bay Watershed Master Plan

Sierra foothills

Ninety miles from the Bay Area lies the heart of EBMUD's drinking water supply. Visit Pardee Reservoir or Camanche Reservoir.

• Sierra foothills trails
• Mokelumne River Day Use Area
• Camanche Reservoir
• Pardee Reservoir
• Camanche Hills Hunting Preserve
• Sierra foothills informational handouts

Buy a trail permit

A trail permit is needed to access many of EBMUD's reservoirs and recreation areas.

• Trail use permits frequently asked questions

Volunteer

The great outdoors is calling. Join us for a volunteer workday.

Protecting natural habitat

EBMUD manages 50,000 acres of habitat in the East Bay and Sierra foothills.

• Invasive mussel prevention
• Salmon on the rebound
• Lower Mokelumne River Spawning and Rearing Habitat Improvement Project
• Fisheries and wildlife division reports
• Oursan Ridge Conservation Bank

Education resources

Field trips and free classroom materials are available.

Rules and regulations

EBMUD's rules and regulations govern the use of watershed and recreation areas.

Recreation user survey

Please take EBMUD recreation user survey and provide your feedback.