Three picnic sites at Lafayette Reservoir can be reserved.
Small Picnic Site
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: $200
- Monday-Thursday $100 (weekday discount given at checkout)
- Up to 75 people; 8 tables seating 10 people each
- One BBQ (3’ by 3’), drinking fountain with hose bib
- NO VEHICLE ACCESS TO PICNIC SITE
Large Picnic Site
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: $350
- Monday-Thursday $175 (weekday discount given at checkout)
- Up to 250 people; 25 tables seating 10 people each
- One BBQ (3’ by 3’), drinking fountain with hose bib
- NO VEHICLE ACCESS TO PICNIC SITE
Upper Picnic Site
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays:$350
- Monday-Thursday $175 (weekday discount given at checkout)
- Up to 250 people; 25 tables seating 10 people each
- One BBQ (3’ by 3’), drinking fountain with hose bib
- 2 reserved parking spaces; permits acquired at the Visitor Center.
- A trailer counts as a vehicle and must be pre-approved by staff.
- All EBMUD regulations are in effect
- Reservation does not include parking fees. Parking is $7.00/day or $.75/30 minutes at metered parking.
- Extreme fire conditions may prohibit BBQs. Contact staff one to two days before your reservation date to check.
- Reservation charges will be refunded if EBMUD is given 30 days notice of cancellation.
- Rescheduling dates or refunds due to rain must be approved in writing by EBMUD on the day of the original reservation.
- Those with reservations at the Upper picnic site must first sign a parking waiver at the Visitor Center to park in the reserved spaces alongside it. There is no vehicle access to the other sites (escorts have been discontinued).
- All catering trucks and trailers (including BBQ trailers) must obtain a permit in advance, call 925-284-9670 for more information. A trailer counts as the second vehicle in the reserved space along the Upper Picnic site.
- Driving on lawns and the paved trail is prohibited.
- Area must be reasonably clean and all garbage placed in proper containers when you leave the area.