Recreation & Parks

• Click here for list of our Parks and Facilities
• Click here(PDF, 2MB) for a Map of ARPD Facilities and Parks
  
• Click here to Request A Memorial Bench/Picnic Table
• Click here to Request A Memorial Bench/Picnic Table for Jean Sweeney Open Space Park

You may reserve certain ARPD facilities for parties, weddings, special events and family functions.  Just click on the links below for more details:

• Click here to reserve Picnic Areas
• Click here to reserve the John Ratto Bocce Courts
• Click here to reserve Recreation Centers
• Click here to reserve the Albert H. DeWitt Officers' Club
• Click here to reserve Fields & Sports Facilities
• Click here(PDF, 97KB) for Pickleball Rental Policy & Rental Form
  

Join Our Team!  Part-Time Recreation Positions Available
Click here for Job Descriptions and to Apply Online

• Alameda Friends of the Parks
  • Donate to the Parks or Scholarship Fund!  Click here if you wish to make a credit card donation or send your check/money order to ARPD, Attention:  Friends of the Parks, 2226 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501.  Please make your checks payable to Alameda Friends of the Parks.  We thank you for your support!
• Jean Sweeney Open Space Park Fund
  • Help Build A Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Jean Sweeney Park!  The Jean Sweeney Open Space Park Fund will manage the necessary funding through a Go-Fund-Me page (https://gofund.me/e508a4bf).  All donations are tax-deductable.
  • To learn more about this project and to follow the Monarch Butterfly Habitat progress:  http://sweeneyopenspacepark.org/docs/monarch_garden.html
• City Facility Renaming Application(PDF, 104KB)

• East End/Bay Farm Island Dog Park
• Public Access Pathways
• City Aquatic Center
• Jean Sweeney Open Space Park Urban Ag
• Monarch Butterfly Habitat Program at Jean Sweeney Park

EBRPD projects in Alameda:

• Northwest Territories Regional Shoreline Park at Alameda Point
• McKay Master Plan and Crown Beach Extension

• Recreation and Park Commission
• Golf Commission

Amy Wooldridge
Recreation and Parks Director
Phone:  510-747-7570
Email:  awooldridge@alamedaca.gov

Matt Nowlen
Park Manager
Phone:  510-227-9608
Email:  mnowlen@alamedaca.gov

Eric Vlnar
Park Maintenance Supervisor
Phone:  510-747-7587
Email:  evlnar@alamedaca.gov

Patrick Russi
Recreation Manager
Phone:  510-747-7550
Email:  prussi@alamedaca.gov

Christina Bailey
Recreation Supervisor I
Phone:  510-747-7554
Email:  cbailey@alamedaca.gov
Key Programs:  Pre-K and Youth

Edward Kallas
Recreation Supervisor I
Phone:  510-747-7511
Email:  ekallas@alamedaca.gov
Key Programs:  Senior Programs, Travel, Pickleball

Shawn Smith
Recreation Supervisor I
Phone:  510-747-7555
Email:  sdsmith@alamedaca.gov
Key Programs:  Teens, Classes, Special Needs

Stacy Thomas
Recreation Supervisor I
Phone:  510-747-7586
Email:  sthomas@alamedaca.gov
Key Programs:  Aquatics, Sports, Field & Alameda Point Gym Rentals

Juan Aguilar
Recreation Assistant
Phone:  510-747-7575
Email:  jaguilar@alamedaca.gov
Key Programs:  Youth, Teen & Senior Assistant

Katherine Sirota
Office Assistant
Phone:  510-747-7576
Email:  ksirota@alamedaca.gov
Key Programs:  Picnic and Facility Rentals

General Information
Phone:  510-747-7529 ext. 1
Email:  arpd@alamedaca.gov

The City of Alameda continues to require all participants and staff to wear masks while indoors at all city facilities, including while participating in all ARPD classes and programs.  As of November 1, 2021, Alameda County eased some masking requirements for fully vaccinated people in limited indoor settings, however this change does not apply to ARPD programs.

The new County rule allows a business to not require masks indoors only if everyone is vaccinated, vaccination proof is confirmed for all individuals, and in controlled settings that are not open to the general public.  Given that the City is not checking vaccination status and serves the public, the City is continuing to require masks for all indoor activities.

To review Alameda County's press release stating the details of the new rule, click here.  Thank you for understanding and continuing to do your part to keep our whole community safe.