East Bay - 010801magical
East Bay - 010801magical
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Just a quick drive from downtown and you're immediately immersed in a different world! Quiet, peaceful and harmonious. And the smell is indescribable. Piney-woodsy is the best we can come up with. This park has several redwood areas to tuck away in for a small ceremony and makes for a perfect location for an intimate wedding ceremony.
The site offers two ceremony areas, both within a 15 minute walk of the parking lot, and accessible via a flat, paved walkway.
The location closest to parking is a three- minute walk that leads to a path through a grove of beautiful redwoods.
A walk of ten to fifteen minutes brings you to an amphitheater style setting that provides seating for 20-30 guests. Nestled within another redwood grove, and just off the main, paved walkway, it also provides an incredible setting to say "I do."
What we love about this site:
Fabulous redwoods. And a meadow for a different backdrop.
It has a small amphitheater site that can be reserved or, if your wedding is small, we can tuck into an alternate location that does not require a reservation.
Picnic area is adjacent to the ceremony sites so if you wanted to have an informal get-together with your guests afterwards, we can help you arrange that.
Potential drawbacks of this site
The permit process is a bit cumbersome. They require that someone be at the site by 10:30 AM (regardless of your ceremony time) to physically pick up the permit.
The reservable site requires a 10 minute walk down a flat paved path.
Accessibility
Parking: the site has its own parking lot.
Access from parking: accessible for most. Flat, wide, paved walkway throughout park. Closest site has mulch as ground cover. Further site is dirt with a slight downhill slope.
Additional Logistics
Dogs: allowed on a leash.
Bathrooms: yes.
Suitable for children: yes.
Max vehicles accommodated: parking is sufficient to hold as many cars as you'd need for up to 30 guests.
Max number of guests at this site: 30.
Dates of Availability: year-round.
Type of site: public, reservable.
Permits and Fees
Permits and Fees
The site is open to the public and can be reserved.
The amphitheater itself is NOT reservable--only the adjacent picnic area. So, one could theoretically use the amphitheater for a wedding without a reservation or permit. However, if there is a party with 50 people going on in the adjacent picnic area, this could make for a very UN-romantic experience.
Therefore, if you wanted to reserve the amphitheater area--either for a picnic or to preserve the peace of the amphitheater, you could do so for a fee of $120 plus the $50 security deposit.
HOWEVER, if the amphitheater is reserved, it is for the entire day and someone must be onsite by 10:00 AM or the reservation won't be guaranteed.
You can check here to see if the amphitheater site has been reserved on your date.
$5 per car parking fee charged April through October. This fee for vendors is included in our pricing.
$4 per trailered vehicle
$25 per bus
$2 per dog. No fee for guide/service dogs
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Location
Note: place marker is approximate; the actual location will be provided upon booking.
Alameda County and Oakland Calendar of Events
IMPORTANT: be sure to check the calendar of events for the dates you're considering before you submit your date to us. Local events can impact traffic and the accessibility of your site.
Oakland Average Temps and Precipitation
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