East Bay Park Beaches Open Saturday for Swim Season

There are plenty of swimming opportunities for you in the East Bay Regional Park District, with six open-water lakefront beaches, three chlorinated lagoons, two pools and two bay shoreline beaches.

The park closest to Union City is Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area at 2100 Isherwood Way in Fremont. The park is ideal for families with small children, who will enjoy splashing in the shallows and playing on the sandy beach.

Click here for a detailed map of the park. 

Quarry Lakes is home to the Horseshoe Lake swim complex, which features a sandy beach, a bathhouse with vending machines and lifeguard service. The lake is open year-round and swimming is allowed at your own risk within a roped-off swim area when lifeguards are not on duty. Beach wheelchairs are available for free at on a first come, first served basis.

Beach Access Fees
$3.50 age 16-61
$2.50 age 1-15
$2.50 seniors 62+ or disabled
FREE under 1 year

The swim areas is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays from April 30 to June 17, and daily from June 18 to Aug. 21 with lifeguards on duty.

Before visiting any East Bay Regional Park District swimming facilities, please take a few moments to download and review the official swimming Visitor Rules and Regulations. 

To find out detailed information on fees and lifeguard service schedule, visit the Swim Facilities page.  

Here's a full list of the swim parks in the district.

• Castle Rock Recreation Area, Walnut Creek, CA
• Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA
• Crown Memorial State Beach, Alameda, CA
• Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area, Castro Valley, CA
• Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA
• Don Castro Regional Recreation Area, Hayward, CA
• Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA
• Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area, Fremont, CA
• Roberts Regional Recreation Area, Oakland, CA
• Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area, Pleasanton, CA
• Temescal Regional Recreation Area - Oakland, CA
• Tilden Regional Park (Lake Anza), Berkeley, CA

--East Bay Regional Parks District