CODORNICES PARK

Location
1201 Euclid Avenue between Eunice Street and Bayview Place 

-  Northeast Berkeley

Getting There   
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Codornices Park offers a wide array of recreational and play opportunities in a beautiful hillside setting.

Features

• Baseball/softball fields

• Multi-purpose turf 

• Full basketball court

• Tot play area featuring tot train, swings, comfortable benches

• School-age play area featuring popular 40-foot hill slide, large swings, track ride, 8' high wood structure with slide, sliding pole, and net climber.

• Picnic areas for groups and individuals, including BBQ

• Hiking/trails through sunny glade and groves of magnificent oaks, bay trees, and redwoods

• Vista/overlook

• Two forks of Codornices Creek

• Tunnel underneath Euclid Avenue leading to the Berkeley Rose Garden

Rentals

Group picnic areas and baseball fields are available for reservation or rental. For reservations and further information, please call the City Recreation Office at 510-981-5150, or click here.
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Restroom Available

No Off-Street Parking

Accessibility

The picnic tables are accessible.

The main entrance  from Euclid and play features are wheelchair accessible. 

Park Hours
Open from dawn to dusk unless otherwise posted. 

History
One of the first parks in Berkeley, Codornices Park was opened in 1915 with a splendid field house, a fine tennis court, and many other play features. By an agreement dated October 11, 1921, the City of Berkeley leased the land, which was owned by the Water Company (succeeded by the East Bay Municipal Utilities District, or EBMUD) for $1.00 a year for 50 years. The City exercised the option to buy the land in 1967 and acquired the property from EBMUD for $68,968 on January 22, 1976. The softball field was added in 1970. A community group, Los Amigos de Codornices, came together in 1980 to develop a park plan and begin a series of community work parties to restore paths, meadows, hillsides, bridges, and trails.

For questions on park maintenance, contact: 

 Rosarian, Miguel Cortes, mcortes@cityofberkeley.info (Telephone 510-981-6660)

Mobile Unit 1: Landscape Gardener Supervisor, Alonzo Chess, Jr, achess@cityofberkeley.info (North Berkeley & Weekend Service Telephone: 510-981-6663)

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