Welcome to the Berkeley Waterfront at the City of Berkeley, CA. We are part of the Parks Recreation & Waterfront Department.
The Berkeley Marina is an urban retreat, boasting over 100 acres of park space, 7 miles of trails, picnic areas, a 17-acre off-leash dog area, bird-watching, educational programming at the Shorebird Park Nature Center, the nationally celebrated Adventure Playground, unparalleled panoramic views, and amenities for boaters and non-boaters alike.
Recreation facilities, programs closed to limit spread of COVID-19 - With COVID-19 now spreading through Bay Area counties, I am temporarily closing all City of Berkeley recreation programs, recreation centers, pools and clubhouses to limit the ways this virus can spread. [more...]
2020 Berkeley Marina Liveaboard
Lottery Group A - F Closes April 10th 2020 - The
Berkeley Marina will be accepting applications from the public until 3:00 PM on
Friday, April 10th, 2020 for our 2020 Liveaboard Lottery Groups A - F. We are
only accepting applications for vessels sized 24’-87’ length overall. (Measured including all appendages) Applications will be accepted until 3:00 PM
on Friday April 10th, 2020. At this time there is
a vacancy in the 54-87 foot length category.
It is
unknown when any vacancies may come up.The purpose of this
Lottery is to provide new applicants an opportunity to join the current
Liveaboard Lottery List, established in January, 2018. The current Liveaboard
Lottery List can be found here. [more...]
Boaters - Monthly Slip Holder -
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Boaters - Visitors - [more...]
Employment Opportunities - The Waterfront is hiring Waterfront Monitors. If you’re active, personable, and love the outdoors, this could be the job for you! The Marina Office is also hiring Recreation Activity Leaders to assist with customer service at the Marina. The application process and more detail on these positions are included herein.
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Capital Projects - Big Things are Happening at the
Berkeley Waterfront: -
Transformative and impactful projects are in progress at the
Berkeley Waterfront. The University
Avenue realignment and reconfiguration, a part of the Marina
Streets Paving work, will improve the pavement condition and reconfigure
lanes for the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. Important steps
are underway that will allow the Berkeley
Pier to be reopened to the public. This includes the planning studies,
design, environmental work, regulatory clearances necessary to reach a shovel‐ready
Berkeley Pier. A draft structural study of Berkeley Pier renovation
alternatives has been completed, and an MOU with WETA to coordinate scope and
secure funding for additional planning work was recently approved by the City
Council.
Successfully completing projects is an important part of
what we do. A new public restroom, new windsurfing area, and new landscaped
parking lot were completed at the South Cove Sailing Basin in 2018. The
San Francisco Bay Trail now runs to the South Sailing Basin. Construction
to extend the Bay Trail to Adventure Playground is slated for completion in
Summer, 2020. To learn more about these projects and others coming down the
pike, view our Measure
T1 Infrastructure Bond Interactive Story Map (T1 Projects Only), and
our Capital Projects page.
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Free Compost for Berkeley Residents - On the last Saturday of the month, from February through October of each year, the City of Berkeley offers free compost for Berkeley residents, weather permitting. [more...]