César E. Chávez Park - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About César E. Chávez Park

César Chávez Park is a 90 acrescity park of Berkeley, California named after César Chávez. The park's east position in San Francisco Bay provides panoramic views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Marin Headlands, and the East Bay hills. The park's terrain is characterized by very open grassy hills that have become popular for kite flying. Paved paths run the perimeter and throughout the park where picnic tables and barbecue grills are available to the public.

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Adventure Playground

Adventure Playground

1.07km from César E. Chávez Park

Adventure Playground is an urban park and adventure playground in Berkeley, California, located at the Berkeley Marina.The adventure playground model, sometimes referred to as a "junk playground," is to provide children with the resources to build. The available tools include saws, hammers, workbenches, and nails. The legal liability raised by giving children relatively unrestricted access to these tools has made adventure playgrounds rare in the United States.

Albany Bulb

Albany Bulb

2.03km from César E. Chávez Park

The Albany Bulb is a former construction debris landfill on San Francisco Bay where people have been making informal outdoor sculptures and paintings for decades. It's home to 150 species of birds, huge trees, wildflowers, amazing views, and lots of walking trails.The Bulb is part of the City of Albany, and can be reached via Buchanan Street or the Bay Trail along the east side of San Francisco Bay.

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

4.58km from César E. Chávez Park

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life is a museum of Jewish history, art, and culture at the University of California, Berkeley. It houses more than 30,000 Jewish artifacts and manuscripts, which is the third largest collection of its kind in the United States.

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

4.61km from César E. Chávez Park

A majestic combined art museum, repertory movie theater, and archive associated with the University of California, Berkeley. The museum has featured works by Albert Bierstadt, Jonathan Borofsky, Joan Brown, Robert Colescott and so more. The museum also features the MATRIX Program for Contemporary Art.

Indian Rock Park

Indian Rock Park

4.64km from César E. Chávez Park

Indian Rock Park is a 1.18-acre public park at 950 Indian Rock Avenue in the city of Berkeley. The central feature of the park is a large rock outcropping on the west side of Indian Rock Ave. On the opposite side of the street the larger portion of the park has several much smaller rock outcroppings, grass fields, and a small barbecue and picnic area. The rock is composed of Northbrae rhyolite.

Berkeley Rose Garden

Berkeley Rose Garden

5.14km from César E. Chávez Park

Berkeley's Historic Rose Garden is a regional destination with its 1,500 rose bushes and 250 varieties of roses, along with breathtaking views. The Rose Garden is situated in a residential area of the Berkeley Hills between the Cragmont and La Loma Park neighborhoods, occupying most of the block between Eunice Street and Bayview Place along the west side of Euclid Avenue.

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