This community center is nestled in the Montclair District, complete with a duck pond, picnic areas, tennis courts, outdoor basketball court, and modern play equipment. Our center is now more accessible to community members with physical disabilities after renovations. The center offers varied, balanced, and comprehensive recreational programs at a reasonable price for all ages.
Update 8/18/23: The Redwood Heights Recreation Center is no longer allowing inside rentals. Please contact Central Reservations for a list of facilities that they are taking reservations for. Located in the beautiful Oakland hills, Redwood Heights Recreation Center is a great weekend rental location. The center offers a wide variety of programming serving community members of all ages. The most popular activities youth activities are Karate, Town Camp - Redwood Hts, and Town After School Program. Join us for one of our adult classes of Karate & Yoga.
The Redwood Heights Recreation Center no longer is allowing indoor rental reservations. Please contact the Central Reservations Unit for rental information for their locations. Updated 6/29/23
San Antonio Recreation Center sits atop one of the lower rolling hills of the East Bay; surrounded by beautiful grounds making it ideal for family gatherings and activities. The park is fully equipped with tennis courts, soccer field, a lighted basketball court, community garden, and picnic area. The center is currently closed to the public.
Located in East Oakland near San Leandro, Sheffield Village features a softball field, basketball court, tot play area, and football/soccer field. The center provides programs for all community members from toddlers to seniors. Rental permits for the facility and grounds available.
One of our newest centers, Willie Keyes is located in West Oakland near Emeryville which claims Pixar Animation Studio and Bay Street Shopping Center. It is the only City of Oakland facility in West Oakland that is equipped with a full sized gymnasium including a weight room, lighted outdoor basketball court, volleyball court, lighted softball field, asphalt playground, tot lot, picnic area, patio area, a wireless computer lab, multipurpose rooms and a state of the art kitchen.
The Central East Oakland Discovery Center is a community-based program that offers neighborhood youth a fun way to explore their world through science.It provides youth with the materials, resources, and coaching that allows them the creative space to discover their own skills and enables them to pursue their own interests. It encourages youth to see learning as something they pursue for their own benefit.The program is located at Brookdale Recreation Center.
The Rotary Nature Center is a natural science museum operated by City of Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development (OPRYD) Department. Constructed in 1953, the Rotary Nature Center is the oldest municipal nature center in the United States and is home to educational displays that highlights the plant and animal species that call Lake Merritt and Lakeside Park home. Nature center features include a main hall that contains a large variety of bird specimens, interactive displays, activity stations, and information on Lake Merritt and Lakeside Park’s natural and cultural history, an environmental education library, and Rotary Nature Center staff offices. The nature center’s adjacent location to Lake Merritt makes it a prime viewing spot for resident and migratory birds that frequent the oldest wildlife refuge in the United States. Driven by conservation, stewardship, and connecting Oaklanders and its visitors to their open spaces, the Rotary Nature Center features youth and adult programs, classes, and special events that welcomes all to experience Oakland’s natural side.
Tassafaronga Recreation Center serves the South Oakland community.
For more than 75 years, we’ve worked together with communities to build a better Oakland by offering activities for the whole family. With well over 100 years in service, OPYRD operates multiple facilities, parks, fields, and courts throughout the City of Oakland.
We offer Youth and Adult Advanced Sailing and Recreation Center Advanced Kayaking programs. We also host community-based Rowing and Dragon Boating programs (scroll down for contact information).
Boating programs are offered at Lake Merritt and the Oakland Estuary. Youth and community programs provide an entry point to gain skills to explore the wonders of Bay Area boating. You can host special events at Lake Merritt Sailboat House which is located about Lake Merritt Boating Center.
Boating programs are offered at Lake Merritt and the Oakland Estuary. Youth and community programs provide an entry point to gain skills to explore the wonders of Bay Area boating.
Located in District 5 of Oakland, Brookdale Recreation Center offers fun and creative recreational activities for youth and teens. Picnic tables are provided high on the hill above the sounds of the vibrant neighborhood below. Picnic sites are available for use on a first come basis. Play equipment such as balls, jump ropes, bats, and more available at the Rec Center Lending Cart. The Rec Center also has a mobile library available to all. Stop by and visit with our friendly staff.
The newly renovated Rainbow Recreation Center serves the East Oakland Community with recreational activities for all ages. The center features the Jason Richardson Gymnasium, lighted outdoor basketball courts, soccer/flag football field, playground, toddler play area, commercial kitchen, patio area, computer lab, and community room.
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