Description
If you live in the urban thicket of western Alameda county, Chabot is a quick getaway. Only a few minutes from several major highways, the park nestles between slopes of chaparral and eucalyptus forest, with a pretty grassy glade in the middle. Lake Chabot, in the southeastern corner of the park, offers a multitude of activities, including a marksmanship range, camping, golf course, and boat rental. The Bort Meadow/Grass Valley trailhead has no amenities, and although there's a group campground not far from the parking lot, the staging area is mostly used by small groups of hikers and cyclists.
Chabot is bordered on the northeast by East Bay MUD property, and to the southwest by Oakland and San Leandro. At the terminus of a long chain of east bay parks, Chabot is separated from its nearest neighbor, Redwood Regional Park, by the width of Redwood Road. Hikers out for a long trek can spend all day on the trails of the two parks, although you'll face a few miles of out and back hiking on a single trail in the area of Chabot that is squeezed between Skyline Boulevard and Redwood Road
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