The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a special district operating in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It maintains and operates a system of regional parks which is the largest urban park district in the United States.
The EBRPD was founded in 1934, and acquired its first land two years later, when the East Bay Municipal Utility District sold 2166 acres (8.77 km²)...
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The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) is a special district operating in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It maintains and operates a system of regional parks which is the largest urban park district in the United States.
The EBRPD was founded in 1934, and acquired its first land two years later, when the East Bay Municipal Utility District sold 2166 acres (8.77 km²) of its surplus land. By 2004 it was operating a system of 65 parks covering almost 96,000 acres (390 km²). Some of these are wilderness areas; others include a variety of visitor attractions, with opportunities for swimming, angling, boating and camping. There are more than 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of biking, hiking, and horse riding trails within the parks, and in addition nearly 150 miles (240 km) of paved trails through urban areas link parks together. The founding fathers of the district were Robert Sibley, a hiking enthusiast, and Hollis...
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