Parks and the outdoors in Alameda

10 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Alameda.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Drink
Boba Me
Ding Tea (former name)
Boba tea place at Park St. Good for a quick, nice tasting drink. Has a few claw machines, and a decent amount of seating. Service can be bad, but usually pretty alright.
Daily noon-9PM
Do
City View Skate Park
Great spot to ride skateboards and skates and great views of the bay. Access to the skate park has been diverted due to intervening construction until approximately 2023.
Dawn to duskFree
Do
Color Me Mine of Alameda
Paint-your-own-pottery studio located at South Shore Center by the beach. Hundreds of preformed ceramics to paint as you wish. No experience necessary. Kids and adults. No reservations needed on most days.
Mon-Thu 11AM-8PM, Fri 11AM-9PM, Sat 10AM-9PM, Sun 10AM-6PM
Do
Corica Park Golf Course
The only golf course in Bay Farm, Alameda. 2 large courses, and 1 par-3 course.
Varies; see website~$50
See
Crown Beach
Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach
A good beach on the bay. Very popular with kiteboarders and joggers.
Daily 5AM-10PM$5 parking fee, $2 dog fee
Drink
Julie's Coffee and Tea Garden
Friendly coffee and tea shop with huge loose tea selection and excellent vegan baked goods. Free wifi and a beautiful backyard garden with abundant seating.
Daily 7AM-4PM
Drink
McGee's Bar & Grill
Park street institution for many years, very friendly sports pub with hardwood finish and good (If pricey) food. Full catering services available. One of the few places on Park Street that has off-street parking.
See website$30-40
Eat
Pampered Pup
A Park Street institution for decades, serving all the basic favorites of hot dogs, including sauerkraut and chili dogs.
Under $15
Eat
Star Pizza
The Star on Park
Thin-crust, deep-dish, or Detroit-style pizza. Good value — personal-sized pizzas available until 3PM, and family combo available to feed four.
Sun-Thu 11:30AM-9PM, Fri Sat 11:30AM-10PM$20-30
Drink
Park Station
Brewery, always packed. Has soft drinks for children.
Sun 9AM-9PM, Mon Tue 3-9PM, Wed noon-9PM, Thu noon-10PM, Fri-Sat noon-9:30PM$10-20

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Alameda (CC BY-SA 4.0).