ROSA PARKS SCHOOLS PARK

Location

920 Allston Way between Eighth and Ninth Streets - Southwest Berkeley

Getting There

Map of Parks; or check the link on The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports: Parks in Berkeley Website for the park location on a Google map.

 Rosa Parks School Park is managed and maintained by the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD).  By a joint-use agreement between the City of Berkeley and the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), Rosa Parks School offers public access to its play areas, gym, and basketball courts when school is not in session.

Features

• Baseball/softball field

• Soccer practice

• Multi-purpose turf

• Basketball courts (2)

• Tot play area featuring tunnel, tunnel slide, arch climber, double slide, spiroslide, sand table

• School-age play area featuring 2 play structures with suspension bridge, slides, overhead bars, firefighter pole, and climbers

• Mini-Track

• Gym

History

The play areas were originally built with funds from Land Water Conservation Fund Grant and Measure Y, the bond measure passed in 1974 to meet community needs for recreation. The new school-age play area was completed in 1998 with community input into the design.

No Restroom during non-school hours (when park is open to general public)

No Off-Street Parking

Acreage

.46 acre                 20,040 sq. ft.

Accessibility

    Handicapped/ Wheelchair accessible

Park Hours

Unless otherwise posted (upon principal’s discretion):

• School Days: 4 p.m. to dusk

• Non-School Days: 8 a.m. to dusk

For questions on park maintenance, contact:

BUSD Plant Operations, 510-644-6526 Berkeley Elementary Schools

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