Parking fees changing at Fremont parklands
- East Bay Regional Park District will make Ardenwood Historic Farm cashless on April 29, adding Fremont’s farm site to a broader no-cash rollout. - Quarry Lakes in Fremont already uses cashless parking at $5 per vehicle, while Ardenwood still lists free parking but cashless admission starts Wednesday. - The district says five more parks are shifting before summer, expanding a payment model Quarry Lakes already adopted. (localnewsmatters.org)
East Bay Regional Park District is making Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont cashless starting Wednesday, April 29. (ebparks.org) (localnewsmatters.org) Ardenwood’s park page says parking remains free, but admission sales will no longer take cash. The site says it accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover. (ebparks.org) Ardenwood charges $4 for adults on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays during its historic season, and $6 on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Seniors pay $3 or $5, and children ages 4 to 17 pay $2 or $4. (ebparks.org) Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont is already cashless. Its park page lists $5 parking per vehicle, $5 per trailered vehicle and says credit card and tap-to-pay are accepted at the kiosk. (ebparks.org) Quarry Lakes also charges $5 beach access for adults ages 18 to 61, and $3 for children, seniors and disabled visitors. The park page says daily fishing permits are sold online. (ebparks.org) The Fremont changes are part of a wider district rollout at five more East Bay parks on April 29. Local News Matters reported the district is expanding cashless fee collection ahead of higher summer visitor traffic. (localnewsmatters.org) That expansion covers Ardenwood, Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area, Don Castro Regional Recreation Area, Diablo Foothills Regional Park and Temescal Regional Recreation Area. A 30-day grace period begins with the switch, according to Local News Matters. (localnewsmatters.org) The district’s 2026 fee supplement also keeps several no-fee exceptions in place at Ardenwood. It lists free parking and entrance on Juneteenth and Green Friday, plus free day-use parking and Ardenwood admission for eligible military visitors on Veterans Day. (ebparks.org) For Fremont visitors, the practical change is simple: Quarry Lakes already requires card or tap-to-pay, and Ardenwood joins that system on April 29. (ebparks.org 1) (ebparks.org 2)
