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  • Picnic Site Reservation Request Form

  • Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks


    Please return all applications to:
    Department of Regional Parks – Recreation Services Division
    10361 Rockingham Drive, Suite 100, Sacramento CA 95827,
    or email to picnics@saccounty.net

  • Guidelines for Reserving Picnic Sites:

    • Reservations are taken January through December. Reservations can be made starting in January for the upcoming year.
    • Reservations can be made for any day of the week but require more than 5 days advance notice. No reservations are booked for major holidays or major holiday weekends.
    • Reservations can be made for Ancil Hoffman Park, Discovery Park, Gibson Ranch Regional Park, Herald Park, Mather Lake Regional Park, River Bend Park, and William B. Pond Recreation Area.
    • Reservations are required for groups over 40 people.
    • Reservation fees range from $50-$300, depending upon the location.
    • All vehicles entering parks are subject to entry fees of $8 per vehicle. You may make arrangements in advance to pay for your guests' parking with post payment parking. A 2-week advance notice is needed to set this up.
    • If your picnic has 250 guests or more then you will be required to submit a group activity application.
    • Sound permits are required to use a public address system, disc jockey or band. An amplified sound permit is $50.
    • Bounce houses are only allowed with a reservation. An additional bounce house permit fee of $50 and proof of insurance from the bounce house company listing County of Sacramento as additionally insured is required.
    • Sorry, no dunk tanks, water games or water inflatables are allowed.

  • Applicant Information

  • Date for Request:*
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  • Alternate Date:*
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  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • Event Details

  • Type of Event:*
  • Facility (Check all that apply): Ancil Hoffman Park
  • Discovery Park
  • Gibson Ranch Regional Park
  • Mather Regional Park
  • River Bend Park
  • William B. Pond Park
  • Add Ons (Check all that apply)
  • Are you requesting permission/planning to serve alcohol at your event?*
  • See the Terms and Conditions for more details.
  • If yes, which? (Check all that apply):
  • I, the undersigned representative, am duly authorized by the organization to submit this application on its behalf and understand that, with the exception of credit card information, the information contained in this application will be available as a public record. The information contained herein is complete and accurate.
  • Date:*
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  • Should be Empty: