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Picnic Reservations & Special Use Permits

park picnic areas are available on a first-come, first-served basis year round. Making a Reservation and securing a permit guarantees a spot for your picnic or event.

A Standard Picnic Reservation allows up to 200 people in a Community Park picnic site. Event may be a family/company picnic, themed party, wedding/reception, meeting, chili cook-off, memorial service, etc. When you make a the reservation, you will be issued a Standard Picnic Permit. This permit allows you to bring in an oversized BBQ and/or have your event catered. All regular park rules apply.

For all picnics/events NOT meeting this criteria, please see the Special Use Picnic Permit information on the right.

Picnic reservations can be made up to a year in advance. Picnic areas fill up quickly, so make your reservations early! Reservations are accepted beginning in February, and picnic sites are available for reservations March-October. Please note: large events and special use events require a permit year round!

For information on Howarth Park Birthday Party Packages, click here. For all other Howarth Park reservations, scroll down.

To view a list of all of our reserveable parks by park name, click here. To see them categorized by group size, scroll down.

SMALL Picnic Sites

$45 Santa Rosa resident

Doyle Park
Picnic Site Map
Picnic Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 32

Finley Park
Small Picnic Site
Seating Capacity: 24

Franklin Park
Picnic Site Map
Picnic Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 24

Galvin Park
Picnic Site Map
Picnic Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 24

Howarth Park

Lower Oak 1-3 Picnic Map
Lower Oak 1-3 Map (Spanish)
Lower Oak 1: Seating Capacity: 32
Lower Oak 2: Seating Capacity: 24
Lower Oak 3: Seating Capacity: 24

Cypress Point Picnic Map
Cypress Point Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 50

Howarth Park Birthday Party
Reservation Information

Rincon Valley Park
Picnic Site Map
Picnic Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 24

Youth Park
Picnic Site Map
En Espanol
Seating Capacity: 40

Barbeque at Finley Park

LARGE Picnic Site

Finley Community Park & Howarth Park Large Group Picnic Sites
Monday-Friday: $110
Saturday/Sunday/Holidays: $123

Finley Park
Gazebo Picnic Site Map
En Espanol
Seating Capacity: 144
Capacity: 50-200

Must have 100+ people to make a reservation. Includes all 3 gazebos, each gazebo contains: (6) 8 ft tables, 1 large BBQ, (2) 8 ft serving tables, (2) 20 amp/110 v outlets, and 1 water spigot

Howarth Park
Gazebo Picnic Site Map
Gazebo Picnic Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 90
Capacity: 50-200

Electric Outlet, Sink, BBQ, NO Jump Houses allowed on the lawn - woodchips only!

All Other Large Group Picnic Sites
Monday-Friday: $105
Saturday/Sunday/Holiday: $110

Doyle Park
Picnic Area A Map
Area A Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 80
Capacity: 50-200
10 Tables, 2 BBQs

Doyle Park
Picnic Area B Map
Area B Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 64
Capacity: 50-200
8 Tables, 2 BBQs

Galvin Park
Picnic Site Map
Picnic Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 184
Capacity: 50-200
(8) 16 ft tables, (7) 8 ft tables

Rincon Valley Park
Large Picnic Site Map
Picnic Map (En Espanol)
Seating Capacity: 128
Capacity: 50-200
(16) 8 ft tables, 1 large BBQ,
3 small BBQs

Southwest
Community Park
Gazebo Picnic Site Map
Gazebo Picnic Map (Spanish)
Seating Capacity: 48

Youth Park
Gazebo Picnic Site Map
En Espanol
Seating Capacity: 48

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