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​Guidelines for Reserving Picnic Sites:

• Reservations are taken January through December.
• Reservations can be made for any day of the week, however no reservations are booked for major holiday weekends. 
• Reservations can be made for Discovery Park, William Pond Recreation Area, Ancil Hoffman Park, Mather Lake Regional Park, Gibson Ranch Regional Park, River Bend Park​ and Herald Park.
• Online Calendar to Make/Check Reservations  
• Picnic​ Site​ Reservation​ Request Form
  
• Reservations are required for groups of more than 40.
  
• All reservations must be made more than five (5) days in advance.
  
• Reservation fees range from $40​-$250, depending on the location.
• All vehicles entering parks are subject to entry fees of $7 (You can make arrangements in advance to pay for your guests' parking with post payment parking).
• 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 and there is an additional bounce house permit fee of $50​ and we also require proof of insurance from the bounce house company listing County of Sacramento as additionally insured. 
• Sorry, no dunk tanks, water games or water inflatables are allowed. 

Which Parks Offer Picnic Sites That Can Be Reserved in Advance? 

• Discovery Park
• Mather Regional Park 
• Ancil Hoffman Park
• William B. Pond Recreational Area
• Herald Park 
• Gibson Ranch​ Regional Park
  
• River ​Bend Park
  

Online Calendar to Make​/Check Reservations 

Additional "Add-O​n" Permits

Permi​t Information
Amplified Sound 
Post Payment
Filmi​ng Permit​
Bounce Houses
Alcohol Permit and Alcohol Guidelines 
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​Have questions? Contact our reser​vations team.