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Frenchmen's Curve has 20 ten-ft picnic tables, 2 ten-ft serving tables, 2 double BBQs, 1 single-BBQ, and a drinking fountain with a spigot. Shade at the site. Max capacity is 350. VEHICLE ACCESS WITH PERMIT - DROP OFF ONLY. Interactive Play Equipment is ALLOWED WITH A PERMIT and a $45 electricity fee; Generators are NOT allowed. Located near a children's play area and across from a very large lawn area. There are volleyball courts and horseshoe pits in the park; equipment is available for rent ($2 plus $20 refundable deposit) at the entry kiosk. This site is close to horseshoe pits. ENTRY GATES TO THE PARK CLOSE AT 4:30PM BETWEEN NOV-FEB. PARK PHONE: 1-888-EBPARKS (888-327-2757), option 3, ext. 4534. DIRECTIONS: From I-80, take the San Pablo Dam Road exit and turn east towards the hills. Proceed through El Sobrante on San Pablo Dam Road to the park entrance on your left, approximately a quarter-mile south of the intersection with Castro Ranch Road. From Hwy 24, exit at Orinda and turn north on Camino Pablo, which becomes San Pablo Dam Road. Proceed north, approximately one mile past the San Pablo Reservoir Recreation Area entrance, to the park entrance on your right.