RESERVE A BBQ/PICNIC AREA FOR YOUR NEXT PARTY OR GATHERING! 

For fee information please see our Parks and Recreation Schedule of Fees.

BBQ/Picnic Facility Use Permit Application

Many of Monterey's beautiful parks offer group BBQ/picnic areas available for your private use. Reservations are made by purchasing a BBQ/Picnic Facility Use Permit. It's easy – just follow the steps below:

  1. Visit our BBQ/Picnic Areas page and click on the link for a specific park. Call the contact number listed to check park availability for the date of your gathering.
     

  2. If a Community Center is located at the park you are interested in, or if you are interested in reserving a   area at Veteran’s Memorial Park, please go to that park directly to purchase your permit.
     

  3. If the park you are interested in lists the Recreation Administration office as the location to purchase  a permit, you have several options. You may purchase your permit in person; you may download a BBQ/Picnic Facility Use Permit Application, fill it in completely and legibly and fax it to 831.646.3880, or mail it to the Recreation Administration office at 546 Dutra Street, Monterey, CA. Once we receive your application and confirm that the area is available we will process your permit and mail it to you, or you may pick it up at our office if you prefer.

Jump House Permits

Jump House/Inflatables Permit Application

  1. Visit our BBQ/Picnic Areas page for a list of parks that allow jump houses/inflatables and follow the steps listed above.

  2. Please call the Recreation Department at 831.646.3866 for a current list of jump house vendors who have satisfied the City insurance requirements and are eligible to do business in City parks. Privately owned Jump Houses/Inflatables may not be used on City property.

  3. Both a Jump House Permit and BBQ/Picnic Facility Use Permit are required to use a jump    house/inflatable device in City parks. Jump House Permits are not available without the purchase of a BBQ/Picnic Facility Use Permit which reserves the group BBQ/Picnic area.

  4. No climbing walls or water toys, e.g. waterslides or Slip 'N Slides, are allowed in the parks.

 

Reservation Policies

– All reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
– BBQ/Picnic Facility Use Permits and Jump House Permits for Casanova Oak Knoll Park, Hilltop Park and Veteran's Memorial Park are made at those locations. 
– Reservations can not be made by telephone.
– Reservations are for the group BBQ/picnic area only - the park remains open the the public.
– One permit per day is issued for each group BBQ/picnic area. Permit allows access between
   the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
– Alcohol is permitted in the BBQ/picnic area only.
– A refundable key deposit is required for Whispering Pines park. Keys must be picked up and
   returned to the Recreation Administration Office.

Picnic Kits

Kits include 5 softballs, 3 bats, 1 volleyball, 1 volleyball net (no poles), 1 bocce ball set, 1 soccer ball, 1 football, and 1 Frisbee. For fee information please see our Parks and Recreation Schedule of Fees. Proof of residency must be furnished at time of reservation to receive the City resident discount. Call the Recreation and Community Services Department office at 831.646.3866 for information.

For a map of City parks please see our Park Locator Map
 


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