Lafayette Reservoir
- Type
- Water supply reservoir with recreation
- Address
- 3849 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549
- Operator
- EBMUD
- Private boats
- Cartop 7'10" or longer; electric trolling motors OK
- Kayak & SUP
- Fishing
- Boat rentals
- Restrooms
About this lake
Lafayette Reservoir is an EBMUD water supply reservoir in Lafayette, set in 928 acres of open space and ringed by a 2.7-mile paved Lakeside Trail. It's one of the East Bay's most popular places to rent a rowboat or pedal boat.
Boating
You can bring a cartop boat 7 feet 10 inches or longer, with an electric trolling motor if you like, and float tubes are allowed. Trailered boats, gas engines and stand-up paddleboards aren't. Every private boat needs an invasive mussel inspection first. Boats must be off the water when the Visitor Center closes, and swimming and wading are prohibited.
Rentals
The Visitor Center rents boats to adults 18 and older with a $40 deposit; rentals end an hour before closing.
Fishing and trails
The lake is fished for bass, crappie, trout and catfish, with worms the only live bait allowed. Above the paved loop, the 4.7-mile dirt Rim Trail climbs the ridges.
Getting there & access
Getting there
The entrance is on Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette, just off Highway 24.
Bringing a boat
Cartop boats only, with no gas motors. Arrive clean and dry for the mussel inspection, and plan to be off the water when the Visitor Center closes.
Renting
Rent at the Visitor Center; you need to be 18 or older and leave a $40 deposit.
- Not allowed
- Trailered boats, gas motors, paddleboards, swimming
- Launch fees
- $6 inspection + $4 daily launch
- Rentals
- From $15 for up to 1 hour
- Parking
- $7 all day or $2 per hour
- Phone
- (925) 284-9669
What's here
Boat rentals
Rowboats and pedal boats from the Visitor Center
Cartop launch
Private cartop boats with electric trolling motors allowed
Fishing
Bass, crappie, trout and catfish; worms only for live bait
Trails
2.7-mile paved Lakeside Trail and 4.7-mile Rim Trail
Restrooms
Restrooms along the Lakeside Trail and picnic areas
Rules & official resources
- Cartop boats 7'10" or longer, electric trolling motors and float tubes allowed; no trailered boats, gas engines or stand-up paddleboardsebmud.com ↗
- Private boats need a $6 invasive mussel inspection and a $4 daily launch permitebmud.com ↗
- Swimming and wading prohibited; boats must be off the lake when the Visitor Center closesebmud.com ↗
- California fishing license required for anglers 16+, plus a $6 daily access permitebmud.com ↗
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