Redwood Canyon Public Golf Course, a marina with rental boats, and picnic areas are located at adjacent Lake Chabot Regional Park.

While all the original coast redwoods in Anthony Chabot Regional Park were logged, many regrowth trees are over 100 years old.

[1] Various water companies, predecessors to the East Bay Municipal Utility District, consolidated much of the land for watershed purposes.

Beginning around 1910, the water companies were responsible for planting the large eucalyptus plantations that are still a dominant feature in the park.

Jam sessions were regularly held at the Big Bear Tavern where crowds of up to 400 could assemble on the dance floor.

Due to lead contamination, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors voted unanimously[3] to shut down the marksmanship range operated by the Chabot Gun Club.

[4] A service station film set was built along Redwood Road at the Big Bear Staging Area in Anthony Chabot Regional Park for a chase scene in Clint Eastwood's True Crime (1999).