The park also offers 28 miles (~45.1 km) of hiking, horseback, and bicycle trails, in addition to 150 camping sites.

It is the eastern gate for the Ohlone Wilderness Trail, which leads to Sunol and Mission Peak Regional Parks.

Del Valle Road connects to the southern end of the park and has access to hiking, the swim beaches, campground, visitor center, and boat launch, while Arroyo Road connects to the northern staging area for hiking.

[5] Del Valle Regional Park was opened to the public in 1970,[6] 36 years after the EBRPD was founded in 1934.

[9] Shortly after the California drought in the 2010s, Del Valle Regional Park suffered widespread damage from the unusually heavy rains and La Niña that struck the East Bay in early 2017.

Much of the damage was around Lake Del Valle, where runoff overflowed five times into beaches, campgrounds and picnic areas.