Here is the KKL's list of parks that have designated areas for BBQing and picnicking.
These parks are free of charge to use - just remember to clean up before you leave!

(Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all the places nearby, just some local suggestions)

Tips for keeping the park clean:
- Bring garbage bags with you and tie them properly when full.
- Leave garbage in the designated bins.
- If there is no room in the garbage bins provided at the recreational site, please tie the neck of the bags very tightly before placing them beside the bin. Please do not hang garbage bags from trees.

Tips for BBQing:
- Don't light fires anywhere in the forest apart from the designated areas.
- KKL-JNF recreation areas provide on-site barbeques for the use of visitors; others offer purpose-built flat surfaces where you are invited to set up your own barbeque equipment.
-These sites are provided with barrels for your used charcoal to deposit before you leave.

Shoham Park: Picnic tables and cozy places to sit.
Directions: Go on Route no. 444 and turn East towards the Industrial Zone, following the signs that read “Modiin District Industrial Area” (Ezor Ta‘asiya Hevel Modi‘in). Continue East along an asphalt road for around a kilometer and a half until you reach Shoham Forest, and then turn right on to a dirt road.

The President's Forest - Tzora Forest: This forest is the site of events in the lives of the Biblical Patriarchs, and, in a more modern vein, it contains thirty-seven environmental sculptures made from iron and local stone.  These works can be touched and walked around, and between them we can catch glimpses of the hills of Judea and the Coastal Plain stretching to the horizon. The Sculpture Trail also offers recreation areas and relaxation spots. 
Directions: Drive along Route no. 44, which links Nachshon Junction to Shimshon Junction. Turn towards Moshav Tarom, and then make an immediate right. Enter the forest from here and then turn left to reach the recreation area.

The Tel Aviv Municipality Pensioners’ Recreation Area: Drive along Route no. 38 from Shimshon Junction in the direction of Beit Shemesh and turn right towards Kibbutz Tzora. After passing the entrance to the kibbutz continue for half a kilometer before turning right on to the signposted forest road. At the first fork, turn right on to the Tzora Scenic Route, which is marked in red, and find the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality Pensioners’ Recreation Area, which is equipped with picnic tables and on-site barbeque equipment. Alternatively, take the green-marked Sculpture Trail at the fork and ascend to the top of the ridge, where the Henion HaSoher site offers picnic tables, playground equipment, ancient agricultural artifacts and a magnificent view in the direction of Nachal Sorek. Note: This route is not suitable for vehicles with low clearance.

Eshtaol Forest Recreation Area: The Neveh Shalom-Eshtaol road in Yitzhak Rabin Park offers a large number of recreation areas complete with tables, a wide variety of children’s play equipment and restful spots where visitors can enjoy a picnic in natural surroundings.
Directions: The Neveh Shalom-Eshtaol road can be accessed from Route no. 3 (the Latrun-Nahshon Junction Interchange). At the Nachshon-Neveh Shalom Interchange, drive in the direction of the Jewish-Arab community of Neveh Shalom. Alternatively, reach the recreation area from the Shimshon-Nachshon Junction (Route no. 44), approximately 0.7 kilometers northwest of Shimshon Junction; turn in at the entrance to the KKL-JNF plant nursery.

Ayalon Canada Park:  Ayalon Springs, the Maayanot Valley, the Ayub Well, Tel Ayalon, the Date Palm,  picnic area, Lookout, Marked path, Archeological or Historic site, Easy access (close to road).
Directions: From Jerusalem, near the Paz gas station at the Shaar Hagai Interchange.
Access to the main site in the Maayanot Valley and the groves of Tel Ayalon: From the Jerusalem – Tel Aviv Highway turn toward Mevo Horon and Ramallah at Latrun Junction (Highway 3). Ayalon Park is on the right and on the left of the highway about one kilometer after the junction.

 *All the information is from the KKL-JNF website: https://www.kkl.org.il/recreation_areas_barbecue_center/

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