Lauritzen Canal, Richmond

#33 among attractions in Richmond

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The Lauritzen Canal is a shipping waterway which is part of the larger Port of Richmond in Richmond, California. It was dredged out of the former expanse of the now atrophied Castro Cove wetlands of the West Richmond Watershed. It was created for shipbuilding yards in World War II. Today is serves as part of the operation of the Port of Richmond for largely petrochemical, liquid bulk, and vehicle imports. ()

Coordinates: 37°55'19"N, 122°22'1"W

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Richmond United States

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Lauritzen Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Plunge, Brickyard Cove, Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park, SS Red Oak Victory.

0.9 miW
Watersports, Historical place, Swimming pool
The Plunge, Richmond
24 min walk • The Richmond Municipal Natatorium, commonly known as The Plunge or The Richmond Plunge, is a historic swim center in the Point Richmond neighborhood of Richmond, California. It was closed in August 2001 for seismic retrofitting and reopened in August 2010. It now is back to a regular schedule.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Brickyard Cove, Richmond
30 min walk • Brickyard Cove Pond is a small lake in the Brickyard Cove District of Richmond, California. It was formed from quarrying of Nicholl's Knob the surrounding hill. It is fed by Brickyard Springs, a series of underground springs.
1 miSE
Park, Historical place, National park
Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park, Richmond
26 min walk • Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park is a United States national historical park located in Richmond, California, near San Francisco.
1.2 miS
Museum, Historical place, Ship
SS Red Oak Victory, Richmond
31 min walk • SS Red Oak Victory is a U.S. Victory ship of the Boulder Victory-class cargo ship used in the Second World War. She was preserved to serve as a museum ship in Richmond, California, and is located within the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
1 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Golden State Model Railroad Museum, Richmond
27 min walk • The Golden State Model Railroad Museum is an operating model railroad exhibit located in Point Richmond, California, within the boundary of the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline park.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Miller/Knox Lagoon, Richmond
29 min walk • Miller/Knox Lagoon is a lake in Richmond, California.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Marina Bay, Richmond
33 min walk • Marina Bay, is located in Richmond's protected Richmond Inner Harbor. It was developed in the mid-1980s in an effort to clean up what had been up to that point the defunct World War II-era Kaiser Shipyards.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Point Richmond Historic District, Richmond
27 min walk • The Point Richmond Historic District is the downtown area of Point Richmond in Richmond, California, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Masquers Playhouse, Richmond
27 min walk • The Masquers Playhouse is an 89-seat community theatre in Point Richmond in Contra Costa County, California. It is home to the Masquers, a local performing group that has been in production since 1955. Their first play at the playhouse was The Happiest Millionaire in March 1960.
1.1 miW
Beach
Keller Beach, Richmond
28 min walk • Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline is a 295-acre bayside park near the Brickyard Cove neighborhood of the Point Richmond District in Richmond, California.
1.1 miS
Ship
Wapama, Richmond
29 min walk • Wapama, also known as Tongass, was a vessel last located in Richmond, California. She was the last surviving example of some 225 wooden steam schooners that served the lumber trade and other coastal services along the Pacific Coast of the United States.