Lake Temescal, Oakland

Name: Lake Temescal
Address: Oakland, United States

#124 among attractions in Oakland

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Facts and practical information

Lake Temescal is a small reservoir in the Oakland hills, in northeastern Oakland, California. It is the centerpiece of Temescal Regional Recreation Area, also known as Temescal Regional Park. It is a part of the East Bay Regional Park District. ()

Maximum depth: 20 ftCoordinates: 37°50'54"N, 122°13'48"W

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North Hills (Upper Rockridge)Oakland United States

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Lake Temescal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mountain View Cemetery, Temescal Regional Recreational Area, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, California College of the Arts.

1 miS
Cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
27 min walk • The Mountain View Cemetery is a 226-acre rural cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California. It was established in 1863 by a group of East Bay pioneers under the California Rural Cemetery Act of 1859.
~340 ftSW
Park, Beach
Temescal Regional Recreational Area, Oakland
2 min walk • Temescal Regional Recreation Area, formerly Lake Temescal Regional Park, is a regional park in the Berkeley Hills, in northeastern Oakland, California.
1.2 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley
32 min walk • The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, formerly known as the Judah L. Magnes Museum from 1961 until its reopening in 2012, is a museum of Jewish history, art, and culture in Berkeley, California. The museum, which was founded in 1961 by Seymour and Rebecca Fromer, is named for Jewish activist Rabbi Judah L.
1.4 miSW
Universities and schools
California College of the Arts, Oakland
37 min walk • California College of the Arts is a private art school with two campuses in California, one in San Francisco and one in Oakland. Founded in 1907, it enrolls approximately 1,239 undergraduates and 380 graduate students.
1.2 miSW
Cemetery
Saint Mary Cemetery, Oakland
30 min walk • Saint Mary Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California, adjacent to Mountain View Cemetery.
1.3 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Rockridge Market Hall, Oakland
33 min walk • Rockridge Market Hall is a market hall opened in 1987 in Rockridge, a neighborhood of Oakland, California. It contains nine stores, including a caterer, a specialty foods shop, a flower shop, a wine shop, a produce shop, a coffee roaster, a fish shop, a butcher shop and a bakery. The food hall is across from the Rockridge BART station.
1.4 miSW
Church, Historical place, Mysterious site
Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland
37 min walk • Chapel of the Chimes was founded as California Electric Crematory in 1909 as a crematory and columbarium at 4499 Piedmont Avenue, at the entrance of Mountain View cemetery in Oakland, California. The present building dates largely from a 1928 redevelopment based on the designs of the architect Julia Morgan.
1.2 miN
Park
Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, Oakland
31 min walk • Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve is a small regional park mainly located in the city of Oakland, California, and administered by the East Bay Regional Park District.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Rockridge, Oakland
27 min walk • Rockridge is a residential neighborhood and commercial district in Oakland, California. Rockridge is generally defined as the area east of Telegraph Avenue, south of the Berkeley city limits, west of the Oakland hills and north of the intersection of Pleasant Valley Avenue/51st Street and Broadway.
1 miW
37°50'50"N • 122°14'56"W
St Albert's Priory, Oakland
27 min walk • Church
0.5 miNW
Tunnel
Berkeley Hills Tunnel, Oakland
13 min walk • The Berkeley Hills Tunnel is a tunnel which carries Bay Area Rapid Transit Antioch–SFO + Millbrae Line through the Berkeley Hills between Rockridge station and Orinda station.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lake Temescal?

Nearby attractions include Temescal Regional Recreational Area, Oakland (2 min walk), Berkeley Hills Tunnel, Oakland (13 min walk), Caldecott Tunnel, Oakland (22 min walk).

How to get to Lake Temescal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lake Temescal:

Bus

Claremont Avenue & Hazel Road • Lines: 79 (28 min walk)
Claremont Avenue & Ashby Avenue • Lines: 79, 80 (28 min walk)

Metro

Rockridge • Lines: Yellow (31 min walk)