Aquatic Park, Berkeley

Name: Aquatic Park
Address: 80 Bolivar Dr, Berkeley, 94710, United States

#47 among attractions in Berkeley

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Aquatic Park is a public park in Berkeley, California, United States, located just east of the Eastshore Freeway between Ashby and University Avenues. The Works Progress Administration created the park in the 1930s simultaneously with the nearby Berkeley Yacht Harbor. Its centerpiece is an artificial mile-long lagoon that was cut off from San Francisco Bay by the creation of a causeway for the Eastshore Highway, during the construction of the approaches to the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, also in the 1930s. The lagoon still communicates with the Bay through culverts under the freeway. The east shoreline of the lagoon used to be the original shoreline of San Francisco Bay. ()

Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°51'25"N, 122°17'56"W

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80 Bolivar DrBerkeley (West Berkeley)Berkeley 94710 United States

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Aquatic Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Berkeley Marina, Adventure Playground, César Chávez Park, Pacific Park Plaza.

1.1 miNW
Sailing, Marina
Berkeley Marina, Berkeley
28 min walk • The Berkeley Marina is the westernmost portion of the city of Berkeley, California, located west of the Eastshore Freeway at the foot of University Avenue on San Francisco Bay.
0.9 miNW
Park
Adventure Playground, Berkeley
25 min walk • Adventure Playground is an urban park and adventure playground in Berkeley, California, located at the Berkeley Marina. The park opened in 1979 based on the ideas of Danish architect Carl Theodor Sørensen, who had made use of scrap junkyards for playgrounds when Copenhagen was under occupation during World War II.
1.6 miNW
Park
César Chávez Park, Berkeley
41 min walk • César Chávez Park is a 90 acres city park of Berkeley, California named after César Chávez. It can be found on the peninsula on the north side of the Berkeley Marina in the San Francisco Bay and is adjacent to Eastshore State Park.
1 miS
Skyscraper
Pacific Park Plaza, Berkeley
27 min walk • Pacific Park Plaza is a 30-story residential building located in Emeryville, California adjacent to Interstate 80. Standing at 318 feet tall, Pacific Park Plaza is the tallest building in Emeryville, and the tallest in the San Francisco Bay Area outside of San Francisco and Oakland.
0.9 miN
Church
Good Shepherd Church, Berkeley
25 min walk • The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal church building located at 1001 Hearst Street at Ninth Street in Berkeley, California. Built in 1878, it was designed in the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture by architect Charles L. Bugbee who was associated with his father Samuel C.
0.9 miNW
Park, Regional park
McLaughlin Eastshore State Park, Berkeley
24 min walk • McLaughlin Eastshore State Park is a state park and wildlife refuge along the San Francisco Bay shoreline of the East Bay between the cities of Richmond, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, and Oakland.
1.6 miNE
Park
Ohlone Park, Berkeley
41 min walk • Ohlone Park is a public linear park in the city of Berkeley, California, United States. Directly underground is the subway used by the Bay Area Rapid Transit Richmond–Millbrae + SFO Line and Berryessa/North San José–Richmond Line.
1.1 miW
Piers and boardwalks
Berkeley Pier, Berkeley
29 min walk • The Berkeley Pier is in Berkeley, California. When constructed in 1926, the pier extended 3.5 miles into San Francisco Bay from the end of University Avenue.
1.3 miNE
Synagogue
Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley
34 min walk • Congregation Beth Israel is a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Berkeley, California. Established in 1924 as the Berkeley Hebrew Center, it traces its origins to the First Hebrew Congregation of Berkeley, founded in 1909.
0.6 miNW
Bridge
Berkeley I-80 bridge, Berkeley
15 min walk • The Berkeley I-80 bridge also known as the University Avenue pedestrian bridge and the Berkeley Marina overpass is a 15-foot-wide bridge spanning the Eastshore Freeway in Berkeley, California. It forms part of the San Francisco Bay Trail.
0.9 miNW
37°51'47"N • 122°18'50"W
Cal Sailing Club, Berkeley
24 min walk • Sailing, Marina

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Aquatic Park?

Nearby attractions include Berkeley I-80 bridge, Berkeley (15 min walk), McLaughlin Eastshore State Park, Berkeley (24 min walk), Cal Sailing Club, Berkeley (24 min walk).

How to get to Aquatic Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Aquatic Park:

Bus

Dwight Way & 6th Street • Lines: Wbs (8 min walk)
7th Street & Parker Street • Lines: 36, 80, Wbs (9 min walk)

Train

Berkeley (19 min walk)
Emeryville (31 min walk)