McNears Beach, San Rafael

Name: McNears Beach
Address: 201 Cantera Way, San Rafael, 94901, United States

#2 among attractions in San Rafael

Park, Beach, Relax in park

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McNears Beach was the site of a fashionable beach resort established in the 1880s on San Pablo Bay in Marin County, California. It was located 0.5 miles north-northwest of Point San Pedro, and 3.4 miles northeast of San Rafael. The United States Board of Geographic Names rejected other, similar names proposed for the site, including McNear, McNear Landing, and McNear's Beach. ()

Elevation: 7 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°59'34"N, 122°27'11"W

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201 Cantera WayPeacock GapSan Rafael 94901 United States

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McNears Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: China Camp State Park, Mission San Rafael Arcángel, East Brother Island Light, Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center.

0.7 miNW
Campgrounds with hiking and biking trails
China Camp State Park, San Rafael
18 min walk • China Camp State Park is a state park in Marin County, California, surrounding a historic Chinese American shrimp-fishing village and a salt marsh. The park is located in San Rafael, California, on the shore of San Pablo Bay. It is known for its hiking and mountain biking trails, scenic views, and open spaces.
4.3 miW
Church gift shop selling religious wares
Mission San Rafael Arcángel, San Rafael
109 min walk • Mission San Rafael Arcángel is a Spanish mission in San Rafael, California. It was founded in 1817 as a medical asistencia of Mission San Francisco de Asís. It was a hospital to treat sick Native Americans, making it Alta California's first sanitarium. The weather was much...
2.3 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
East Brother Island Light, The Brothers
59 min walk • East Brother Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on East Brother Island in San Rafael Bay, near the tip of Point San Pablo in Richmond, California. It marks the entrance to San Pablo Bay from San Francisco Bay.
4.2 miW
Cinema, Nightlife
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
108 min walk • The California Film Institute is a non-profit film exhibition organization based in San Rafael, California.
3.7 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Marin Shakespeare Company, San Rafael
94 min walk • The Marin Shakespeare Company was established in 1989 at Dominican College’s Forest Meadows Amphitheatre in San Rafael, California, by Lesley Schisgall Currier and Robert Currier.
4.2 miW
Civic center
Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael
108 min walk • The Marin County Civic Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is located in San Rafael, California, United States. Groundbreaking for the Civic Center Administration Building took place in 1960, after Wright's death and under the watch of Wright's protégé, Aaron Green; it was completed in 1962.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Point Potrero Pond, Richmond
125 min walk • Potrero Hills Pond is a small lake in Richmond, California. It was formed from quarrying of hills near Potrero Hills at the Blake Brothers Quarry. It is fed by underground springs. It is now polluted and surrounded by a Chevron Richmond Refinery tank farm.
2.2 miSW
Island, National park
Marin Islands
55 min walk • The Marin Islands are a haven for birdwatchers, with a diverse range of avian species calling the islands home. From majestic herons and egrets to graceful terns and gulls, the islands offer a unique opportunity to observe and photograph a wide variety of birds in...
4.5 miW
37°58'32"N • 122°31'59"W
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael
116 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
4.5 miSW
37°56'41"N • 122°30'32"W
Golden Gate Ferry, Larkspur
116 min walk • Boat or ferry, Transport, Baseball field
4.4 miSW
37°57'29"N • 122°31'16"W
Bret Harte Community Association, San Rafael
113 min walk • Park