Brooks Island

#8992 among destinations in the United States

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Brooks Island Regional Preserve includes both the 75-acre of Brooks Island above the low-tide line and 300 acres of the surrounding bay. The only public access to the island is via an East Bay Regional Park District naturalist tour. ()

Alternative names: Area: 75 acres (0.1172 mi²)Maximum elevation: 160 ftCoordinates: 37°53'47"N, 122°21'29"W

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Brooks Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Brickyard Cove, Richmond
37 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.
0.9 miN
Park, Historical place, National park
Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park, Richmond
24 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.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Historical place, Ship
SS Red Oak Victory, Richmond
18 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.
1.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
Marina Bay, Richmond
36 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.
0.8 miNW
Ship
Wapama, Richmond
21 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.
1 miNE
Harbor
Richmond Inner Harbor, Richmond
26 min walk • Richmond Inner Harbor is a deepwater body of water in Richmond, California.