Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley

Name: Golden Gate Fields
Address: 1100 Eastshore Highway, Berkeley, United States

#13 among attractions in Berkeley

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Golden Gate Fields is an American horse racing track straddling both Albany, California and Berkeley, California along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay adjacent to the Eastshore Freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area. With the closing of the Bay Meadows racetrack on May 11, 2008, it became the only major thoroughbred racetrack in Northern California. It is currently owned by The Stronach Group. ()

Opened: 1941 (83 years ago)Coordinates: 37°53'6"N, 122°18'40"W

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1100 Eastshore HighwayBerkeley United States

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Golden Gate Fields – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: 924 Gilman, Solano Avenue, Berkeley Marina, Pacific East Mall.

0.7 miSE
Dancing, Nightlife
924 Gilman, Berkeley
19 min walk • The Alternative Music Foundation located at 924 Gilman Street, often referred to by its fans simply as "Gilman", is a non-profit, all-ages, collectively organized music club.
1.1 miE
Street, Shopping, Shopping district
Solano Avenue, Berkeley
29 min walk • Solano Avenue in Berkeley and Albany, California is a two-mile long east-west street. Solano Avenue is one of the larger shopping districts in the Berkeley area.
1.2 miS
Sailing, Marina
Berkeley Marina, Berkeley
31 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.
1 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Pacific East Mall, Richmond
25 min walk • Pacific East Mall is an Asian mall in Richmond, California. It is owned by Pacific Infinity Company Incorporated.
1.2 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
El Cerrito Plaza, Berkeley
31 min walk • El Cerrito Plaza is a shopping center in El Cerrito, California, a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area.
1 miSW
Park
César Chávez Park, Berkeley
26 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.
1.3 miNW
Park
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, Richmond
34 min walk • Point Isabel Regional Shoreline in Richmond, California, is operated by East Bay Regional Park District, and is a multi-use park for joggers, windsurfers, kayakers, photographers, picnickers, and people walking dogs.
0.8 miNE
Park, Trail
Albany Hill, Berkeley
20 min walk • Albany Hill is a prominent hill along the east shore of San Francisco Bay in the city of Albany, California. Geologically, the hill is predominantly Jurassic sandstone, carried to the western edge of North America on the Pacific Plate and scraped off there in the course of subduction.
1.3 miSE
Church
Good Shepherd Church, Berkeley
35 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.
1.2 miS
Park, Regional park
McLaughlin Eastshore State Park, Berkeley
31 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.
0.8 miNE
Area
Albany, Berkeley
20 min walk • Albany is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northwestern Alameda County, California. The population was 20,271 at the 2020 census.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Golden Gate Fields?

Nearby attractions include UC Village, Berkeley (14 min walk), Albany Bulb, Berkeley (17 min walk), Albany Hill, Berkeley (20 min walk), Albany, Berkeley (20 min walk).

How to get to Golden Gate Fields by public transport?

The nearest stations to Golden Gate Fields:

Bus

800 Buchanan Street • Lines: 80 (8 min walk)
Ohlone Avenue & West End Way • Lines: 52 (9 min walk)