South Berkeley, Berkeley

#145 among attractions in Berkeley

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South Berkeley is a neighborhood in the city of Berkeley, California. It extends roughly from Dwight Way to the city’s border with Oakland, between Telegraph Avenue in the east and either Sacramento Street or San Pablo Avenue in the west. It lies at an elevation of 102 feet. ()

Coordinates: 37°50'56"N, 122°16'19"W

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South Berkeley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shotgun Players, Oaks Park Stadium, People's Park, White Horse Inn.

0.4 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows
Shotgun Players, Berkeley
11 min walk • The Shotgun Players is a California East Bay regional theatre group located in Berkeley, California. It runs 6 to 7 productions per season. Its main stage is the Ashby Stage located in the Lorin District near the Ashby BART station.
1.2 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Oaks Park Stadium, Oakland
32 min walk • Oaks Park, formally known as the Oakland Baseball Park, and at times nicknamed Emeryville Park, was a baseball stadium in Emeryville, California.
1.4 miNE
Park
People's Park, Berkeley
37 min walk • People's Park in Berkeley, California is a park located just east of Telegraph Avenue, bounded by Haste and Bowditch Streets, and Dwight Way, near the University of California, Berkeley.
0.4 miNE
Dancing, Nightlife
White Horse Inn, Oakland
10 min walk • The White Horse Inn is a gay bar located at 6551 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland's Bushrod Park neighborhood. It officially opened in 1933 but is rumored to have operated as a gay speakeasy since before the end of Prohibition.
1.5 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bay Street Emeryville, Oakland
38 min walk • Bay Street Emeryville is a large mixed-use development in Emeryville, California which currently has 65 stores, ten restaurants, a sixteen-screen movie theater, 230 room hotel, and 400 residential units with 1,000 residents.
0.5 miSE
Park
Bushrod, Oakland
14 min walk • The Bushrod neighborhood in North Oakland, Oakland, California is an area surrounding its namesake park, and bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Way to the west, Claremont Avenue to the east, Highway 24 to the south, and the Berkeley border to the north.
0.5 miN
Temple, Spiritual, Buddhist architecture
Berkeley Zen Center, Berkeley
15 min walk • Berkeley Zen Center, temple name Shogakuji, is an Sōtō Zen Buddhist practice centre located in Berkeley, California currently led by Hozan Alan Senauke.
1.3 miNE
Theater, Church, Concerts and shows
Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley
35 min walk • The Julia Morgan Theater, located in the former St. John's Presbyterian Church, is a historic building in Berkeley, California designed by architect Julia Morgan.
1.5 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Romanesque architecture
First Church of Christ, Berkeley
38 min walk • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley, now also known as Christian Science Society, Berkeley, is a Christian Science church, located at 2619 Dwight Way at Bowditch Street across the street from People's Park, in Berkeley, in Alameda County, California.
1.4 miSW
Area
Emeryville, Oakland
36 min walk • Emeryville is a small city located in northwest Alameda County, California, in the United States. It lies in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, with a border on the shore of San Francisco Bay.
1.4 miSE
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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to South Berkeley?

Nearby attractions include Lorin, Berkeley (1 min walk), South Berkeley Community Church, Berkeley (3 min walk), Shotgun Players, Berkeley (11 min walk), Long Haul Infoshop, Berkeley (11 min walk).

How to get to South Berkeley by public transport?

The nearest stations to South Berkeley:

Bus

Adeline Street & Alcatraz Avenue • Lines: 12, F (1 min walk)
Stanford Avenue & King Street • Lines: F (6 min walk)

Metro

Ashby • Lines: Orange, Red (8 min walk)
Rockridge • Lines: Yellow (30 min walk)

Train

Emeryville (32 min walk)