Rockridge, Oakland

Name: Rockridge
Address: Oakland, United States

#153 among attractions in Oakland

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Rockridge is a residential neighborhood and commercial district in Oakland, California. Rockridge is generally defined as the area east of Telegraph Avenue, south of the Berkeley city limits, west of the Oakland hills and north of the intersection of Pleasant Valley Avenue/51st Street and Broadway. Rockridge was listed by Money Magazine in 2002 as one of the "best places to live". ()

Coordinates: 37°50'37"N, 122°14'52"W

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North Oakland (Rockridge)Oakland United States

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Rockridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Piedmont Avenue, Mountain View Cemetery, White Horse Inn, Bushrod.

1.2 miS
Shopping district, Shopping
Piedmont Avenue, Oakland
31 min walk • The Piedmont Avenue neighborhood is a residential and commercial district in the North Oakland region of Oakland, California. It is named for Piedmont Avenue, a commercial street known for dining and retail.
0.9 miSE
Cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
23 min walk • The Mountain View Cemetery is a 226-acre rural cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California. It was established in 1863 by a group of East Bay pioneers under the California Rural Cemetery Act of 1859.
1.2 miNW
Dancing, Nightlife
White Horse Inn, Oakland
30 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.
0.9 miW
Park
Bushrod, Oakland
23 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.
1.5 miNW
Temple, Spiritual, Buddhist architecture
Berkeley Zen Center, Berkeley
39 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.
1.2 miN
Theater, Church, Concerts and shows
Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley
32 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 miE
Park, Beach
Temescal Regional Recreational Area, Oakland
25 min walk • Temescal Regional Recreation Area, formerly Lake Temescal Regional Park, is a regional park in the Berkeley Hills, in northeastern Oakland, California.
1.1 miN
Museum, Art museum
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, Berkeley
28 min walk • The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, formerly known as the Judah L. Magnes Museum from 1961 until its reopening in 2012, is a museum of Jewish history, art, and culture in Berkeley, California. The museum, which was founded in 1961 by Seymour and Rebecca Fromer, is named for Jewish activist Rabbi Judah L.
0.5 miS
Universities and schools
California College of the Arts, Oakland
14 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.
0.7 miSE
Cemetery
Saint Mary Cemetery, Oakland
17 min walk • Saint Mary Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California, adjacent to Mountain View Cemetery.
~1410 ftSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Rockridge Market Hall, Oakland
7 min walk • Rockridge Market Hall is a market hall opened in 1987 in Rockridge, a neighborhood of Oakland, California. It contains nine stores, including a caterer, a specialty foods shop, a flower shop, a wine shop, a produce shop, a coffee roaster, a fish shop, a butcher shop and a bakery. The food hall is across from the Rockridge BART station.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Rockridge?

Nearby attractions include St Albert's Priory, Oakland (7 min walk), California College of the Arts, Oakland (14 min walk), Saint Mary Cemetery, Oakland (17 min walk), Clars Auction Gallery, Oakland (19 min walk).

How to get to Rockridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Rockridge:

Bus

Keith Avenue & College Avenue • Lines: 51A (6 min walk)
College Avenue & Keith Avenue • Lines: 51B, 851 (6 min walk)

Metro

Rockridge • Lines: Yellow (6 min walk)
MacArthur • Lines: Orange, Red, Yellow (38 min walk)