San Rafael Creek
San Rafael Creek is a watercourse in Marin County, California, United States that discharges to San Rafael Bay, a small embayment of the San Francisco Bay.Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Estero de San Rafael de Agnanni”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and Larkspur station.
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
Prison
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated place of San Quentin in Marin County. San Quentin Rehabilitation Center is situated 2 miles south of San Rafael Creek.
Larkspur station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larkspur station is a Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit station in Larkspur, California. The terminal station opened to revenue service on December 14, 2019. It is located 1⁄3 mile from the Larkspur Landing ferry terminal, across Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Larkspur station is situated 2 miles southwest of San Rafael Creek.
San Rafael Transit Center
Bus station
Photo: Sapphic, Public domain.
The San Rafael Transportation Center is an intermodal transportation center located in downtown San Rafael, California. It is the primary transfer point for Marin Transit and regional bus operators, and a commuter rail station on the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit system. San Rafael Transit Center is situated 2 miles west of San Rafael Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenbrae and San Rafael.
Greenbrae
Hamlet
Greenbrae is a small unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located 1.5 miles south-southeast of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 33 feet, and adjacent to U.S. Route 101 at the opening of the Ross Valley. Greenbrae is situated 2½ miles southwest of San Rafael Creek.
San Rafael
Photo: Xyrrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historically home to one of California's original Spanish missions, San Rafael is now a mid-sized Bay Area commuter town with beautiful hills, peaceful nature, interesting architecture, and a bustling downtown area centered around 4th Street.
McNears Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
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. McNears Beach is situated 2½ miles northeast of San Rafael Creek.
San Rafael Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“San Rafael Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “San Rafael Creek”
- Cebuano: “San Rafael Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa)”
- Cebuano: “San Rafael Creek”
- Slovenian: “San Rafael Creek”
- Venetian: “San Rafael”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch Lomond Yacht Harbor and Schoen Park.
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