Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve is a nature reserve in Contra Costa, California which is located on Railroad Avenue. Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Carquinez Heights, as well as near South Vallejo.- Opening hours: Friday—Sunday 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Nature reserve
- Address: 1595 Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, CA 94592
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mare Island and California Maritime Academy.
Mare Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mare Island is in Vallejo, Solano County. It is a former U.S. Navy shipyard. The architecture is a mix of historic military housing and industrial buildings which have been converted to commercial use. There are park areas and places to eat and drink.
California Maritime Academy
University
Photo: Frijole, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The California Polytechnic State University Maritime Academy is a satellite campus of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo located in Vallejo, California that operates as a maritime academy.
Carquinez Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Doug Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Carquinez Bridge is a pair of parallel bridges spanning the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. They form the part of Interstate 80 between Crockett and Vallejo, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallejo and Crockett.
Vallejo
Crockett
Village
Photo: Federico Pizano, CC BY 3.0.
Crockett is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, in the East Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The population was 3,242 at the 2020 census.
Rodeo
Village
Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.0793° or 38° 4′ 46″ northLongitude
-122.2556° or 122° 15′ 20″ westOpen location code
84CV3PHV+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 169318537OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carquinez Heights and South Vallejo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mare Island Naval Cemetery and U.S. Coast Guard.
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