A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Babe Ruth Baseball
Field
At Somersville Rd & 6th St in Antioch.
Baby Bottle
Creek
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map E-5.
Flows northward from San Pablo Ridge
into south end of San Pablo Reservoir.
Baby Bottle
Road
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map E-5.
Fire road and hiking/equestrian trail (permit required) in
East Bay Municipal Utility District lands, extending
from Inspiration Point to El Toyonal
Rd.
Baby Bottle
Trail
Corresponds to parts of Upper Horse
Trail, Pipeline Trail, and
Baby Bottle Road.
Baccharis
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map C-3.
Multiuse trail in Redwood Regional
Park.
Back
Creek
Mount Diablo Trail Map
H-3.
Flows from northwestern end of Bald Ridge in
Mount Diablo State Park north
into Donner Creek just inside the
Clayton city limits.
Back Creek
Road
Mount
Diablo Trail Map H-3.
Fire road and multiuse trail extending from Regency Dr in
Clayton south along Back
Creek into Mount Diablo State
Park, and then heading northwest over ridge to
Mitchell Creek.
Back Creek
Trail
Mount Diablo Trail
Map H-3,4.
Hiking trail extending up Back Creek from the point
where Back Creek Rd doubles back up the hill,
eventually climbing the west side of the valley to join
Meridian Ridge Rd near
Murchio Gap.
Backpack
Road
Multiuse trail in Sunol Regional
Wilderness leading from Camp Ohlone
Rd to the Ohlone Wilderness
Trail and the backpack campsites clustered nearby.
Bacon
Island
DeLorme Northern California
p.106 A-2.
Delta island, protected by levees, in western
San Joaquin County between
Old River and
Middle River.
Access from Hwy 4 southwest of Stockton by Lower Jones Rd and Bacon Island
Rd.
Baden
Creek
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map D-5.
Flows from San Pablo Ridge just south
of Inspiration Point down into
San Pablo Reservoir.
Badger
Cove
Long narrow flooded streamvalley in Lake
Del Valle northeast of Venados Camp.
Baer
See Max Baer Park.
Balancing
Rock
Mount Diablo Trail Map I-7.
Near Knobcone Point in
Mount Diablo State Park.
Access by Knobcone Point Rd.
Bald
Ridge
Mount Diablo Trail Map
H-4,5.
Extends northwest from Mount Diablo to
Eagle Peak in
Mount Diablo State Park.
Bald Ridge
Trail
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-4,5.
Hiking trail in Mount Diablo State
Park, extending along Bald Ridge from
Prospectors Gap to
Meridian Ridge Rd.
Baldwin
See John Baldwin School,
John F Baldwin Park.
Ballena
Bay
Just west of Crown Memorial State
Beach in Alameda, sheltered from
San Francisco Bay by
Ballena Isle.
Ballena Bay Yacht
Club
1150 Ballena Blvd, Alameda CA 94501. Tel: (510) 523-2292.
http://www.bbyc.org/
Ballena Bay
Yacht Harbor
1150 Ballena Blvd, Alameda CA 94501. Tel: (510) 523-5528.
Ballena
Isle
Island created by landfill at the southwestern corner of
Alameda to shelter the yacht harbor of
Ballena Bay. Also has an office complex.
Ballena Isle
Marina
1150 Ballena Blvd, Alameda CA 94501. Tel: (510) 523-5528
or (800) 675-7547.
http://www.ballenaisle.com/
Bancroft
Elementary School
Public elementary school in Walnut Creek.
2200 Parrish Dr, Walnut Creek CA 94598.
Tel: (925) 933-3405.
Mount Diablo Unified
School District.
Bancroft
Library
Library on campus of University of California
- Berkeley specializing in California history and rare books and
manuscripts.
University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720-6000.
Tel: (510) 642-6481 (reference desk) or (510) 642-3781
(administrative office).
http://library.berkeley.edu/BANC/
Bancroft Middle
School
Public middle school in San Leandro.
1150 Bancroft Ave, San Leandro CA 94577. Tel: (510) 667-3560.
http://www.sanleandro.k12.ca.us/bancroft/bancroft.htm
San Leandro Unified School
District.
Banks
See Harvey O. Banks Delta
Pumping Plant.
Barbara Price
Marina Park
Antioch city park on
San Joaquin River at L St & 1st
St.
Barbeque
Terrace Horse Camp
Mount Diablo Trail Map G-6
and B-10 (inset).
Reservable group camp in Mount Diablo
State Park outfitted for equestrian groups.
Access by road from South Gate Rd not
far south of Park Headquarters.
Barbeque Terrace
Road
Mount Diablo Trail Map FG-6.
Fire road and multiuse trail in Mount
Diablo State Park extending from Wall
Point Rd to Barbeque Terrace Horse
Camp.
Barnard-White
Middle School
Public middle school (5-8) in Union City.
725 Whipple Rd, Union City CA 94587. Tel: (510) 471-5363.
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Barnard/bwhite.html
New Haven Unified School District.
Barn
Creek
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map E-5.
Flows from San Pablo Ridge northeast
into southern tip of San Pablo
Reservoir.
Bar-X
Creek
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map E-2.
Flows south from unlabeled ridge between Pinole
Ridge and Franklin Ridge into
Pinole Creek about 2.5 miles east of
intersection of Alhambra Valley Rd
& Castro Ranch Rd.
Bar-X
Road
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map E-1,2.
Unpaved fire road & hiking/equestrian trail (permit required) on
East Bay Municipal Utility District lands in
Contra Costa County.
Extends from Alhambra Valley Rd
north to ridgetop and loops back down in the valley of
Bar-X Creek to connect with Pereira Rd just north
of its intersection with Alhambra Valley Rd.
The portion from ridgetop connection with Ridge
Rd down Bar-X Creek is a part of the Bay
Area Ridge Trail.
Bass
Cove
(1)
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map E-6.
Northern arm of Lake Chabot in valley of
Grass Valley
Creek.
(2) Reservable picnic site in
Don Castro Regional
Recreation Area.
Bass Cove
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map E-6.
Unpaved multiuse trail on northwest shore of Lake
Chabot (Bass Cove), extending from
West Shore Trail to junction of
Goldenrod Trail and
Cascade Trail.
Bateman
Park
Berkeley city park at Colby St & Prince St.
Bay Area Ridge
Trail
Eventually will provide hiking along ridgetops all the way around
San Francisco Bay and
San Pablo Bay.
Portions of the planned trail are already in use, and others are being added
as time goes by.
The idea of this trail was proposed by William Penn Mott in the 1950s.
The council was formed in 1987 to begin the task of creating the trail.
By the mid-90s, over 150 miles of the proposed 400-mile trail were open to
the public.
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council, 311 California St #510, San Francisco
CA 94104. Tel: (415) 391-0697.
See Bay Area Ridge Trail by Jean Rushmore, published by Wilderness
Press, which includes maps and descriptions of the trail segments, with cultural
and natural history commentaries.
Bay Bridge
Terminal
Port of Oakland facility (berths 8, 9,
10) just south of the Bay Bridge toll plaza, formerly
used by the Oakland Army Base and
now inactive.
Bay Creek
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail in
Morgan Territory Regional
Preserve.
Bayfair
Mall
Shopping mall at E 14th St & Bayfair Dr in San Leandro.
Tel: (510) 357-6000.
This was the site of the Oakland Race Track in the late 1940s, served by
a streetcar line running along E 14th St to the intersection of Foothill
Blvd & Mission Blvd, where the Hayward Plunge was located. The streetcar
line was removed when the AC Transit District was organized.
Bay Farm
Island
A small, low-lying island in San Francisco
Bay south of Alameda, separated from Alameda
by wetlands and the San Leandro
Channel, and separated from the mainland by wetlands. The original island
was in the area south of Mecartney Rd. Oakland
purchased almost 700 acres of wetland in 1927 for its airport (narrowly beating
San Francisco to the purchase). Another large portion of the wetland is now
Alameda's Chuck Corica
Municipal Golf Complex, and some has been developed as a residential
neighborhood of Alameda.
Bay Farm Island
Bridge
Bridge carrying Hwy 61 across San Leandro
Channel, connecting Otis Dr in Alameda with
Doolittle Dr on Bay Farm Island (also in the
city of Alameda).
Bay Farm
Year Round Elementary School
Public elementary school in Alameda (on
Bay Farm Island).
200 Aughinbaugh Way, Alameda CA 94502. Tel: (510) 748-4010.
Alameda Unified School District.
Bay Leaf
Trail
Multiuse trail in Pleasanton
Ridge Regional Park.
Bay
Trail
Eventually to be a hiking/bicycle trail circling
San Francisco Bay and
San Pablo Bay as near the shoreline as
is feasible.
Parts of the trail are already in use; others are being added as time goes
by.
State legislation in 1987 directed the Association of Bay Area Governments
(ABAG) to begin planning this 300-mile trail, with spur trails linking it
to the Bay Area Ridge Trail. Over
100 miles of the trail were open to the public by the mid-90s.
http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/baytrail/baytrail.html
Bay Trees
Park
Park in eastern Castro Valley at 19855
Cull Canyon Rd, adjacent to Earl Warren
Park and Cull Canyon
Regional Recreation Area.
Picnic facilities, group picnic area, tennis courts, handball, sand volleyball,
restrooms, parking.
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District.
Bayview Circle
Park
Concord city park on Bayview Cir near intersection
of Hwy 4 and Port Chicago Hwy.
Bayview Elementary
School
Public elementary school in San Pablo.
3001 16th St, San Pablo CA 94806. Tel: (510) 237-0363.
West Contra Costa Unified School
District.
Bay View
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail in
Point Pinole Regional
Shoreline.
Bayview
Trail
(1)
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map C-3.
Hiking/equestrian trail in Joaquin Miller
Park.
(2) Paved multiuse trail in
Coyote Hills Regional Park.
Bay
Vista
Reservable picnic site in
Roberts Regional Recreation
Area of Redwood Regional Park.
Beach Cafe,
The
Located in the Doolittle area off Doolittle
Dr in Martin Luther
King Jr Regional Shoreline. A favorite gathering spot for breakfast or
lunch after birdwalks.
Beach
View
Reservable picnic site in Del Valle
Regional Park.
Beacon
Harbor
On Piper Slough on east shore of
Bethel Island.
3861 Willow Rd, Bethel Island CA 94511.
Tel: (925) 684-2174.
Beacon
School
Private nonsectarian school in Oakland for age
2.5 years through highschool: Beacon Pre-School, Beacon Kindergarten and
Beacon Day School (founded 1982), Beacon High School (founded 1991). Noted
for innovative programs and individualized instruction.
2101 Livingston St, Oakland CA 94606.
Tel: (510) 436-4466 or (800) 463-3312.
Beaconsfield
Open Space
At east end of Beaconsfield Pl in Oakland.
Bear
Creek
East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map H-4.
Flows from Briones Regional Park into
San Pablo Reservoir; dammed to create
Briones Reservoir.
Bear Creek
Road
East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map G-4.
Extends from San Pablo Dam Rd / Camino Pablo at west edge of
Orinda past Briones
Reservoir and Briones Regional Park
to Alhambra Valley Rd.
Bear Creek Staging
Area
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map G-4.
Western entrance to Briones Regional
Park. Parking lots, picnic facilities, restrooms, water,
hiking/riding/biking trails, and trails to archery range and youth group
overnight camping shelters.
Off Bear Creek Rd north of
Orinda /
Lafayette.
Bear Creek
Trail
East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map F-4.
Unpaved hiking/horse trail in Briones Regional
Park, extending to meet Old San
Pablo Trail west of Orinda.
Bear
Gulch
DeLorme Northern California
p.116 A-1.
Creek originating on western slope of Mount
Lewis and flowing northward, northwestward, then southwestward into
Alameda Creek.
Bearinda
Cove
East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map F-4.
On north side of Briones Reservoir.
Land access from Bear Creek Rd via Bear Oaks
Dr and Bearinda Ln.
Beartrap
Ridge
Short ridge extending eastward from Valpe
Ridge south of Trout Creek.
Beaver
Bay
Marina between Beaver Ln and Starboard Dr in
Discovery Bay.
Bechtel Mini
Park
Park in Hayward at 399 Ross Pl.
Picnic facilities, play area, lawns.
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District.
Behring Auto
Museum
Mount Diablo Trail
Map H-10.
Museum of automobiles in Blackhawk Plaza,
operated by the University of California (in return for the donation of the
collection by the Blackhawk developer).
3750 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Blackhawk CA 94506.
Tel: (925) 736-2277.
Bel
Air
Shopping center at Treat Blvd & Bel Air Dr in
Concord.
Bel Air Elementary
School
Public elementary school in Bay Point, just north
of Ambrose Park (across Hwy 4).
663 Canal Rd, Bay Point CA 94565.
Tel: (925) 458-2606.
Mt Diablo Unified
School District.
Belgum
Trail
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map B-3.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Wildcat
Canyon Regional Park.
Bella Vista
Recreation Area
Oakland city recreation area at 2450 11th Ave.
Bella
Vista Year Round School
Public elementary school in Oakland.
1025 E 28th St, Oakland CA 94606. Tel: (510) 879-1020.
Oakland Unified School District.
Belshaw Elementary
School
Public elementary school in Antioch.
2801 Roosevelt Ln, Antioch CA 94509. Tel: (925) 706-4140.
Antioch Unified School District.
Benicia-Martinez
Bridge
DeLorme Northern California
p.95 D-5.
Bridge on Hwy 680 crossing Carquinez
Strait / Suisun Bay boundary between
Army Point in Benicia and Suisun Point
just east of Martinez. Official name is George
Miller Jr Bridge - named in 1975 by the California Assembly for a state
legislator whose son is a member of Congress.
Bentley Elementary
School
Private elementary school in Oakland.
1 Hiller Dr, Oakland CA 94618. Tel: (510) 843-2512.
Oakland Unified School District.
Bentley's
Marina
See Doc's Marina.
Berean
Christian High School
Private high school in Walnut Creek.
245 El Divisadero Ave, Walnut Creek CA 94598.
Tel: (925) 945-6464.
Berkeley Adult
School
Located on the former Berkeley High School West Campus.
1222 University Ave, Berkeley CA 94702.
Tel: (510) 644-6130.
Berkeley Unified School District.
Berkeley Aquatic
Park
See Aquatic Park.
Berkeley Arts Magnet
at Whittier School
Public elementary school in Berkeley.
1645 Milvia St, Berkeley CA 94709. Tel: (510) 644-6225.
Berkeley Unified School District.
Berkeley
Community Theater
On campus of Berkeley High School.
1930 Allston Way, Berkeley CA 94704. Tel: (510) 644-6893.
Berkeley High
School
2246 Milvia St, Berkeley CA 94704. Tel: (510) 644-6120.
East Campus Continuation School Independent Study Program, 1950 Carleton
St, Berkeley CA 94704. Tel: (510) 644-6159.
West Campus. Now Berkeley Adult
School.
Berkeley Unified School District.
Berkeley
Hills
DeLorme Northern California
p.104 A-3. East Bay
Hills Northern Trail Map B-3,4.
Ridge between East Bay shoreline and Wildcat
Creek.
Grizzly Peak Blvd runs near the crest for much of its length.
Berkeley Jewish
Theater
1414 Walnut St, Berkeley CA 94709. Tel: (510) 848-0237.
Berkeley
Marina
201 University Ave, Berkeley CA 94710.
Tel: (510) 644-6376.
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/PW/marina.html
City of Berkeley.
Properly applied to the docking facilities in the landfill area at the west
end of University Ave. The term also is often applied to the entire expanse
of landfill near University Ave into San
Francisco Bay west of Hwy 80.
Berkeley
Meadow
Area of landfill on the north side of University Ave between Hwy 80 and the
Berkeley Marina. Originally scheduled for
development with high-rise apartments and/or office buildings, but now expected
to be included in the future East Bay Shoreline regional park.
Berkeley
Montessori School
Private elementary school in Berkeley.
2030 Francisco St, Berkeley CA 94709. Tel: (510) 843-9374.
Berkeley
Pier
West end of University Ave (at Seawall Dr) in
Berkeley.
This is a small rebuilt remnant of the auto-ferry pier that once extended
3.5 miles out into San Francisco Bay
(portions of that old pier are still visible, but not accessible).
Berkeley
Repertory Theater
2025 Addison St, Berkeley CA 94704.
Tel: (510) 845-4700.
http://www.berkeleyrep.org/
Berkeley Rose
Garden
Berkeley city park on Euclid Ave, across street from
Codornices Park.
Berkeley Way
Mini-Park
Berkeley city park at Berkeley Way & West St.
Berkeley Yacht
Club
1 Seawall Dr, Berkeley CA 94710.
Tel: (510) 649-0216 or (510) 540-9167.
http://www.well.com/user/pk/BYC.html
Located at the Berkeley Marina.
Berkwood
Hedge Elementary School
Private elementary school in Berkeley.
1809 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA 94703. Tel: (510) 843-5724.
Berryessa
Creek
Originates in the hills northwest of San Jose and glows generally westward
to just west of Hwy 680, where it is diverted into storm channels that carry
it generally northward into Calera Creek.
It originally flowed into Penitencia
Creek.
Best
Plaza
Shopping center in Pleasanton at Stoneridge
Dr & Springdale Ave.
Bethany
Small town at intersection of Hwy J-4 (Byron Hwy or Byron-Bethany Rd) and
Bethany Rd in western San Joaquin County.
Bethany
Reservoir
On the California Aqueduct north
of Altamont Pass. Water from
Clifton Court Forebay is pumped
uphill into this reservoir to begin its trip south in the aqueduct. Also
the starting point for the South Bay Aqueduct.
Bethany
Reservoir State Recreation Area
Surrounds Bethany Reservoir. Access from
Hwy J-4 southeast of Byron via Bruns Rd and Christensen
Rd. Boating, fishing, picnicking, California Aqueduct Bikeway.
Tel: (925) 687-1800.
Bethel Christian
Academy
Private elementary school in El Sobrante.
431 Rincon Ln, El Sobrante CA 94803. Tel: (510) 223-9550.
Bethel
Harbor
On northern Bethel Island on
Piper Slough.
Access from Bethel Island Rd via Harbor Rd.
Tel: (925) 684-2141.
http://www.bethelharbor.com/
Bethel
Island
(1) DeLorme
Northern California p.96 D-1.
Delta island protected by levees south of
San Joaquin River in northeastern
tip of Contra Costa County, separated
by Taylor Slough from
Jersey Island and by
False River from
Bradford Island. This tract was dredged from
the Delta in 1860. Frank & Anne Bethel bought the land in 1901. It was
only a farming area until the 1930s when hunters and fishermen established
a weekend colony near the old wagon bridge crossing Dutch Slough. After World
War II, boaters and others began to visit the island, but the bridge still
carried only a one-lane road. Electricity and telephones reached the island
in 1946 and the post office in 1947.
Access from Oakley by Cypress Rd and Bethel Island
Rd.
Birding by Richmond, p.
34.
(2) DeLorme Northern
California p.96 D-1.
Small town in Contra Costa County
at south end of Bethel Island, at Bethel Island
Rd and Stone Rd.
Chamber of Commerce, 6155 Bethel Island Rd, Bethel Island CA 94511.
Tel: (925) 684-3220.
http://www.bethelisland-chamber.com/
Post Office, 6444 Bethel Island Rd, Bethel Island CA 94511.
Population is about 2,500 and growing, with nearly half of the residents
over age 50.
Bethel Island
Golf Course
See Golf Club at Bethel Island,
The.
Bethel
Tract
See Bethel Island.
Bevatron
Building
Particle accelerator at Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory.
Bicentennial
Park
Pleasanton city park at Tanager Dr &
Tahoe Ct.
Bidwell Elementary
School
Public elementary school in Antioch.
800 Gary Ave, Antioch CA 94509. Tel: (925) 706-4116.
Antioch Unified School District.
Bidwell
Park
Park in Hayward at 175 Fairway St.
Picnic facilities, play area, ball fields, basketball courts, soccer fields,
horseshoe courts, volleyball courts, lawns, parking.
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District.
Big Bear
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map D-3.
Short hiking (or multiuse?) trail near the
MacDonald Staging Area in
Chabot Regional Park.
Big Bend
Meadow
Picnic site on Stream Trail in
Redwood Regional Park.
Big
Break
DeLorme Northern California
p.96 D-1.
A small bay in the California Delta,
south of the San Joaquin River, north
of Oakley and west of
Jersey Island.
Created early in this century by a break in the levee on the south side of
the San Joaquin River, flooding a farmed Delta "island."
Big Break
Marina
Thomas Contra Costa p.22
D-3. Thomas 1997 p.576
C-4.
On south shore of Big Break, north of
Oakley.
On Big Break Rd. Tel: (925) 757-5501.
Big Break Regional
Trail
Multiuse trail to be built along south shore of Big
Break, connecting to not-yet-built
Delta Environmental Science
Center.
East Bay Regional Park District.
Big Bull
Valley
Stream flowing north about one mile into reservoir just southwest of
Port Costa.
Big
Canyon
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 C-6. Thomas Contra
Costa p.116 DE-4. Thomas
1997 p.673 BC-7.
Creek flowing from south side of Weidemann
Hill east and southeast into South
San Ramon Creek (now vanished from surface in
San Ramon).
Big
Leaf
Reservable picnic site in Tilden Regional
Park, near Lone Oak Rd &
Central Park Dr.
Big
Meadow
Reservable picnic site in
Miller/Knox Regional
Shoreline.
Big Oak
Trail
Thomas Contra Costa p.71 E-5
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.631 D-1. East Bay
Hills Northern Trail Map H-6.
Unpaved hiking/equestrian trail in
Lafayette Reservoir
Recreation Area.
Big
Rock
Reservable picnic site in
Temescal Regional Recreation
Area.
Big
Spring
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-4.
Spring a short distance from the head of Donner
Creek on the northeast slope of Mount
Diablo.
Big
Springs
Picnic site on South Park Dr in
Tilden Regional Park.
Big Springs
Trail
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map D-5.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Tilden Regional
Park, extending from near South Park
Dr to Seaview Trail.
Big Trees
Park
Thomas 1997 p.716 C-1.
Park in Livermore at Kathy Way & Irene
Way.
Livermore Area Recreation and Park
District.
Big Trees
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map C-3.
Hiking trail in Joaquin Miller Park.
Bill Clark
Park
Thomas 1997 p.696 C-4.
Park in Livermore on Hillflower Dr.
Livermore Area Recreation and Park
District.
Birchfield
Park
Thomas 1997 p.711 G-4 (as
"Kenneth Birchfield Memorial Park").
Park in Hayward at Santa Clara St & W Winton
Ave.
Picnic facilities, play area, basketball courts, horseshoe courts, lawns,
restrooms.
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District.
Birch Grove
Park
Thomas 1997 p.752 G-7.
Newark city park at Robertson Ave & Birch
St.
Bird
Island
Very small island just west of southern part of Brooks
Island.
Bird
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map D-3.
Short hiking trail near MacDonald
Staging Area in Chabot Regional
Park. Also known as Bird Loop Trail.
Bishop Ranch
Business Park
Thomas 1997 p.673 D-2
(unlabeled).
Opened in 1982 on 585 acres of the old Bishop
Ranch. Occupies approximately the area bounded by Norris Canyon Rd, Alcosta
Blvd, Ascot Dr, and Hwy 680. Provides almost 6 million square feet of office
space, housing about 200 companies.
Sunset Development Company, One Annabel Ln, San Ramon CA 94583.
Tel: (925) 866-0100.
http://www.bishopranch.com/
Bishop Ranch
Regional Open Space
Thomas Contra Costa p.116
D-1. Thomas 1997 p.673
BC-4,5.
West of San Ramon in
Contra Costa County.
Ridgetop hiking/equestrian trails, kite flying, blanket picnicking,
wildlife. No facilities.
Take Bollinger Canyon Rd west from Hwy 680 and go left on Morgan Dr;
watch for signs marking staging area.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/bishop.htm
Bixler
Thomas Contra Costa p.65 D-2
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.597 F-7 (unlabeled).
Small "town" in Contra Costa County
near intersection of Bixler Rd & Orwood Rd, east of
Brentwood.
Blackberry
Creek
The branches of this creek flow from the hillside around
John Hinkel Park in
Berkeley to the area near the intersection of Colusa
Ave & San Pedro Ave. From there the drainage has been captured in underground
channels and diverted into storm drains under Marin Ave.
Blackberry
Spring
Mount Diablo Trail Map J-6.
Spring on eastern slopes of Mount Diablo,
in Mount Diablo State Park.
Black
Creek
Thomas 1997 p.732 H-3 (as
"Dry Creek").
Branches of this creek originate east and southeast of
Dry Creek Pioneer Regional
Park and flow past Tolman Peak into
Dry Creek near the park boundary.
Black
Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-7. Thomas Contra
Costa p.55 B-7. Thomas
1997 p.594 F-4.
Southwest of Antioch in
Contra Costa County.
More than a dozen coal mines and five towns flourished in this area after
coal was discovered in the 1850s. The last mine closed soon after the
turn of the century, but the area had a brief commercial rebirth from the
1920s through 1940s in the mining of silica sand used for glass making and
metal casting. Since then, it has been used as rangeland, and acquisition
of parkland began in 1973.
Hiking/equestrian/bicycle trails, historical artifacts and exhibits, picnic
sites, wildlife, geologic formations.
Access on Somersville Rd from Antioch.
Tel: (925) 757-2620.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/black.htm
Black
Diamond-to-Mount Diablo Regional Trail
Thomas Contra Costa p.52 C-7
(as "Black Diamond Trail"). Thomas
1997 p.594 C-5 (as "Black Diamond Trail").
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-1.
Unpaved multiuse trail extending from
Cumberland Trail at west end of
Black Diamond Mines Regional
Preserve west to Clayton and then south
to Mount Diablo State Park.
East Bay Regional Park District.
Black Diamond
Trail
Thomas Contra Costa p.52
E-7. Thomas 1997 p.594
E-6.
Unpaved multiuse trail in
Black Diamond Mines Regional
Preserve.
Blackhawk
Country Club East
Thomas 1997 p.654 CD-3.
Private golf club.
599 Blackhawk Club Dr, Blackhawk CA 94506.
Tel: (925) 736-6565.
Blackhawk
Country Club - Falls Course
Thomas 1997 p.654 A-3.
599 Blackhawk Club Dr, Blackhawk CA 94506.
Tel: (925) 736-6550.
Blackhawk
Country Club - Lakeside Course
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 B-6 (as "1070"). Thomas
Contra Costa p.101 A-3 (as "Blackhawk Country Club").
Thomas 1997 p.654 A-2.
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-9 (as
"Blackhawk Country Club").
599 Blackhawk Club Dr, Blackhawk CA 94506.
Tel: (925) 736-6565.
Blackhawk
Plaza
Thomas Contra Costa p.101
A-6. Thomas 1997 p.653
J-5.
Shopping center on Blackhawk Plaza Cir off Camino Tassajara, just east of
Blackhawk Rd, in Blackhawk.
Black Hawk
Ridge
Thomas Contra Costa p.82
B-7. Thomas 1997 p.634
A-7. Mount Diablo Trail Map
I-8.
Part of the Black Hills in southern
Mount Diablo State Park, north
of the town of Blackhawk.
Black Hawk Ridge
Road
Thomas Contra Costa p.101
B-3 (as "35-6"). Thomas 1997
p.654 B-2 (as "35-6"). Mount
Diablo Trail Map I-8.
Fire road and multiuse trail in Mount
Diablo State Park, extending from West Pl north of
Blackhawk up to Black
Hawk Ridge, then down to Sycamore
Creek East Fork and up to Knobcone
Point Rd.
Black
Hills
Thomas Contra Costa p.42
D-4. Thomas 1997 p.610
FG-2.
Form the large Cutter Point extending north
into Briones Reservoir.
Black
Hills
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 B-6,7. Thomas Contra
Costa p.82 B-7. Thomas
1997 p.634 AB-7. Mount
Diablo Trail Map H-7 to J-8.
Range of hills (Fossil Ridge,
Black Hawk Ridge,
Oyster Point) extending across southern
Mount Diablo State Park.
Black Oak
Trail
Thomas Contra Costa p.45
C-1. Thomas 1997 p.591
B-7. East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map GH-3.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Briones Regional
Park.
Black
Point
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-6. Thomas 1997
p.613 E-4 (not marked). Mount
Diablo Trail Map F-3.
High point in Mount Diablo State
Park at end of ridge extending south from Mount
Zion.
Elevation 1791 ft.
Black Point
Trail
Mount Diablo Trail Map F-3.
Hiking trail in Mount Diablo State
Park.
Blacow Elementary
School
Thomas 1997 p.773 B-1
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Fremont.
40404 Sundale Dr, Fremont CA 94538. Tel: (510) 656-5121.
Fremont Unified School
District.
Named for John Blacow.
Blacow
Park
Thomas 1997 p.773 BC-1.
Fremont city park at 40400 Sundale Dr.
Bluegum
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map C-5 (as "Blue Gum").
A group camping site in Tilden Regional
Park on Lone Oak Rd.
Reservations (for organized youth groups only) must be made 14 days in
advance. Tel: (510) 636-1684.
Blue
Heron
Reservable picnic site in Doolittle area of
Martin Luther King
Jr Regional Shoreline.
Blue
Oak
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-6
or D-9 (inset).
Picnic area off Summit Rd in
Mount Diablo State Park.
Blue Oak
Trail
(1) Thomas
1997 p.591 G-7 (unlabeled).
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map J-3.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Briones Regional
Park.
(2) Unpaved multiuse trail in
Morgan Territory Regional
Preserve.
Boardman
See Mount Boardman.
Bobcat
Cove
Thomas 1997 p.736 D-7
(unlabeled).
Small cove on southwest shore of Lake Del
Valle.
Bobcat
Trail
Hiking trail at Camp Ohlone.
Bob Walker
Regional Trail
In Morgan Territory Regional
Preserve, this unpaved multiuse trail consists of sections of various
trails forming a tour through most of the preserve.
Bob Walker
Ridge
In Morgan Territory Regional
Preserve.
Bockman
Channel
Flood control channel emptying into San
Francisco Bay in Hayward
Regional Shoreline between San Lorenzo
Creek and Sulphur Creek.
Bohannon
School
Thomas 1997 p.711 D-2 (as
"Cont HS").
Public continuation high school in San Lorenzo.
800 Bockman Rd, San Lorenzo CA 94580.
Tel: (510) 317-4400.
San Lorenzo Unified School
District.
Grounds include park area maintained by
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District with ball fields, soccer fields, lawns.
Bolinas
Creek
Thomas 1997 p.672 E-2.
Flows from southern end of
Little Hills
Ranch Regional Recreation Area south and southeast into
Crow Creek near intersection of Crow Canyon
Rd & Bellina Canyon Rd.
Bollinger Canyon
School
Thomas Contra Costa p.102
A-6. Thomas 1997 p.673
D-3 (unlabeled).
Public elementary (K-6) school in San Ramon.
2300 Talavera Dr, San Ramon CA 94583. Tel: (925) 824-0390.
http://www.bes.srvusd.k12.ca.us/
San Ramon Valley Unified School
District.
Bollinger
Canyon School Park
Thomas 1997 p.673 CD-4
(unmarked).
San Ramon city park at Bollinger Canyon Rd
& Talavera Dr.
Bollinger Canyon
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail in Las
Trampas Regional Wilderness.
Bollinger
Creek
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 B-5. Thomas Contra
Costa p.97 CD-4. Thomas
1997 p.652 C-2.
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map H-3.
Flows from west edge of Las
Trampas Regional Wilderness generally southeastward through the wilderness
and into San Ramon Creek in northwestern
San Ramon.
Bolte
See Dorothy Bolte Park.
Bonaire
Park
Thomas 1997 p.691 A-5.
San Leandro city park at Juniper St &
Sagewood St.
http://www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/slparksbonaire.html
Picnic facilities, large group picnic areas, play apparatus, horseshoe pits,
unique mounded turf areas, parking, restrooms. Info on picnic area rentals:
(510) 577-3462.
Booker
T Anderson Eastshore Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.38
B-5. Thomas 1997 p.609
A-2.
Richmond city park at Cypress Ave & Ells
Ln.
Boone Acres
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.117
C-4. Thomas 1997 p.673
F-7.
San Ramon city park at Davona Dr & Westwood
Ave.
Boorman
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.37
E-3. Thomas 1997 p.588
H-7.
Richmond city park at S 25th St & Maine
Ave.
Booster
Park
Thomas 1997 p.773 J-7.
Fremont city park at 500 Gable Dr.
Booth Memorial
Center
Thomas 1997 p.650 C-5 (as
"Booth Memorial Hospital").
2794 Garden St, Oakland CA 94601.
Tel: (510) 535-5088.
Operated by The Salvation Army.
Borges
Ranch
Mount Diablo Trail Map D-4,5.
Ranger station in Shell Ridge
Recreation Area, near border of
Diablo Foothills Regional
Park.
Borges Ranch
Trail
Hiking trail in Diablo Foothills
Regional Park.
Bort
Meadow
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map DE-4.
Upper valley of Grass Valley Creek
in Chabot Regional Park.
Bort Meadow
Staging Area
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map E-4.
Entrance to Chabot Regional Park
from Redwood Rd, providing access to
MacDonald,
Grass Valley, and
Brandon trails as well as reservable youth-group
campsite in Bort Meadow. Parking area.
Botanic
Garden
See Regional Parks Botanic
Garden.
Bouldin
Island
DeLorme Northern California
p.96 D-2. Thomas Contra
Costa p.26 D-5. Thomas
1997 p.558 E-1.
Delta island in San Joaquin County,
protected by levees, east of junction of
Mokelumne River and
San Joaquin River.
Access from Rio Vista or Lodi by Hwy 12.
Boundary Group
Camp
Mount Diablo Trail Map G-6
or B-9 (inset).
Reservable group campsite off North Gate
Rd in Mount Diablo State Park.
Boundary Oak
Golf Course
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-5 (as "1720"). Thomas
Contra Costa p.50 C-4.
Thomas 1997 p.613 A-1,2.
Mount Diablo Trail Map D-2 (as
"Walnut Creek Municipal Golf Course").
3800 Valley Vista Rd, Walnut Creek CA 94598.
Tel: (925) 934-6211.
http://www.boundaryoak.com/
Bowling
Green
Thomas 1997 p.629 F-2 (as
"Bowling Greens").
Berkeley city park at 1450 Addison St (at Acton St)
according to Thomas 1997, or at Acton
St & Bancroft Way according to the city website.
Bowman
School
Thomas 1997 p.712 B-5
(unlabeled).
Public year round elementary school in
Hayward.
520 Jefferson St, Hayward CA 94544. Tel: (510) 293-8567.
Boyd
See Nancy Boyd Park.
Boyds
Harbor
Thomas Contra Costa p.29
E-6. Thomas 1997 p.577
G-1.
On Piper Slough on east shore of
Bethel Island.
Access by Willow Rd. Tel: (925) 684-0922.
Boy Scout Camp
Cove
Thomas Contra Costa p.42
D-2. Thomas 1997 p.590
F-7. East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map F-4.
On north shore of Briones Reservoir.
Boy Scout
Creek
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map F-3,4.
Short creek flowing from slopes of Lawson Hill
south into Boy Scout Camp Cove on
Briones Reservoir.
BPC Day
School
Thomas Contra Costa p.67 E-7
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.629 D-2 (unlabeled).
Private elementary school in Berkeley.
2027 7th St, Berkeley CA 94710. Tel: (510) 845-0876.
Bradford
Island
DeLorme Northern California
p.96 D-1. Thomas Contra
Costa p.27 A-4. Thomas
1997 p.557 A-3.
Delta island, protected by levees, in the northeastern tip of
Contra Costa County south of the
San Joaquin River, north of
Jersey Island, and west of
King Edward Island.
Brandon
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map E-5.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Chabot Regional
Park, extending south from Bort Meadow to
Willow Park Golf Course. Part
of the East Bay
Skyline National Recreation Trail and the Bay
Ridge Trail.
Brannan
Island
DeLorme Northern California
p.96 C-1. Thomas Contra
Costa p.25 C-3. Thomas
1997 p.244 B-1,
Delta island, protected by levees, in the southwestern tip of
Sacramento County south and east of
the Sacramento River, and west of
Andrus Island.
Access from Rio Vista or Lodi via Hwy 12.
Braxton
See Abraham Braxton Park.
Brazil
Building
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map D-5,6.
In Tilden Regional Park on Anza
View Rd off Central Park Dr, near East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden.
Hall, patio, and commercial kitchen available by reservation for weddings,
social events, and meetings.
Tel: (510) 540-0220.
The building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration and contains
the interior from the Brazilian exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair.
Brazil Quarry
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.51
A-5. Thomas 1997 p.593
D-4.
Concord city park near Kent Way & Heather
Glen Ln, on Mount Diablo Creek.
Brenkwitz
Alternative High School
Thomas 1997 p.711 G-1 (as
"Cont HS").
Public continuation (maintenance and motivation) high (and middle) school
in Hayward.
22100 Princeton St, Hayward CA 94541.
Tel: (510) 293-8595. Fax: (510) 727-1139.
Brentwood
Center
Thomas Contra Costa p.62
B-1. Thomas 1997 p.596
G-6.
Shopping center at Brentwood Blvd & Sand Creek Rd in
Brentwood.
Brentwood Country
Club
Thomas 1997 p.616 C-2,3.
1740 Balfour Rd, Brentwood CA 94513. Tel: (925) 516-3400.
Brentwood
Elementary School
Thomas Contra Costa p.62 B-3
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.616 G-1 (unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Brentwood.
929 2nd St, Brentwood CA 94513. Tel: (925) 634-3408.
http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/brentwood/welcome.html
Brentwood Union School District.
Brentwood
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.62
C-3,4. Thomas 1997 p.616
G-1.
Brentwood city park at 2nd St & Oak St.
Bret
Harte
Francis Bret Harte, b 1836, d 1902.
Famous for his stories about the Mother Lode country, although he was there
only for about 2 months in 1855.
http://www.solopublications.com/jurn6103.htm
Bret Harte
Middle School
(1) Thomas
1997 p.650 E-4 (as "Jr HS").
Public middle school in Oakland (formerly Bret
Harte Junior High School).
3700 Coolidge Ave, Oakland CA 94602. Tel: (510) 879-2060.
Oakland Unified School
District.
(2) Thomas 1997
p.712 A-2 (as "Int").
Public middle school in Hayward (formerly Bret
Harte Intermediate School).
1047 E St, Hayward CA 94544. Tel: (510) 293-8522.
Grounds include park area maintained by
Hayward Recreation and Park District
that includes ball fields, basketball courts, soccer fields, lawns, restrooms,
parking.
Bret Harte
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.98
D-2. Thomas 1997 p.653
B-2.
Danville city park at Diablo Rd & Camino
Tassajara.
Brewer
See Edna Brewer School.
Brickyard
Cove
Upscale housing development with docks at each house, on north shore of
Harbor Channel east of
Point Richmond.
Part of the large brick kilns of the Richmond Pressed Brick Company are preserved
on the grounds.
Sometimes called Brickyard Landing.
Brickyard Cove
Marina
Thomas Contra Costa p.37
A-7. Thomas 1997 p.608
C-3.
In Richmond south of
Miller/Knox Regional
Shoreline, on San Francisco Bay
near mouth of Harbor Channel.
1120 Brickyard Cove Rd, RichmondCA 94801. Tel: (510) 236-1933.
Brickyard
Landing
See Brickyard Cove.
Bridal
Nook
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-6
or C-10 (inset).
Picnic area on South Gate Rd in
Mount Diablo State Park.
Bridgepoint
High School
Public high school in Newark.
Newark Unified School District.
Bridgepoint
Park
Thomas 1997 p.752 C-6.
Newark city park at Spruce St & Meadowlark
Ct.
Bridle
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map E-6.
Hiking/equestrian trail paralleling part of
Stream Trail in
Redwood Regional Park.
Brier Elementary
School
Thomas 1997 p.753 A-6
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Fremont.
39201 Sundale Dr, Fremont CA 94538. Tel: (510) 657-5020.
Fremont Unified School District.
Briones
In 1829, Felipe Briones built a home near what is now the
Bear Creek Staging Area, cultivating
the land and raising cattle. Briones was killed in 1840, and in 1842
his widow, Maria Manuela Valencia Briones, petitioned Governor Alvarado for
a grant to the land the family had occupied. The grant, covering three
square leagues, was issued in June 1842, legally creating Rancho Boca de
la Cañada del Pinole ("ranch at the mouth of Pinole Canyon"), popularly
known as Rancho San Felipe. The title was contested when California
achieved statehood, but was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1860.
After that, much of the rancho was purchased by Simon and Elias Blum.
Challenges to the boundary survey continued, and it was not until 1878 that
a patent to the 13,316.26-acre rancho was issued. Much of this land
is now included in Briones Regional Park.
Briones Crest
Trail
Thomas Contra Costa p.43
C-6. Thomas 1997 p.591
B-5. East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map G-3.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Briones Regional
Park.
Briones
Hills
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-4. Thomas Contra
Costa p.45 CD-1. Thomas
1997 p.591 B-6.
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map H-3.
Ridge north of upper Bear Creek valley.
In Briones Regional Park.
Briones
Peak
Thomas 1997 p.611 E-1
(unlabeled). East Bay Hills
Northern Trail Map HJ-3,4.
In Briones Regional Park near
Briones Crest Trail.
Elevation 1483 ft.
Briones Regional
Park
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-4. Thomas Contra
Costa p.43 CD-6 to p.46 A-2.
Thomas 1997 p.591 C-5.
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map H-3,4 (as "EBRPD-BP").
Access from (1) Briones Rd off Alhambra
Valley Rd south of Martinez, (2)
Reliez Valley Rd a short distance east of junction with
Alhambra Valley Rd, (3)
intersection of Reliez Valley Rd and Gloria Ter, (4) Pleasant Hill
Rd not far north of Hwy 24, or (5) Bear
Creek Rd a short distance north of intersection with Happy Valley Rd.
Hiking/horseback/bicycle trails, picnic sites, birdwatching, archery
range. Youth group overnight camping shelters.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/briones.htm
Birding by Richmond, pp. 23-24.
Briones
Reservoir
DeLorme Northern California
p.104 A-4. Thomas Contra
Costa p.45 A-4. Thomas
1997 p.610 FG-1.
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map F-4.
Created by damming of Bear Creek. Completed
in 1964, this reservoir has a watershed of 8.59 square miles and holds 60,510
acre-feet of water. Mokelumne River water from Pardee Reservoir can be pumped
here for storage. Overflow flows into San
Pablo Reservoir.
Elevation (full) 576 ft.
East Bay Municipal Utilities District.
Briones
Reservoir View Point
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map G-3,4.
At end of Pereira Trail in western tip
of Briones Regional Park.
Briones
Ridge Road Staging Area
Thomas Contra Costa p.43
E-5 (unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.591 D-4 (unlabeled).
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map H-2,3.
Entrance to Briones Regional Park.
Parking lot, water, restrooms.
Best entrance for trails to John Muir
Nature Area, Sindicich Lagoons,
Maricich Lagoons.
Access on Briones Rd from Alhambra Valley Rd just west of intersection with
Reliez Valley Rd.
Briones Road
Trail
See Old Briones Road Trail.
Briones-to-Las
Trampas Regional Trail
Eventually will connect Briones Regional
Park to Las Trampas Regional
Park.
Currently consists of a steep hiking trail extending from
Lafayette Ridge Trail in the extreme
southeastern tip of Briones Park and connecting to the
Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail,
which in turn connects to the Valle
Vista Staging Area and EBMUD trails leading
to Redwood Regional Park.
The connection to Las Trampas Park does not yet exist.
East Bay Regional Park District.
Briones-to-Mount
Diablo Regional Trail
Mount Diablo Trail Map AB-2,3.
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map K-4,5.
This multiuse trail extends from the
Lafayette Ridge Staging Area
at the southeastern tip of Briones Regional
Park to the Contra
Costa Canal Regional Trail in Walnut Creek. It leaves the Canal Trail again at
Heather Farms Park and extends south
through Shell Ridge Open Space
and Diablo Foothills Regional
Park to Mount Diablo State
Park.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/brdiotr.htm
Briones
Valley
(1) DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-7. Thomas Contra
Costa p.84 BC-2 (unlabeled).
Thomas 1997 p.615 D-5
(unlabeled).
A valley south of Antioch traversed by Briones
Valley Rd west of Deer Valley Rd.
(2) The valley of Bear Creek, now partially flooded
to form Briones Reservoir, continuing east
at the eastern tip of the reservoir where Bear Creek flows in from the northeast.
Bristow
See William B Bristow Middle
School.
Brittleleaf
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map D-3,4.
Short hiking/equestrian trail in Chabot
Regional Park extending from MacDonald
Trail to an overlook of Upper
San Leandro Reservoir.
Broadway
Plaza
Thomas Contra Costa p.75
B-3. Thomas 1997 p.612
D-6.
Shopping mall in Walnut Creek.
1249 Broadway Plz, Walnut Creek CA 94596.
Tel: (925) 939-7600.
Broken Oaks
Trail
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map C-2.
A short (0.14 mile) multiuse side loop from
Sobrante Ridge Trail in
Sobrante Ridge Regional
Preserve.
Brome
Road
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map E-5.
Unpaved fire road and hiking/equestrian trail (permit required) in
East Bay Municipal Utility District lands on east
slope of San Pablo Ridge.
Brook
Picnic site in Tilden Regional Park.
Brookdale
Park
Thomas 1997 p.650 E-7.
Oakland city park at High St & Brookdale
Ave.
Brookfield
Recreation Center
Oakland community recreation center at 9175
Edes Ave. Tel: (510) 568-6924.
Brookfield
Village
Thomas 1997 p.670 FG-6.
Neighborhood of Oakland near 98th Ave &
Edes Ave.
Brookfield Village
Park
Thomas 1997 p.670 G-6.
Oakland city park at Jones Ave & Edes Ave.
Brooklyn
A town on the east side of San Antonio
Slough (now Lake Merritt), formed in
1856 by the consolidation of the towns of
Clinton and San
Antonio. In 1870 the town was incorporated and annexed the small town
of Lynn to the northeast. In 1872,
Oakland annexed Brooklyn. When Oakland became
the county seat of Alameda County in
1873, the county buildings were located at 20th Ave & E 14th St, in what
had been Brooklyn.
Brookside
Hospital
See Doctors Medical Center
San Pablo Campus.
Brookside
Meadow
Picnic site on Stream Trail in
Redwood Regional Park.
Brooks
Island
Originally named Isla de Carmen by Jose de Canizares in 1775, as part of
the first nautical survey of San Francisco
Bay by Spanish soldiers under the command of Manuel de Ayala.
See Brooks Island Regional
Shoreline.
Brooks
Island Regional Shoreline
DeLorme Northern California
p.104 A-3 (as "Brooks Island").
Thomas Contra Costa p.G
just south of 37 (unlabeled). Thomas
1997 p.608 G-5 (unlabeled).
A small island just south of Richmond
Inner Harbor with a 160-foot-high rocky peak. A long sand spit
extends to the west along a breakwater built to protect
Harbor Channel and the Inner Harbor.
The island was used as a quarry from 1892 to 1938, and its rock is said to
have been used by San Quentin prisoners constructing the south cell block
as well as Treasure Island. Earlier, the island had been used as a
living site by Native Americans, and then for grazing, fruit production,
and oyster farming by Europeans. Now owned by the City of
Richmond but managed by EBRPD.
Bird sanctuary, open to the public only by reservation. A caretaker
lives on the island and provides guided tours by prior arrangement.
Tel: (510) 636-1684. Access by boat only.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/brooks.htm
Brook Street
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.72
A-4. Thomas 1997 p.611
F-6.
Lafayette city park at Brook St & Hough
Ave.
Brookvale
Thomas 1997 p.752 F-2.
Shopping center in Fremont at Fremont Blvd &
Nicolet Ave.
Brookvale
Elementary School
Thomas 1997 p.752 G-2
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Fremont.
3400 Nicolet Ave, Fremont CA 94536. Tel: (510) 797-5940.
Fremont Unified School District.
Brookvale
Park
Thomas 1997 p.752 G-1.
Fremont city park at Nicolet Ave near Ashton
Pl (a long narrow park extending through a subdivision).
Brookwood
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.44
D-2. Thomas 1997 p.591
H-7.
At Taylor Blvd & Withers Ave in unincorporated area of
Contra Costa County just outside
the northern city limits of Lafayette.
Brothers,
The
Thomas Contra Costa p.33
A-4. Thomas 1997 p.587
GH-2.
Islands west of Point San Pablo in
San Francisco Bay.
See East Brother Light Station.
Browns
Island
DeLorme Northern California
p.95 D-7. Thomas Contra
Costa p.16 E-5. Thomas
1997 p.554 FGH-7.
At the junction of the San Joaquin River
and Suisun Bay, in northeast
Contra Costa County.
North of Pittsburg, separated from the city
by New York Slough, and from
Winter Island to the east by
Middle Slough.
Browns
Island Regional Shoreline
DeLorme Northern California
p.95 D-7 (unlabeled). Thomas
Contra Costa p.16 E-5.
Thomas 1997 p.554 FGH-7.
This park occupies most of 595-acre Browns Island
near the east end of Suisun Bay and just
north of Pittsburg.
Access is only by boat, and there are no facilities.
The shoreline is home to six rare and endangered plant species and a variety
of waterbirds.
Fishing and birdwatching are permitted.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/browns.htm
Bruce Lee Spring
Trail
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-3.
Hiking trail in Mount Diablo State
Park extending from Donner Canyon
Rd to Cardinet Oaks Rd.
Bruce Lee
Trail
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-2.
Hiking trail extending from Oakhurst
Country Club in Clayton south to
Mount Diablo State Park, as
part of the Black
Diamond-to-Mount Diablo Regional Trail, then as a multiuse trail west
to Mitchell Creek.
Brushy
Creek
DeLorme Northern California
p.106 B-1. Thomas Contra
Costa p.112 AB-3. Thomas
1997 p.657 A-4.
Flows from eastern slope of Brushy Peak in
northeastern Alameda County north and
then northeast into Italian Slough.
Brushy
Peak
DeLorme Northern California
p.106 B-1. Thomas Contra
Costa p.111 A-6. Thomas
1997 p.676 F-3.
In northeastern Alameda County, north
of Livermore.
Elev 1702 ft.
Brushy
Peak Regional Preserve
507-acre open space preserve north of
Livermore. Not open to public. Call LARPD
for information about guided tours.
Livermore Area Recreation and Park
District.
Buchanan
Field
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-5. Thomas Contra
Costa p.13 C-5. Thomas
1997 p.572 D-6.
Airport just outside Concord city limits at
northwest edge of city.
171 John Glenn Dr, Concord CA 94520. Tel: (925) 646-5722.
Buchanan
Field Golf Course
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-5 (as "1082"). Thomas
Contra Costa p.47 B-1.
Thomas 1997 p.592 C-1.
Located in unincorporated area of Contra Costa County just southwest of Buchanan Field
and just north of the border between Concord
and Pleasant Hill.
3330 Concord Ave, Concord CA 94520. Tel: (925) 682-1846.
Buchanan
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.18
C-5. Thomas 1997 p.574
D-6.
Pittsburg city park at Buchanan Rd & Harbor
St on Kirker Creek.
Buckeye
Reservable picnic site in Tilden Regional
Park on WIldcat Gorge Trail
north of Lake Anza.
Buckeye Group
Camp
Mount Diablo Trail Map H-7.
Reservable group campsite on South Gate
Rd in Mount Diablo State Park.
Buckeye Ravine
Loop
Hiking trail (multiuse trail on part of the loop) in
Diablo Foothills Regional
Park.
Buckeye
Trail
(1) Thomas
1997 p.611 E-2.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Briones Regional
Park extending from Briones Crest Trail
to Lafayette.
(2)
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map DE-4.
Hiking/equestrian trail in Chabot Regional
Park near Bort Meadow.
Buckhorn
Creek
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 B-5. Thomas Contra
Costa p.96 D-6. Thomas
1997 p.651 H-4.
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map F-3.
Flows from northwest slope of Rocky Ridge
(west of Las Trampas Regional
Wilderness) west and then south to join with
Kaiser Creek just before flowing into
Upper San Leandro Reservoir.
Buckle
Point
Mount Diablo Trail Map F-5.
On south slope of Long Ridge in
Mount Diablo State Park, access
by North Gate Rd.
Buena
Vista Elementary School
Thomas Contra Costa p.49 A-6
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.612 B-3 (unlabeled).
Public elementary school in WalnutCreek.
2355 San Juan Ave, Walnut Creek CA 94596. Tel: (925) 944-6822.
Walnut Creek School District.
Buena Vista
Park
Thomas 1997 p.753 F-4.
Fremont city park at Mission Blvd & Mackintosh
St.
Bufflehead
Reservable picnic site in Arrowhead Marsh
area of Martin
Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline.
Bulb,
The
Thomas Contra Costa p.67 B-3
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.609 A-6 (unlabeled).
Landfill area at end of narrow peninsula into
San Francisco Bay at west end of Buchanan
St in Albany.
This is the common name used locally, though it does not appear on maps.
Bull Valley
Staging Area
Thomas 1997 p.550 G-5
(unlabeled).
Off Carquinez Scenic Dr just
west of Port Costa, in western portion of
Carquinez Strait Regional
Shoreline.
Bull Valley
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail in western portion of
Carquinez Strait Regional
Shoreline (just east of Crockett).
Bunche
Center Continuation School
Thomas 1997 p.649 E-2 (as
"Cont HS").
Public high school in Oakland.
1240 18th St, Oakland CA 94607. Tel: (510) 879-3080.
Oakland Unified School District.
Bunker Elementary
School
Thomas 1997 p.752 G-7
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Newark.
6071 Smith Ave, Newark CA 94560. Tel: (510) 794-2020.
http://www.nusd.k12.ca.us/nusd/ourschl/bunkr.htm
Newark Unified School District.
Named for James L Bunker.
Burbank
School
Thomas 1997 p.711 H-2
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Hayward.
353 B St, Hayward CA 94541. Tel: (510) 293-8568.
Grounds include park area maintained by
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District that includes picnic tables, ball fields, soccer fields, lawns,
restrooms, recreation center building.
Burg
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.37
E-1. Thomas 1997 p.588
J-5.
Richmond city park at Clinton Ave & 30th
St.
Burckhalter
Park
Thomas 1997 p.670 J-1 (as
"Park").
Oakland city park on Edwards Ave near Hwy 580.
Burma
Road
Mount Diablo Trail Map G-5.
Fire road and multiuse trail in Mount
Diablo State Park, extending from Stage Rd
at Pine Pond to
Deer Flat Rd on
Moses Rock Ridge.
Burton
Valley Elementary School
Thomas Contra Costa p.74 D-1
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.631 J-3 (unlabeled).
Public elementary school (K-5) in
Lafayette.
561 Merriewood Dr, Lafayette CA 94549. Tel: (925) 284-7046.
http://www.lafsd.k12.ca.us/burton_valley/
Lafayette School District.
Bush
Hill
DeLorme Northern California
p.94 D-4. Thomas 1997
p.550 F-5(?) (unlabeled).
Just south of Crockett, north of Crockett Blvd.
Bushrod
Park
Thomas 1997 p.629 H-5.
Oakland city park at 560 59th St.
Tel: (510) 652-5612.
Bushy Dell
Creek
Once flowed from Piedmont Park in
Piedmont into
Pleasant Valley Creek near the
present intersection of Grand Ave & Wildwood Ave in
Oakland. Now flows almost entirely in underground
storm drainage pipes.
Butterfly
Creek
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map D-3.
Flows northwest into flooded portion of Scow
Canyon in San Pablo Reservoir,
opposite Newell Creek.
Buttonwood
Reservable picnic site in Garin Regional
Park.
Byron
Airport
See Contra Costa County
Byron Airport.
Byron Elementary
School
Thomas Contra Costa p.91 C-7
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.637 D-2 (unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Byron.
14401 Byron Hwy, Byron CA 94513.
Tel: (925) 634-2128.
Byron School District.
Byron Hot
Springs
DeLorme Northern California
p.106 B-1,2. Thomas Contra
Costa p.93 C-5 (unlabeled).
Thomas 1997 p.637 DE-6
(unlabeled).
Now-abandoned resort between Byron and
Clifton Court Forebay.
Byron
Tract
DeLorme Northern California
p.106 AB-2. Thomas Contra
Costa p.94 B-2. Thomas
1997 p.637 H-2.
Delta farming area south of Indian Slough,
west of Middle River, and east of
Byron.
Part of the northern area of this tract has been developed to create
Discovery Bay.
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