📜 2.5-mile coastal beach in Alameda, California, operated by East Bay Regional Park District.
🔍 Known for warm, shallow waters, scenic sand dunes, and views of San Francisco skyline.
🏊♀️ Swim in warm, shallow waters year-round
🚴♀️ Cycle along sand dunes on a dedicated trail
⛵ Enjoy various boardsports and boating
🧺 Picnic with family and friends, stunning views of San Francisco skyline
♿ Wheelchair accessible facilities and beach wheelchairs available
🚫🐕 Dogs not allowed on the beach itself
🚧 Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary currently closed for restoration
⚠️ No lifeguards on duty for swimming
🚫 No alcohol, glass, fires, drones, amplified music, or kites on the beach
☔ Do not swim for 3 days after a rainstorm
👕 Layered clothing recommended due to changeable weather
🦽 Beach wheelchairs available free of charge, require an assistant (call ahead)
🚦 Check posted signs for water quality information
💰 Parking fees: $5 per vehicle; boating/kayaking/sailing fees apply.
🕒 Park open daily 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.; gate closes 7 p.m., bathrooms close 6:30 p.m.
$5 per vehicle (credit/debit); wheelchair accessible and EV chargers available.
Bathhouse with changing rooms; outdoor showers and wheelchair accessible restrooms available.
Not permitted on the beach. Allowed on lawn areas and paved pathways (six-foot maximum leash).
Wheelchair accessible picnic areas, tide ramp, bathhouse, visitor center, parking, and paved trails. Beach wheelchairs available.
Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary (currently closed). Crab Cove marine reserve with Doug Siden Visitor Center. Encinal Beach and Trail.
Boating (sailboards, kayaks, car-top inflatables), boardsports (windsurfing, kiteboarding, paddleboarding), picnicking, fishing (license required for 16+), naturalist programs, sand castle contest, concerts, swimming, biking, hiking.
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