Benicia State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, United States, protecting tidal wetland. It is located in the Solano County city of Benicia, 2 miles west of downtown Benicia and bord
Beaver lodge on Southampton Creek
Great blue heron at Dillon Point, Benicia SRA 2009
A view from the B. S. R. A. toward Mount Diablo
A view from the B. S. R. A.
Carquinez Strait
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The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait located in the Bay Area of Northern California, United States. It is part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers as they drain
Benicia State Recreation Area
…Vallejo's Glen Cove neighborhood. The park covers 447 acres (181 ha) of marsh, grassy hillsides and rocky beaches along the narrowest portion of the Carquinez Strait. Southampton Creek and the tidal marsh front Southampton Bay, where the combined waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers approach San Pablo…
Looking east, the Carquinez Bridge in the foreground and the Benicia–Martinez Bridge in the background
Suisun Bay (bottom), Carquinez Strait (with bridges crossing it), and San Pablo Bay (upper center), with Point Reyes in the background
View of the Carquinez Strait with the Benicia-Martinez Bridge on the right