Brooks Island Regional Preserve includes both the 75-acre of Brooks Island above the low-tide line and 300 acres of the surrounding bay. The only public access to the island is via an East Bay Regiona
The main portion of Brooks Island. At right is the start of the sandspit that extends about two miles west of the main island. Beyond the spit is the small rock of Bird Island.
Brooks Island, viewed from the south, in an aerial photo from 2018
On the northeast shore is a small residence for the full-time caretaker that EBRPD maintains on Brooks Island.
Exposed rock on Brooks Island
The East Bay Regional Park District is a special district operating in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It maintains and oper
East Bay Lifeguard Training at Cull Canyon Regional Park's Lagoon