Mare Island is a peninsula in the United States in the city of Vallejo, California, about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay. Mare Island is a peninsula, as no full body of water separates this or several other named "islands" from the mainland. Instead, a series of small sloughs cause seasonal water-flows among the so-called islands. Mare Island is the largest of these at about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and a mile wide.
Aerial photo of the southern part of Mare Island
A flower along the fence of the Mare Island Cemetery
Looking down the steps across the street from Alden Park
The gazebo, Subroc missile and flag pole in Alden Park on Mare Island
Vallejo is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to the California Maritime Academy, Touro University California and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Image: Vallejo panoramio (4) (cropped)
Image: Vallejo City Hall and County Building Branch, 734 Marin St., Vallejo, CA 4 21 2013 2 17 21 PM
Image: Carquinez Bridge panoramio (cropped)
Image: USA Vallejo Mare Island Quarters A (cropped)
