Benicia, California Travel Information

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park Today, the old capitol sits quietly as a small museum dedicated to its short but lively history. The largest part of the first floor appears as though the legislature just adjourned from the building,... Benicia, CA

Contra Costa County around Concord, California Cross Carquinez Strait again on the Benicia-Martinez Bridge and enter little-visited Contra Costa County. Towns such as Concord, Walnut Creek, and Danville are known as long on subdivisions and shoppi... Concord, CA

Straits and Bays around Crockett and Benicia, California If you like islands—and have a taste for the unusual and exclusive—don’t miss tiny East Brother Island, home to a bed-and-breakfast inn built right inside a working lighthouse. Four rocky islands occu... Benicia, CA

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Benicia State Recreation Area (Distance: 2.0 mi) Benicia State Recreation Area sits where the flow from the Sacramento–San Joaquin river system meets the incoming tides from San Pablo Bay. The sheltered Southampton Bay adjoins the strait, and provid...

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Benicia State Recreation Area Marsh Loop Trail (Distance: 2.1 mi) The main feature of Benicia State Park is the historic district with the old state capital. A less known part of the park, but still popular with local residents, is the more than 2000-acre wetlands d...

Benicia, CA - Hiking - length:1.25 mi

Port Costa Loop (Distance: 2.1 mi) The route of this ride leaves Port Costa along the aptly named Carquinez Scenic Drive, from where the strait with its busy cargo shipping can be viewed. In Martinez, you will pass by the John Muir Na...

Port Costa, CA - Road Biking - length:19 mi

Vallejo-Benicia Waterfront (Distance: 2.1 mi) Take a trip through Mexican and early California history on two routes that follow the Carquinez Strait waterfront through the thriving towns of Benicia and Vallejo. Enjoy brisk breezes and occasional...

Carquinez Strait, CA - Hiking - length:3.5 mi

Benicia State Recreation Area: Dillon Point Trail (Distance: 2.2 mi) A good slogan for Benicia State Recreation Area might be “Where the waters meet.” Flowing from the east are no less than the combined waters of fourteen tributaries of the Sacramento and San Joaquin r...

Vallejo, CA - Hiking - length:3 mi

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Franklin Canyon Franklin Canyon Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6761 yards, par 72 5.1 miles from center of Benicia, California

East Blue Rock Springs Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6064 yards, par 70 5.4 miles from center of Benicia, California

West Blue Rock Springs Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 5948 yards, par 71 5.4 miles from center of Benicia, California

Mare Island Mare Island Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6222 yards, par 71 6.1 miles from center of Benicia, California

Pine Meadows Pine Meadows Public Golf Course Public, 9 holes 1502 yards, par 27 6.1 miles from center of Benicia, California

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