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The '''Radio Beach Shoreline''', on the [[San Francisco Bay]], is the only beach in [[Oakland, California]]. It borders the onramp to the Bay Bridge, leading into [[San Francisco]]. Its name refers to the radio towers on the beach.
The '''Radio Beach Shoreline''' is the only beach in [[Oakland, California]]. On the [[San Francisco Bay]], it borders the onramp to the Bay Bridge, leading into [[San Francisco]]. Its name refers to the radio towers on the beach.

The beach is also known as 'Toll Plaza beach' due to its location next to the toll booths for the Bay Bridge.

It's a popular place among kitesurfers from March to June.

It is a bayfront beach on the north side of the San Francisco Bay Bridge approach past the toll plaza. Views of the bay north of Oakland, Mount Tamalpais, Angel Island and the Tiburon Peninsula can be seen from it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio Beach |url=http://www.waterfrontaction.org/learn/parks/rb.htm |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.waterfrontaction.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-08 |title=Radio Beach |url=https://oaklandgeology.com/2011/11/08/radio-beach/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Oakland Geology |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[List of beaches in California]]
*[[List of California state parks]]

== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.waterfrontaction.org/learn/parks/rb.htm How to access Radio Beach.]


*[https://www.sfba.org/index.php/site-information/east-bay/toll-plaza San Francisco Boardsailing Association: Royce Beach - Toll Plaza (also called Radio Beach)]
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[[Category:Geography of Oakland, California]]
[[Category:Geography of Oakland, California]]
[[Category:San Francisco Bay Area beaches]]
[[Category:San Francisco Bay Area beaches]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Oakland, California]]
[[Category:Beaches of Alameda County, California]]
[[Category:Beaches of Northern California]]





Latest revision as of 11:52, 1 March 2024

The Radio Beach Shoreline is the only beach in Oakland, California. On the San Francisco Bay, it borders the onramp to the Bay Bridge, leading into San Francisco. Its name refers to the radio towers on the beach.

The beach is also known as 'Toll Plaza beach' due to its location next to the toll booths for the Bay Bridge.

It's a popular place among kitesurfers from March to June.

It is a bayfront beach on the north side of the San Francisco Bay Bridge approach past the toll plaza. Views of the bay north of Oakland, Mount Tamalpais, Angel Island and the Tiburon Peninsula can be seen from it.[1][2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Radio Beach". www.waterfrontaction.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ "Radio Beach". Oakland Geology. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

External links[edit]

37°49′32″N 122°19′02″W / 37.82557°N 122.31728°W / 37.82557; -122.31728