César Chávez Park
César Chávez Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
César Chávez Park, built on the site of a former landfill, offers a wide range of recreational opportunities in a marina setting with spectacular views of the three bay bridges, Alcatraz, and Angel Island.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Berkeley
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Park: 0.5 mi
- Marina Mall: 0.6 mi
- North Basin Strip: 0.6 mi
- Shorebird Park: 0.7 mi
- Berkeley Meadow: 0.7 mi
- Calliope: 0.6 mi
- Guardian, by Fredric Fierstein: 0.7 mi
- bronze plaque: 0.7 mi
- Pablo: 1.1 mi
- Bye Bye Fog: 1.1 mi
- Shorebird Nature Center: 0.7 mi
- Takara Sake Museum: 1.2 mi
- California Historical Radio Society Bay Area Radio Museum: 2.0 mi
- Berkeley Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Aftel Archive of Curious Scents: 2.8 mi
- Village Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Urban Adamah: 1.2 mi
- Peralta Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Karl Linn Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- BYA Urban Farm and Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Farms: In West Berkeley?: 1.7 mi
- Rancho Codornices: 1.7 mi
- Rancho San Pablo-Rancho San Antonio boundary marker: 2.0 mi
- Site of José Domingo Peralta Adobe: 2.0 mi
- Historic McGee-Spaulding District: 2.3 mi
- Albany Hill: 1.7 mi
- Holy Hill: 3.1 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.2 mi
- Tightwad Hill: 3.7 mi
- William Rust Summit: 4.0 mi
- Omescape: 1.9 mi
- Metallica Mansion: 2.2 mi
- Sather Tower: 3.4 mi
- SS Red Oak Victory: 3.4 mi
- Little Farm: 4.0 mi
- Point Isabel Regional Shoreline: 1.9 mi
- South Richmond Shoreline: 2.6 mi
- Tern Nesting: 2.9 mi
- Grinnell Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Ecological Study Area: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 3.3 mi
- Picnic area #3: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 3.3 mi
- Meadows: 3.9 mi
- Indian Camp: 3.9 mi
- Albany Beach: 1.1 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 3.2 mi
- Radio Beach: 3.4 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 4.0 mi
- Keller Beach: 5.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 9.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 9.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 9.3 mi
- Old Spring: 11.7 mi
- Worn Springs: 15.4 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 10.4 mi
- Huntington Falls: 11.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.1 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 11.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 14.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 4.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Chab: 14.2 mi
- Rock Fort: 15.5 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 15.5 mi
- Lynn: 6.8 mi
- Winehaven: 7.6 mi
- Eckley: 14.1 mi
- Russell City: 18.2 mi
- Stokes Landing: 21.4 mi
- Quarters A: 5.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Rest Stop: 18.6 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 12.3 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of César Chávez Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmer Peak | E 82° | 581 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | E 86° | 540 m | 5.3 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | E 82° | 531 m | 4.7 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 103° | 531 m | 7.1 mi |
| Barberry Peak | E 92° | 513 m | 5.8 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | E 98° | 498 m | 6.7 mi |
| Eureka Peak | E 85° | 495 m | 5.8 mi |
| Redwood Peak | ESE 116° | 493 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 3 mi away.
- California Ground Squirrel1,015 obs
- Monarch953 obs
- Snowy Egret662 obs
- Wild Turkey592 obs
- Western Gull568 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron554 obs
- Great Blue Heron515 obs
- Red Valerian507 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/10321607
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