Location: County: Sacramento. Nearest City: Rio
Vista.
Campsites, facilities: There are 102 sites for tents
or RVs up to 36 feet long. Picnic tables and fire grills are
provided. Rest rooms, showers (at the boat launch site), a sanitary
disposal station, and a boat launch are available. Several sites
have a total of 32 boat berths. Facilities are wheelchair accessible.
Supplies can be obtained three miles away in Rio Vista. Pets
are permitted.
Reservations, fees: Reserve by phoning 1-800-444-PARK/7275
($7.50 reservation fee); $15-$16 per night, $1 pet fee. Group
Campsites: First come, first served available (no reservations
taken for) September through mid-May. Family Campsites: First
come, first served available (no reservations taken for) September
through mid-May.
Contact: Phone the area entrance station at 1-916-777-6671
or the Goldrush District Office at 1-916-445-7373.
Brannan Island SRA
17645 State Hwy. 160
Rio Vista CA 94571
Operating hours, seasons: The park is open dawn 'till
disk; open all year round.
Park Kiosk Hours:
Directions: In Fairfield on Interstate 80, take the
Highway 12 exit and drive 14 miles southeast to Rio Vista and
continue to Highway 160 (at the signal before the bridge). Turn
right on Highway 160 and drive three miles to the park entrance.
Weather, clothing: Summer and spring are warm; fall
and winter can be cool. Layered clothing is advised.
Trip notes: Brannan Island State Recreation Area is
a maze of waterways through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
This park northeast of San Francisco Bay, has countless islands
and marshes with many wildlife habitats and many opportunities
for recreation, including boating, windsurfing and swimming.
One of the outstanding water-oriented recreations areas in the
world, the area offers great fishing, including striped bass,
sturgeon, catfish, bluegill, perch an bullhead. Little Frank's
Tract, a protected wetland marsh, is home to beaver muskrat,
river otter, mink and 76 species of birds.This state park is
perfectly designed for boaters, set in the heart of the Delta's
vast waterways. You get year-round adventure: waterskiing and
fishing for catfish are popular in the summer, and in the winter
the immediate area is often good for striped bass fishing. The
proximity of the campgrounds to the boat launch deserves a medal.
What many people do is tow a boat here, launch it, and keep it
docked, then return to their site and set up; this allows them
to come and go as they please, boating, fishing, and exploring
in the Delta.
© 2001, Miwok Lodge 439, Order of the
Arrow, Santa Clara County Council Inc., BSA
Revision 1.2
