Brannan Island State Recreation Area

Location: County: Sacramento. Nearest City: Rio Vista. See map 3.

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:

    • High Season: 8am-10pm
    • Low Season: 8am-4pm

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.

 

 

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