Location Name - Franks Tract State Recreation Area (SRA)
West Willow Road
Bethel Island
Oakley 94561

County: Contra Costa
Region: *Northern
Location ID: 7594

Phone 1:(925) 447-0426

Website:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=490 (State Park Website)

Email: [email protected]

 
Categories:
NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *
NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - State Parks
WATER & COASTAL AREAS - *
WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Deltas / Canals

Description:
Franks Tract State Recreation Area is only accessible by water and is located southeast of Brannan Island between False River and Bethel Island. Franks Tract Flooded in 1936 and again in 1938. Very few land forms remain exposed, with the exception of remnant levees. During the fall and winter, a large variety of waterfowl can be found in Franks Tract. The Delta holds a key position in the Pacific flyway. Year round residents include gulls, great blue herons, terns, swallows, crows, blackbirds, cormorants and kingfishers.

Site Condition:

General Notes:
updated 11/25/2008 df / 7.22.2010 mm / October 2014 ca / 3.16.2015 lm / 10.20.2015 lb / 1.19.2016 lb

Jurisdictions::
CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC

Within 30-Mile Zone: N

State Property: Yes

Closed/Vacant: No

GPS Source:
Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 38.0149216, y coordinate: -121.6405085

Contacts:
Morrison, Cameron *
Supervising Ranger, Contra-Solano Sector State Parks, Delta Sector
96 Mitchell Canyon Road, Clayton, CA 94517
(925) 672-4266 Phone 1
(925) 588-9594 Mobile
[email protected]
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24248

State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA
323.860.2960 Phone 1
800.858.4749 Phone 2
[email protected]
http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/

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