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Codornices Creek
Codornices Creek originates in the Berkeley hills and flows into San Francisco Bay near the Albany/Berkeley border. It is Berkeley’s most natural and free flowing stream and one of the few East Bay creeks to support a steelhead population.
Codornices Creek originates in the Berkeley hills and flows into San Francisco Bay near the Albany/Berkeley border. It is Berkeley’s most natural and free flowing stream and one of the few East Bay creeks to support a steelhead population. Visit a waterfall near the creek’s headwaters north of Codornices Park, enjoy a creek-side walk in Live Oak Park, watch for fish from the Ohlone Greenway’s various observation points or explore the recently restored meandering creek bed from 6th St. to 3rd St. north of Harrison St.
Beautiful Codornices CreekVarious access points:
– Codornices Park, 1201 Euclid Ave, Berkeley
– Live Oak Park, Shattuck Ave and Berryman St, Berkeley
– Ohlone Greenway observation railing, north of Santa Fe Ave near Masonic Ave, Berkeley, under the BART tracks.
Information:
www.codornicescreekwatershed.org
www.fivecreeks.org/projects/codornices_creek
Virtual creek tour: www.acme.com/jef/creeks/codornices
Map: www.museumca.org/creeks/1130-OMCodornices.html
Activities Walking, bird watching and enjoying nature right next to urban activity. Parks offer playgrounds and -fields, as well as picnic and BBQ areas.
Flora: Native shrubs beneath willows, cottonwoods, box elder and redwoods.
Fauna: Restoration efforts have brought native fish including rainbow/steelhead trout, California roach and stickleback.
Photo: Codornices Creek Watershed Council