Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary and Crown Beach

Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary

At Crown Beach in Alameda, California

The protected bird sanctuary lies at the south eastern end of Crown Memorial Beach in Alameda. The evolution of Alameda began with oak woodland growing right up to the shores and with separated from Oakland by a slough -- to the present-day resurrection of the wetland areas and sanctuary where numerous bird species make their home and their migratory stops.

See: photo and information on Crown Memorial Beach

Getting to Crown Beach & Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary

See Elsie Roemer Sanctuary on the San Francisco Winter Birding Map

Official Crown Memorial Beach Website

1. From San Francisco, take the Bay Bridge east toward Oakland
2. Take 880 south and exit at Broadway
3. Take the 23rd Avenue (Alameda) Exit
4. Follow signs to Alameda, veering right where 23rd meets 29th
5. You'll cross a bridge at which point the road becomes Park Street
6. Follow Park Street for about 1.5 miles where it tees into Shoreline Drive
7. Crown Beach and Elsie Roemer Sanctuary are at this intersection

Wildlife watching: As with all sensitive habitat areas, be sure to respect the space of resident and migrating birds. They are all protected under the Migratory Bird Act and any harassment does carry fines.

See a Bay Area weather map with tide information.

• Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary & Crown Beach
• Marshes at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary
• Crown Memorial Beach
• Plovers on Crown Beach