Keller Beach is a quiet, tucked-away spot right next to the tunnel in Point Richmond. A beautiful stroll down the hill leads you to the sand, and this time of year the hillside is full of bright yellow wood sorrel, one of my favorite things to see. On a clear day, you can catch a tiny glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. There's a picnic and BBQ area, a rocky stretch for tidepool exploring, and usually plenty of street parking. No dogs allowed, but the vibe is friendly and neighborly. Peaceful, scenic, and a perfect little spot to unwind. read more

Keller Beach - View of the beach. It's a short walk down from the street. Although not very accessible. - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

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I found this beach during covid , it became me and my daughter and my friends way to get some air sometimes . It's a really small beach . Sometimes it's no one there sometimes it can be crowded . It's a hit or miss . It says no dogs and no smoking and no drinking but nobody abides by the rules . I have however seen people atleast clean up after their dogs . They have a bathroom and a rinsing station as well as a table area with a grill . Overall I have no complaints . It's just a small little beach . read more

Keller Beach - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

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Talk about a small beach!! This beach is at Point Richmond, and is also connected to Miller Knox Regional Park. Hidden is a good word for this place, because it's right next to the tunnel. But you do get some good views of the Richmond Bridge and the bay. And there are picnic and BBQ areas all around also. This beach definitely has the low key feel, but you can tell that the locals pack this place on sunny weekends or holidays. I got here on the tail end of a few BBQs going on. But, this is, without a doubt, the smallest beach that I've been to!! read more

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No dogs allowed. That means you Wrinkles!! Dogs allowed on the Miller Knox Shoreline - just not the small sandy part here - known as Keller Beach. With all the red algae and dead fish I was curious if there was anything to be seen here. Everything was clean and nothing like what happened in Lake Merritt. Some picnic tables and lots of areas to hang and enjoy the bridge views. Maybe during the heat wave you stayed indoors - well, yesterday was a great opportunity to get outside again if your very furry and tend to overheat. Parking along the main road. No issues. Probably a very underrated beach. Some lucky people have single family homes that overlook the area up the hill a bit. Wow - that would be a great place to live. read more

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Such a peaceful little beach! Who knew that a hidden gem like this would be tucked away in Point Richmond?! It's a beach but not the kind of beach that you'd find in Marin or Pacifica. This is what you'd call a local beach. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a true coastal beach. But what it lacks in beauty, it makes up for in character. It's super secluded with great views of the Richmond-San Rafael bridge. This beach also connects to Miller Knox Regional Park which has some nice walking trails, picnic areas, and recreational space. This beach does have a small picnic area, but there's only a few tables. You can either park on the side of the road or at Miller Knox. I stopped here to have lunch after hiking a few trails nearby. I was shocked to see virtually nobody here on a late Saturday afternoon. It was super relaxing and peaceful. It was a cloudy day but the peacefulness is what made it so enjoyable for me. Plus, I saw so many cute little squirrels. The squirrels run rampant here. Just keep an eye on your food because they're pretty fast. I did see one couple who were actually in the water, so I guess it's swimmable. This is more of a beach that I'd admire from afar, personally. It's nice to have a local beach around that doesn't require me to cross over a bridge. Really happy that I stumbled across this gem. read more

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This is truly a hidden Gem. It was our first time here and we were shocked by how beautiful it is. Ocean view, nice trails, lake for the ducks. :0) There was a nice old tunnel that led us to this gorgeous view. It was the perfect weather also. While the inland was in their high 80"s, here it was low 70's. What's ready good about this place is.......There's hardly anyone here. During this pandemic, it's probably the most important thing to consider. Today, parking was not a problem. The place is huge that even if there is a large crowd......there's enough space to social distance. The road is narrow after the tunnel, but if you continue to follow it after the park, it will take you to place we're you find it gorgeous to live in. read more

Keller Beach - A must visit if you like Cooler Breeze, Open space, View of San Rafael Bridge, walking, hiking, biking, or simply just enjoying nature. - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

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Weow! So sad I didn't discover this place earlier! Usually, when my friends and I think 'beach' or 'large body of water', we think of San Fran, but we never thought about areas in the Richmond. Prior to deciding on a beach to go to, I researched which areas had the best air quality on the Purple Air website. With the 2 large wildfires burning in the North Bay and South bay at the time (8/29/2020), the quality of the air was moderate to unhealthy in the Bay Area. There were a few places with acceptable AQ; Richmond and San Rafael. I typed in beaches on yelp and a few popped up. It was either Mcnear's or Keller beach. My friends and I wanted a spot to chillax, eat and watch the sunset. Keller Beach seemed like the perfect place for that and it was much closer to home! My friends and I drove here after getting food in Berkeley (15 min drive). We parked up top along the road and we walked down from where you see a telephone booth (across from the tunnel). We passed by a few benches and tables and there's also a restroom off to the side. Walking further down the steps, we ended up on the beach which is quite small, but pretty damn mighty. There were a few people hanging out by the water and it didn't smell of smoke one bit, only of kelp and seaweed! We posted up with our beach mat near a grassy patch close to the water. It was a little chilly on a Saturday night, so we brought blankets to insulate. The views of the ocean and sky paired well with my boba and sushiburrito I had. You can see part of the Golden Gate Bridge and to the far left you can see the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The best part was the sun beginning to set. We didn't get to see it fully set due to the clouds but the sun cast a warm orange glow over the clouds; it was so serene and tranquil. It was a great spot to recharge, reset your mind and be at peace with nature. As the sun was setting, a group of about 20 people begin to gather near us. It seems we had gotten caught up with a night swim meet up. My friends and I didn't really test the waters but I overheard from a swimmer that the water was actually warmer than the air. Some were in regular swim suits and others were in wet suits. It was a cool being able to watch the swimmers challenge themselves to swim out to the bay and come back. I would love to come back here on a warmer and clear day to see the sun set over the water again and maybe even explore the Point Richmond area a little more. Highly recommend this hidden gem!! read more

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Beach? Umm no But its an amazing place to go chill at with a large group, go trailing your dog and even spend time with your significant other there I don't see if you wanted to be romantic. The backdrop is gorgeous. Homes on the hillside are very picturesque. The bridges are beautiful to look at and of course the skyline of the beautiful San Francisco. It has a lot grass area. It has a lot of trees. But also a lot of open space to where you can literally play football read more

Keller Beach - Jade sitting on a rock lol - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

A nice local spot!! I brought my preschooler last weekend for about an hour. He had fun playing in the sand and building sand castles. Quite a few families were there too. Plenty of parking on the street, with a short walk down to the beach. I appreciate that this local spot does weekly water testing. read more

Keller Beach - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

Simply Breathtaking the view of the Golden Gate Bridge! Really nice place for family gatherings Awesome sunset views read more

Keller Beach - Golden Gate Bridge - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

A little piece of heaven in Point Richmond. Its a small beach but still perfect for family BBQs, picnics, and beach days. Love coming out here. There's even a little walking trail alongside the water. Look out over and see the city, a glimpse of Golden Gate, and the bridge to Marin/San Rafael. I'm so glad the Point Richmond has continued to keep up this wonderful nature spot. It adds to the gem of this little town. So come out to relax, have fun, and get a sweet tan. Oh and bring a jacket. It's windy over here no matter what the temperature! read more

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Used to visit as a child with my family and I have great memories here ! Usually pretty cold but the Bay Area doesn't have many beaches so we appreciate the ones we do have haha. Has multiple restrooms , on the other side of the hill they have a boat storage area , along with beautiful waterfront houses. Multiple people in the surrounding area constant foot traffic & cars are always passing through. Great spot to get away and just chill out with the kids or by yourself ! I've always seen dogs here on the streets not sure if they allow them near the beach. Hopefully you can make some great memories here ! It's a beautiful place hope you enjoy! Thanks for reading hope this helps ! read more

Keller Beach - Tunnel to get to the beach - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

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Saturday, 2/06/2021 - Accidently found this little hidden beach called Keller Beach. No beach like Southern CA, but still a cute, small, quiet beach with benches/tables, a BBQ grill, open bathrooms that is fully stocked and cleaned, and a beautiful park on the other side. Nice place to take a stroll to get some fresh sea air. People were very nice. Some has masks on, while others did not. Seeing little children play together and people happily enjoying themselves was so beautiful. Got to enjoy today's CA winter weather in the Bay area in this sunshine and got my Vitamin D in finally! read more

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Went on a Morning Hike today Gorgeous love Keller Beach view! Saturday morning hikes are the best they are hardy any people early in the mornings around 8am! Easy trails and the hike up is not long at at but for-sure you break a sweat! There are no restrooms up on the hill so make sure to use the restroom at the park area. #SelfCare read more

Keller Beach - What a view from my hike yes accomplishment! - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

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I've been coming here since I was a kid. I remember coming with my family when I was younger. I remember climbing up the side of the mountain? and looking over at Chevron and their holding tanks across the street. The problem with this spot is two-fold. 1) There were way to many people there for these times. So we sat in the parking lot of the Ramblers and ate our meal, but I really wanted to go outside and enjoy the air. But we'll leave that for another time. 2) The day was nice, but the beach was cold and chevron had just spilled some more loveliness into the water (sarcasm) so it's not a beach that I would wade in the water in or one where I would wear a bathing suit, like I would in a place like Maui, but it's a beach, it's hear water, there's a decent view of the three bridges, so for me, it works for that. But I just grab a picnic table, if one is available and sit down and eat. read more

A fun local spot, affording one some sun and meditative lapping waves. Local little secret here. 9 times out of 10, I do hear a lot of Spanish. There are almost always families present. Personally, I love it and speak the language, but it's not necessarily an environment that all may find "fun". read more

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It was almost too busy for these Covid times, for me anyway. However the beach and surrounding areas are nice I will definitely go back. There are some BBQ locations and trails to walk around and get different perspectives. Parking is spread out down along the road. read more

Perfect place to relax! You got it all from swimming, hiking, and picnic. Best place to watch the tides and sunset. Come take care of your mental health and destress at Keller's Beach! read more

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The area is cute, but the beach is dirty and really really small. Great for walks (: . read more

Keller Beach - Beach - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

When I moved up to San Francisco to attend Grad School, I suffered from extreme withdrawal pains from going to the beach. Particularly in the summer, my heart cried out to swim-in real ocean (or bay) water! But there was a solution to my malady-Keller Beach in Pt. Richmond. My best friend at the time had purchased a beautiful home overlooking San Francisco Bay in Pt. Richmond. When I would come over for a visit, we would take walks all along the Bay front and I noticed the waders and families congregating at Keller Beach as we passed by. One warm day I ventured down to check it out and was utterly charmed by the secluded yet cozy beach. At high tide, there was not much beach to hang out on but people would put their towels down on the rocks and still enjoy the fresh salt air and passing boat traffic. Eventually I got the courage up to walk out into the Bay and actually got deep enough to swim some. It was no Olympic-style swimming but it was pleasant enough to cool off and get a little exercise. Kids seem to love Keller Beach and rightly so. It is the perfect family beach-with calm waters and easily accessible. Caution: there are no lifeguards. But also above the beach is a nice little area with a kid's playground, public restrooms, small parking lot, BBQ's and a couple of picnic tables. I am so grateful that I found out about Keller Beach-it is a priceless jewel along San Francisco Bay. It made Grad School bearable and I would take my books and camp out for the day at Keller. It's nice that right through the Western Drive tunnel, there is the quaint town of Point Richmond-with lots of dining opportunities and cool sandwich shops to grab some food at! All you San Franciscans can now just forget about shivering it out at Ocean Beach or even Baker Beach! Come on over to the East Bay and find out what a real beach is! read more

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Keller Beach is one of my favorite places to go on a walk after work. It's is located in the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Park. It's a beautiful place to come watch the sun go down while being able to view all three bridges on a clear day. There are really cool abandoned train tracks that lead to an loading dock (also abandoned). Although they have many picnic areas with barbeques, the park is going through a renovation to add newer ADA bathrooms and new sustainable landscapes. So stay tuned, there is a new park coming our way. read more

Our favorite place to see sunset every Sunday! Some people was swimming and was enjoying barbecue. This is not so big beach but we love this place. Quiet and cool! Point Richmond is also not so big town but it has nice cafe and restaurant! read more

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This is a nice spot to take fire-safe lanterns or flashlights for an evening stroll. Perhaps begin somewhere in the charming downtown Point Richmond area, and then follow the train tracks for a while and walk along through the echoing pink tunnel, down the old wooden steps, and right to the beach greeting you with a scenic view of the water and lit up Richmond Bridge. There are a few picnic tables in the area too, so if you pack an evening snack and drinks, there are spots to lounge. Or bring blankets and lawn chairs. Please feel free to email me with questions or concerns. Thank you for your time and consideration. read more

My daughter and I escaped to this small beach only 10 minutes away from Costco in Richmond. It was a happy mini-vacation, a definite stress-buster. Despite the strange gooey black sand with tiny gold flecks (oil spill remnants), I highly recommend this beach. It's a beautiful place to run and play and dig in (polluted) sand and gaze at the distant Golden Gate Bridge and SF skyline. My daughter happily played with a faded whiskey bottle and an old beer bottle, transferring water and sand from one to the other. Three middle aged female endurance swimmers emerged from the water after a long swim, happy and healthy. They assured me that the water is safe for swimming. Two researchers from UC Berkeley also spent time in the water on the day of our visit. It's a lovely place as long as you can tolerate the reminders of local pollution. I can. read more

The place have a nice view of the sunset and some people fish here. It's good if you want to walk with your dog and usually some families stay in the place for eat a picnic read more

Keller Beach - Beach - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

Very nice place very relaxing vibes good place to spend your day would go back if closer but def worthy of the trip and beautiful sites read more

Keller Beach - Beautiful place to spend the day - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

I love this beach i go here often by myself to read and relax. There are often families here despite it being a cozy, small beach, there is enough room for everyone and the water is so nice the beach is also very clean read more

This is a wee little beach! My wife and I spent a while searching for it, but it was all time well-spent. The beach is hanging off the end of Miller/Knox park. The beach is a couple hundred yards long, and immediately surrounded by rocks, a park, and the hills of Richmond. The view of the bay's great. I could see setting up a picnic lunch here - if there's any bit of a crowd, though, the surrounding park would probably be a better bet. I suppose I'd come here if you were in the East Bay and wanted to hang out on a proper beach - sand, waves, etc.. Aside from the dog beach near the Albany Bulb, I can't think of another. If you're looking to walk, you'll be sorely disappointed. The beach isn't dog friendly, either . Despite what reviews indicate, there are no-dog signs surrounding the beach. read more

It's a cute local beach. I wish that the community took better care of it. It would be nice if someone could remove the majority of the bark and weeds from the sand. Also, it would be nice if people could stop littering. Hopefully, the City of Richmond will start taking better care of these hidden and rare gems that add beauty to community. read more

Keller Beach - Not bad for a local beach - Beaches Near Me - Richmond, California

I liked this place in last October, I loved it this April. The weather was very warm, and there weren't that many seaweeds that washed ashore, so the beach was cleaner and there were more families out with their kids. Overall calm atmosphere, the park was fun too. Saw little ducklings (or gooselings?) at the large pond/small lake at the park, cute to observe. Overall, relaxing & calming place to be when you need a fresh scent of nature, away from busy/crowded cities like Berkeley. read more

My daughter and I wanted to watch the sun set at a beach we are staying in San Francisco and we wanted to go to Stinson beach but it was closed so we started looking for a beach that was open online and came across Keller Beach which turned out to not be a beach at all we could only smell mold and seaweed it was awful the sunset was gorgeous but that's about it I am giving 2 stars because we were ultimately able to watch the sunset but we were highly disappointed read more

Im not sure what some of these reviews are talking about. First of all this beach is TINY it looks more like a pond. Not only is the beach very small but it is also over-crowded. I went on a Saturday and there were ALOT of children. Defiantly not a place if you want to go and relax. On the plus side the beach does have pretty nice views... but other than that nothing to write home about. read more

Beautiful place to swim and deep water run (especially during this time of COVID when it is essentially impossible to secure a reservation to do so) Bonus - enjoy searching what the tide has left behind after my workout. Not crowded. Generally well social distanced though make sure to wear your mask/cover your nose/mouth until you are entering the water. Note the ocean water is cold- low 60's at end of September. Enter slowly to not shock your body. I will likely be buying a wetsuit as the water gets colder. Another gem of the East Bay Regional Parks! read more

Who would have known that this cute little beach would have been right next door to San Quentin prison? I didn't even know this place existed until a friend told me about it and we came here together. Let it be known that we came in the middle of winter but it was a warm and sunny day, hence why decided to come here. It was a cute little beach area with sand and a couple of places to sit. There were people in lawn chairs, swimming, people with their children and people with their dogs. Because there are houses around and next to the prison there isn't very many places to park which is kinda lame but makes for a small walk if you park far away. Overall a good cute little beach area to get away. You can also get a view of the SR bridge which is pretty cool at anytime of the day. read more

This place is great. it has ducks and birds and it is open and has bbq grills and picnic benches and trees and grass and a little area for kids to play on swings and jungle gyms, the people there are friendly and it is just a beautiful placew to take your kids. ( or grandkids) read more

This is a hidden gem! I love getting in the water and aside from the beach in Alameda, this is the best place to do it nearby. This beach is popular but never crowded. There are always cute families there hanging out. The view is spectacular. People there always seem friendly. The one concern is the water quality... it's probably not great to swim in very often. But for the occasional jaunt I really like this beach. read more

What a hidden gem of a beach. If you don't want to drive in to SF to hit one of the beaches there, then this is one of the best beaches in East bay. We spent a full day soaking in the sun, playing on the beach and swimming on an unusually hot day in September. While I wish the beach was cleaned off of kelp regularly, but regardless of that this is still an amazing place. read more

Beautiful views while playing in the waves at Keller Beach. I could see boats, SF, the bridge etc. It was a warm summer day though so it was super crowded and some people weren't picking up after their dogs and also their picnic trash. We parked down the street a ways. I'd come back. It is located through the tunnel from the quaint Point Richmond. read more

My experience of Keller Beach was not that great. Don't get me wrong, there is some good scenic views, but not a beach to swim or anything like that. Sea Weed everywhere, Beach Bums kikn it and very small. read more

Good to go n chill for a small local beach hangout, a lot of families come here on the weekends so it's sprawling with kids if that's your thing. Weeknights are quiet, sunsets are great, good walks. A lot cleaner than before, thanks to people caring about the environment nowadays...it's Bay water, if your willing to get wet on a hot summer day, go for it!! There's a outdoor shower to rinse off, and nice little town pass the tunnel. If your not a germaphobe, then it's a go!! read more