Lakeside Park in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Lakeside Park Duck Feeding Area

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Lakeside Park Duck Feeding Area Marker

Inscription. First Official Wildlife Refuge in the United States
Established as a State Game Refuge in 1870
Remodeled 1962

Oakland City Council
John C. Houlihan, Mayor • Felix F. Chialvo, Vice Mayor • Harry R. Lange • Fred Maggoria • Dan Marovich • Robert C. McKeen • Robert L. Osborne • John H. Reading • Howard E. Rilea

Oakland Park Commission
J. Vendes Mann, Chairman • Raymond H. Miller, Vice Chairman • Andre T. Fontes • William H. Jamison • Frank H. Ogawa • Wm. Penn Mott, Jr, Superintendent of Parks • Burns Cadwalader, Architect

Erected 1962 by City of Oakland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 37° 48.404′ N, 122° 15.395′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Lakeside Park. It is on Bellevue Avnue south of Perkins Street, on the right when traveling north. The plaque is mounted to a red brick masonry planter box. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakland CA 94610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lake Merritt (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bowling Greens and Clubhouse

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Children's Memorial Statue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cleveland Cascade (approx. 0.4 miles away); USS Maine Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Makkeweks (approx. 0.4 miles away); The War With Spain Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

Also see . . .
1. Lake Merritt. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Lake Merritt. Website homepage (Submitted on June 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, March 16, 2023

2. Lakeside Park Duck Feeding Area Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.