Lake Merritt

An urban respite, Lake Merritt is a popular place to stroll or go running (a 3.2-mile paved path circles the lake), with bonsai and botanical gardens, a children's Children's Fairyland, bird sanctuary, green spaces, a Lake Merritt Boating Center and Dolce Vita Gondola. The two main commercial streets skirting Lake Merritt are Grand Ave, running along the north shore, and Lakeshore Ave on the eastern edge of the lake.

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