Downtown Martinez has the slightly worn, slightly wonderful feel of a real main street. The marina and the strait are the open end of the view. Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor stops here, which matters if your life runs toward Sacramento or San Jose as much as San Francisco.
It is less polished than Lafayette and proud of that. Refinery neighbors are part of the geography. So are the hills toward Briones and the trail to Muir’s orchard.
Known for
- Downtown Martinez
- John Muir site
- The marina
- Amtrak
Getting around
Amtrak downtown. North Concord/Martinez BART is the nearest BART, not a downtown platform. The marina and main street are close to each other.
Around Martinez
Nearby
Central Contra Costa
Concord
Todos Santos Plaza, a big city footprint, and summer concerts.
OpenCentral Contra Costa
Pacheco
An unincorporated pocket between Concord and Martinez.
OpenWest Contra Costa
Crockett
The C&H sugar town on the Carquinez Strait.
OpenCentral Contra Costa
Pleasant Hill
A downtown renewal next to Diablo Valley College.
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