It's time for the Annual Election meet of the BMW Club of Northern California. All club officers for the 2017-2018 year will be nominated and elected including the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Safety/Tech, Historian and Tour Captain, at the Annual Election Meeting. Members in good standing (those who've paid their dues for the 2018-2018 fiscal year) are eligible to run for office, nominate candidates and vote. For more information of if you have any questions, please send an email to the Vice President.
Brannan Island State Recreation Area is a maze of waterways through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This park northeast of San Francisco Bay, has countless islands and marshes with many wildlife habitats and many opportunities for recreation, including boating, windsurfing and swimming.
We will meet for breakfast at 8:00 AM with "kick stands up" at 9:00 AM. Our final destination is Brannan Island State Recreation Area17645 CA-160, Rio Vista, CA 94571. Meeting starts at 5:00PM!
One of the outstanding water-oriented recreation areas in the world, the area offers great fishing, including striped bass, sturgeon, catfish, bluegill, perch and bullhead. Frank’s Tract, a protected wetland marsh, is home to beaver, muskrat, river otter, mink and 76 species of birds.
The park is on Highway 160 a few miles south of the city of Rio Vista in Sacramento County. The park is located on the lower peninsular extension of Brannan Island, and is surrounded by the Sacramento River on the west, Three Mile Slough on the southeast, and Seven Mile Slough on the northeast.
The park has a ten lane launch ramp, over 140 campsites and areas for picnicking and swimming.
Day use areas include the Windy Cove windsurfing access, the group picnic area located at the Ramadas, and Seven Mile Slough picnic area. The group picnic facility and Seven Mile Slough day use area close at sunset. Windy Cove closes at the hour posted at the entrance road to Windy Cove.
Seven Mile Slough picnic area includes picnic tables, barbecues and drinking water. New restroom facilities were completed late in 1997 and include flush toilets and outdoor cold showers. NO LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY for the 2011 season. A Life Jacket Lending Board will be available. Ample parking is close to the beach.
The Ramadas have shaded picnic structures with large barbecues, picnic tables, water and trash receptacles. A large open grassy area is adjacent to the site for games. The closest restroom to the Ramadas is located north of the swim beach along Seven Mile Slough.
In all of these day use areas possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
At Seven Mile Slough and Windy Cove, beaches are off limits to dogs. Dogs are allowed in the picnic area north of the restrooms, along Seven Mile Slough. Dogs must be on leash and in the owners control at all times.
If you have any questions shoot an email to the tourcaptain@bmwnorcal.org.
