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Visit Jack London Square in Oakland, California

Located on San Francisco Bay, Oakland is a major port city for the state of California. Featuring nearly 400,000 residents, Oakland serves as the county seat in Alameda County and is part of the region known to locals as the 'East Bay'.

Vacation homes in Oakland provide an ideal climate for visitors twelve months of the year because the area possesses a lovely Mediterranean climate that features about 300 sunny days during an average year. This leaves only about 65 days for inclement weather, making Oakland a prime vacation spot for both Californians and for others who stream in from across the United States.

There is also much to do and see in Oakland. Lake Merritt, which is technically a large estuary located somewhat to the east of the downtown area, was actually the first place in the United States to be designated as a wildlife refuge. To this day, tourists can go to Lake Merritt to see a little haven of the original ecosystem of the area. Another popular site to visit is Jack London Square, named after the author who wrote such beloved and seminal works as White Fang and Call of the Wild. London once lived in Oakland and many of his works feature the local San Francisco area as a primary setting. The square is located on the waterfront, which also features businesses targeted to provide goods and services to those who are visiting Oakland.