Benicia California Resort Life

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Benicia California (pop: 26,800) is a bayfront city in Solano County, California. It was the first city in California to be founded by Anglo-Americans, and served as the state capital for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854.

Benicia is located in the San Francisco Bay Area along the north bank of the Carquinez Strait. Benicia is just east of Vallejo and across the strait from Martinez.

The East Side includes the Benicia Arsenal, a former United States Army armory, which was bought by the city and is now used for a variety of purposes, most notably as live-work spaces for artists. The Arsenal is home to several historic (ca. 1860) landmark buildings such as The Clock Tower, the Camel Barn, and the Jefferson Street Mansion.

The industrial park lies to the northeast of the residential areas of the city, and includes the Valero oil refinery.

The Benicia State Recreation Area is on the far west edge of the city.