Location: Oakland, California
Baseball Team: Oakland Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Official Website

Stadium Description
Airport
Transportation
Hotels
Ballpark Tickets
Parking
Restaurants
Shopping
Sites to See
Nightlife

Stadium Description

The Oakland Coliseum was one of the most beautiful parks in baseball before the Oakland Raiders needed to modify the stadium to support a football team. The A's tarp off some of the football seats now, but the stadium is still very difficult to fill. This is great for keeping ticket prices down, and these are some of the easiest tickets in town to get. With the return of Jason Giambi to the A's, you can expect a slight rise in crowd attendance, but tickets will still be available. The food here is great; check out the garlic fries and the second-deck pina coladas.

Airport

Oakland Airport (OAK) - 3 miles from the Coliseum. The Oakland Airport is almost within walking distance of the Coliseum; it is literally on the same road. It is an easy shuttle or taxi ride, but many shuttles will go to nearby hotels and restaurants as well.

Transportation

Buses, taxis, shuttles, BART, rental car

To/From The Stadium:

From the A's website: The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is accessible by the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART). Taking BART you can directly enter the Coliseum Complex from the BART Station/Coliseum ramp. AC Transit provides public bus service to the Coliseum from its many locations.

Hotels

San Francisco-Days Inn Oakland Airport/Coliseum
8350 Edes Avenue
Oakland, CA 94621

La Quinta Inn Oakland Airport
8465 Enterprise Way
Oakland, CA 94621

Quality Inn Oakland
8471 Enterprise Way
Oakland, CA 94621


Ballpark Tickets

Oakland Coliseum is one of the (if not THE) most reasonably priced stadiums out there, and tickets (even to playoff games), are not in high demand. This ballpark almost never sells out. Tickets can be purchased through the official Oakland A's site on www.mlb.com, but it is quite possible that you can pick up sets of tickets for less than face value for any game, even Yankees/Red Sox. Regular seating ticket prices range from $9-$55 on the official site.

Parking

The Oakland Coliseum is unusual in that it allows tailgating in its parking lot, so if you are early to a game, stop by the store and bring your food into the parking lot! It costs about $15 to park your car in the lot, but you are allowed in three hours before a game, so it's like an extra party.

Chix Tip: If you have a rental car, or an older car, with absolutely nothing of real or implied value in it, there is parking across the bridge in the dirt on the side of the road for free. Parking lot attendants on either side of the street will try to get you to pay for lot parking, but the street is free. But be warned: that particular area is high-profile for cars break-ins (Chix Trip lesson #101 learned) so leave nothing of value behind.

Restaurants

The Oakland Coliseum is unusual in that it allows both tailgating, and food to be brought into the Coliseum. People have been known to carry entire boxes of doughnuts into the park!

Shopping/Sites to See

Jack London Square and Village
Oakland's number one destination to dine, shop, have fun, and spend the night. Located along the water's edge at the foot of Broadway in Oakland.
www.jacklondonsquare.com

Ferry Boats/ Alameda/Oakland Ferry
Oakland
(510) 522-3300

Historic Livermore Wine Region
Livermore
(925) 846-8910

The Oakland Zoo in Knowland Park
Oakland
(510) 632-9525

San Francisco is just over the bridge, so if you are a first-time California visitor, be sure to stop by this neighboring city! You can also visit the city of Berkeley, where tons of quirky shops and restaurant await you!

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