Popular California park that abruptly closed last spring reopens in Delta
One of the most popular places to boat, fish and camp in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta has finally reopened after abruptly closing last spring. Brannan Island State Park, a 336-acre jut of scrubby land across the water from Antioch, shut down in April nearly overnight after its longtime concessionaire ended its month-to-month lease with the state Department of Parks and Recreation to operate the park. Brannan Island, in Isleton, reopened fully on Thursday after the department announced it had secured an agreement with a new concessionaire.