Point San Pablo
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Point San Pablo is a small historic community isolated at the far end of the Potrero Hills
at Point San Pablo in Richmond, California
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and alongside a small cove where the marina is protected from waves by two narrow breakwaters constructed in the 1940's from old sailing schooners. The village is also the starting point for visitors to the East Brother Light Station, a small B&B inn and a designated California historic landmark. There is a fascinating pictorial history of the entire area on the wall of the Sportsmen's Club located at the Harbor.
The area is near the Chevron Richmond Refinery. From the Harbor, the Marin shoreline, the Sister Islands, and the East Bay Regional Park District
Point Pinole regional shoreline are all visible. In addition, some tank farm containers and the remnants of an old whaling station are visible to the west and the West Contra Costa County Landfill is visible to the east, across the waters of Castro Cove
a disturbed estuarine habitat. Point San Pablo Beach is also located here.
The village has spectacular panoramic views of the undeveloped coastlines of southern Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties and eastern central Marin County. The hills surrounding the village are completely undeveloped and feature Eucalyptus trees and coastal chaparral vegetation. The isolation of the area and undeveloped lands make deer, wild turkey and fox sightings fairly commonplace. Other animals in the area include the endangered Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and California Clapper Rail. The areas around the marina and breakwaters have many egrets, herons and other shore birds that enjoy the small wetlands areas there.
The Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor is privately owned. Both the San Pablo Sportsmen's Club and the Pt. San Pablo Preservation Society are non-profit organizations located at the Harbor. The Society's goal is to preserve the Harbor and surrounding lands and waterways for public use and enjoyment.
Potrero Hills (Richmond, California)
The Potrero Hills also known as the Potrero Ridge and Point Molate Hills is a chaparral and forested escarpment of that crests northwest to southeast along the San Pablo Peninsula in Richmond, California.-History:...
at Point San Pablo in Richmond, California
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
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Overview
The village is an historic marina and home to a few dozen individuals living aboard boats and about a dozen floating homes (houseboats). The area also features the Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor marina and a Sportsman's Club. The village is located in a small valley of the Potrero HillsPotrero Hills (Richmond, California)
The Potrero Hills also known as the Potrero Ridge and Point Molate Hills is a chaparral and forested escarpment of that crests northwest to southeast along the San Pablo Peninsula in Richmond, California.-History:...
and alongside a small cove where the marina is protected from waves by two narrow breakwaters constructed in the 1940's from old sailing schooners. The village is also the starting point for visitors to the East Brother Light Station, a small B&B inn and a designated California historic landmark. There is a fascinating pictorial history of the entire area on the wall of the Sportsmen's Club located at the Harbor.
The area is near the Chevron Richmond Refinery. From the Harbor, the Marin shoreline, the Sister Islands, and the East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Regional Park District
The East Bay Regional Park District is a special district operating in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area...
Point Pinole regional shoreline are all visible. In addition, some tank farm containers and the remnants of an old whaling station are visible to the west and the West Contra Costa County Landfill is visible to the east, across the waters of Castro Cove
Castro Cove
Castro Cove is an embayment of the San Pablo Bay in Richmond, California between Point San Pablo and the confluence of Wildcat Creek into Castro Creek.-Overview:...
a disturbed estuarine habitat. Point San Pablo Beach is also located here.
The village has spectacular panoramic views of the undeveloped coastlines of southern Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties and eastern central Marin County. The hills surrounding the village are completely undeveloped and feature Eucalyptus trees and coastal chaparral vegetation. The isolation of the area and undeveloped lands make deer, wild turkey and fox sightings fairly commonplace. Other animals in the area include the endangered Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and California Clapper Rail. The areas around the marina and breakwaters have many egrets, herons and other shore birds that enjoy the small wetlands areas there.
The Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor is privately owned. Both the San Pablo Sportsmen's Club and the Pt. San Pablo Preservation Society are non-profit organizations located at the Harbor. The Society's goal is to preserve the Harbor and surrounding lands and waterways for public use and enjoyment.