Bay Nature

1548 acre Park managed by: California Department of Parks and Recreation

Strollers, cyclists, dog walkers, birders, this new park bordering San Francisco bay attracts them all with stunning views and miles of shoreline trail.

This new park extends 8.5 miles along San Francisco Bay’s east shore, from Richmond to the north to Oakland in the south, over 1800 acres of land and water. Most of the land was created by fill previously placed in the bay and the park supports a mixture of natural and developed areas.The shoreline supports tidal marshes andmudflats, and the land provides areas for walking, cycling, and natureobservation. The East Bay Regional Park District is restoring nativehabitats at a few locations. The San Francisco Bay Trail extends alongmost of the length of the park.

The park borders a number of other recreational and cultural sitesincluding the Emeryville, Berkeley, and Richmond marinas, Ceasar ChavezPark in Berkeley, the Albany Bulb, Pt. Isabel Regional Shoreline, andthe Rosie the Riveter National Monument in Richmond.