Bay Point Regional Shoreline Park Grand Opening June 21

On Saturday, June 21, East Bay Regional Park District Board Member Ted Radke and Park District staff will host a dedication of East Contra Costa County’s newest regional park, Bay Point Regional Shoreline Park. The public is invited to this dedication which begins at 11am and includes remarks by Senator Tom Torlakson, Assemblyman Mark De Saulnier, and Supervisor Federal Glover.

Bay Point Regional Shoreline provides access to undeveloped open space and marsh habitat in an area surrounded by residential, military, and industrial development. The public can enjoy sweeping views of Suisun Bay and opportunities for hiking, picnicking, bird watching, shoreline fishing, and nature study. The nearly 150-acre parkland is at the approximate midpoint of the San Francisco Bay Estuary and the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta. Riches of ocean, bay, mountain, valley, and river mix here in Delta waterways and wetlands of Bay Point.

The marsh is along the Pacific Flyway and sustains millions of resident and migrating shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors. Birds from as far away as Alaska and Canada spend a day or season here during their migration. The park contains interpretive panels explaining the railroad and natural history of Bay Point.

The East Bay Regional Park District acquired this property in 1996 to preserve and restore the marshland and to provide public access to the bay shoreline. A portion of the purchase price came from the Shell Oil Spill Litigation Settlement Trustee Committee and will be used for wetland restoration. The park is located at the foot of McAyoy Road in Bay Point.

The public is encouraged to RSVP for this event by e-mailing bmontano@ebparks.org. Driving directions are as follows: from Highway 4 in Bay Point, exit at the Bay Point/San Marco Boulevard exit and turn left onto San Marco Boulevard toward the river. San Marco Boulevard becomes Willow Pass Road. After about 1 mile, turn left onto Port Chicago Highway. Proceed about 1.25 miles

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