page_title: Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Point Isabel Regional Shoreline / Overview
caption_attribution_description: Zonotrichia querula, Point Isabel, Richmond, California, USA English: Harris's Sparrow Camera location37°&#160;54′&#160;14″&#160;N, 122°&#160;19′&#160;10″&#160;W&#160;View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: Point Isabel Regional Shoreline in Richmond, California, is operated by East Bay Regional Park District, and is a multi-use park for joggers, windsurfers, kayakers, photographers, picnickers, and people walking dogs. It has access for pedestrians and via public transit, private vehicles, and bikes. It also features a concession offering food for people and grooming for pets. A longtime community organization and nonprofit, Point Isabel Dog Owners and Friends, is active in the maintenance and improvement of the park.
  Point Isabel was closed from March 31, 2020 to June 1, 2020, as a precaution during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dogs were required to be on-leash during the first week after the reopening but off-leash privileges were restored on June 8, 2020. As throughout East Bay Regional Park District, social distancing measures apply: Park visitors must not congregate, picnic, get closer than six feet to anyone who is not part of their household, and must wear a mask when within six feet of anyone who is not part of their household.
context_section_description: The park is located along the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay in the East Bay region of the Bay Area and is administered by East Bay Regional Park District. The park consists of two halves of roughly equal size—Point Isabel and North Point Isabel—separated by the narrow Hoffman Channel. Hoffman Channel is the outlet of Fluvius Innominatus creek from its mouth at the edge of its delta, Hoffman Marsh The shoreline of the entire park is lined with boulders, broken concrete blocks, and other riprap.
  The northern shore of the park against Hoffman Channel was formerly a sandy beach and has been modified from its original state by leveling and in-filling of the surrounding mudflats, tidal flats and other wetlands. 
  The rest of the peninsula consists of the Bay Trail, a water treatment facility, radio towers, a US Postal Service facility, a Costco store, and office buildings. The parkland has an elevation of 16–25 feet (5–8 meters).
  
  The park is open between 5 am and 10 pm PST; admission and parking are free, as stipulated by the lease agreement. The park is fully wheelchair accessible.
  Point Isabel features two businesses aimed at visitors: Mudpuppy's Tub and Scrub, which is a dog grooming retail store and outlet, and the Sit & Stay Café, which offers drinks and sandwiches.
  The park offers striking panoramic views of Marin County mountains, San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. There are 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of flat trails which are generally wheelchair accessible and stroller friendly. The San Francisco Bay Trail  wraps around Point Isabel Regional Shoreline.
  The park supplies bags for picking up animal waste. These bags cost the EBRPD about US$34,000 annually, to which the Point Isabel Dog Owners group contributes.
caption: A Harris's sparrow at the point.
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