page_title: Marsh Creek State Park (California)
section_title: Development plans
hierarchical_section_title: Marsh Creek State Park (California) / Development plans
caption_attribution_description: English: Marsh Creek Reservoir CA-CCO-548 This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 12000808 More images
context_page_description: Marsh Creek State Historic Park is a California state park in east Contra Costa County, California, United States. It was named as the newest California State Park on January 27, 2012. The newly named park contains 3,659 acres and is about 3.3 miles south of downtown Brentwood. It is not open to the public as of January 2015. No opening date has been announced.
  The park is named for California pioneer John Marsh, who was a doctor, rancher, landowner and the first non-Hispanic European to settle in what is now Contra Costa County, California. Marsh was the first medical doctor in California, the first Harvard graduate in the territory, the first to introduce a number of new crops, and one of the most influential men in the establishment of California statehood.
  Marsh, a widower, was a native of Massachusetts, who had previously lived in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and New Mexico before settling in Los Angeles, California. In 1838, he acquired Rancho Los Meganos in northern California. The ranch covered over 80 square miles, and extended over 8 miles to the San Joaquin River, where Marsh's Landing was built. The park covers a portion of this former rancho.
context_section_description: Creation of a visitor center, trailheads, picnic areas, parking, equestrian facilities, campsites and accommodations for special events, such as a farmers market are all under consideration for future development. Restoration of the Stone House will soon begin, largely funded by the California Cultural Historic Endowment and matching donations from the John Marsh Historic Trust. Construction of a replica of Marsh's original four-room adobe house is also under consideration. The park land contains some historic Native American burial sites. Larry Myers, a representative of the California Native American Heritage Commission, urged state park officials to keep the burial sites off-limits to the public.
  The General Plan calls for 70 miles (110 km) of trails, an 11 acres (4.5 ha) Primary Historic Zone that contains the Stone House, the replica of Marsh's adobe house, and the replica Ohlone village (representing that which was originally located near Marsh's adobe house.)
caption: Marsh Creek Reservoir in the park.
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