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Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline is a bayside park near the Brickyard Cove neighborhood of the Point Richmond District in
access date 02-12-2009
The park features many trails for cyclists, dog-walkers, and hikers, and a salt water lagoon where ducks, seagulls, and Canada Geese frolic.
The beach was closed due to a Cosco-Busan oil spill in 2007, but reopened months later.
Image:MillerKnox.jpg, Miller Knox Park, staging area (December 9, 2006).
Image:Kellerbeach1.jpg, Beachgoers wading on a hot May day at
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
- at the East Bay Regional Park District website. East Bay Regional Park District Parks in Richmond, California San Francisco Bay Trail {{Protected-area-stub
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline is a bayside park near the Brickyard Cove neighborhood of the Point Richmond District in Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was municipal corporation, incorporated on August 7, 1905, and has a Richmond, California City Council, city council.
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Overview
The park is centered on the Miller/Knox lagoon which is depicted on a large 200 foot by 50 foot mural at theRichmond Municipal Natatorium
The Richmond Municipal Natatorium, commonly known as The Plunge or The Richmond Plunge, is a historic swim center in the Point Richmond neighborhood of Richmond, California. It was closed in August 2001 for seismic retrofitting and reopened in A ...
nearby. The park affords panoramic views of the Bay Area especially the Oakland and San Francisco skylines, islands, bridges, and the North Bay mountains. The views are the farthest from the park's high point: Nicholls Knob. The regional shoreline includes Keller Beach
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on San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Bay is a tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in the East Bay and North Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.
Most of the Bay is shallow; however, there is a deep water ch ...
in addition to large picnic and barbecue areas, parking and a fishing pier. There is also a former train ferry pier at Ferry Point and other assorted ruins. The park is also home to the Golden State Model Railroad Museum
The Golden State Model Railroad Museum is an operating model railroad exhibit located in Point Richmond, California, within the boundary of the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline park. It is located in the Brickyard Cove area and features dozens o ...
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History
The park is named for former state senatorGeorge Miller, Jr.
George Miller Jr. (January 7, 1914 – January 1, 1969) was an American Democratic politician who served as a California State Assemblyman from 1947 to 1949 and a California State Senator from 1949 to 1969. He was a leader of the liberal wing of ...
and former State Assembly member and Point Richmond resident John T. Knox
John Theryll Knox (September 30, 1924 – April 3, 2017) was an American politician and lawyer.
He served in the California State Assembly for the 11th district and as Speaker Pro Tempore. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat.
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.Miller/Knoxaccess date 02-12-2009
The park features many trails for cyclists, dog-walkers, and hikers, and a salt water lagoon where ducks, seagulls, and Canada Geese frolic.
The beach was closed due to a Cosco-Busan oil spill in 2007, but reopened months later.
Keller Beach
Keller may refer to:
People
*Keller (surname)
* Helen Keller
*Keller Williams, jam-band musician
*Keller E. Rockey
Places India
* Keller, Shopian
United States
*Keller, Georgia
*Keller, Indiana
*Keller, Texas
* Keller, Virginia
*Keller, Washingt ...
(May 8, 2007).
See also
* List of beaches in California * List of California state parksReferences
External links
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
- at the East Bay Regional Park District website. East Bay Regional Park District Parks in Richmond, California San Francisco Bay Trail {{Protected-area-stub