Point Molate Beach Park is a city-owned park 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. , accessible only via a narrow road from the
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza exit "Western Drive", and separate from the rest of the city. The park is adjacent to the present day ghost town of
Winehaven.
History
The Beach Park - originally part of the
Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot
Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot is a decommissioned United States Navy fueling station on the western shore of Richmond, California on San Francisco Bay. It has undergone years of litigation and debate as to its redevelopment with proposals rangin ...
- was leased to the City of Richmond in the early 1970s for $1.00/month and developed by the Navy as a gesture of goodwill to local residents and to provide recreation for the Navy and their families stationed at Pt. Molate. Subsequent budget concerns and cleanup needs led to a complete closure of the park in 2001.
The park reopened in April 2014 after another round of cleanup.
[Point Molate Beach](_blank)
''Citizens for a Sustainable Pt. Molate'', retrieved July 2014
The East Bay Regional Parks District has planned including the park and the
Point Molate area in general as part of a new park in its long-term projects.
[What is the master plan?](_blank)
''East Bay Regional Parks District website'', retrieved August 22, 2007
See also
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Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot
Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot is a decommissioned United States Navy fueling station on the western shore of Richmond, California on San Francisco Bay. It has undergone years of litigation and debate as to its redevelopment with proposals rangin ...
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Winehaven, California
Winehaven was a winery and town in Richmond, California, that held the title of "world's largest winery" for 12 years (1907–1919). It later became a fuel depot for the United States Navy.
After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake left the c ...
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Point San Pablo District
References
External links
Map showing park
Parks in Richmond, California
Parks in Contra Costa County, California
San Francisco Bay Area beaches
Beaches of Contra Costa County, California
Beaches of Northern California
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