Bay Area Hiker: Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline (west) Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline (west)

Featured hike
Mile:
0.0: Begin from the parking lot, and walk north on the paved park road to a gate on the right. Once through the gate, pass the pit toilet and you'll reach a T junction. Turn right onto Carquinez Overlook Loop Trail.
0.10: An unsigned fire road departs off to the right, a spur which ends at "downtown" Port Costa. Continue to the left, and ignore the well-worn path climbing to the hilltop on the right.
0.36: An unsigned fire road breaks off to the left (not on the map). Continue straight.
0.50: Signed junction -- start of loop. Turn right.
0.72: The first of two dead-end spurs on the right. Continue straight past both.
0.83: Path to overlook and bench, right. When ready, walk back to Carquinez Overlook Loop Trail, and continue, now heading west.
1.00: Junction again, at the close of the loop. Continue straight, and retrace your steps back to the trailhead.
1.50: Back at the trailhead.

Getting there:
From I 80 in Contra Costa County, exit Cummings Skyway (exit 5). Drive south about 1.5 miles, then turn left onto Crockett Boulevard. Drive north on Crockett Boulevard about 1 mile, then turn right onto Pomona Street. After about 0.5 mile Pomona ends at a three way intersection. Bear right onto Carquinez Scenic Drive. Continue east less than 1 mile, then turn left into the Bull Valley Staging Area. Once inside the gate, turn right into the small parking lot (the road continues downhill to Eckley Pier).

GPS Coordinates* for Trailhead:
Latitude 38° 2'56.54"N
Longitude
122°11'49.36"W
(* based on Google Earth data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)

Read about this hike in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/carquinezwest.html

© 2003 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker