McLaughlin Eastshore State Park

Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Hours5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Source
Size
1,897 acres Source
Managed by
East Bay Regional Park District

About McLaughlin Eastshore State Park

An East Bay shoreline park created through decades of citizen efforts to protect San Francisco Bay. Source

On October 3, 2012, the California State Park and Recreation Commission renamed this 8.5-mile shoreline parkland McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in honor of Save The Bay (opens external link in a new tab) co-founder Sylvia McLaughlin.
— McLaughlin Eastshore State Park, official page (checked Oct 15, 2026)

Know before you go

McLaughlin Eastshore State Park covers 1,897 acres in Oakland, Alameda County. 3 named trails add up to about 1.2 miles inside the park; the longest is Bay Trail at 0.5 miles. OpenStreetMap shows 2 parking areas, plus 1 restroom. The closest mapped bus stop is Emeryville Police and Fire Station, at the park edge.

Facilities

  • Off-Leash Area
  • Drinking Water
  • Historic Site
  • Picnic Area
  • Restrooms

Facility details: OpenStreetMap

McLaughlin Eastshore State Park at a glance

PPWC
  • PParking · 2
  • WCRestrooms · 1

© OpenStreetMap · CPAD · About this map

Trails

TrailMapped length
Bay Trail0.5 mi
Virginia Street Extension0.4 mi
Albany Waterfront Trail0.3 mi

How trail figures are measured

Getting to McLaughlin Eastshore State Park by bus

Stops within a quarter mile of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park; confirm times with the transit agency.

Compared with nearby parks

Among the 17 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, McLaughlin Eastshore State Park is number 2 of 18 by size at 1,897 acres. 15 nearby parks have more mapped trail mileage than its 1.2 miles.

Closest places for what McLaughlin Eastshore State Park doesn't list:

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Official park page

    Map & directions

    1Location overview · map data © OpenStreetMap

    37.831426, -122.305783Get directions

    Nearby parks

    Straight-line distance
    Temescal Regional Recreation Area4.3 miClaremont Canyon Regional Preserve4.6 miRobert W. Crown Memorial State Beach4.9 miRoberts Regional Recreation Area7.3 miMartin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline7.6 mi

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    Sources & verification

    Last verified: Oct 15, 2026
    1. California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026aname, county, agency, access, acres
    2. East Bay Regional Park District park pageofficial_url, hours, description
    3. OpenStreetMap facilities and trailsfacilities.dog-park, facilities.drinking-water, facilities.historic-site, facilities.picnic-area, facilities.restrooms, trails
    4. U.S. Census Bureau place boundariescity
    5. OpenStreetMap: parking, restrooms, water, trailheads, trail lines, and bus stopsvisit
    6. Official park page (introduction excerpt)intro
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