Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline

Near Martinez, Contra Costa County, CA

DogsLeash in developed areas
Source
Hours5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Source
Size
1,386 acres Source
Managed by
East Bay Regional Park District

About Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline

Bluffs and shoreline along Carquinez Scenic Drive between Crockett and Martinez. Source

Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline comprises 1,568 acres of bluffs and shoreline along Carquinez Scenic Drive between the town of Crockett and the hillsides overlooking Martinez. This parkland provides a gateway to the river delta region along the northern edge of Contra Costa County. The coastal hills rise steeply up to 750 feet above Carquinez Strait.
— Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline, official page (checked Oct 15, 2026)

Know before you go

Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline covers 1,386 acres near Martinez in Contra Costa County. 9 named trails add up to about 8.7 miles inside the park; the longest is Franklin Ridge Loop at 2.2 miles, and Franklin Ridge Loop has the most up and down (about 955 feet). Mapped trails range from 93 to 692 feet in elevation. OpenStreetMap shows 4 parking areas, plus 3 restrooms and 2 drinking fountains. The closest mapped bus stop is Alhambra Avenue & J Street, about 970 feet from the park.

Facilities

  • BBQ Grills
  • Drinking Water
  • Fishing
  • Historic Site
  • Picnic Area
  • Playground
  • Restrooms

Facility details: OpenStreetMap

Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline at a glance

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  • PParking · 4
  • WCRestrooms · 3
  • WDrinking water · 2
  • TTrailheads · 1: Nedjedly Staging Area
  • Named trails · 6

© OpenStreetMap · CPAD · About this map

Trails

TrailMapped lengthElevationSurface & uses
Franklin Ridge Loop2.2 mi955 ft up & down105–616 ftUnpavedBikesHorses
Hulet Hornbeck Trail1.9 mi630 ft up & down412–692 ftUnpavedBikesHorses
Rankin Park Trail1.3 mi778 ft up & down96–592 ft
Bull Valley Trail1 mi
Carquinez Loop Overlook Trail1 mi
Hulet Hornbeck Trail (MC2CT)0.5 mi501 ft up & down93–614 ftUnpavedBikesHorses
San Pablo Bay Regional Trail0.3 mi
Nedjedly - Rankin connector path0.3 mi219 ft up & down99–364 ftUnpavedNo horses
Arabian Heights0.2 mi70 ft up & down600–677 ftBikesHorses

How trail figures are measured

Getting to Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline by bus

Stops within a quarter mile of Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline; confirm times with the transit agency.

Compared with nearby parks

Among the 9 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline is number 4 of 10 by size at 1,386 acres. 5 nearby parks have more mapped trail mileage than its 8.7 miles. It is the only one of them with fishing.

Closest places for what Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline doesn't list:

How comparisons work

Rules & reservations

Official park page
  • Dogs

    At Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline: leash in developed areas, under the East Bay Regional Park District dog rules. Source

Gate hours change through the year; check the posted schedule.

Map & directions

1Location overview · map data © OpenStreetMap

38.007892, -122.147733Get directions

Nearby parks

Straight-line distance
Ted and Kathy Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline1.2 miWaterbird Regional Preserve3.1 miCrockett Hills Regional Park3.7 miBriones Regional Park5.1 miSobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve6.9 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 dog rulesdogs
  3. East Bay Regional Park District park pageofficial_url, hours, description
  4. OpenStreetMap facilities and trailsfacilities.bbq-grills, facilities.drinking-water, facilities.fishing, facilities.historic-site, facilities.picnic-area, facilities.playground, facilities.restrooms, trails
  5. U.S. Census Bureau place boundaries (nearest place)city
  6. OpenStreetMap: parking, restrooms, water, trailheads, trail lines, and bus stopsvisit
  7. Terrain Tiles elevation (USGS 3DEP), sampled every 20 m along OpenStreetMap trail linestrails.elevation
  8. Official park page (introduction excerpt)intro
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