Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA
- Size
- 2,203 acres Source
- Managed by
- East Bay Regional Park District
About Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
A Richmond shoreline park with bay trails, a fishing pier, and camping. Source
The journey is as scenic as the destination at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, a 2,432-acre parkland right next to densely populated Pinole, Richmond, and San Pablo. Trails lead through breezy meadows with wildflowers in season, through aromatic eucalyptus woods, or along bluffs and beaches on San Pablo Bay. There are beautiful views of Mt. Tamalpais, the Marin shoreline, and San Pablo Bay with its sailboat and shipping traffic.
Know before you go
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline covers 2,203 acres in Richmond, Contra Costa County. 12 named trails add up to about 9.7 miles inside the park; the longest is Bay View Trail at 1.7 miles, and Bay View Trail has the most up and down (about 199 feet). Mapped trails range from 5 to 117 feet in elevation. OpenStreetMap shows 2 parking areas, including Pinole Point parking, plus 7 restrooms and 7 drinking fountains. The closest mapped bus stop is West County Detention Facility (routes 71, 376), about 730 feet from the park.
Facilities
- Drinking Water
- Fishing
- Historic Site
- Picnic Area
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Tennis Courts
- Volleyball
Facility details: OpenStreetMap
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline at a glance
- PParking · 2: Pinole Point parking
- WCRestrooms · 7
- WDrinking water · 7
- TTrailheads · 2: Dotson Family Marsh Staging Area, Atlas Road Staging Area
- Named trails · 12
© OpenStreetMap · CPAD · About this map
Trails
| Trail | Mapped length | Elevation | Surface & uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay View Trail | 1.7 mi | 199 ft up & down24–78 ft | BikesHorsesUnpaved |
| Pinole Point Trail | 1.5 mi | 140 ft up & down11–84 ft | PavedBikesHorses |
| Bay Trail | 1 mi | 20 ft up & down5–15 ft | Paved |
| Woods Trail | 0.8 mi | 59 ft up & down31–82 ft | BikesHorsesUnpaved |
| Owl Alley Trail | 0.8 mi | 54 ft up & down11–41 ft | BikesHorses |
| Cook's Point Trail | 0.8 mi | 89 ft up & down25–75 ft | UnpavedBikesHorses |
| Marsh Trail | 0.7 mi | 38 ft up & down10–25 ft | BikesHorses |
| Giant Station Trail | 0.7 mi | 80 ft up & down51–102 ft | UnpavedBikesHorses |
| Packhouse Trail | 0.6 mi | 66 ft up & down49–117 ft | BikesHorses |
| Rough Trail | 0.4 mi | 38 ft up & down31–49 ft | UnpavedNo bikesNo horses |
| Cooks Point Trail | 0.4 mi | 23 ft up & down9–28 ft | BikesHorses |
| China Cove Trail | 0.3 mi | 41 ft up & down8–54 ft | BikesHorses |
Getting to Point Pinole Regional Shoreline by bus
- West County Detention Facility · Routes 71, 376 · 730 ft from the park
Stops within a quarter mile of Point Pinole Regional Shoreline; confirm times with the transit agency.
Compared with nearby parks
Among the 8 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is number 2 of 9 by size at 2,203 acres. 3 nearby parks have more mapped trail mileage than its 9.7 miles. It is the only one of them with tennis Courts.
Closest places for what Point Pinole Regional Shoreline doesn't list:
- Off-Leash Area: Point Isabel Regional Shoreline (6.9 mi)
- Swimming: Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline (5.8 mi)
- Camping: Tilden Nature Area (8 mi)
Rules & reservations
Official park page- Dogs
Dogs must be leashed in parking lots, picnic areas, lawns, and other developed areas, and may be off leash under control in undeveloped open space (district rules). Dogs are not allowed on the pier. Source
Gate hours change through the year; check the posted schedule.
Map & directions
5551 Giant Highway, Richmond, CA 94806
Nearby parks
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Contra Costa County parks Parks in Richmond PlaygroundsSources & verification
Last verified: Oct 15, 2026- California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026aname, county, agency, access, acres
- East Bay Regional Park District dog rulesdogs
- East Bay Regional Park District park pageofficial_url, hours, address, description, fees, dogs
- OpenStreetMap facilities and trailsfacilities.drinking-water, facilities.fishing, facilities.historic-site, facilities.picnic-area, facilities.playground, facilities.restrooms, facilities.tennis-court, facilities.volleyball, trails
- U.S. Census Bureau place boundariescity
- OpenStreetMap: parking, restrooms, water, trailheads, trail lines, and bus stopsvisit
- Terrain Tiles elevation (USGS 3DEP), sampled every 20 m along OpenStreetMap trail linestrails.elevation
- Official park page (introduction excerpt)intro