Point San Pablo Harbor
human settlement in Richmond, California, United States of America
Point San Pablo Harbor is a marina and small community at the far end of Point San Pablo in San Pablo Bay, within Richmond, in Contra Costa County, California. It is located at 1900 Stenmark Drive, Richmond CA 94801.
Overview
The community is home to a few dozen individuals living in boats and 10 floating homes. Point San Pablo Harbor was originally envisioned by Captain Clark who was the brainchild behind the origins of the Richmond San Rafael Ferry. The area also features the Point San Pablo Marina, Sailing Goat Restaurant, and The San Pablo Bay Sportsmen's Club. The harbor village is located in a ravine at the northern tip of the Potrero Hills and alongside a small cove the opens to San Pablo Bay, where the marina is protected from waves, in addition to a breakwater. The harbor is also the starting point for visitors to East Brother Light Station a historic landmark.
The area is near the Chevron Richmond Refinery and some tank farm containers are visible in addition to the Richmond Landfill across the waters of Castro Cove, a contaminated estuarine habitat with its own significant industrial history. According to NOAA, refinery and industrial wastewater was discharged into Castro Cove from 1902 through 1987, leaving sediments contaminated primarily with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, and mercury. NOAA’s description of the site even uses Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor as one of the reference points defining the boundary of Castro Cove.
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