Historic Route. From Alameda County
the historic route approaches the Bay along what is now Masonic Boulevard
and San Pablo Avenue, reaching the first campsite near Rodeo. From Rodeo,
the route continues north and then east along San Pablo Bay and east along
Carquinez Strait to Suisun Bay, and the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta. In
the vicinity of Bethany today, the expedition ended its exploration and
headed south toward Monterey.
Federal Components
John Muir National Historic Site (Vicente
Martinez Adobe)
Interpretive Sites
Rancho San Pablo Marker
Camp #99, Rodeo
Vista del Rio
Salvio Pacheco Adobe
Don Fernando Pacheco Adobe/Hillcrest Community
Park
East Bay Regional Park District
• Lone Tree Point, Rodeo
• Selby Open Space
• Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
• Delta-De Anza Trail and viewpoint
Recreational Trail
Contra Costa County is served by the East
Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD), the agency with primary responsibility
for planning and implementing regional parks and a regional trail system.
Within the county, multiuse trails are existing or proposed along nearly
the entire historic route. EBRPD is helping to implement the San Francisco
Bay Trail which links several EBRPD parks in western Contra Costa County,
including Lone Tree Point, Selby Open Space, and Carquinez Strait Regional
Shoreline. The San Francisco Bay Trail board has passed a resolution to
support and cooperate with the NPS to identify areas where signs can be
installed to celebrate both trails.
The State of California Lands Commission
is the lead agency is a multiagency effort to establish a Carquinez Strait
Recreation Area. This effort should enhance the possibility of completing
the Bay Trail in the western county.
EBRPD has already completed portions of
the Delta-De Anza Trail which links the Iron Horse Trail along Walnut Creek
in the Concord area to the eastern county line. This trail includes a vista
point which provides views of the Suisun Bay and the Delta similar to those
Anza and Font would have had.
Auto Route (marked)
From Alameda County, exit interstate 80
at San Pablo Avenue and follow it north to Crockett where it becomes Pomona
Street and then Carquinez Scenic Drive. Follow this drive to Port Costa,
turn south on McEwen Road to state highway 4, east. Continue on highway
4 through Oakley and Brentwood. North of Byron continue on County Road
J4 to Patterson Pass Road in San Joaquin County. Patterson Pass Road turns
west and enters Alameda County.
Auto Tour (guide book)
Follow San Pablo Avenue north-northeast
to Crockett passing the Rodeo campsite at Parker Street in Rodeo. Before
the Carquinez Strait Bridge, take Merchant Street up the hill to Kendall
Street to Vista del Rio, the midday camp and viewpoint. Return to San Pablo
Avenue, which becomes Pomona Street in Crockett, and then Carquinez Scenic
Drive. Follow this drive to Port Costa, turn south on McEwen Road, which
becomes Franklin Canyon Road, to Martinez. Turn north on Alhambra Road
toward downtown Martinez, east on Escobar Street, south on Court Street
which becomes Pine Street and then Pacheco Boulevard. Follow this boulevard
east-southeast to Contra Costa Boulevard to Willow Pass Road. Camp 100
is where Willow Pass Road crosses Walnut Creek. Continue on Willow Pass
Road to highway 4 and the auto route described above.
Agency/Organization Coordination
Cities of
Antioch
Brentwood
Byron
Concord
Crockett
Hercules
Knightsen
Martinez
Oakley
Pinole
Pittsburg
Richmond
West Pittsburg
County of Contra Costa
• Planning Department
• Public Works Department
East Bay Municipal Utilities District
(EBMUD)
East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD)
Moraga Historical Society
Muwekma-Ohlone Tribe of San Francisco
Bay
Ohlone Tribe
San Francisco Bay Trail Project
State of California
• Caltrans
• Coastal Conservancy
• Department of Fish and Game
• Department of Parks and Recreation
• Native American Heritage Commission
• Office of Historic Preservation
• Office of Tourism
• State Lands Commission |