Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline

Coordinates: 37°54′58″N 122°23′06″W / 37.916°N 122.385°W

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Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline is a 295-acre (1.19 km²) bayside park near the Brickyard Cove neighborhood of the Point Richmond District in Richmond, California.

Overview

The park is centered on the Miller/Knox lagoon which is depicted on a large 200 foot by 50 foot mural at the Richmond Municipal Natatorium nearby. The park affords panoramic views of the Bay Area especially the Oakland and San Francisco skylines, islands, bridges, and the North Bay mountains. The views are the farthest from the park's high point: Nicholls Knob. The regional shoreline includes Keller Beach on San Pablo Bay in addition to large picnic and barbecue areas, parking and a fishing pier. There is also a former train ferry pier at Ferry Point and other assorted ruins. The park is also home to the Golden State Model Railroad Museum.

History

The park is named for former state senator George Miller, Jr. and former State Assembly member and Point Richmond resident John T. Knox.^[1]

The park features many trails for cyclists, dog-walkers, and hikers, and a salt water lagoon where ducks, seagulls, and Canada Geese frolic.^[2]

The beach was closed due to a Cosco-Busan oil spill in 2007, but reopened months later.

Miller Knox Park, staging area (December 9, 2006).
Beachgoers wading on a hot May day at Keller Beach (May 8, 2007).

References

^ Miller/Knox, access date 02-12-2009
^ "East Bay Leaders Consider Opposing Plan To Reactivate Long-Dormant Rail Line In Richmond". 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline.

Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline - at the East Bay Regional Park District website.

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Shorelines	Antioch/Oakley Big Break Brooks Island Carquinez Strait Hayward Martin Luther King Jr. Miller/Knox Oyster Bay Point Isabel Point Pinole Radke Martinez
Preserves/open spaces	Bishop Ranch Black Diamond Mines Brushy Peak Claremont Canyon Five Canyons Huckleberry Leona Canyon Mission Peak Morgan Territory Sibley Round Valley Sobrante Ridge Sycamore Valley Vasco Caves Waterbird
Wilderness areas	Las Trampas Ohlone Sunol
Recreation areas	Cull Canyon Don Castro Kennedy Grove Quarry Lakes Roberts Shadow Cliffs
Trails	Alameda Creek Iron Horse
Other	Ardenwood Historic Farm Browns Island Crown Memorial State Beach Eastshore State Park Hoffman Marsh Little Hills Picnic Ranch Point Molate Beach Park Breuner Marsh (now Dotson Family Marsh)

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Public transit	AC Transit Richmond Ferry Terminal San Francisco Bay Ferry Richmond Parkway Transit Center Richmond station BART California Zephyr Capitol Corridor San Joaquins
Roads	23rd Street Cutting Boulevard I-580 Richmond–San Rafael Bridge I-80 Macdonald Avenue Richmond Parkway San Pablo Avenue (SR 123)