Exploring Point Pinole

Point Pinole was once the site of a gunpowder and dynamite plant. We'll view relics of this explosive past and see the area's present-day return to nature, including shoreline marshes, sandy shores, eucalyptus groves, meadows, and a freshwater pond. As we hike, we'll be on the lookout for the many species of waterfowl that visit the park.

Learn more about why the nearby community of North Richmond is a Greenbelt Alliance Climate Resilience Hotspot.

Leader

Archana Paladugu.

Total Distance

This is a moderate hike of about 4 miles on mostly level trails.

Cost

The park entrance fee is $5 per vehicle.

Where to Meet

We will meet at the Atlas Road staging area parking lot. There are restrooms nearby.

Notes

Bring water, snacks, lunch, dress in layers, and wear good walking shoes. If you have questions about this outing, email Ken Lavin at [email protected].

Photos: Gerry Brush via Flickr

About the Outing Leader

Archana Paladugu is on a quest to cure her plant blindness by learning about the native plants and animals that share their land with us. She is inspired by her great-grandmother, who raised her in a little village in India and lived indigenously alongside a forest in a farming community.

"The trees are your cousins. Care for them," she often heard her great-gran say. "On the last day of the world, I would plant a tree," are the words from her favorite poem by the US Poet Laureate, M.S Merwin. Archana volunteers as a climate worker for CCL and SL2050. For a living, she is a computer scientist who works in Green Energy Tech.