A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Pacheco
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-5.
37.98756 N, 122.06230 W. ZIP 94553.
Unincorporated town in Contra Costa County southeast of Martinez.
Access from Hwy 4 or Hwy 680.
Population (1990): 3,325.
Pacheco
Creek
See Pacheco Slough.
Pacheco
Slough
DeLorme Northern California
p.95 D-5 (as "Pacheco Creek").
Extends from south shore of Suisun Bay east
of Martinez south almost to Hwy 4 near
Buchanan Field.
Grayson Creek and
Walnut Creek flow into this slough.
Pacific
Recreation Complex
San Leandro city facility at Teagarden St
& Marina Blvd.
http://www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/slparkspacific.html
Lighted fields and courts for organized softball, high school football, little
league baseball, soccer practice, and tennis. Ticket booth and 2 concessions.
Pacific
Refinery
At northern tip of Hercules on
San Pablo Bay, just south of
Lone Tree Point.
Built in 1966, and closed in 1995. Efforts are now underway to develop
the land for housing and other purposes.
Pack Rat
Trail
Two parallel trails in Tilden Nature
Area. See Lower Pack Rat
Trail and Upper Pack Rat Trail.
Padre
Reservable picnic site on South Park Dr in
Tilden Regional Park, with parking
and restrooms.
Palma Ceia
Park
Park in Hayward at 27600 Decatur Way.
Picnic facilities, play area, lawns, recreation center building with snack
bar and meeting rooms, restrooms.
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District.
Palma Ceia
School
Public elementary school in Hayward.
27679 Melbourne Ave, Hayward CA 94545.
Tel: (510) 293-8512. Fax: (510) 783-2836.
Palmer
School for Boys & Girls
Private elementary school in unincorporated
Contra Costa County between Hwy
680 and Heather Farms Park.
2740 Jones Rd, Walnut Creek CA 94596. Tel: (925) 934-4888.
Palm
Tract
DeLorme Northern California
p.106 A-2.
Delta island (with Orwood Tract), protected
by levees, in Contra Costa County,
bounded by Rock Slough on the north,
Old River on the east, the Atchison Topeka
& Santa Fe Railroad tracks on the south, and
Werner Dredger Cut on the west.
Access by Orwood Rd from Byron Hwy near
Brentwood.
Palomares
Creek
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 C-5.
Flows from southwest side of Sunol Ridge
(west of Pleasanton Ridge Regional
Park) northwestward to join with Eden
Canyon and become San Lorenzo Creek.
Palomares Hills
Park
Park in unincorporated area east of Castro Valley, at Villareal Dr & Laurelwood Dr.
Picnic facilities, group picnic area, play area, ball fields, soccer fields,
lawns, par course, snack bar, restrooms.
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District.
Palos
Colorados Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map B-2,3.
Hiking/equestrian trail in Joaquin Miller
Park, along Palo Seco Creek.
Palo Seco
Creek
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map B-2,3.
Flows from Joaquin Miller Park westward
to join Shepherd Creek, forming
Sausal Creek in
Dimond Canyon.
Palos
Verdes Mall
Shopping center in Walnut Creek at Pleasant
Hill Rd & Camino Verde.
Panorama
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail (hiking/equestrian only for part of its length) in
Mission Peak Regional
Preserve.
Papa Bear
Hill
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map F-3.
At end of Pereira Trail in
Briones Regional Park.
Site of Briones Reservoir View
Point.
Parchester
Marsh
At south end of Point Pinole Regional
Shoreline.
Parchester
Park
Richmond city park at Collins Ave & Williams
Dr, south of Point Pinole Regional
Shoreline.
Park
Boulevard Creek
Originally flowed from area near Oakland
High School into San Antonio Slough
(now Lake Merritt) near present intersection
of Park Blvd & Wayne Pl E. Now flows entirely in underground storm drains
under Park Blvd.
Park
Boulevard Playground
Oakland city playground adjacent to
Park Boulevard Plaza.
Park
Boulevard Plaza
Oakland city park at 2300 Park Blvd.
Park Day
School
Private elementary school in Oakland.
370 43rd St, Oakland CA 94609. Tel: (510) 653-0317.
Park in
Rheem Valley, The
Shopping center at Center St & Park St in
Moraga.
Park
Junior High School
Public junior high school in Antioch.
1 Spartan Way, Antioch CA 94509. Tel: (925) 706-5314.
Parkmead
Elementary School
Public elementary school in Saranap, an
unincorporated area of Contra Costa County between Lafayette and
Walnut Creek.
1920 Magnolia Way, Walnut Creek CA 94595.
Tel: (925) 944-6858.
Parkmont
Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fremont.
2601 Parkside Dr, Fremont CA 94536. Tel: (510) 793-7492.
Fremont Unified School District.
Park
School
Public year round elementary school in
Hayward.
411 Larchmont Ave, Hayward CA 94544.
Tel: (510) 293-8515. Fax: (510) 782-0789.
Grounds include park area maintained by
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District with play area, ball fields, soccer fields, lawns.
Parkside
Drive Park
Berkeley city park at Parkside Dr & Plaza
Dr.
Parkside
Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pittsburg.
985 W 17th St, Pittsburg CA 94565. Tel: (925) 473-4340.
Parkview
Reservable picnic site in
Temescal Regional Recreation
Area.
Parkway Golf
Course
Thomas 1997 p.753 C-5.
3400 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont CA 94538. Tel: (510) 656-6862.
Parr-Rich
Canal
Thomas Contra Costa p.37
C-5. Thomas 1997 p.608
F-2.
Small, short channel extending north from
Harbor Channel in
Richmond Inner Harbor.
Parsons
Park
Thomas 1997 p.691 J-2.
Undeveloped park site in Castro Valley
at Almond Rd & Ewing Rd.
Paseo Padre
Center
Thomas 1997 p.752 D-1.
Shopping center in Fremont at Paseo Padre Pky
& Fremont Blvd.
Paso Nogal
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.44
E-4. Thomas 1997 p.591
J-3 and p.592 A-3.
Pleasant Hill city park at Paso Nogal &
Primrose Dr.
Patten
Academy of Christian Education
Thomas 1997 p.650 C-6.
Private primary, middle, and high school in
Oakland, founded in 1945 by Dr Bebe Patten.
Affiliated with Patten College and the
Church of God (Cleveland
TN).
2433 Coolidge Ave, Oakland CA 94601. Tel: (510) 533-8300.
Patten
College
Thomas 1997 p.650 C-6 (not
marked).
Religious college affiliated with the
Church of God (Cleveland
TN). Also has a Denver campus.
2433 Coolidge Ave, Oakland CA 94601.
Tel: (510) 533-8300.
http://www.diac.com/~patten/
Patterson
Creek
Thomas 1997 p.751 FG-2
(unmarked).
Only small remnants of this creek remain, such as this one forming a distorted
bend just south of Alameda Creek. Presumably
the course of this creek was eliminated during the engineering of Alameda
Creek as a storm channel.
Patterson
Elementary School
Thomas 1997 p.752 E-3
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Fremont.
35521 Cabrillo Dr, Fremont CA 94536. Tel: (510) 793-3010.
Fremont Unified School District.
Patterson
House
Thomas 1997 p.752 D-3.
Home of the Patterson family on their ranch. Now restored in
Ardenwood Regional Preserve
and used for various activities recreating Victorian life. George Washington
Patterson came to California in the gold rush. With his family, he
settled in the area that is now northwestern
Fremont in 1854, draining and clearing wetlands
and shorelands. The house was built in 1856 as the centerpiece of what became
a 3,000-acre farm called Ardenwood (presumably a Shakespearean reference).
The house was expanded in 1880. The present Ardenwood Preserve includes only
205 acres of the ranch, which extended into the present
Coyote Hills Regional Park.
Most of the land was subdivided.
Patterson
Park
Thomas 1997 p.752 E-3.
Fremont city park at Cabral Dr & Angeles
Ave.
Patterson
Pass
DeLorme Northern California
p.106 C-1. Thomas 1997
p.697 D-7 (unmarked).
Route over hills between Livermore and Tracy
in the Central Valley. The high point
on Patterson Pass Rd. Since Hwy 580 was constructed,
Altamont Pass (not far to the north) has
been by far the most heavily traveled route across these hills.
Patterson
Reservoir
Thomas 1997 p.696 H-6
(unlabeled).
Small reservoir on the South Bay
Aqueduct east of Livermore, just north
of Patterson Pass Rd.
Patterson
Run
DeLorme Northern California
p.106 C-2. Thomas 1997
p.698 A-5.
Creek flowing northwest from Patterson Pass
to vanish in the Central Valley.
Paul
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.69
E-5. Thomas 1997 p.630
H-1.
Orinda city park at Camino Pablo & Brookwood
Rd.
Peach
Tree Springs
Mt. Diablo Trail Map F-4.
Multiple springs on slope northwest of Olofson
Ridge in Mt. Diablo State
Park, accessed from Red Rd.
Peak Meadow
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail in
Mission Peak Regional
Preserve.
Peak
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail (hiking/equestrian only for a short distance on each
side of Mission Peak) in
Mission Peak Regional
Preserve.
Pelican
Reservable picnic site in Doolittle area of
Martin Luther King
Jr Regional Shoreline.
Pelican
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail in
Don
Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and
Coyote Hills Regional Park.
Pelton
Center
Thomas 1997 p.691 A-1.
Shopping center in San Leandro on Pelton
Cir between Washington Ave & E 14th St.
Penitencia
Creek
DeLorme Northern California
p.115 A-7. Thomas 1997
p.815 BC-5.
Originates in the hills east of San Jose and flows generally westward through
Alum Rock Park and Penitencia Creek County Park before being diverted into
Coyote Creek where Berryessa Rd crosses it. This portion of the creek is
known as Upper Penitencia Creek. Much of the creek's course through San Jose
has been buried in storm drains. Lower Penitencia Creek emerges near E Capitol
Ave at the Milpitas border and flows briefly westward then northward and
into Coyote Creek just south of the
Alameda County border. Most of the course
of Lower Penitencia Creek has been altered in storm channels. The name is
said to come from an old adobe house near the creek that was used for
confessions.
Penke
See Christian Penke Park.
People's
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.68 C-7
(unmarked). Thomas 1997
p.629 J-2 (unmarked).
Most of the block in Berkeley bounded by Telegraph
Ave, Dwight Way, Bowditch St, and Haste St (except for the businesses along
Telegraph Ave). In 1967, the University
of California - Berkeley purchased this land for future use as playing
fields and parking lots. After the longtime residents moved out, most
of the houses were rented to UC students, many becoming communal
households. During finals week in 1968, the renters were evicted and
the houses were torn down. There were charges that the University was
acting primarily because many student activists lived in the block, an idea
that seemed to be confirmed when UC left the lot vacant and unimproved for
the next year. UC claimed that the land was now slated for new student
dormitories, but in the meantime it was being used as an unofficial dirt
parking lot. In April 1969, some people declared the lot to be a "People's
Park" and began planting flowers and vegetables and creating public facilities
there. Various public planning meetings were held, and many people
from students to older residents participated in creating the park.
The University responded early on May 15 by erecting a chainlink fence around
the lot and destroying the park "improvements." A rally at Sproul Plaza
on the UC campus ended with a crowd storming down Telegraph Ave to the park;
police from several local jurisdictions fired teargas and buckshot into the
crowd. Dozens were injured and one man watching from a rooftop was
killed by police buckshot (they claimed that he had thrown a brick at
them). Governor Ronald Reagan banned all public assemblies in Berkeley,
and on May 17 the California National Guard was sent into Berkeley to maintain
order, establishing their headquarters behind the chainlink fence on People's
Park. On May 20, a National Guard helicopter dropped a chemical agent
on a demonstration in Sproul Plaza. Eventually, the University and
the city of Berkeley reached an agreement to allow the park to exist.
The struggle has continued off and on over the years, with sporadic UC attempts
to develop the site generally defeated, although volleyball courts have been
built on the site, and various "people's" improvements such as a free food
distribution center have been ejected.
Peppertree
Plaza
Thomas 1997 p.715 F-1.
Shopping center in Livermore at E Stanley
Blvd & Murrieta Blvd.
Pepper Tree
School
Thomas 1997 p.695 G-7
(unmarked).
Private school in Livermore.
714 Junction Ave, Livermore CA 94550. Tel: (925) 447-0264.
Peralta
Community College District
333 E 8th St, Oakland CA 94606.
Tel: (510) 466-7200.
http://www.peralta.cc.ca.us/
Created in November 1963 by a vote of the residents of
Alameda, Albany,
Berkeley,
Emeryville,
Oakland, and Piedmont,
officially coming into existence in July 1964. The name was chosen because
the cities of the district are all located on the 1820 land grant of Luis
Maria Peralta. It took over the Laney
and Merritt campuses of the former
Oakland City College. The new
College of Alameda campus was opened
in June 1970. Vista College has had a
troubled existence but is currently operating in
Berkeley.
Peralta
Creek
Thomas 1997 p.670 D-1.
Flows from the area south of Joaquin
Miller Park southwest to
Hamilton Junior High School
and then south into East Creek Slough
and hence into San Leandro Bay. For
much of its course, the creek is now in culverts and underground storm drains.
Tributaries include Harrington Avenue Branch, Laguna Branch, Curran Branch,
and Berlin Branch.
Peralta
Hacienda Park
Thomas 1997 p.650 D-6.
Oakland city park at 34th Ave & Paxton Ave.
Site of the original adobe home on the Peraltas'
Rancho San Antonio, the first permanent
European settlement in the East Bay after Mission San José. Built
in the 1820s, the adobe was torn down in 1897. Some of its bricks are in
a building in Dimond Park and in a home
at 384 W Estudillo Ave in San Leandro. The
creek in this park is an artificial one, created by diverting some of the
water from the real Peralta Creek in a culvert
below.
Peralta
Park
Thomas 1997 p.649 H-5.
Oakland city park along the
Lake Merritt channel between 12th St and
10th St.
Peralta
Year-Round School
Thomas 1997 p.629 H-5
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Oakland.
460 63rd St, Oakland CA 94609. Tel: (510) 879-1450.
Oakland Unified School District.
Pereira
Cove
Thomas Contra Costa p.42
E-3. Thomas 1997 p.610
G-1. East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map FG-4.
On north shore of Briones Reservoir.
Pereira
Creek
Thomas 1997 p.590 FG-2
(unlabeled). East Bay Hills
Northern Trail Map F-2.
Short creek flowing southwest into Pinole Creek,
just west of intersection of Alhambra
Valley Rd and Bear Creek Rd.
Pereira Rd (called Pereira Ranch Rd on some maps) runs through the valley
of Pereira Creek near its intersection with Alhambra Valley Rd.
Pereira
Fire Road
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map G-4.
Unpaved fire road and hiking/equestrian trail (permit required) extending
from Bear Creek Rd down to
Pereira Cove on East Bay
Municipal Utility District lands.
Pereira
Trail
Thomas Contra Costa p.45 A-1
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.590 H-6 (unlabeled).
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map G-3.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Briones
Regional Park.
Peres
Elementary School
Thomas Contra Costa p.37 C-1
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.588 F-5 (unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Richmond.
719 5th St, Richmond CA 94801. Tel: (510) 232-4543.
Perkins
Canyon
Thomas Contra Costa p.80
C-5. Thomas 1997 p.614
D-7. Mt. Diablo Trail Map
J-5.
Creek flowing from southeast slope of North
Peak in Mt. Diablo State
Park generally eastward to enter Marsh
Creek just east of the park.
Perry
Field
Wedding site in Joaquin Miller Park,
Oakland.
Persimmon
Camp
One of three reservable group campsites at Camp
Ohlone.
Phoenix High
School
Thomas 1997 p.715 E-2 (as
"Vineyard Alt HS").
Public high school in Livermore. Phoenix shares
campus and principal with
Vineyard Alternative High
School and Vineyard Elementary
School.
543 Sonoma Ave, Livermore CA 94550. Tel: (925) 606-4740.
http://www.lvjusd.k12.ca.us/Schools/Phoenix/phoenix.html
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School
District.
PhotoCentral
Thomas 1997 p.712 A-1
(unmarked).
Darkrooms and other facilities for classes and individual work by photographers.
Instructors on staff.
1099 E St (lower level), Hayward CA 94541.
Tel: (510) 881-6721.
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District.
Pickleweed
Reservable picnic site in
Miller/Knox Regional
Shoreline.
Pickleweed
Park
Thomas 1997 p.587 A-1.
San Rafael city park at Spinnaker Point Dr
& Railroad Ave.
Pickleweed
Trail
Unpaved multiuse trail in Martinez
Regional Shoreline.
Piedmont
Avenue School
Thomas 1997 p.629 J-7
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Oakland.
4314 Piedmont Ave, Oakland CA 94611.
Tel: (510) 879-1460.
Oakland Unified School District.
Piedmont
Meadows
In Redwood Regional Park, near
intersections of Stream Trail with
Chown Trail and
Lupine Trail.
Piedmont
Park
Thomas 1997 p.650 B-1.
Piedmont city park at Piedmont Ct & Highland
Ave. Tel: (510) 420-3050.
The original mineral-spring resort area that later became the city of Piedmont
was known as Piedmont Park.
Piedmont
Pines
Thomas 1997 p.650 G-1.
Neighborhood of Oakland between
Montclair and
Redwood Regional Park.
Piedmont
Stables
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map C-3.
At edge of Redwood Regional Park,
at Monteiro Trail & Redwood Rd according
to the park map, or near Redwood Rd & Skyline Dr according to the trail
map cited above.
6525 Redwood Rd, Oakland CA 94619. Tel: (510) 531-9944.
Pigg
Trail
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map E-4.
Short unpaved fire road and hiking/equestrian trail (permit required) in
East Bay Municipal Utility District lands on south
slope of Sather Canyon, extending from
Sobrante Rd to
Upper Lake Rd and
Lower Lake Rd.
Pine
Canyon
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 AB-6. Thomas Contra
Costa p.76 E-6. Thomas
1997 p.633 DE-2,3.
Mt. Diablo Trail Map E-5 to
F-6.
Upper valley of Pine Creek in
Mt. Diablo State Park.
Pine
Creek
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 A-5. Thomas Contra
Costa p.76 DE-6. Thomas
1997 p.633 B-1. Mount
Diablo Trail Map D-3.
Flows from southwestern Mt. Diablo
State Park northwest and north through Walnut Creek, then northwest again through Concord,
disappearing near the intersection of Willow Pass Rd & Hwy 242, presumably
flowing into Walnut Creek.
Pine
Hollow Middle School
Thomas Contra Costa p.53 B-2
(as "Int"). Thomas 1997
p.593 F-7 (as "Mid").
Public middle school in Concord.
5522 Pine Hollow Rd, Concord CA 94521.
Tel: (925) 672-5444.
Pinehurst
Gate Staging Area
Entrance to Redwood Regional Park
from Pinehurst Rd. Parking. Access to East
Ridge Trail.
Pine
Meadows Golf Course
Thomas Contra Costa p.10
D-7. Thomas 1997 p.571
H-7.
451 Vine Hill Way, Martinez CA 94553. Tel: (925) 228-2881.
Pine
Pond
Thomas 1997 p.633 D-2
(unlabeled). Mt. Diablo Trail
Map F-6.
On Pine Creek in Pine
Canyon in Mt. Diablo State
Park, accessed by Stage Rd.
Pine
Ridge
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 B-6. Thomas Contra
Costa p.78 E-1. Thomas
1997 p.633 C-2 to D-3.
Mt. Diablo Trail Map F-6.
Ridge south of Pine Pond in
Mt. Diablo State Park, accessed
by Wall Point Rd.
Pines
Picnic site in Cull
Canyon Regional Recreation Area.
Pines, The
Mt. Diablo Trail Map H-6
(unlabeled) and C-10 (inset).
Picnic area on Summit Rd in
Mt. Diablo State Park.
Pine Tree
Trail
(1) Thomas
Contra Costa p.43 E-4.
Thomas 1997 p.591 D-3,4.
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map H-2.
Unpaved multiuse trail in Briones
Regional Park.
(2)
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map D-5.
Hiking trail in Tilden Nature Area.
Pine Valley
Middle School
Thomas Contra Costa p.117
C-4 (as "Int"). Thomas 1997
p.673 G-7 (as "Int").
Public middle (6-8) school in San Ramon. Formerly
Pine Valley Intermediate School.
3000 Pine Valley Rd, San Ramon CA 94583.
Tel: (925) 803-7420.
San Ramon Valley Unified School
District.
Pinewood
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.47
A-7. Thomas 1997 p.592
A-5.
Pleasant Hill city park on Maureen Ln
near Lockwood Ln.
Pinole
Creek
Thomas 1997 p.569 E-3.
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map CD-1.
Flows from just west of Briones Regional
Park into San Pablo Bay near northern
border of Pinole.
Pinole
Junior High School
Thomas Contra Costa p.2 D-4
(as "Jr. H.S."). Thomas 1997
p.569 D-5 (as "Jr HS").
Public junior high school in Pinole.
1575 Mann Dr, Pinole CA 94564. Tel: (510) 724-4042.
Pinole
Park
See Pinole Valley Park.
Pinole
Point
DeLorme Northern California
p.94 D-3. Thomas Contra
Costa p.1 B-2. Thomas
1997 p.568 F-3.
On San Pablo Bay northwest of
Richmond, inside
Point Pinole Regional
Shoreline.
Access by trail or by van shuttle from Shoreline parking lot.
Fishing pier. From 1880 to 1960, explosives were shipped from an older
pier here.
Pinole
Ridge
Thomas Contra Costa p.5
B-5. East Bay Hills Northern
Trail Map D-1.
Between Pinole Creek and
Refugio Creek.
Pinole
Valley Center
Thomas Contra Costa p.2
E-5. Thomas 1997 p.569
F-5.
Shopping center at Pinole Valley Rd & Hwy 80 in
Pinole.
Pinole
Valley High School
Thomas Contra Costa p.2
E-5. Thomas 1997 p.569
F-6.
Public high school in Pinole.
2900 Pinole Valley Rd, Pinole CA 94564.
Tel: (510) 758-4664.
Pinole
Valley Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.39 B-1
(as "Pinole Park"). Thomas 1997
p.569 G-7 (as "Pinole Park").
East Bay Hills Northern Trail
Map C-2.
Pinole city park along Pinole Valley Rd (which becomes
Alhambra Valley Rd just east of the Pinole city limits).
Pinole
Vista Center
Thomas Contra Costa p.2
D-5. Thomas 1997 p.569
D-6.
Shopping center at Appian Way & Fitzgerald Dr in
Pinole. Tel: (510) 262-9569.
Pintail
Reservable picnic site in
Miller/Knox Regional
Shoreline.
Pinto
Ranch Recreation Area
Thomas 1997 p.650 H-5.
Oakland city recreation area at Redwood Rd &
Crestmont Dr.
Pioneer
Reservable picnic site in Garin Regional
Park.
Pioneer Elementary
School
Thomas 1997 p.752 A-1
(unlabeled).
Public elementary (K-4) school in Union City.
32737 Bel Aire St, Union City CA 94587.
Tel: (510) 487-4530. Fax: (510) 487-0313.
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Pioneer/pioneer.index.html
New Haven Unified School District.
Pioneer
Horse Camp
Mt. Diablo Trail Map H-6
(unlabeled) and D-9 (inset).
Reservable campground in Mt. Diablo
State Park outfitted for equestrian groups.
Pioneer
Trail
Hiking/equestrian trail in Dry
Creek Pioneer Regional Park. Access from
High Ridge Loop Trail or
Meyers Ranch Trail.
Pipeline
Trail
Unpaved fire road and hiking/equestrian trail (permit required) in
East Bay Municipal Utility District lands on northeast
slope of San Pablo Ridge near
Orinda Horse Corral.
Piper
Slough
Thomas Contra Costa p.29
A-3. Thomas 1997 p.577
F-1.
Extends from False River to
Sand Mound Slough.
Once separated Jersey Island and
Bethel Island from the now-flooded
Franks Tract.
Birding by Richmond, p. 35.
Pirate
Creek
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 D-6. Thomas 1997
p.754 DE-4.
Originates on the north slopes of Mission
Peak and flows northward and then eastward into
Alameda Creek.
Pittsburg
High School
Thomas Contra Costa p.18
D-2. Thomas 1997 p.574
E-3.
Public high school in Pittsburg.
250 School St, Pittsburg CA 94565. Tel: (925) 473-4100.
Pittsburg
Landing
Thomas Contra Costa p.19
C-7. Thomas 1997 p.574
J-2.
On New York Slough near Waterfront Rd
& E 3rd St in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg
Marina
DeLorme Northern California
p.95 D-6,7. Thomas Contra
Costa p.16 D-5,6. Thomas
1997 p.574 E-1.
On New York Slough in northwestern
Pittsburg.
Access from Marina Blvd or Sea Point Way.
Pittsburg
Pier
Thomas Contra Costa p.16
C-4. Thomas 1997 p.554
D-7.
On Sacramento River in
Riverview Park in
Pittsburg.
Access from Bay Side Dr.
Fishing pier.
Pittsburg
Point
Thomas Contra Costa p.19 B-7
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.574 H-2 (unlabeled).
On south shore of New York Slough, just
west of Pittsburg Landing, opposite the
mouth of Middle Slough.
Pittsburg
Water Treatment Plant
Thomas Contra Costa p.18
B-4. Thomas 1997 p.574
B-5.
At west end of Olympia Dr in Pittsburg.
Plateau,
The
Thomas Contra Costa p.67 C-3
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.609 B-6 (unlabeled).
A slightly elevated area of landfill north of the
Golden Gate Fields parking lot in
Albany, at the east end of
The Bulb.
Plaza at Bishop
Ranch
Thomas 1997 p.673 D-3.
Shopping center in San Ramon at Hwy 680 &
Bollinger Canyon Rd.
Plaza
580
Thomas 1997 p.696 A-5.
Shopping center at 1st St exit from Hwy 580 in
Livermore.
Plaza
Park
(1) Thomas
Contra Costa p.38 B-4.
Thomas 1997 p.609 A-1.
Richmond city park at Berk Ave & 47th
St.
(2) Thomas 1997
p.752 H-5.
Small Fremont city park at east end of Madera
Ct.
Plaza
Ygnacio Martinez Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.F C-5
(as "Pk"). Thomas 1997
p.571 D-3.
Martinez city park at Alhambra Ave & Henrietta
St.
Pleasant
Hill Elementary School
Thomas Contra Costa p.46 E-3
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.592 A-7 (unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Pleasant Hill.
2097 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill CA 94523.
Tel: (925) 934-3341.
Pleasant
Hill Junior Academy
Thomas Contra Costa p.44 E-7
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.591 J-6 (unlabeled).
Private elementary school in Pleasant Hill.
796 Grayson Rd, Pleasant Hill CA 94523.
Tel: (925) 934-9261.
Pleasant
Hill Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.47
B-7. Thomas 1997 p.592
C-5.
Pleasant Hill city park at Gregory Ln &
S Cody Ln.
Pleasant
Hill Plaza
Thomas Contra Costa p.47
B-7. Thomas 1997 p.592
C-5.
Shopping center at Contra Costa Blvd & Gregory Ln in
Pleasant Hill.
Pleasant
Oak Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.49
A-2. Thomas 1997 p.592
B-7.
Pleasant Hill city park at Monticello Ave &
Hawthorne Dr.
Pleasanton
Canal
Thomas 1997 p.714 BC-1.
Storm drainage canal in Pleasanton, flowing from
south of Pleasanton Sports &
Recreation Park westsouthwestward into Alamo
Canal.
Pleasanton
Middle School
Thomas 1997 p.714 D-4 (as
"Mid").
Public middle school in Pleasanton. The gymnasium
is operated by the city and available for rental.
5001 Case Ave, Pleasanton CA 94566. Tel: (925) 426-4390.
Pleasanton Unified School
District.
Pleasanton
Ridge
Thomas 1997 p.713 H-5.
Ridge southwest of Pleasanton, between
Arroyo de la Laguna and
Sinbad Creek.
Pleasanton
Ridge Regional Park
Thomas 1997 p.713 G-4.
Southwest of Pleasanton, this park includes
3,201 acres of wilderness and open space with very limited development. Trails
extend through much of the park with water and horse water at a few locations.
The Oak Tree Staging Area on Foothill
Rd has the only restrooms and provides the only entrance to the park. There
is no parking except on the roadside.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/pleasrig.htm
Pleasanton
Senior Center
Thomas 1997 p.714 D-4,5.
Pleasanton city facility located in
Centennial Park, with rentable rooms
including main hall with capacity of 330 people.
5353 Sunol Blvd, Pleasanton CA 94566. Tel: (925) 484-8176.
Pleasanton
Sports & Recreation Park
Thomas 1997 p.714 C-1.
Pleasanton city park and recreation area, with
rentable group picnic area and a variety of sports fields.
5800 Parkside Dr, Pleasanton CA 94566. Tel: (925) 484-8335.
Pleasanton
Tennis & Community Park
Thomas 1997 p.714 B-1.
Pleasanton city park at Hopyard Rd & Valley
Ave.
Pleasant
Valley Creek
Once flowed from area around Dracena Park
in Piedmont into the northeast arm of
San Antonio Slough (now
Lake Merritt) in
Oakland. Now flows almost entirely in storm
drainage pipes under Grand Ave.
Pleasure Island
Park
Thomas 1997 p.715 D-2.
Park in Livermore at Pearl Dr & Flint
St.
Livermore Area Recreation and Park
District.
Plomosa
Park
Thomas 1997 p.793 J-1,2.
Long narrow Fremont city park at Scott Creek
Rd & Zinfandel St.
Plover
Reservable picnic site in Arrowhead Marsh
area of Martin
Luther King Jr Regional Shoreline.
Plummer
Creek
DeLorme Northern California
p.105 D-5. Thomas 1997
p.772 A-3.
Creek originating near Perrin Ave & Hickory St in
Newark and flowing generally westward through
the wetlands (now salt evaporation ponds) into the mouth of
Newark Slough. This creek probably was
always a waterway within the wetlands.
Poinsett
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.38
B-2. Thomas 1997 p.589
B-7.
El Cerrito city park at 5611 Poinsett Ave.
Point
Beenar
Thomas Contra Costa p.19 D-7
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.575 A-2.
At southeastern tip of Winter Island,
between New York Slough and
San Joaquin River.
Point
Carquinez
DeLorme Northern California
p.95 D-4. Thomas Contra
Costa p.7 B-4. Thomas
1997 p.550 J-6,7.
East of Port Costa on
Carquinez Strait.
No road access.
Point
Conchal
Old name for Pinole Point.
Point
Edith
See Edith Point.
Point
Edith State Wildlife Area
Thomas 1997 p.552 BC-6.
Between Suisun Bay and Waterfront Rd just
west of Hastings Slough in
Contra Costa County.
Point
Emery
Thomas 1997 p.629 D-5.
Small spit of landfill extending into San
Francisco Bay near north border of
Emeryville.
Parking, path, benches, view and birdwatching.
Access from frontage road west of Hwy 80 near Ashby exit.
Point
Emmet
Thomas Contra Costa p.16
D-5. Thomas 1997 p.554
E-7.
Between New York Slough and
Suisun Bay.
The western tip of Browns Island.
Point
Isabel
DeLorme Northern California
p.104 A-3.
On shore of San Francisco Bay in southern
Richmond, now extensively modified by landfill.
The US Postal Service bulk mail sorting facility now occupies much of the
land here. At one time, the point was the site of the Vigorite Powder Company
(1901 records show that the company then employed only Chinese workers).
Point
Isabel Regional Shoreline
Thomas Contra Costa p.67
B-1. Thomas 1997 p.609
AB-4.
Access from Richmond on Central Ave from Hwy
580 or 80; take Central west to the end, then right on Isabel St to
the end. Another parking lot is located at the north end of Rydin Rd
off Central Ave.
Fishing, birdwatching, hiking trails, kite flying, picnic tables. Dogs
(except pit bulls) allowed off leash if under control. Mudpuppies dogwash
concession located near Isabel St parking lot.
In 1975, the East Bay Regional Park District acquired a 50-year lease (at
no charge) from the US Postal Service to operate this shoreline park as
mitigation for the USPS bulk mail center being built on landfill nearby.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/ptisable.htm
Birding by Richmond, p. 33.
Point
Molate
DeLorme Northern California
p.104 A-2. Thomas Contra
Costa p.33 B-7. Thomas
1997 p.587 J-5.
On San Francisco Bay south of
Point Orient and Point
San Pablo, in Richmond.
Access by private road from Western Dr.
Point
Molate Beach
Thomas Contra Costa p.33
C-7. Thomas 1997 p.588
A-5.
Formerly part of Point Molate Navy
Fuel Depot.
Future status undecided.
Access from Western Dr.
Point
Molate Naval Reserve
See Point Molate Navy Fuel Depot
Point
Molate Navy Fuel Depot
DeLorme Northern California
p.104 A-2. Thomas Contra
Costa p.33 C-7.
World War II naval station. Change to civilian status currently underway;
future uses undetermined.
Point
Orient
Thomas Contra Costa p.33
B-5. Thomas 1997 p.587
HJ-3.
On San Francisco Bay south of
Point San Pablo, in
Richmond.
Access by private road from Western Dr.
Point
Pinole Regional Shoreline
DeLorme Northern California
p.94 D-3. Thomas Contra
Costa p.1 C-3. Thomas
1997 p.568 FG-4.
Access from Richmond off Giant Hwy, just south
of West County Detention
Facility.
Fishing pier, picnic areas, multiuse trails, marsh, remains of Giant Powder
Company (later Atlas Powder Co) operations.
Facilities for valleyball, baseball, and horseshoes.
Dogs allowed off leash away from picnic areas, beaches, wetlands, or
marshes.
East Bay Regional Park District.
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/ptpinole.htm
Birder's Guide by Westrich, p. 122.
Point
Pinole Road
Paved multiuse trail in Point
Pinole Regional Shoreline.
Shuttle van service (except Tues-Wed) from parking lot to fishing pier and
picnic areas.
Point
Potrero
See Shoal Point.
Point
Richmond
(1) Thomas Contra Costa p.34
E-7. Thomas 1997 p.608
C-3.
Point in San Francisco Bay in
Miller/Knox Regional
Shoreline. Also called Ferry
Point.
In pre-bridge days, site of ferry slips for Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
and Southern Pacific railroads.
(2) Neighborhood in western Richmond, centered
around Washington Ave & W Richmond Ave, corresponding approximately to
the 94801 ZIP code. This was the original settlement of Richmond.
Point San
Pablo
DeLorme Northern California
p.104 A-2. Thomas Contra
Costa p.33 B-4. Thomas
1997 p.587 H-2.
At boundary between San Pablo Bay and
San Francisco Bay.
The westernmost part of Richmond.
Point
San Pablo Yacht Harbor
Thomas Contra Costa p.33
B-4. Thomas 1997 p.587
J-2 (unlabeled).
In Richmond on San
Pablo Bay just east of Point San
Pablo.
Access by private road from Western Dr or Richmond Ln.
Tel: (510) 233-3224
Point
San Quentin
DeLorme Northern California
p.104 A-2.Thomas 1997 p.587
C-5.
On San Francisco Bay at south end
of San Rafael Bay and west end of
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
Poker Table
Flat
Mt. Diablo Trail Map HG-5,6.
On Burma Rd in
Mt. Diablo State Park, northwest
of Diablo Ranch.
Elevation 1513 ft.
Poplar
Recreation Center
Thomas 1997 p.649 F-1.
Oakland city recreation center at 3131 Union
St. Tel: (510) 597-5042.
Poppy Ridge
Golf Course
Thomas 1997 p.716 H-5.
Golf course in unincorporated Alameda County southeast of Livermore.
4280 Greenville Rd, Livermore CA 94550. Tel: (925) 447-6779.
Port
Chicago
Thomas Contra Costa pp.11-12.
Thomas 1997 pp.552-553.
The port facilities on Suisun Bay for
Concord Naval Weapons
Station (otherwise known as United States Naval Weapons Station Concord
or United States Naval Magazine).
Port of
Oakland
In 1852 Oakland's first mayor, Horace W. Carpentier, was given title to all
of the waterfront property in return for building a wharf at the foot of
Broadway and a public school. Carpentier got the land conveyed to a new Oakland
Waterfront Company, which gave control of it to Central Pacific Railroad
to entice the railroad to locate its western terminus in Oakland. Carpentier
ended up with a seat on the board of the railroad. Southern Pacific later
took over the holdings of Central Pacific. These highly suspicious dealings
were the subject of litigation for decades. Finally, in 1909, the railroad
gave the land back to the city in return for a 50-year lease. In hopes of
preventing future scandals, a semi-independent body called the Port of Oakland
was set up to manage and develop the waterfront property.
530 Water St, Oakland CA 94607.
Tel: (510) 272-1100.
http://www.portofoakland.com/
Portola
Avenue Elementary School
Thomas 1997 p.695 G-7
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Livermore.
2451 Portola Ave, Livermore CA 94550.
Tel: (925) 606-4743.
http://www.lvjusd.k12.ca.us/Schools/Portola/portola.html
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School
District.
Portola
Junior High School
Thomas Contra Costa p.38 D-5
(as "Jr HS"). Thomas 1997
p.609 D-2 (as "Jr HS").
Public junior high school in El Cerrito.
1021 Navellier St, El Cerrito CA 94530.
Tel: (510) 524-0405.
Portola
Park
Thomas 1997 p.695 G-6.
Park in Livermore at Portola Ave & N Livermore
Ave. State Historic Landmark commemorating Robert Livermore is located here.
http://donaldlaird.com/landmarks/counties/200-299/241.html
Livermore Area Recreation and Park
District.
Port View
Park
Thomas 1997 p.648 J-3 (as
"Portview Park").
Port of Oakland park at foot of 7th St.
Reconstructed and expanded in 1995 after extensive damage during 1989 Loma
Prieta earthquake. Great views of San
Francisco Bay, the San Francisco skyline, and shipping operations at
the Seventh Street Terminal.
Now has 4.5 acres open to the public, with picnic areas, play area, fishing
piers, snack bar, bait shop, elevated viewing area and historical display,
restrooms, drinking fountains, parking, benches, public telephone.
Posey
Tube
Thomas 1997 p.649 F-5.
Tunnel carrying automobile traffic (Hwy 260) under the
Oakland Inner Harbor from Webster
St in Alameda to Harrison St in
Oakland. Built by
Alameda County in 1927 to eliminate bridges
over the Oakland Estuary, thus avoiding
automobile traffic bottlenecks at drawbridges and making it possible to develop
port facilities for large ships. At the time, it was the largest tunnel of
its type in the world. It is named after its chief engineer. Made one-way
after the Webster Street Tube was
added in 1963.
Possum
Picnic site in southern Tilden Regional
Park.
Potato
Point
DeLorme Northern California p.96
D-2 (unlabeled). Thomas Contra
Costa p.28 E-5. Thomas
1997 p.558 C-2 (unlabeled).
Western tip of Venice Island, in the
San Joaquin River.
Potato
Slough
DeLorme Northern California
p.96 D-2. Thomas Contra
Costa p.28 E-4. Thomas
1997 p.558 E-1.
Extends from San Joaquin River back
into San Joaquin River, forming north and east boundaries of
Venice Island.
Potter
Creek
This creek, now completely replaced by stormdrains, once flowed from near
the intersection of Milvia St & Channing Way in
Berkeley westsouthwest to enter
San Francisco Bay near the southern
end of Aquatic Park.
Powell
Street Plaza
Thomas 1997 p.629 D-6.
Shopping center in Emeryville at Shellmound
St & Christie Ave.
Prairie
Falcon Trail
Hiking trail in Morgan
Territory Regional Preserve.
Presbyterian
Cemetery
Thomas 1997 p.752 H-3.
In Fremont on Bonde Way between Fremont Blvd
& Post St.
Prescott
School
Thomas 1997 p.649 D-3
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Oakland.
920 Campbell St, Oakland CA 94607. Tel: (510) 879-1470.
Oakland Unified School District.
Presentation
Park
Thomas 1997 p.629 F-2
(unmarked).
Berkeley city park at Allston Way & California
St.
Preston
Point
DeLorme Northern California
p.95 D-5. Thomas 1997
p.552 F-2 (unlabeled).
The western end of Roe Island in
Suisun Bay.
Prewett
Family Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.56
D-5. Thomas 1997 p.595
H-4.
Antioch city park at Lone Tree Way & Deer
Valley Rd.
Prince
Road
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map C-2 (as "Prince Trail").
Hiking/equestrian trail (fire road) in
Redwood Regional Park.
Prince
Street Totlot
Thomas 1997 p.629 G-4
(unmarked).
Berkeley city park on Prince St between California
St and King St.
Proctor
School
Thomas 1997 p.692 A-2
(unlabeled).
Public elementary school in Castro Valley.
17520 Redwood Rd, Castro Valley CA 94546.
Tel: (510) 537-0630.
Castro Valley Unified School District.
Grounds include park area maintained by
Hayward Area Recreation and Park
District with ball fields, soccer fields, lawns.
Proctor
Staging Area
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map G-7.
Entrance to Chabot Regional Park
on Redwood Rd at Camino Alta Mira, north of
Castro Valley.
Parking. Access to Ten Hills Trail and
Proctor Trail. Southern end of the
East Bay Skyline
National Recreation Trail.
Proctor
Trail
East Bay Hills Central Trail
Map G-7 (as "Procter Trail").
Hiking/equestrian trail at southeastern corner of
Chabot Regional Park. A part of
this trail forms the southern end of the
East Bay Skyline
National Recreation Trail.
Project
School
Thomas 1997 p.712 B-5
(unmarked).
Public elementary school in Hayward, located
at Tennyson High School.
27035 Whitman St, Hayward CA 94544. Tel: (510) 537-6572.
Prospect
Elementary School
Thomas Contra Costa p.38 C-3
(unlabeled). Thomas 1997
p.589 B-7 (unlabeled).
Private elementary school in El Cerrito.
2060 Tapscott Ave, El Cerrito CA 94530.
Tel: (510) 232-4123.
Prospectors
Gap
Mt. Diablo Trail Map I-5.
Saddle northeast of the summit of Mount
Diablo in Mt. Diablo State
Park, accessed by North Peak Trail,
Bald Ridge Trail,
Prospectors Gap Rd, or
North Peak Rd.
Prospectors
Gap Road
Mt. Diablo Trail Map H-4.
Fire road and multiuse trail in Mount
Diablo State Park, extending from
Meridian Ridge Rd past
Prospectors Gap to
Ray Morgan Rd.
Prospects
High School
Thomas 1997 p.575 C-3.
Public high school in Antioch.
820 W 2nd St, Antioch CA 94509. Tel: (925) 706-4146.
Prosserville
Park
Thomas Contra Costa p.20
E-3. Thomas 1997 p.575
B-4.
Antioch city park at west end of 6th St.
Provo
Park
See Martin Luther King
Memorial Park (2).
Puma
Camp
In Chabot Regional Park.
Punta
Vaca
Reservable group campsite located in the family campground at
Del Valle Regional Park.
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