The empty Joseph's Resort lot at Lone Tree |
Update: the empty lot next to Lone Tree is still private property, and the sheriff told me that he's supposed to arrest anyone who trespasses - but so many people are doing that, he just doesn't have the time to deal with it.
Beach, complete with sheriff and Corolla |
I took another look at the wharf ruins on the lot, and noticed that there's a concrete ramp that leads directly to a sandy beach, so that you could (if it wasn't trespassing) unload your kayak directly onto the beach. The concrete and wood remains of the pier act as a breakwater, so that part of the beach is protected from the wind and waves.
The green strip at the water's edge is either seaweed or dead eelgrass; I suppose I would shove all that aside if I wanted to put in my kayak.
The beach at Lone Tree |
Update, August 2012:
The last time I went by Lone Tree a gate had been installed to block off the only parking adjacent to the park. I suppose this was done after many complaints by the owners of the Joseph's Resort lot about trespassers on their property. You may be able to park on the bridge at the end of Pacific Ave., or on the end of San Pablo Ave, and maybe in the marina (the gates are locked at 4:30 or 5:00pm).
So--you can probably still launch at Lone Tree, but it's become a bigger hassle. Portage time (one way) was a few minutes to cart your stuff from the car to the beach; now it's probably five to ten minutes. I've launched there a couple of times this summer, but I don't think I'm going to bother to launch there again, even tho it's one of the very few places that I know of where it's possible to get a kayak to the water on the east side of San Pablo Bay. The other spots, incidentally, also suffer from limited access, or long portage times, or from poor access to the water when the tide is low.
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