Point Isabel Regional Shoreline

Trail Overview: From the Isabel Street lot, follow the asphalt (rough in places) Channel Trail for .5-mile to a wooden bridge over Hoffman Channel where you have 2 options to continue. Turn right and travel past the restrooms to the Rydin St. entrance to connect to the Bay Trail that is paved and continues north or south for more than 5 miles in either direction or to stay in the park's boundary cross the bridge to an undeveloped section, North Point Isabel. Here a perimeter trail makes a .9 mile loop around an open field with sparse grasses and low bushes. The terrain on this loop is rock strewn and very bumpy but if you can handle it there is a reward at the halfway point: a picnic table at waters edge with views across the bay. The second part of the loop feels more secluded with some taller coyote bushes and fewer people. On my visit I was captivated by a pod of low-flying pelican's who every time they circled back, grew in numbers. At .7 miles around the loop you can exit to the paved Bay Trail or retrace your route back where you started.

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Info: At .4 miles there is a dip and the short uphill section may be slightly steeper than 8 % (a typical ramp is 8%) Only the Channel Trail is asphalt; across the channel the surface is large gravel with a firm base. It can be quite bumpy in places.

The facilities listed below meet all of our access criteria unless otherwise noted.