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RESOLUTION NO. 508APPROVAL OF MASTER PLAN ' FOR LAST BAY REGIONAL PARK SYSTEM

J^troduoed by Director Roberts Seconded by Director Vollmer

RESOLVED, by this Board of Directors of the East BoyRegional Park District that the Master Plan for the Regional ParkSystem be approved as submitted by the District Manager. TheSecretary was instructed to have the plans and outline suitablybound and made a part of the Districts records.

AYES: Directors Re1nhardt, Vollmer, Roberts and Pres.T^lden.

ABSENT: Director Goodrich.

RESOLUTION UU. toU9

authorizing ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR ROCK CRUSHER AND PURCHASEOF FURNITURE FOR THREE WARDENS LODGES.

jitroduoed by Director Vollmer Seconded by Director Reinberdt

RESOLVED, by this Board of Directors of the East Dfiy RegionalPark ^Sd strict that the District Manager be authorized toycfdverti se forbids foKa rock crusher and equipment to be installed a>*f quarry //2 1nCharles Dê TUden Regional Park, and

BE Iff FURTHER RESOLVED, that he be autho?lzdd to purchaseneeded furn^ ture for the three wardens lodges fpr occupancy on orbefore May 1st, j>£40.

AYES: Directors Reinhardt, Vollmâ^ Roberts and Pres,Ti Id en

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ABSENT: Di rectorXk>odr 1ch #

RES OLUTIoKNP< 5 10 SEMPLOYMENT OF L1FEGUARDS><F0R LAKE ANZA AND TEMESCAL

introduced by Director Roberts Seconded by Director Vollmer

RESOLVED, by tins Board of Directors of the East Bay RegionalPark District that thjarDi stri ct Manager Be authorized to employ G. A.Johanson as supervising lifeguard to work an Saturdays, Sundays andholidays, and whepraval lable during the weekNfor $50.00 per month,also to employ 4^rull time guards on a 6 day b\sis, not to exceed$75.90 per mojp^h #

IS: Directors Reinhardt, Vollmer, Robertsând Pres.Tilden.

ABSENT: Director Goodrich.

It was agreed that both Temescal and Lake Anza be opened for

swimming on or about April 28th, and that a parking and nonina:

service charge be made.

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ANNUAL REPORTof

THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

submitted by

ELBERT M. VAIL

District Manager

To the Honorable

Board of Directors:

I have the privilege of submitting the annual report

on the affairs of the District for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 1939.

GIFTS

I wish to acknowledge the following:

The helpful advice and personal services rendered the

Parks by the members of the Board.

The splendid gift from President Charles Lee Tilden

of six much needed Mack and Kleiber trucks. These are being

used in the parks to haul rock, soil, water and road material.

The North Oakland Kiwanis Club for their contribution

of $1000.00 for materials toward the construction of $12,000

stone recreation hut built by the W.P.A. for the use of all

girls in the community. 3ert Massey and his able Kiwanis

Committee did a fine job in overlooking the construction

and financing of the building.

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The U. 8. Forestry Department, who gave 26,000 pine

trees to the District.

St. Mary's College, who gave many valuable shrubs to

the Parks.

John McLaren, Professor Howard McMinn and Edgar Sanborn

for their invaluable expert advice rendered in developing the

Parks.

The City of Berkeley for donation of flowering cherry

trees, and the City of Piedmont for their gift of redbuds

and flowers.

The Tilden Park Baa's Golf Club, Women's Golf Club,

and the Golden Gate Cricket Club for their work in stimulating

their respective sports.

The untiring efforts of the half dozen members of the

park staff, through whose work the parks have been made of

use to this community.

THE REGIONAL PARK SYSTEM

With the recent acquisition of Redwood Valley, the

Regional Parks now form a chain of woodland parks adjoining

and belonging to the cities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville,

Oakland, Piedmont, Alameda, and San Leandro, which comprise

the East Bay Regional Park District. They include vast open

spaces, covered by beautiful and typical California flora,

magnificent mountain peaks to climb, hidden valleys for

camping and picnicking, streams and lakes that lure the

sportsman. These are but a few of the charms of the natural

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Parks, which have been conserved by your foresight for the

people of today as well as tomorrow.

This great Regional Park System, approximating lJ-000

acres, is now providing a diversity of outdoor activities,

including flycasting, fishing, golf, baseball, hiking,

horseback riding, camping, picnicking, boating, and swimming,

A check on the number of persons using the Park System indi-

cates that all park visiting records have been broken. Young

as well as old, in ever increasing numbers, are seeking the

recrestion which contributes to their joy in living and will

sustain them throughout their lives.

Through the recently acquired Redwood Regional Park,

adjoining Oakland, another corner of wild California has been

restored to its original owners - the people. John McLaren,

builder of Golden Gate Park, has declared this park to be the

"most beautiful natural park anywhere around San Francisco

Bay". It will be kept always just as it is, a wildwood park -

protected from encroachment of automobiles. On the other

hand, Tilden Park, in the Berkeley Hills has many miles of

completed park drives, as well as many recreational facilities.

The first two years of the existence of the Regional

Park District was devoted primarily to the construction of

paved parkways, stone bridges, sanitary, water, power, and

gas facilities, and a golf course, while the past year has

been notable for the following accomplishments:

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22 MAJOR PROJECTS

1. A stone administration building, which houses the

District offices was built at Lake Temescal Regional Park,

at a cost to the District of $11,1+07.2^. It represents a

saving to the District of 1S# over former rentals. Its

value to the public in supplying dressing rooms, club room,

and boat house, is best illustrated by the fact that 60,000

persons used it during the month of May. Swimming facili-

ties are rendered without charge. No other community renders

such a service.

2. A sand beach, 300 yards long and 30 yards wide was

built on the shores of Lake Temescal. This was covered with

lJ-000 tons of Monterey sand, and has been enjoyed by thousands

of children and their parents.

3. The construction of Lake Anza in Tilden Regional

Park, holding 150,000,000 gallons, was built at a cost to the

District of 133, 69^.87. It has thus far saved the District

$10,000.00 in water bills - a saving of over 33 percent on

the investment. Moreover, the Lake is a beauty spot which

may serve as a magnificent aquatic center in the future.

^. An artistic stone administration building has been

completed in Tilden Regional Park. It has been constructed

according to a plan which makes possible an additional re-

creation hall and offices for administrative purposes.

5» The building in Redwood Regional Park has been

remodeled to provide living quarters for the custodian, a

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recreation hall, and administrative offices.

6. The North Oakland Kiwanis Club Girls 1 Hut has been

built of native stone. It has a large kitohen, dressing

rooms, and an entertainment hall with a huge fireplace, so

that it can be used the entire year. The use to which this

clubhouse has already been put by the girls of the community

should be most gratifying to the donors, the North Oakland

Kiwanis Club, who contributed $1000.00 for materials, while

the W.P.A. furnished the labor.

7. A nursery has been completed, housing 52>>000 pines

and redwoods, ready for planting this fall, together with

numerous varieties of trees and shrubs donated to the Park

District.

g. 10,000 Redwood trees and 25,000 Pine trees and

a great many shrubs were planted.

9. Ten artistic rest lodges-, built of native rock,

have been erected at the various picnic and camp sites.

133)^35 persons used these facilities during the year.

10. A garage and repair shop was built in Tilden Park.

11. The old building at the entrance of Temescal was

removed and a house for the Park ^Superintendent was con-

structed from its lumber.

12. A cricket and general sports field was leveled and

turfed near the C.C.C. Camp. It was used extensively for

the World's Fair Championship games.

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Ik. A play field wasleveled and turfed at Camp Padre,

15« The hole between Broadway and Temescal Dam was

filled with 39 » 000 cubic yards of dirt, which makes a splendid

recreation ground, where the schoolboys are playing baseball.

l6. There have been erected 28 fireplaces for outdoor

camps; 35O picnic tables; 12 rustic bridges and 60 rustic

benches.

17 • Rock monuments have been built giving locations and

directions to places of interest.

IS. Lake Temescal Regional Park has been landscaped.

19. Six major springs have been developed in Tilden

Regional Park, and five in Redwood Regional Park, to augment

the water supply.

20. Water and sewerage systems to meet present needs

have been installed.

21. Over 20 miles of scenic drives have been constructed.

22. Many miles of hiking and bridal trails have been

built

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These improvements are outstanding because of their

permanent construction. None could have been undertaken

had it not been for the Federal Grants from the Works Progress

Administration; Public Works Administration; Civilian Conser-

vation Corps, and the generosity of the Kiwanis Club.

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USE BY THE PEOPLE

The use to which these Regional Parks have been put

for the last year shows that this park activity is most

welcome. Those who have taken advantage of the free picnic

and camp grounds and swimming beaches in the Regional Parks

are enthusiastic in their appreciation of the facilitiesl

provided for their use.

The Sierra Club, Contra Costa Hills Club, Berkeley

Hiking Club, and Alpine Hiking Club have shown their active

interest in these natural parks by planting Redwood trees

and developing many springs in the hills.

The riding academies that have sprung up adjacent to

the Parks since their opening proves, without question, the

service that we are giving to hundreds of persons who enjoy

and profit by the sport of riding horses.7

Some 59,000 golf enthusiasts have used Tilden Golf

Course in the past year, ^n increase of 100 percent over

the previous year.

The gross revenue from golffees and concession was #35 > 67^-^5

The cost of operation andmaintenance was 2^.706.15

#10,963.30

This was largely due to the District's having developed its

own water supply. It is interesting to note that due to

the fine climate in Tilden Park, situated just over the

ridge from the University of California, many golfers prefer

it to the courses on the Peninsula.

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Educational institutions, such as State Teachers'

College of Nebraska, Transylvania College of Lexington,

Kentucky, Oregon State, and the State Teachers' College of

New York, and many others, have routed their student tours

with several days stop-over, where camping facilities were

afforded them, in Tilden Regional Park,

FINANCSS

Seldom, if ever, has such a pretentious park program of

purchase, operation, and development been achieved at such

small expense to any community.

In acquiring land for park purposes, developing the

parks and servicing them, the Park District has operated

within the five cent tax on a #100 valuation set by law. This

amounts to around $200,000; of this $125,000 was paid to the

Utility District for the purchase of lands, the balance of

$75>°00 was spent for buildings, roads, lands, and all kinds

of improvements. Briefly, 3i cents of the 5 cent tax goes

for land and \\ cent goes for improvements, salaries, and

maintenance of the entire *K)00 acre Regional Park System,

Besides the tax levy, the park derives revenue from the Golf

Course, boating and food concessions.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT EXCLUSIVE OF FEDERAL GRANTS

OUTLAY

Paid Utility Districtfor land $125,000.00

Capital OutlayImprovements, roads,buildings $17,339*62Temescal RecreationBuilding 11.23^.10Reservoir 38.252.29 66,gg6.01

Operat ion and Maintenance 53.6^4.4-g

Total Expenditures $2^5,530.^9

INCOME

Taxes $202, 26?. S3Golf 35,67^5Other 8ources 3.770.33 2^1, 70S. 6l

There is no bonded indebtedness or interest on bond pay-

ments to meet, and the District finances are in excellent

condition according to the auditor's report for the fiscal

year just ended.

WORK PROJECTS

A comprehensive plan of developing the Regional Park

System has been worked out, and in accordance with the plan,

subject to your approval, the District will apply its

limited resources over and above operating requirements to

the necessary construction and improvement of park and re-

creational facilities. In this the W.P.A. and C.C.C. will

aid materially.

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following:

1« Grading and surfacing park drives and trails

2. Landscape and plant trees, shrubs, and flowers

3» Construct club houses, comfort stations, etc.

ty. Install septic tanks - disposal plants

5« Construct nursery - plant the same

6. Reforest areas where planned

7. Install water lines, storage tanks - sprinkler systems

(g. Construct amphitheatre and appurtenances

9. Prepare playgrounds - recreation areas

10. Construct camp - picnic grounds

11. Construct tables, benches, fireplaces

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Tilden Park to do ^he following work:J

1. Const ruct 6 Comfort Stations

(2. Build an Administration Building at Redwood Regional

Park.

3. Develop Picnic and Campgrounds.

k. Develop Springs

( 5» Build five concrete storage tanks and install pipe

lines.

6. Construct horse and foot trails.

7. Plant Redwoods and Pines.

&, Eradicate undesirable growth.

9« Construct roads (& miles)

10. Sewage disposal.

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those citizens who have been in need of work. Park work is

ideal for hand labor, as the planting cannot be accomplished

by machinery.

The plan for the development of fire prevention and

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timable value in conserving the parks. There have been two

major fires, but these were quickly brought under control by

quick action of the park employees.

It is recommended that a 200 foot strip on either side

of Grizzly Peak and Skyline Boulevards, also along the Tunnel

and Redwood Roads, be dedicated and planted by the cities of

Oakland and Berkeley as parkways. The object of this recom-

mendation is to provide a series of Park Drives connecting

the Regional Parks, similar in effect to the drives connecting

parks in many American cities.

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tinction, with equal rights and privileges for everyone. Not

only do the Regional Parks serve as a means of promoting the

health, welfare, and happiness of its people, but also, they

have made this community attractive and comfortable as a

place for work as well as a more pleasant place in which to

live. As Attorney Earl Warren has well said, "Every cent

of the taxpayers 1 money spent for recreation services save

the State a dollar in crime correction^.

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A, General

1. PAHK AOEBCY

The Bast Bay Regional >ark district comprising the citiesof Oakland* Berkeley, Albany, Piedmont, Eateryville, Alamedaand San Leandro, was established in 1935 &y &n overwhelmingvote of the people of these cities.

California Legislative ^ct Kumber 1114 reads:"An act providing for the incorporation, government,and management of regional park districts includingtherein city and county territory, for the purposeof acquiring, iaprovin , id mintaining parks,playgrounds. Beaches, parkways, scenic drives,boulevards and other facilities for public recrea-tion; providing for the mnageaient and governmentof such districts; authorising such districts toincur bonded indebtedness and to levy and collecttaxes to pay the principal and interest on bondsand for carrying out the purposes of this act; andproviding for the powers of such districts.

The Hegional Park 1 is trie t is controlled by five direc-tors who are elected for a period of four years, the Birec-tors who took office Jcrnuary 1, 1935 & rJ(* w**e still serve onthe Board are: Major Charles L«e Tiiden, * resident; I-eroyR. Goodrich, Vice President; Thomas I, Roberts, Secretary;Dr. Aurelia Henry Keinhardt, and August Volliaer.

The administrative and executive functions are vested inthe District Manager «,ho is Klbert &• Vail. He carries outtoe policies determined by the Director* • Under the Dis-trict Manager are the technical staff of loyees includingLandscape Architect, ,:ineer, propagators, recreationalsupervisors, gardeners, and others who supervise the variousfunctions of design, construction and maintenance.

revisions for continuing policy of aduinistrati onand development are insured by the Baa&i of Xirectors asthey are elected on alternate four year terns.

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There are at the present time four Regional arks total-ing approximately 4000 acres. Three of these parks are

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connected by scenic drives, they art \Les Lee Tilden Vark,approximately 2000 acres; Koundtop Regional Park, 223 acres,and Redwood regional Park, approximately 1700 acres. Thefourth park. Lake Temescal Regional iaark, consisting of ap-proximately $Q acres is ideally located in the center of thepark system and Ml the Administration headquarters.

The ultiraate plan is to acquire a total of some 10,000acres of continuous natural park lands bordering the citiesof the Me trie t. The value of the natural park lands forrecreation uses iu greatly augmented because of the exist-ence of lar e units of completed and contemplated scenicand recreational areas,

nature has placed within easy reach of the fast growingSan Francisco Bay >n this continuous border of seeniewooded land which possess a very high x*ecreational value.The great variety of hill, valley, forest and plains and theeasy accessibility to all parts of the suburban areas hasbrought to the fortunate people of the r&neisco Baycities the continuous opportunity for the enjoyment of thegreat outdoors under the mmt favorable conditions.

The tremendous use to which the parks have already beenput by the public since its opening in 193? shows the extentit will be used v«hen the recreational facilities are further

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th i oky, nsetuMsm MvLY. SAXJ 1035- They are a p*rt of the old Spanish

land grants - i iancho X>el obrante; iaocho Be la orenao;Los ?alo» Colorados, and Baneho Be San Antonio.

The Spanish period of California history has te&n endowedwith a definite rosmnce and glamour by legend and story. 1v«bthe music un& charm of place and family name has assumed anew importance and value as Has has diamed the reality ofthe past. However, the period is not gone forerer, for therestill remain at least three of the adobe homes within crclose to the Ei~»st Bay Regional Park Boundaries as shown onthe Master >lan. "Fhese include some sturdy structures in agood state of preservation and others in picturesque ruins,the romantic structures are located on the accompanyinghistorical map.

Three ranches provided the livelihood for the threeearliest settlers in ledwood Regional - Ark. They i&ere theGimes, the '.lamed!*?e, and the Bridges. oh raised threegenerations in this Valley.

The oldest wooden structure on the eastern side of :>an

nciaco Bay still stands at the entrance of RedwoodRegional Park and it Is sell preserved because it was builtfrom the Redwood lumber sillied on t ^ite in i860.

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In 1772 the early Spanish explorer Pages, accompanied byJuan Crespi, 12 soldiers and Indian guides* camped in what isnow Charles X*ee Tilden regional ftej&a Motes «ere made bythis explorer on the great stands of Oaks, and Father Crespicommented on the many deer, bear and other game which aboundin the hills.

The following interesting item appears in Crespi' s diarydescribing what the panish saw within what is now TildenAegional Park:

w In t«o leagues we left the plain and enteredsosse hills, and descended by them to a des?arroyo whose ford had to be fixed on accountof its steepness. It had plenty of water andon its fo&nka we found a gcod villus ofheathens, r%ry fair mn& hv&r&e&i wno did notknow what to do, they *ere so happy to see us... They gave us many cacomltes, amoles andtwo dead geese, dried and stuffed with grass*to use as decoys in hunting others....

This is the first written account of the Indians inhabit-ing th© Berkeley and Oakland Hills and it is interesting tonote that where the CCC Camp no« stands many Indian relicswere recovered from the Indian i/'ounds by the CCC boys.

ortly after a second expedition, headed by De Amitraversed the same lands and he tells of having climbed thehighest peak, which is now Volitaer ieak, from shioh theyviewed two conical shaped mountains, one to the rear and oneto the front, which were &ount JDi&blo (from which all thesurreys In the "t:*te of California originate) and the otherI ount Tamalpais,

Appropriate historical and ethnological markers are beingerected within the park areas to perpetuate this earlyhistory. The Lake situated in the center of Tilden Parkh.s been named after the Kxplorer Dt Vnza who traversed thisterritory in 1776 •

Following the early Spanish settlers came the gold seekers.The rapid growth of ' .-..-nclsco la I849 made a great demandupon lumber for houses, it was in ledwood itegional Park thatthe Princess 11X1 was built which supplied the first lumberfor the houses in Can ?r?*,neisco. This beautiful 20 squareBile virgin redwood forest »as denuded. Fortunately, fro®the roots of these eldest living things, the Sequoia Sempsr-virens has sprung - a second growth of redwoods which haveattained a height of 100 to 150 feet in the east $0 years.

a feature of this canyon is ft chain of sylvan meadowslyinc at the foot of a glorious sweep of hillside, wateredby natural springs ana accentuated by a stretch of fivemiles of those magnificent 'ledwood Crowes*

4. SKGIOKAI FACTORS

?E HAS* OF B I .

It has seen dedicated as a sanctuary. "^any deer, rac-coons* ©poseums, mountain lions, badgers, coyotes, somefox, wildcats* rabbits and m&ny other animals are seen,

xle the quail, owl, duck, hawk, thrush, warbler wren*finch, and smay others are found.

Many interesting geological features are apparent atrious points and if« visited by students almost daily

from the schools and the universities. Betany classesalso visit the park to study the native plants in theirnative habitat, in fact there is one canyon within theproposed ^TffJenal rkg that is said to have m.ore varietiesof native shruos &n& trees than &ny other one spot in the

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5. mTil include two good sised

lakes which afford boating, swia&aing and fishing, also achampionship golf course, several athletic fields, ^n^i. b

numerous picnic grounds, camp sites, scenic drives andhiking and horseback trails.

The largest number ol" users probably constitute thefamily groups that gather to spend the day in the >ark withtheir picnic baskets. Acre lawned areas and shade are neededfor these groups. duiiica&l diversified play areas musthe provided to meet the popular demand of the young people.

In addition to these thousands are found where ever facil-ities are available, a great number of hikers, horsebackriders, cyclists, golfers, aslasers, fishermen, etc.

AEDXTXC .veuld enlarge the scopeof activities over those no*- available. l"h® space and facil-ities for increased activities should be provided within theintensive use area as shown on the Master hian.

6. %* t&mTM reservation of typical

cape, the natural hark values, and the pro-tection of the flers and fauna which are so commonly destroyedby the sdVi f civilisation.

Charles Lee Tilde/ - rk is an extensive valleyone Mile wide and 4 niles long, thro-. btich runs a lovelystream studded #iih oaks, and frith numerous eucalyptus grovesand wide open spaces. This valley is particularly suited tointensive recreation use© which can he achieved withoutdestroying any of its prisutive California landscape. The

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opposite is true of the Redwood regional Park, which isdensely covered #ith typical California trees, shrubs andflowers* It contains five miles of densely wooded edwoodsinterspersed with, a great variety of native shrubs andtrees. This primitive California landscape cannot be devel-oped for internal** ^recreational use without being spoiled.Consequently, ^ii is to be left in its native state, openonly to hikers and horseback riders.

Grass Valley is much more open, as its name suggests,and offers a wide of possibilities to those who seekoutdoor recreation through the realm of etiva sports. Itis as large as Tilden or ledwood ftegioaal rarks.

the patronage of the -arks tht are now open is verygreat and already reached, in %hn short p riod of two years,a point far in excess of its present facilities. The crowdsare so inrge that t&t* co«modated comfortably,

B. General JDewclopmcnt

Attached hereto and m<* a. part of this Master Plan arethe oral Ssvsliinssnt out" for Charles Lee Tilden

Vernal i , 'dglon&l rajk, 'lound Top RegionalPark and Lake Te&sso&l Regional Park.

C. Fire Cpntro*

Attached hereto and *»ade a part of this K&ster ilan is*ftC 0^.;ne

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ra|. Firs i;lat| submitted by the Istissml Park Serviceas of Karch, 193&» prepared by talker B. Tilley.

B. Proposed £y& rteserratloqs

Attached hereto ;aade a part of laster Plan is theieport on Proposed ftsJfc Reservations for the £ast Bay cities,California, prep^rtd by Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architectsand Ansel F. Hall, Rational Parle Service.

2. Circulation

*• The Approach Roaft leading directly into the Parks isGrizaly Peak Boulevard tad Skyline Boulevard. « are onecontinuous scenic drive that skirts the entire southern ^boundary of Tildes ,k; rnns through Hound Top

;ional Park sat borders the outhern boundary of ledwoodRegional Park. ?! is a sixty-foot paved roadand is xonintained jointly by the city of Berkeley and thecity of Oakland.

ElttWl .re underway to have the entire Boulevard plantedisith trees and shrubs for a of 40$ foet.

and iialntenanee - Kxistin, i ds.... 1J? milesds ^Q idles

Tot^O. 2*> Miles

It is recommended that dirt and water bound roads willbe paved eventually with oil macadam or road mix,

c . tunately a fine deposit of blue rock lies in TildenRegional Park which can readily supply all roads withcrushed rock needed for the oil macadam mix. Approximately17*645 tons of rock will be needed to surface the roads.k% J2.<"?5 per ten (the price paid) the cost would be$39,701,25 for the rook,

it Is r*9tss***4UN that a J&w crusher, revolving screen,conveyor and a bunker be Installed as soon M possible, ata cost not to ftJUM . y so doin& «e can ;et acredit of $2» 25 a ton a© sponsor's contribution, tcards the... sister project. tk&M would permit them to supply

fund for the oil, labor and machinery to install the pavedroads.

fhe .,ig dep&rtuient of Berkeley has submitted thefollowing analysis wsnto costs for egion&lPari .

Approx. ts Costs Costs for 20Ulleg per year *iles {>er Year utiles per Year

Maintain Oil«•••••• $n5*G3 ;o.oo I 9,goo.0O

Clean, , &n«

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ge 130,00 150.00 3,000.00

Heiaove 'hiuiu-

slides. etc. m,W %IQ*<}Q. ... *.OQ0tQQ

tals.. $445.00 .00 16,000.00

SmuamMamrk ro^ds should be better maintained than city streets,

and being new, will cc^t son I '.nt&ir than old, cc tedstreets, due to sett... llXs, 1 t .

itches and <amllW\§* Will need cor.ata.it winter patrol,especially during and after rains,

idslides should be matched day and night Ifi vet weather,and BsJTftgaacdsd as needed,

ils aav be needed to hold landslides, (One appears to beneeded no*.),

All drainage ditch 14 be cleaned "before the rains.•rs to paviBf shoals, be :a&de before the rains - estimated

cost being §1,000.00.

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A power shovel and extra trucica rsay oe needed In cnse ofexcessive landslides.

m road maintenance, drainage, landslides, and better-ments {new paving, walla, new culverts, etc.) au . est asfollows:

crew of five K%n for full tias employment, 300 days peryear, as follows:

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1 working 5*9$1 ^or&ing Truck 1 river 5«463 laborers 15.20 A15Jftfotal X«ahcr per day. ........... #27 • 04

1 - 1-1/2 To $ Truck. $ 5. 201-1 L« swsx oil«r i t 2Q

I a r day. , . 6.40

Total Laser sad -.;> m Kt d&y ........ .

Su^rsated "york Program and -Jugaaary;

Maintain 043 -"acada?'*

6 months - 150 day§ !?. 04. §-4 ,0^6 • 00Truck it uiler l£0 days .40 960.00Materials 1#> days ,2^.00. . j.yfO.QQ

vb,?66. 00CI, .iads, maintain ditches and Asalaafi*:4 months - 100 days ,«j4. .....12,704.00Truck 1 day © 520 . 00

$3,224.00Settenaents, etc.:

2 months - 5$ days laoor • 4... 11,352.00Truck and Ciler J>0 &?ys $4.43 ^20.00

11,672.00

ote: Materials for Bait illaauta not inabove aiaanaxy* i road roller may beranted for special work as needed.

Percentage check of Cil Xa#*ft taas

30% - Labor M, 383. 0010£ - Equipment ^76. 60

rjr J^tfplwM.f'MtffF'unf^tu . .i2^4a1GQ5& - Total .TfU,766.00

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MINIMUM PERSONNEL

ADMINISTRATION:

District ItenagerSecretaryAccountant

GOLF COURSE:

SuperintendentGreens Keeper7 Laborers

TILDEN PARE:

SuperintendentWardenNurseryman2 Gardners3 LaborersTractor OperatorTruck Driver

TiOEsaU FAMtl

WardenLaborer

TECHNICAL STAFF:

Landscape ArchitectEngineerChief Mechanic

RECREATION AUPERVlSORSj

4 Life guards3 Supervisors

REDWOOD PARK:

SuperintendentWarden2 Laborers

R00NDT0P PARK:

Warden

The minimum maintenance costs as set forth 1n the Olmsted*Hall report gives tiie follow* ng figures :-

1. Board of Control, minor expenses $8,000.00

2. Sedretary, Stenographer, clerk, suppliesetc. 10,000.00

3. Superintendent and6 foremen

24 laborers4 oars5 trucks 64,000.00

4 # Rangers and fire wardens 12,000.00

5. Roads, buildings, fences, water,electricity, planting 40. 000+00

128,000.00

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ESTIMATED YEARLY RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

INCOME:

Tax receipts

Concessions

$200,000.00

25.000.00 |225,000.00

EXPENDITURES

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Board of Directors

Land Purchase

Capital Outlay-

Mai ntenance & OpBBation

Salaries

3,000.00

125,000.00

25,000.00

17,000,007

54.900.00 $B25 f 000.00

Thousands of dollars be saved yearly by thecapital outlay for water storage, rock plant andother Investments to utilize the natural resourceswithm the parks.

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EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

(Master Plan Revised March 1, 1939)

I. BRIEF HISTORY AUD DESCRIPTION:

Charles Lee Tilden Park lies just back of the first row ofhills at the east boundary of Berkeley. It contains 1910acres and includes the entire upper end of the Valley.

As early as 1915, the need for more space for outdoor re-creation in the East Bay Cities led to the suggestion foracquisition of the valley and other lands of the East BayWater District for park purpose, in 1^29 a citizens com-mittee obtained from Olmsted Brothers, landscape architects,an illustrated report with recommendations for acquiringcertain portions of the water lands including WildcatCanyon area.

A preliminary report was issued also in 1936 by the NationalPark Service again recommending the acquisition of the areaamong others.

On June 4, 1936, the newly created -^asy Bay Regional ParkDistrict purchased from the East Bay Municipal UtilityDistrict 1910 acres in the upper or s outhern half of wild-cat Canyon, containing the choisest part of the valley forrecreational purposes.

Present access to the area is provided at five points onthe west, one on the east, and one at the north, seven inall.

The park contains four distinct types of cover.

(1) Grass covered slopes and rounding hills, in the north-erly and easterly part of the canyon.

(2) Native forest cover, principally live oak, in thewesterly part and in the protected areas, with a scatteringof willow, alder and laurel along the creeks.

(3) Plantations of eucalyptus of several species form densegroves covering nearly £ of the area. Planted primarilyfor commercial purposes, they form the keynote of the areaand provide excellent picnic areas.

(4) Chapparal covers a smaller portion of the area, espec-ially along the westerly boundaries . During winter andspring Wildcat Creek and a few small tributaries flowthrough the area and at times produce interesting falls andcataracts along the valley. The chapparal growth is largely

of Baccharis and Poison Oak, with smaller areas of CreekDogwood, Elderoerry, Cascara, Wild Currant and Snowberry.

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The natural character of unspoiled areas should be preservedwhere now existing, chiefly in the more inaccessible ravinesor steep slopes least suitable for general recreation.

The largest central area has been developed as a golf coursewith its field house. Smaller areas are being made access-ible for camping and picnicking along several miles of localpark roads now existing or under construction, and seferalof the other usable areas have been de dieated for specificactive recreational uses. The present administration center,at the old 3runo house, is well located for centralizedcontrol as most of the roads radiate from that point.

One foor trail 1^ miles follows Wildcat Canyon Creek from theMeadows near the CCC camp to the crossing of Wildcat Roadnear the center.

Several private stables exist near the Park and horsebackriding through + he area is a growing popular recreation. APolo field has been proposed, though: the area does not seemwell adapted for such recreational use.

Ample water is available from the Metropolitan "Water System.

Few areas even lar>je enough for soft ball games or other out-door sports exist in the entire park, but three such areashave been expanded for field games.

II. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARE SERVICE AS TO GENERALDEVELOPEMENT POLICIES.

In the park area known as Charles Lee Tilden Regional Parkthe citizens of the East 3ay Regional own an area of outstand-ing value for its scenic qualities, topographic interest,geologic and historic values. Since the acquisition of thisarea, there have gradually developed two different ideas asto policies that should be carried out in the future devel-opement, and use of these public grounds. One group entertainsthe idea that the park should be developed as a metropolitancity park ana that developements with roads, playgrounds, picnicareas, recreational fields, special camping areas, educationalauxiliaries, etc., should ce carried forward intensively.To follow out this idea means construction of numerous roads,many trails, the installation of intensive water and sewagefacilities, construction of various buildings, playgrounds,and such similar developement

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The second group of people have entertained the idea that thisscenic property, which has been little spoiled by human in-trusions ana development should be maintained as a natural-istic park, made accessible to the people by a minimum of goodroads, but roads which will provide reasonable access to thedifferent portions of the land. This group holds that theintrinsic values of the area would be definitely damaged byintensive city park developements and that the area is of farmore value at the present time and will have increasing valuein the future if it be kept, as nearly as may be possible, ina naturalistic condition.

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The national park Service favors the ideas of this secondgroup for a number of reasons. Comparatively few cities havethe unusual opportunity of maintaining, at their boundaries'lines, a beautiful and rugged piece of soenic property suchas is this park. As the populations of the i£ast Bay citiesincrease and eventually more or less encircle this area, thepossession of such undeveloped seenery will become increasinglyimportant.

Present trends in city park developments are quite definitelytoward preservation, or even establishment, of naturalisticareas through judicious planting of native trees and shrubs,rather than toward development of the old-fashioned type ofcity park. In present cities, playgrounds established atstrategic points, close to the residential areas, are highlyimportant. Many old-styled city parks ar. being concertedinto such playgrounds. At the opposite extreme, modern citiesare using their best efforts to imitate nature in such parksas they may possess in the belief, and certainty, that thevalues to be attained in recreation of extremely simple-typeparks within quiet areas of naturalistic scenery is of great-est value to the general public and is most appreciated bycitizens. To clarify this statement, a few examples may becited. At Portland, Oregor , the old city park which is verynear the center of the city of rugged terrain, is far moreprimitive in its appearance today than it was thirty yearsago. The city has removed many evidences of misuse of thepark's primeval landscape. For example, the zoo is gone,public band stands are removed, concessionaries stands areeliminated arl roadways formerly used by horse and buggy havereverted to foot path use, rather than being widened and"improved". In one section of this park Portland has builtup tennis courts and an outdoor theatre, beside an interna-tional rose test garden. Because of its location in thecenter of a residential area, the tennis courts have largeuse and the theater is important. On the whole, the usage andpresent trends within the park are very definitely towardsimplicity and reyention of the values of native landscape.

At the city of Tacoma, the Point Defiance Park uses a com-paratively small portion of its famous area for intensivepublic development. The remainder of the large park is keptin primeval condition and every effort is being made to soconserve these values. The City of Seattle has a naturalistic$*rJt, not so far from its center, which they are jealouslypreserving and which is greatly appreciated by its population.Vancouver, !•**•, is in a similar category. At Spokane theold-fashioned type of city (Manito) park has practicallyceased to function so far as residents of the city are con-cerned, except for its growing use as children's playgroundarea. Its greatest use occurs upon Sundays when the ruralpopulation gathers there for a change of scene, v*hile thecitizens of the city drive out to the edge of the twwn and

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enjoy the naturalistic features of their Indian Canyonpark and numerous parkways , including the Seven Mile Statepark. These examples carry irrefutable evidence that naturalconditions in park lands are of far more value today thanany other type of park development, v.ith the exception ofplayground areas in population centers.

In the Charles Lee Tilden Park areas there is an opportunityfor a sensible compromise between the ideas of the two groups.South of the Orinda Road which crosses near the center of thepark considerable development, including a golf course, hasalready been made, which, in some measure, destroys the naturalvalues of that section of the park. It is entirely possibleto permit further development within this portion of the park,along the lines of the old-fashioned city park developments.The National Park Service feels that, by holding the ''city

park" developments within the southern section of the parkand definitely excluding such development from the northernportion, the greatest need of the greatest number of peoplewill be quite definitely served.

With these factors in mind, the Park Service wished to stronglyrecommend against many proposals which have been put forwardfor developments in northern part of Charles Lee Tilden Park.Developed picnic areas should be kept to a minimum in number,but of as large size as may be possible adjacent to roadwaysnow existing, ihere exist ample roads to make the area rea-sonably accessible to people who wish to enjoy the area in asimple and natural manner, hence any new road constructionshould be most carefully scrutinized before recommendation.It is doubtless desirable to make provision for one largeplayfield where young or older people may enjoy various gamesin the simplicity which is so valuable for recreative purposes.At The Meadows it is felt that merely grading the area to per-mit of games and planting of grass, is all that is necessary,

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with the possible exception of sanitauy facilities. It wouldbe a mistake to permit this field to be developed with lockers,showers, field house, grand stands or other appurtenancesassociated with commercial or scholastic athletics.

The construction of buildings of any kind, not absolutelynecessary for the sanitation and health of the visiting public,should be prohibited. Commercialism in any of its de-vious forms should be kept out of the park. Encouragementshould be given to activities such as walking, horsebackriding, and the simple games as opposed to mechanical devices,indluding mechanical transportation.

The Park Service wishes to make clear to the citizens of theEast Bay cities that it is no easy thing to preserve an areain a semblance of its natural and primitive state and constantpressure will be brought to bear from numerous and variedgroups, many of them with highly legitimate and praiseworthyends in mind, and it requires great mental stamina to holdout against these pressures. To prohibit extraneous en-croachments within the naturalistic portion of the park

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The National Park Service in its temporary work within thearea is interested in carrying forward CCC projects which willbest prepare this area for use of the people: with protectionof the inherent natural values of the properly and withoutimpairing the increasing values such a fine natural parkwill have for later generations. The service has held tothese ideals within the area north of Orinda Road. It hasrecommended against certain developments within the areasouth of this road, even though this area was outside itsassigned sphere of activity, and the Service could not beheld responsible for work therein.

In submitting the above recommendations the unquestionedright of the East Bay people to carry forward any sort ofdevelopment which they may favor, is recognized.

III. CIRCULATION

A. EXISTING

1. Road system

General

The road system consists of Grizzly Peak Boulevard along thesoutherly and a portion of the westerly borders of the park.Wildcat Road along the northerly half of the westerly bound-ary of the park ofiice, the Orinda Road crossing the centerof the parK north and east from the park office, toward Orindaa connecting road east of the gold course from the southboundary to the Park Office, a loop road built by CCC and WPAin the northerly half of the valley to and around the CCfc campand the adjacent reereation areas, and a road running westerlyand southerly from the Park Office to the golf clubhouse andto Grizzly Peak Boulevard and to Shasta Road.

a. Route #1 - Grizzly peak Boulevard along the crest of the3erkeley hills forms the park boundary (except around GrizzlyPeak) from the south gate to the Oakland Berkeley City Bound-ary a distance of two miles. Its oiled gravel surface aver-ages 24' wide. From it access to the park lands is providedat the South Gate, at Little Grizzly Gate, the Oakland-Berkeleyboundary, at the Shasta Road Gate and at the Spruce StreetGate.

b. Route #2 - Spruce Street . (Sometimes known as »»agner Road. J

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new cutoff has been built to keep the road back near thebase of the hills to leave the administration center inbetter shape for development , and to obliterate as far aspossible the great scars that have been made at the narrowestpoint in the canyon.

d. Route #3 - Upper Wildcat Road . Extending 1^- miles from thesouth boundary to the Park Office was built by WPA labor, thisroad is more parklike in character and affords access toseveral park areas. It is extremely severe in lines andfairly steep but can eventually be revised to fit more closelyin the park plan.

This road is surfaced with water-bound macadam and averages20' or more in width.

e. Route #4 - Club House Road . From two points on Grizzlypeak .boulevard to the goli' club and to the Park headquartersbuilt by WPA, has an oilbound macadam surface 24' wide,grades fairly steep, length 14- miles.

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Route fb - Orinda Road . From the Park Office easterlyacross the canyon, then northerly and easterly across theSan Pablo Ridge, I£ miles in the park. Similar to Route #2,it now has many bac1 scars where material is still beingexcavated for use elsewhere.

G. Route #6 -San Pablo Ridge Truck Trail . Was built bythe San Paolo Dam CCC Camp, as a fire patrol road. \ milelines in park property.

h. Route #7 - Oak Canyon Road . An eld road on 12 to 14^grade"! is\ow used as entrance to the CCC Camp. Length0.4 mile, width 14', surface and gravel. Upper portion,steepest, is through private lands and is being relocatedto fit new subdivision plan.

j. Route g-8 - Curran Ranch Entrance Road . Built by WPA 1 milelong from rout* f'd to the Meadows; width 30 ' , grade 10> for1200 feet, surlaced with oil-bound macadam. Sta. 19 to 31.Not located as planned by CCC.

k. Route ^9 - North wildcat Road . From Route fl and ^8 at theMeadows northward down the valley past the CCC Camp to the Northend of the park and teyond is an old road. This portionone mile long, 12 to 18 ' wide partly gravelled and oiled, .

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i. Route yip - Laurel Canyon Loop Road . 1^ miles longfrom Routes #7, #3, and #9 upon the slopes east of thecreek, to open up various recreation areas, built by CCC

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9 1 wide, earth surfaced with tournouts and parking areas.Grades not over 8$. Crosses creek on a 7 x 8* masonry-culvert.

m. Route #13 - San Pablo Ridge . Route tfl3 at SouthEntrance constructed by WPA for 1 mile. Road 24* wide withgravel surface, with maximum 12 f grade. From Route #5, atruck trail, 8' wide built by CCC to power line, distance of1£ miles

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n. Route y!7 - Vista de San Pablo . A parking area is locatedon a small hill overlooking San Pablo Reservoir, which joinsRoute #5 at the East Gate.

o. Route #29 - Big Spring Canyon Road . Big Spring CanyonRoad 20' wide, gravel surface, joins Routes #3 and #13.

p. Route #30 - Camp Caves Road . A service road 20' wide,gravel surfaced, loops through Camp Caves area and joinsRoute #23 at two locations.

3. PROPOSED.

Completion of the interior system of the park roads and trucktrails above listed i? needed for recreational uses. Some ofthe narrow roads may be widened later if the park becomes aspopular as is anticipated, gravel surfacing will be neededand fair material is now available on the premises, and addother routes as follows:

a. Route #1. Grizzly Peak Boulevard. The main highway maybe realigned eventually on better curves and tangents assuggested on the plans, ^y minor adjustments partly on parklands, partly on EBIvIUD lands and the desired lines shouldbe agreed upon before any further change in property ownership.

b. Route ^la East of Grizzly Pe&k there is now a narrowtruck trail at the park boundary that may be widened andextended to afford a fine view over the park and to make avery good highway along the boundary of the park.

c. Route #2. Spruce ^treet . Reservoir to park office. Thisroute rebuilt by WPA. Eventually should be made much moregraceful and less tedious by minor modifications, partly onPark lands and partly on adjacent private lands, providedthe owners of rivate lands can be persuded to participatein readjustments of boundaries. This route now owned bythe county may be transferred to the park and possibly shouldbe, especially if adjacent owners will join in a plan forline readjustments. Such realignmento on this and otherpark roads are expensive - suggested it be postponed untiltraffic definitely designates the necessity therefor.

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d. Route £2. Upper Wildcat Road . From the south entrancedown the valley to the northward the present roa^. has beenbuilt close to a reasonable location but has some awkwardlines and angles thax eventually may toe much improved byminor local adjustments, i.ear erch end the raod should be mo-ved farther eastward to produce flowing lines toward theintersections and to leave adjacent lands in the best shapefor recreational uses*

e. Route #4. Club House Road. Minor modifications onthis route may also be made eventually in order to relatemore agreeably to the adjacent park areas. The intersectionat Shasta &oad entrance could well be less direct in orderto carry the park road well within the park past theentranceway.

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Route #5. Orinda Road, '-this road also recently widenedand surfaced has a numberTf irregularities that can begreatly improved by minor modifications and raay well be

developed gradually for the removal of material from thevarious points for other park uses, as is now being done.

g. Route #7. Oak Canyon Road . Need minor modificationsof line and grade.

h. Route #8. Curran Gate Entrance Road . #oute #8 builtby WPA at each end it is located to fit in the park plan,but the central portion is excessively steep - and mayeventually be relocated on lighter grades.

i. Route #9. iiorth Wildcat Road . Constructed by CCCexcept the northerly end which can be relocated and re-constructed from the lake to the north boundary.

j. Route #10. Laurel Canyon Loop Road . Constructed byCCC as a truck trail on lines and grades that can eventuallyserve for a park road - with parking areas at picnic groves.

k. Route #13. San Pablo Ridge Truck Trail * The Truck Trail,built by CCC, should -fee continued to join road built by theWPA in order that route #13 be completed on San Pablo Ridge,which will serve for fire prevention purposes.

1. Route #21. Local Parking trail in Eucalyptus Grove.To follow along or near existing truck trails.

m. Route #26. Mineral Hill Trail . To provide access topicnic areas.

n. Route #27. Bruno Pi cn ic Trail . To follow existingroad as a trail to picnic areas, when proposed Route #2relocations may have been constructed.

o. Route #29. Administration Parking Area . To serveproposed administration building on top of existing knoll.

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P* Route #31 . 3ig Spring Canyon Trail * To afford accesst o the picnic areas in Big Spring Canyon

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q. Route #34. Siesta Valley Road, To connect with existingfire trail above Siesta Valley.

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to ciroTe tUiacat peak ana join Route #6 at park boundary.To be used for fire prevention,

s. Route f35. Laurel Canyon Truck Trail. Truck trailfrom Route #1U up Laurel Canyon to Route if36 • ô be usedfor service road to Boy Scout Area and for fire prevention.

t. Route f38. -gig Flat Truck Trail . One sixth mile fromRoute f6 to i3ig Flat Keereation area.

2. TRAILS SYSTEM EXISTINGA. FOOT TRAILS

1. Lower Canyon Trail. Parallel to Wildcat Creek fromJewell Lake to Par k Offi ee . If- miles rebuilt by CCC in1937, width #

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2. Upper Canyon Trail . Completed from park office toSouth entranced

3. Big Spring Trail . Big Spring on the east and to theflat area on the east side of the road.

B. HORSE TRAILS.

1. Lakeside Trail. From Spruce Street to North Gate.1 mile through eucalyptus trees , chapparal and a fewoaks arid across the dam of Jewel Lake.

2. North -âst Trail. Up Tunnel Canyon from North Gateto Wildcat Creek, one mile; is ten to 15$ and fairlycrooked, then east and south near boundaries to the EastSide £^ miles - following sections of old farm roadsand truck trail #6.

3> Horse Trail #3. From Spruce Street to Curran Gate,one mile through chapparal half of the way with a few-

oaks and half th^ way under eucalyptus trees, meetsTrail #4 and Cross Trail rl2. Follows part of trailmade by WPA.

4. Horse Trail #4 . From Curran Gate to Shasta Road,one mile through eucalyptus proves.

5. Little Grizzly Trail. From Shasta Road to LittleGri zzly Gate, one mile through eucalyptus trees 9

6. Grizzly Trail . From Little Grizzly Gate to SouthGate 1^ miles through eucalyptus trees much of the wayand chapparal for a short distance.

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20. Laurel Canyon Trail. Cross from Route #10 upLaurel Canyon to the Ridge, joining Truck Trail #36.

24. Cave Canyon Trail. From the Meadows to MineralHill through the head of Caves Canyon. l£ milesthrough grassland, eucalyptus groves and native glens.

3. TRAIL SYSTEM PROPOSED:

A. FOOT TRAILS.

1. Complete Foot trail over dam, due to constructionof reservoir.

B. HORSE TRAILS.

A complete loop around the park is proposed with amiddle crossover twelve miles (12) around the park andone mile across the middle, making one long cirauitand an eight mile (8) southern circuit. Outer loopfollows fl from Spruce Street Entrance to North Entrancethen #2 to East Entrance and to Crossover #12, viaWildcat Peak over portions of old roads and truck trail#6, #36 and #13 to South Entrance. #6 to Little Grizzlyentrance #5 to Shasta Road. #4 to Curran Entranceand #3 to Spruce Street Entrance to meet Trail #1.

13. San Pablo Ridge South Horse Trail. From HorseTrail^#12 at East G&te along top of San Pablo Ridgefor 2f miles to South Gate.

14. Big Spring Horse Trail. From junction of roads#3 and ft> South along Foot Trail #2, then along WildcatCreek Road 1£ miles to South Gate.

15. Mineral Hill Horse Trail. From junction of Roadsf'6 and i5 north along Road #S for l-l/8 miles To EastGate.

16. Wooded Peak Horse Trail. A loop horse trail \ milefrom Horse Trail if 135 at Camp "Caves along canyon ridgeand caves through eucalyptus grove, looping toaok toHorse Trail #12.

18. Big Spring Canyon Crossover. Follows Big SpringCanyon for 2/3 mile from Camp Padre to Horse Trail #13.

IV. UNDEVELOPED AREAS .

A. EXISTLEG.

1. Wild Areas.

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Eegligable , in a strict interpretation. Tothe average visitor most of the area in Northernportion is "wild".

2. Scenic Areas.

a. Jewel Lake. A former water storage reservoirof two (2) acres one thousand feet long — needsremodelling. However, unless on additional andadequate water supply sufficient to keep this pondfrom stagnation is assured, the dam should beobliterated and the creek bed restored to a nat-ural aspect.

b. Wildcat Gorge with caves ana waterfalls.Between The Meadows and Park Cffice.

c. Local Groves of native trees and chapparal

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e. Kinety foot earthern Dam , creating a 10-acrelake

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3. Y/ild Life .

State Game Refuge of more than 10,000 acres liesnorth-east, and south of the park, mostly on EastBay Municipal Utility district Lands, and supple-ments the park.

4. Botanic -areas .

The entire park area contains interesting botanicgrowth native and exotic.

5. Geological Area.

Mineral Hill, Wildcat Gorge and Wooded Peak withMineral Springs, Wildcat ^aves and Wildcat Fallsoffer some interesting physiographic features.

B. PROPOSED.

Possible extension of park area to include SiestaValley and Chapparal Hill at the South and Lowerwildcat Canyon and the north may add to the variouswildlife and geologic interests.

V. PUBLIC UTILITIES

A. EXISTING.

1. Water System from East Bay Municipal UtilityDistrict System.

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a. Large system put in by WPl serves Golf Courseand. Administration Center.

b. Small pipe from Summit Reservoir supples organ-ized group area at CCC camp and small nearbyPicnic areas , but is to be replaced by largerma in p ipe .

2. Sewage System

a. Sewage flows from picnic area toilets southof the CCC, flows into a septic tank of EOO-personcapacity 4* x 6' x 16', of reinforced concrete8" thick. Overflow branches into two drain lines,one, 100' of 4" drain tile, the other, 100'of T, V" type inverter trough in four foot ditch.One foot of coarse gravel covers both types.

b. Sewage from the CCC camp kitchen and StaffQuarters flows into 3^' by 5-J- by 12' reinforcedconcrete septic tank. Kitchen waste is by-passed around tank. Effluent flows into 150'of 4

n drain tile in low area.

c. i/iater from CCC showers flows into stream.

d. CCC enrollees toilets ar= of dry pit types.

e. i'oilet built cy CC U will cram eventually into6 Tt sewer to proposed tank north of Jewel Lakedam.

f. Other toilet buildings in picnic areas haveindividual septic tanks*

3. Garbage Disposal

a. Several garbage cans are located in the picnicarea. Refuse from these along with garbage fromCCC camp is taken to Berkeley for disposal.

4. Telephone System.

a. A metallic line serves the administration centerand drizzly Peak Lookout Tower. Line is infairly good condition.

b. CCC Camp has pole line from P.G. and E linenear Spruce Street Entrance.

5. Power System

a. The P.G.&E. has two lines crossing the parklands f rom near Shasta Gate eastward and two

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b. A pole line from Spruce Street to the CCC campwas installed by P. G. & E. and CCC forces in1937.

B. Proposed.

1. Water System

a. An extensive system will be needed for theentire park. Eot yet planned, but one lineproposed from near Spruce Street Reservoir toCCC Camp.

b. water from reservoir created by the new Aam tobe used for golf course, playfields and re-forestation.

c. Development of springs for picnic area thatare accessible for this supply.

2. Sewage System.

a. Location of other toilet structures not yetconstructed shown on the plan. Several indi-vidual septic tanks and tile lines will beneeded.

b. ji filter bed is needed for the dispositionof the effluent from the CCC Camp and nearbytoilets. This camp may be used as an organizedgroup camp when vacant.

3« Garbage System .

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4. Telephone System.

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5. Power System.

No plan.

IV. DEVELOPED AREAS .

A. ADMINISTRATION AREA.

1. Existing at park office for temporary use.

a. Circulation

1. Roadways At junction of several roads.

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b. Buildings.

1. An old 5 room farm house of wood frame,drop siding exterior. Interior has beenmodified to include offices, drafting roomand living quarters.

c. Utilities

1. Water System From 2" pipe line connectingwith EBMUD.

2. Sewer System A septic tank east of buil-ding.

3. Telephone System On Shasta Road line.

2. Proposed.

plans show proposed complete administrationarea with roads and office.

B. CUSTODIAN'S AREA.

1. Existing. Farm house mentioned above used tempo-rarily as custodian's residence.

2. Proposed Custodian's Residence. In wing of admin-istration building.

C. GOLF CLUB HOUSE.

1* Existing Golf Club House - with lounge, diningroom, office headquarters and shower rooms.

D. ORGAMZED GROUPS CAMPS.

1. Existing . Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts now use picnicareas for camping.

2. Proposed . Existing CCC Camp when vacant may alsobe so used - also areas as indicated on the plan.

VII. TOURISTS FACILITIES .

A. EXISTING.

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B. PROPOSED.

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X. BOUNDARIES .

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XI. PLANTING . Some planting of minor quantity is needed torenaturalize areas and to supplement existing plantings.

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REDWOOD REGIONAL PARK

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK D1STR1CT

MASTER PLAN REPORT

A. GENERAL:

1. The Park Agency:

The East Bay Regional Park D1 street was authorizedunder the State Legislative Act #1114 of 1933,

The Park Governing Board is comprised of the fol-lowing personnel:

Charles Lee TildenAugust VollmerAurelia Henry ReinhardtLeroy R. Goodri chThomas J. RobertsElbert Mo Vail, Park Manager

The Technical Staff working out this report underauthority of the Park Board:

A. B. Hyde, Landscape ArchitectE. R. SwartUng, EngineerT. A. Merritt, DraftsmanR. A, Wilson, ForesterEtc.

Working in conjunction with and under advisementfrom:

George f&1 tworthWin. L. BiglerH. V. Johnston, CCC Camp director

Representatives of the National Park Service andCCC Camp.

2. The Park Area:

The Redwood Regi onal Park area was purchased by the EastBay Regional Park Di strict on January 10, 1939, fromthe East Bay Municipal Utility District.

It consists of an entire valley 4-j^ miles long,adjoining the most densely populated section of theEastern shore of San Francisco Bay. The valley runsfrom Northwest to Southeast and lies over the firstlow range of hills which skirt back of the East BayCities. It contains approximately 1700 acres.

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In 1929, the Olmsted-Hall illustrated report whiohrecommended the acquisition of 10,000 acres ofnatural park lands included but a small portion ofthis magnificent valley; the reason being thatthe Water District holdings were all they thoughtcould be acquired. Fortunately, the Water Districtrecently acquired the many private holdings in thevalley and sold them to the Park District; thus theentire valley, four times the size of Mulr WoodsNational Monument, will be preserved as a recrea-tional area for all times.

This valley is by far the most beautiful of all thenatural park lands in the Regional Parks. JohnMcLaren, creator of Golden Gate Park, has declaredthis area to be a na tural arboretum . Many miles ofsecond growth redwoods have sprung from the rootsof the old trees which furnished the first lumberto build San Francisco in the 1850' s. The NationalPark Service, realizing the importance of conservingit, established five CCC Camps m the parks.

The Regional Park Board has been congratulated fromall sources for acquiring this beautiful area for theuse and enjoyment of future generations. There issuch a vast supply of historical, botanical, geolo-gical, biological, and other scientific interestavailable in this area that it would be criminal tolet anything destroy Its natural and native beauty.The fact that it 1s the only large unblemishedwilderness area within easy reach of over two millionpeople living m the Bay area makes it Invaluable asa natural park.

There is no other urban population in the world thathas such a great Redwood wilderness area so close tothe center of population.

The canyon affords a remarkable degree of isolationand entire change of environment, which makes itadmirably adapted to picnicking, camping, horsebackriding, and hiking. It has such an extensive woodedarea with mountain meadows that the picnic groundwill not injure the landscape, If carefully planned.Formerly, there were three ranches In the valley; onesite in the Northern portion, known as the GrimesRanch, £as about 20 acres of level land which isideally suited for a boys 1 camp area. There 1s amplewater supply from springs, large fields for sports,and a sunny exposure for utility buildings, i.e.,camp kitchen and restrooms. In the center of thevalley was the site of the Princess Mi 11 thatfurnished the Redwood lumber for the first houses InSan Francisco. Although this area 1s restricted inlevel land, It is an excellent picnic site withplenty of water. The largest flat area is known asthe Bridges Ranch, situated toward the Southerly end

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provide a livelihood for several generations of theBridges fam* ly. It is fed from springs on the East-ern slopes of the valley. This area dapts Itself toa large overnight or week end camp ground. It is anatural recreational area which can readily includeall types of activities.

Up to the t^'me that the land was acquired by theRegional Park Board, the area was carefully patrolledand guarded against public maliciousness by the WaterCompany. Practically the only use made of the areawas by the many horseback riders who have constructedsome bridle trails *n the valley. There are four-teen stables located near the park boundaries. Somehikers and picnickers have made use of the park lands.

The Regional Park Board feels that with the more In-tense development it has done in Ti lden Regional Parkand Lake ^emescal Regional Park, it has provided re-creation of sufficient forms for the people who areseeking that type of diversion.

There 1 s a great demand and a great need for suchpicnic grounds where families and large groups cancome together for social gatherings. Service groups,fraternal organizations, P. T. A.'s, Boy Scouts, drlScouts, Camp F1re Girls, and other groups, are seekingplaces in these Redwoods where they can have grouplunches and dinners and overnight lodging In such anenvironment as 1s available here.

It is therefore proposed that this area be extremelylimited in its development as follows:

1, That vehicular traffic be restricted to thelower end of the canyon where ample parkingspace will be provided, and other park en-trances w^ll be for pedestrian and equestriantraffic only.

2, That the proposed truck trails be used forservice, for hikers, and, insofar as possible,for the horseback riders, in order to avoidcutting the area with too many trails Thisproject contemplates the clearing and improvingof old logging trails, which would afford manymiles of lovely bridle and hiking trails,

3, That special effort be made to promote andprotect the wild life in all its forms by notdisturbing the natural cover and by refrainingfrom new planting except in necessary cases toprevent soil erosion or to supplement naturalcover already destroyed.

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4. That special emphases be given to those formsof recreation, such as hiking, picnicking, andhorseback riding, and that every discouragementand prevention possible be exercised to keepout the type of person who 1s not interested inhaving this park preserved in its natural state.

3. Regional Factors:

This Redwood Regional Park is another step towardthe ultimate goal as set forth in the above men-tioned Olmsted-Hall Report. Tilden Regional Parklies Northwest along the ridge of hills a distanceof 7 miles via the Skyline Boulevard and comprisesand area of approximately 1910 acres „

Round Top Regional Park, along the same ridge anddirection, a distance of 3 miles, Is 227 acres 1nextent.

Future acquisition of lands along these same hillsto both the North and South will be the ultimatescheme and program of the Regional Park Board.

Present access to the park is provided at four?o1nts: On the Northwest from Skyline BoulevardSkyline Entrance); on the Southwest from Redwood

Canyon Road (Redwood Entrance); on the East fromthe pinehurst Road near Lake San Leandro (LakeSan Leandro Entrance); and on the West nearSequoia Park and Redwood Peak (Sequoia Park Entrance).

The Redwood area Is really accessible, as it is

within easy walking distance of the East Bay Citiesand within twenty minutes* ride from the noise andtumult of city life. An Interurban railway runspast this area, while street-car lines bring onewithin a twenty-minute walk to the groves. A busline 1s planned to run to the head of the valley,

4. Land Status:

With the sale of this acreage to the East BayRegional Park District by the East Bay MunicipalUtility District, certain development restrictionswere set forth by the selling body which must be-come a part of this development outline and mustbe regarded as definite rules and regulationsregarding sanitation to be followed in our devel-opment policy. These factors are set forth below:

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proved In writing by the Utility District, Bywaterways 1 s meant anv open channel of gulley,even though it Is ordinarily dry but may carryrun-off at certain t^mes of the year. In gen-eral, the structures referred to are those inwhich people live or keep animals, and wouldinclude caretakers 1 houses, camps, tents, andlunch rooms, cookery places, barns, corrals,animal pens, garages, comfort stations and sim-ilar buildings,"

Picnic "Picnic tables shall be at least 50 feetGrounds : away from any stream or watercourse.

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septic tank and leaching system shall bepermitted where topography and soil con-ditions are such as to permit disposalof all the septic tank effluent under-ground".

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and bridle paths, dry pit toilets ofapproved design shall be Installed atIntervals most suitable to the conven-ience of the public",

Inpect- "Complete plans, specifications andion by location for sewage disposal systems andEBMUD* dry pit toilets shall be submitted to

the Utility District and constructionshall not commence until sa* d plans areapproved In writing",

5» Financing and Administration:

The Park District Is a municipal organizationmaintained by a 5-cent tax levy on seven East BayCities (Oakland, Albany, Berkeley. Emeryville,Piedmont, San Leandro and Alameda], which amountsto approximately $200,000 a year; other sources ofrevenue are from concessions such as golf courseand swimming; certain funds have been receivedfrom gl fts.

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The administration 1l carried on through fivedirectors who are elected by the people, who inturn appoints certain officers as provided bythe Enabling Act, I.e., District Manager, Super-intendent, Engineer, etc.

B. DEVELOPED AREAS

1. General:

Because of the Park Boards sincere wish toprevent over development in this park, it isproposed to develop a minimum of picnic facil-ities and leave the park proper to hikers andhorseback riders.

a. At the site of the Bridges Ranch in the lowerend of the valley, near which is the parkingspace, it is proposed to develop the only con-centrated picnic area. There is quite an exten-sive orchard at this site which borders the stream.Throughout this orchard it 1s proposed to distributeapproximately 30 table and bench combinations withcorresponding number of western type fireplaces,drinking fountains, etc.

2. Buildings:

a. Existing - There are many miscellaneousstructures in the lower end of the canyon locatedon formerly private land. Most of these are an-imal pens, coops, barns; with one or two oldhourse. These structures are undesirable andpresent a fire hazard 'n the^r present state.It is proposed to remove them.

1. Ranch house located about one-fourth mile fromRedwood entrance on the floor of the valleyEast of the stream. It is proposed to remodelthis building into administrative quarters.

2. Ranch house close to above. Rather new and couldpossibly be moved to Bridges' Ranch site and re-modelled for temporary caretaker's house.

3. Wooden house at Redwood Entrance. One of thefirst built in Alameda County. Historical value

may prove worthy of preservation.

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1. Administration building - remodelling existingranch house as mentioned above.

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2. Warden* s lodge - located at Bridges 1 Ranch area.To be of native rock construction, as being usedby National Park Service in other park areas.

3. Other Structures -

a. Comfort stations

1. Included in Administration building.2. Located at Bridges' Ranch area.3. Located at area #34. Located at Redwood Bowl.

b. Culvert - stone, vehicular

1. Redwood entrance2. Parking area - site of Bridges* ranch

c. Bridges - wood, pedestrian

1. Boys* camp area2. Picnic area #3

d. Water Storage tanks

1. Bridges* Ranch site - 5000 gallon oapacity2. Boys* Camp area - 5000 gallon capacity3. Picnic areas #6 and #7 - 5000 gallon capacity4. Picnic Area #S - 5000 gallon capacity

e. Picnic area facilities

1. Table and bench combinations2. Western type fireplaces3. Drinking fountains4. Barbecue pi ts

f. Miscellaneous

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C. CIRCULATION

1. Approach Roads:

a. The Skyline Boulevard approaches the parkfrom the north and follows a general routealong the cre«t of the range of hills. Is isthe main Une of traffic which will eventuallytie all the Regional Park units together. Theboulevard touches the Northern end of the parkboundary and gives access at that point (Sky-line Entrance).

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b. About one-fourth of the way along the park'sWest boundary, Juoquin Miller Toad joins withSkyline Boulevard at Sequoia Park. This parkis adjacent to the Redwood Park boundary andis owned and under construction by the City ofOakland.

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c. The Skyline Boulevard continues South andabout one-half way along the park's West boundaryis intersected by Redwood Road. Skyline Boulevardextension continues South along the ridge and willeventually tie in with traffic from San Leandro,Hayward and points South.

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Redwood Road approaches this intersection fromthe City of Oakland near Mills College and theFoothill Boulevard, thereby becoming a directmeans of access. From Alameda, Park Avenue 1sa through arterial which comes into Redwood Road,

Redwood Road leads down through a scenic Redwoodcanyon from Skyline Boulevard. It is well-graded,oil macadam road. As It emerges from this canyon,it comes to the Southern and main entrance toRedwood Regional Park (Redwood Entrance

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It isnear this entrance that parking facilities will bedeveloped for the users of the park.

d. Redwood Road continues on down the lower RedwoodCanyon. Near Lake San Leandro, a main road branchesoff to the North which continues over into Plne-hurst Canyon. Where th-'s road skirts the parkboundary on the East, Lake San Leandro Entrance 1slocated. This road is well gravelled and approxi-mately 30* In width; 1t is well graded and curved.

e. As this road reaches Pinehurst Canyon, whichH es over the Eastern hills of Redwood Canyon Park,it joins the Pinehurst Road. This road continueson Northwest to join the Skyline Boulevard near theNorthern end of Redwood Regional Park. This roadcan be used as a means of access by those comingfrom Moraga, Walnut Creek and the East.

Thus, the system of raodways and approaches sur-rounding the park becomes a matter of directnessand convenience and, together with the proximityof this area to metropolitan centers, will do muchtoward promoting great use of the proposed facili-ties.

2. Park Roads:

There are many factors which have Influenced ourproposed roadway system within the park boundaries.Because of the present cover of the park lands isso valuable and because we are perhaps mindful ofthe devastating Berkeley Hills fire in 1923, wefeel that we can not overs tress the need for fireprevention.

To this end, we have accepted the existing trailsto provide immediate access to all parts of thepart. We do not feel, however, that the system 1s.

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At the lower end of the valley, where there 1s amplelevel land and where the private holdings just ac-quired have somewhat domesticated the terrain, wepropose to open this to vehicular traffic and provideparking space for the cars. The road which now runsup along the floor of the canyon to the proposedparking area 1s narrow and needs some grading anddrainage Improvements. In order to make this wideenough for two-way traffic, it would be necessaryto cut far into the bank in many places because ofthe proximity of the stream* We therefore proposeto Install two one-way roads for In-and-out accessto the parking area. The proposed w in n road willbe taken through the present domesticated area whichis already somewhat graded and scarred. It will needa large stone culvert at the lower end; another willbe nedessary at the parking area where the roadcrosses the main stream.

With the exception of this system of In-and-outvehicular traffic to and from the park-' ng areas,no vehicles of any k^'nd will be allowed in the parkarea.

a. Existing roads - it 1s proposed to accept theexisting roads in the park area and maintainthem for bridle and hiking trails. Enoughpruning will be done to keep these trails clearfor passage of f 1 re trucks in case of emergency,but no widening or scraping will be done,thereby giving plant growth a chance to encroachon them, minimizing the width to that necessaryfor hikers and horses.

1. Canyon Truck Trail #1. This road starts atthe lower (Southerly) end of the valley andfollows the stream to a po 4 nt about two thirdsof the distance up the valley at the site of theold Princess Lumber Mill.

The entrance road will be developed for in-and-out traffic from the Redwood Entrance to theParking area. A minimum of work on this roadwill make it passable and safe for one waytraffic.

2. Tie-in Truck Trail leads from #1 up the Easthills to the Eastern ridge and boundary. Thisroad has completely washed out in places and isimpassable now. Some work is proposed to makethis usable.

3. East Ridge Truck Trail follows the ridge thelength of the Eastern boundary from the Skylineentrance to the Lake San Leandro Entrance.

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4. Boys 1 Camp Truck Trail goes from the SkylineEntrance to the floor of the eranyon

It is proposed to leave these roads as now ex-isting and use them for hikers, horseback riders,and service trucks in case of emergencies.

3 Trails:

In further promoting the Park Board's policy ofrestraint from over-develop-' ng this park area,it is proposed, insofar as is possible, to combinehiking and horseback riding on the exist 1 ng andproposed truck trails.

The following trails will be used by both pedes-trians and horses to eliminate duplication,. Thereare numerous trails already in use by the manyequestrians, and 1t is proposed to Improve theseas necessary. The proposed trails are deemednecessary to complete the system and offer variousand interesting loops throughout the park area. Inmany places, the old logging trails can be clearedand used, thus eliminating much labor.

Horseback Trail #1 - will be constructed fromRedwood Entrance to the Parking area along thefloor of the canyon, apart from the in-and-outtraffic. From the parking area on to the SkylineEntrance it will follow existing truck trails andhorseback trails.

#2 - Follows existing truck trail from SkyHnsEntrance along the East ridge to the Lake SanLeandro Entrance, One unit to be constructed totie in from this entrance down to Redwood Entrance.

#3 - Follows existing trail in part, part to beconstructed within park boundaries from Skylineentrance along West Ridge to Redwood Entrance.

#4 - to be constructed from Trail #3 near theSkyline Entrance to tie in aga-<n with Trail #3near the Redwood Entrance. This trail will be approximately half the distance up from the canyon floorto the West Ridge.

#5 - Existing Harold French Trail from RedwoodPeak to the canyon floor, splitting and tielngin with #1 at two points.

#6 - from Redwood Peak to the floor of the canyonin a Northerly direction (existing)

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#7 - Is a short trail now existing which circuitsRedwood Peak.

#8 and #9 are trails leading from the West R1 dgeTrail #3 to the floor of the valley to tie In withTrail #1.

#10 leads from the picnic area up through a denselywooded canyon to the East Ridge Trail #2. This isan old lumber trail and needs mainly clearing ofoverhanging brush.

#11 trail is the existing truck route from the floorto the East Ridge about halfway up the canyon.

4. Control;

As outlined before, there will be four main entrancesto the park area. With the exception of the RedwoodEntrance, they will be closed except for pedestriansand equestrians. As the park boundaries will be wellfenced and each entrance protected by substantialgates, access to the park will be impossible for anytype of motor vehicle.

It is proposed to construct the Warden* s lodge atthe Bridges' Ranch area, which 1s centrally located.

With this control, all abuse of the Park's rules andregulations will be forestalled. The Park Board hasfull power to deputize police and it is their inten-tion to exercise this authority to protect the parkagainst vandalism and fire,

D. WATER AREAS

1. Streams:

The main stream which runs along the floor of thevalley has some flow all year, though slight attimes in late summer and fall, depending on theprevious winter's rains. Information and data re-garding volume and normal rate of flow will beincluded in the more detailed report to follow. Itis fed by springs, which are numerous and well dis-tributed.

E. UTILITIES

1 Water Supply:

Throughout the park are evidences of ample watersupply from springs. This is especially true nearthe sites of the ranches and lumber mills. Alto-gether, eleven springs are evident which run through-out the year, and there are other encouraging signs

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There are good springs and wells located near allthe areas -ft is proposed to develop, which shouldgive ample supply for all needs. It is proposedto develop these springs to protect them and pro-mote further flow.

2. Sewage Disposal:

Septic tanks are installed at the existing ranchhouse buildings. Proposed systems will complywith the rules and regulations as set down by theWater Company.

2-A. Garbage Disposal:

An Incinerator 1s proposed at Bridges' Ranch area,for disposal of dry garbage. A garbage pit willbe Installed according to the same regulations asabove mentioned.

3. Power:

Lines of the P. G. & E. are available in the lowerend of the valley which serves the former ranchsites. Extension of service to the Warden's lodge1s contemplated. No others are contemplated.

4. Telephone:

Lines of the P. T. & T. are available at the lowerend of the valley and will be extended to serve thewarden's lodge.

5V FOREST PROTECTION

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The valley Is endowed/fiye distinct types of cover:

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2. The East side of the valley has dense growth ofCalifornia Live Oak and their associated plants.These plant groups follow the small side ravines andgullies up toward the Eastern ridge.

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3. In the Northeasterly or upper end of the valley-there are about 300 acres which were planted someyears ago to Eucalyptus. TJie variety used 1s quitetender and many of the original trees have beenkilled by frost and snow. In their place havesprung up dense second and third growth which inits present state creates a fire hazard. It isproposed to gradually eliminate these trees andreplant with Monterey pines and Redwoods 1n thecanyons.

4. Much of the Eastern s*de of the areas along theWestern boundaries are covered with chaparral growthwhich consists mainly of Baccharis, California Lilac,Coffeeberry, Toyon, Poison Oak, Elderberry, WildCurrent, Snowberry, Huckleberry, and other nativeshrubs.

5. The remainder of the Eastern slope 1s grasslandand small scrubby growth.

In the floor of the valley along the stream is aninteresting collection of species, which is thetransition from the Redwood growth and Its associatedplants. In addition, there are some other types oftrees and shrubs which relish the damp location.

In the Northeast side of the valley quite a numberof Monterey P-'nes were planted many years back andhave since completely naturalized themselves andsupplement the Redwoods where the exposure is alittle severe for them.

Because there have been ranches and private holdingsat various fmes in the valley, there are slight In-dications of domestic trees and shrubs in places.On the floor and in about the center of the valleythere is an old fruit orchard of about fifty trees,mainly cherries. Apple trees have been planted atvarious places throughout the valley, mainly at thesites of the various ranches and lumber mills.

2. Forest Fire Control:

At Redwood Entrance is located the County FireStation, in addition to the Round Top F1re Lookoutwhich commands a view of this area. Other pre-cautions contemplated, which will insure ampleprotection.

3. Wood Utilization:

The cutting of the Eucalyptus trees in the North-west portion of the park will provide ample firewoodfor park use for years to come. It is not proposedto cut in any other area.

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4. Special Protection:

All due precautions will be exercised to preventand hinder public abuse of vegetative areas. Itis proposed to use alternative picnic areas, inorder to give the previously used areas a chanceto recuperate from concentrated use,

G. WILDLIFE

1, General Factors:

Since the public has learned that the Park Boardhas acquired this Redwood area, there have beenseveral committees who have come to learn what ourpolicy would be in the proposed development.

The Park Board is appreciative of the Interestbeing shown 1n thi s area, one of the few of itskind left, and certainly none other so easilyavailable to a large population. It will be theBoard's policy to seek advice and suggestions fromthese specialized groups toward the protection andincrease of wild life in all of its forms. Notover developing this park should go far toward thepreservation of these natural assets.

Some deer are to be found 1 n thi s area. Rabbi tsand other small animals are numerous. Many speciesof birds have made this area their home. It isproposed to aid the spread of the numerous coloniesof wild flowers and other flora through the park.None of the natural cover 1s to be removed exceptin such few cases where development is essentialto control public use. It has been decided to-introduce no exotic species Into the park, but thefew species Introduced by early inhabitants willbe left wherever they fit into the landscape,

2, Special Protection:

Signs will be posted and policing methods installedto prevent the removal or destruction of existingflora and fauna. Should predators become prevalentin the park area in such number as to upset thebalance maintained by nature, special steps areproposed to control them,

3, Educational Possibilities. It is understood fromvarious sources that citizens groups, schools, andother interested bodies will make use of thiswi Id-erne ss for field trips. It is proposed that thehistorical, geological, botanical and otherscientific areas will be well labelled for theeducational value they may possess.

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From the historical aspect, this canyon is richIn some remaining monuments. As has been mentionedbefore, two of the lumber mills that supplied lumberto San Franc i"s co in the gold rush days were locatedIn this valley. One of the first wood houses builtin Alameda County is still standing at the entranceto the park. At this site, some few exotics in thesurrounding garden have reached an amazing stage ofgrowth. Many of the stumps of the old Redwood treesthat were cut In the 1850 f s are still evident, someof them of unbelievable size. It is proposed todevelop the park*s educational value by callingattention to these various points of interest.

Further study and research may produce more pointsof Interest than are evident at this time, and theywill be included in future reports.

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I« BRIEF HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION :

A. Round Top Park lies just back of the first row of hillsat the east boundary of Oakland, in Contra Costa County.It contains approximately 227 acres. A portion of thisacreage crosses the hills and lies on the west slope over-looking Piedmont and the Bay Area.

This area, which previously belonged to the Water Districthas been included in reports recommending the acquisitionof certain wtjter district lands, by various interestedagencies. First the Olmsted report in 1929 and again in1936 by the National Park Service. In 1935 the East BayRegional Park District contracted with the East BayMunicipal Utility District for the purohase of this areafor recreational purposes.

B. The Park area contains five distinct types of cover:-

(1) Grass covered slopes.

(2) Large groups of Bays and a scattering of Oaks in thecanyons, some willow growth exists along the creek bottoms,

(3) Chapparal covers much of the area and is composedprincipally of Poison Oak,

(4) Plantings of Eucalyptus were made over much of thearea for commercial purposes, many years ago. Few groupsof them are left, however, as much of the growth has beencut and the severe frosts and snow of a few years bafek,accounted for many more. All these trees, however, havesent out sucker growth from the roots which has attainedconsiderable size.

(5) The remainder of the area is taken up with groups ofMonterey Pines which have stood up well and have beenplanted long enough to have made fine sized trees. Manyseedlings have started from these groves and are in variousstages of growth.

C. Present access to the park area is from Skyline Boulevardon the southwest side. The Water District built some yearsago, a three room bungalow at this entrance, for the con-venience of the firewarden. A fire lookout tower has beenestablished on Round Top Peak (elevation 1750) and commandsa fine view of all the East Bay Area and much of the backcountry. Some planting was done around the bungalow andentrance, using various domestic trees and shrubs.

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D. A road was built at the time the tower was erected inorder to get materials to the peak. Since the tower hasbeen in use, this road has been used for service and accessto the peak by the firewarden. It will serve the park needsfor a truck trail in fire prevention and servicing the upperpicnic area //2,

E. A picnic area was developed near the entrance in theEucalyptus grove but has long since fallen into disrepairand needs development. There are no level areas availablefor extensive play.

F. The present water supply is from a spring located nearthe eastern corner of the park. This was developed at onetime in the past and a sizeable flow was the result. Theold line running to the bungalow is in bad shape and needsreplacing.

G. The closest and most direct access from MetropolitanOakland is on Thornhill Road which leads into MontclairDistrict and Mountain Boulevards back of Piedmont.

II. RECOMMENDATIONS OF IS1, B. R. P. D. AS TO DEVELOPMENTPOSSIBILITIES:

A. For various reasons, it is not recommended to developthis area for intensive recreation. The smallness of thearea is such that extensive development is not possible.If in the future acquisition of Siesta Valley and otherareas on the west should tie this area to Tilden Park, andthe acquisition of Bridges Canyon and other areas on theeast would prolong the chain, this area would become a linkof that chain. Even so, the topography prohibits conoentrated play area development, with the exception of theareas as shown to be developed on the master plan, theremainder of the area is not adaptable for use except ashiking, horseback riding and picnicking.

We recommend that encouragement be given to hikers endhorseback riders as the area is well adapted for thisform of recreational activity.

III. CIRCULATION :

A. Existing.

1. Road System

(a) Grizzly Peak Boulevard and the Skyline Boulevardboth approach tiie Park, from the northwest. Tilden Parkalong these routes is about four miles distance. Thesetwo arteries intersect near the present entrance to the

Park and continue south as the Skyline Boulevard to

Redwood Canyon (Bridges Canyon) about five miles away.

(b) Near the intersection of Grizzly Peak Boulevard and6kyline Boulevard, Elverton Drive takes off of the Sky-line Boulevard and runs southwest down the western slope

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Both Elverton Drive and Thornhill Road are gravelled andaverage about 15 feet in width and form one boundary ofthe park area. Their grade is very steep (approximately15%) and they have many sharp turns. It is doubted ifthese streets will ever be improved as the adjoining pro-perty is not adaptable to residential sites.

(c) The only road in the park proper is the existingservioe roed from the entrance to the Lookout tower. Itis recommended that a gate be placed at the lower end andthis road closed to general traffic. In addition toserving as a truck trail, this road will be used as atrail for hikers and horse-back riders who wish to gainthe peak.

(d) There is an old abandoned and obliterated road bedwhich at one time left the entrance and continued northwest on park land on down the canyon. This left parkproperty near the northwest corner and continued down tomeet the tunnel road near the east entrance of the BroadwayTunnel. Should this adjacent property and Siesta Valleybe acquired to joing Round Top with Tilden Park, this roadmight be rebuilt to give access and fire control to thePark lands.

B. Proposed.

1. Trail System existi ;

(a) Foot trails - none developed.

(b) Horse trails - none developed.

2. Trail system proposed

(a) Horse trail #1 to go southeast from entrance down maincanyon, up the other side through Pine grove and on up tothe peak. From there, it will lead northwest from thepeak, around the corner of the property, down through thesmall canyon of Bays, and beck up the main canyon to theentrance. Any horsetrails outside the area will no doubtenter the pare near the front entrance so this point mayserve as a means of access.

ThJ s horse trail will also be used by pedestrians. Becauseof the smallness ot the area, there is no need for separ-ation of foot and horse trails.

(b) Trail #2 for foot traffic to be constructed from theentrance and leading in as direct a route as possible to

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1. Wild areas - none in a strict interpretation - to theaverage visitor any of the deeper canyons are "wild"

2. Scenic areas.

(a) The view fron Round Top Peak is certainly one ofscenic beauty as one can see the entire Bay Area and muchof the back country for I dJ stance of several miles.

(b) Groves of native Bay and heavily wooded Canyons.

(c) Wild life - quail, rabbits and other small wild lifeabound.

(d) Botanic interest - the park contains much native growthinteresting to botanists. One group of Mahonia Pinna ta(California Barberry) near the peak is unusual.

B« Proposed

(a) It is hoped that the East Bay Regional Park Districty acquire that area just southeast of t v:is Round Top

Park. It has been said by several well known Botaniststhat in this small area is one of the most diversifiedcollections of native plant material in this part of theState.

(b) Possible extensi&n of park area may add to the variousexisting interests.

V. PUBLIC UTILITIES

A. Existing

1. Water system - no outside sources of supply, presentbungalow served from springs.

2. Sewage - no outside facility - present bungalos isserviced with a septic tanv installation.

3. Garbage disposal - small incinerator burns trash andcans are buried.

4. Telephone system - the uhnne line to the bungalow comesfrom wires across Skyline Boulevard. A line runs up thehill on wood poles to service the fire lookout station.

5. Power system - the Pacific Gas & Electric line entersthe property on the northwest au i is carried on woodenpoles to the lookout station. One line comes down on thetelephone poles to service the bungalow.

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1. Water system - a development of the upper spring shouldeasily provide enough water for the park" needs. It is pro-posed to install a l|" galvanized iron pipe line (approxi-mately 1000 feet) with a gravity flow down to a 2000 gallonconcrete storage tank located in a small ravine below theother spring. This second spring promises some flow ofwater and the two combined should insure ample water supply.

From this storage tank, it is proposed to pump to a smallerstorage tank located near Picnic area #8 (approximately 1000feet) which will service the upper area. The gasoline pumpand upper storage tank are to be supplied by the RegionalPark District. It is suggested that a check valve be in- '

stalled above the pump so that when the upper tank is full,and the pump not running, the lower picnic area will besupplied by pressure from the top of the peak, and notgravity flow from the lower storage tank as this would be soslight.

From the main storage tank it is proposed to continue thelj n main to the main entranoe (approximately 1400 feet).This will service the caretakers bungalow, Picnic Area #1,the proposed latrine, and the secondary picnic area to theright of the entrance.

2. Sewage System - One dry p£t type latrine is recommendedfor Picnic Area #2.

A stone type flush latrine is to be constructed to servethe entrance and Picnic Area #1, and the sewage outletshould serve the caretakers bungalow as well.

3. Garbage Disposal - An incinerator is to be constructedto take care of garbage disposal, as located on the plan.

4. Telephone system - no need

5. Power system - no need.

6. Miscellaneous - wherever the pipe line is near horse-trails, horsetroughs are recommended to be built,

VI. DEVELOPED AfihAS#1

A, Picnio Areas - Located near the entrance in the dense groveof Eucalyptus which should be thinned somewaht. It is recommendedthat this area be constructed to accommodate a maximum of 100people and to be supplied with such tables, western-type fire-places, drinking fountains and taps, etc., for the convenienceand use of such a number. Some of this equipment should beplaced to the right of the entrance in the Pine thickets asshown on the plan.

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1, Some clean-up work is necessary in the proves of Baysend other proves where the branches were broken down bythe snow of a few years back. This debris presents a firehazard in its present condition,

2, It is recommended that in the few groves of original-oalyptus still standing, that many of the trees be

eliminated to destroy the straight lines in which theywere planted, to open vistas and meadow effects and togive the regaining trees some further chance to develop.

It has been proven through the results of the lest twofreezes thatthe Eucalyptus i& no t a practical tree for

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3, Additional planting of minor quantity to renaturalizesome areas.

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1, BRIEF HISTORY AND LOCATION:

In 1864, when Oakland was but a village needingwater, a dam was built to form a reservoir onTemescal Creek. Chineese Coolies carried thedirt in straw baskets on their heads to bu^'ldthis earth filled dam. The lake, so created,was later named "Temescal" after the IndianChief who headed "the band of Indians that roamedthese hills, "Chief Temescal".

The many springs running all year round fed thelake and made it the principal source of waterfor many years for the East Bay Cities. Whenthe hill district surrounding the lake became denselypopulated, in 1930, it wajs abandoned as a reservoir.

In 1936 the Regional Park District purchase thelake from the Utility District.

It is situated In the foothills of Oakland withinten minutes r1 de from the business district and ison liie Lincoln Highway. It is in~the center of theRegional Park lands, which makes it admirably suitedas an administration headquarters for the RegionalPark District.

The park contains 30 acres of fresh water, 10 acresof level land and 10 aores of wooded slopes.

2. SPORTS:

(1) The "lake 1s stocked with fish bythe CaliforniaState Fish and Game Commission, and is open forfishing.

(2) A 300 foot floating wharf is used by the anglersfor flycasting.

(3) Row boats and canoes are rented.

(4) The principal sport is swimming. "The~fresh springwater that feeds the lake, together with its shelteredand easily accessible location, has made the lake themost popular outdoor swimming beach in Northern Calif-ornia; 5000 to 6000 bathers have used the swimmingfacilities in a single day.

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(6) A girls camp and lodge was built by theKiwanis Club for any groups of girls in theDistrict who are properly organized.

(7) There are two playfields large enough forsoft ball, one playfield suitable for footballand baseball.

3. DESCRIPTION:

The west slope is covered with native trees andshrubs, principally Live Oak, Willows and Laurels.Ceanothus, Casoara, Blackberry, Toyon and PoisonOak bushes are found in profusion.

The eastern and northern slopes, which were badlymarred by the construction of the two main crosstown arterlals, have been partly healed by planting.The Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls have plantedhundred of Pines, Toyons, Redwood and Cherry Treeswhich are thriving and are rapidly covering thescars.

The Idmini strati on Building is situated on theshores of the Lake, it serves four principalneeds; 1. offices of the District; 2. RecreationHall with kitchen; 3; Dressing Rooms with Lockers;4. An eating concession.

There are two beautiful water falls, one at theeastern end and the other et the southern end ofthe lake

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4. IMPROVEMENTS:_

A few minor improvements are under way to makethis Regional Park complete.

1. Grading of play fields.2. CoverTng of silt on the athletic field for lawn.3. Planting of flowers, trees 8nd shrubs.4. Grading the entrance roads and all trails.5. Rook walls to prevent slides.6. Enlarge the beach.7. Plant the creek with moss covered rock, ferns

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FOR

EAST BAY CITIES(CALIFORNIA)

1930

List of Sponsors of the

East Bay Regional Park Association

at Time of Publication

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Dr. U. S. Abbott

Louis AberW. L. Abrott

Mrs. S. J. Ackcrm.in

C. F. Acree

Charles C. AdamsG. P. AdamsMrs. G. P. AdamsR. L. AdamsDr. Herman Adler

Arthur R. Ahlgren

W. J. Aldridge

Carl Alexander

Jas. P. Allen

Mrs. Jas. P. Allen

John J. Allen

Robt. Allen

Modeste Alloo

Rudolph Altrocchi

J. M. Alvarez

H. C. Anderson

Ralph H. Anderson

C. J. Andruss

Louis J. Angeli

Miss Nellie Anton

Eli D. Antonieu

Charles H. Armstrong

Mrs. Helen S. Artieda

D. L. Artis

Miss Lydia Atterbury

John M. Atthowe

Lewis B. Avery

George E. Axtille

Leon C. Babbitt

Dr. S. H. Babington

Dr. William Frederic Bade

George Chester Badger

Miss Edna W. Bailey

Mrs. Henry Bailey

Alfred E. Baker

Frederick S. Baker

James B. Baker

Miss Harriet B. Bakewell

Martin T. Baldwin

Miss Shirley W. Bale

W. L. Ballenger

Oscar T. Barber

A. L. Barker

Miss Mary BarmbyRev. John Barrett

Mrs. David P. Barrows

Howard H. Barrows

Miss Jeannette Barrows

Miss Ann Little Barry

J. J. Barry

Louis Bartlett

J.G. Bassett

C. D. Bates

Dr. Helen Page Bates

Rev. Dean W. H.

Battershill

\1 is-. Bernice Baxter

Dr. Frank S. Baxter

Howard Baxter

P. S. Beach

George Bean

Charles A. Beardsley

Jas. G. Beaty

J. J. Beaty

T. D. Beckwith

Mrs. Olga Beebe

Mrs. L. K. Beever

R. T. Belcher

Miss Julia A. Martins Beloof

H. J. Bemiss

E. S. Bender

W. A. Benner

Albert N. Benson

Frank A. Berg

John W. Bergcr

Dr. T. L. Bergemann

Lloyd D. Bernard

C. L. Best

Carl Bicdenbach

C. L. Biedenbach

Jack T. Bill

E. R. Billett

Mrs. Addie M. Billings

Miss Dorothy Billings

Miss Margaret Billings

J. W. BingamanMrs. J. W. Bingaman

Mrs. A. A. Bird

Mrs. F. W. Birtch

F. C. Bishop

Miss Anga M. Bjornson

Dr. Benjamin W. Black

Mrs. Benjamin W. Black

Spens Black

Mrs. Spens Black

Mrs. William Wallace Blair

Anson S. Blake

Mrs. Anson S. Blake

Frances J. Blake

G. W. BlakemanA. C. Blanchard

Walter C. Blasdale

Rev. J. M. Boaz

Harold Bodington

Dr. G. A. Boehmcr

Wallace B. Boggs

H. E. Bolton

Rev. Geo. L. Boroughs

J. N. Borroughs

Mrs. B. W. Bours

J. M. Bracker

Mrs. C. C. Bradfield

Henry Bradley

P. R. Bradley

Paul W. Brannon

M. E. Bratcher

Mrs. Marjorie Breck

Samuel Breck

H. L. Breed

Horace H. Breed

Henry Breen

Father Brennan

John A. BrennanEdward B. BrewerThomas B. Bridges

J. W. Bridwcll

Walter M. Briggs

Mrs. Walter M. Briggs

J. C. F. Bright

Mrs. Charles W. BrockHoward Bronstein

Mrs. Richard C. Brookins

F. A. Brooks

Miss Annie Florence BrownDavid E. BrownMrs. David E. BrownMrs. Walter S. BrownWarner BrownDr. L. E. BrowningRobert Brownlce

J. Allison BruncrMrs. H. W. Bryant

W. A. Buckhart

George BudgenP. G. E. Buechner

John D. Bullock

Miss Minnie BunkerMrs. John S. BurdBurg Bros. Inc.

W. C. Burgess

A. E. BurkeMiss Beatrice Burnett

Miss Margaret BurnhamMrs. Walter J. Burpee

E. W. Burr

A. S. Burrill

Mrs. Harry R. Burt

J. G. Buttomer

Mrs. J. G. Buttomer

Sheridan Byrne

B. C. Cain

T. E. Caldecott

A. W. Caldwell

Harry H. Caldwell

Mrs. Tsar N. Calfec

George M. CalhounEdw. L. CampRev. Harold B. CampH. W. CampbellArthur M. Carden

R. L. Carey

Forest Carlisle

W. S. Carson

Andrew Cartwright

A. B. CaryWm. Cavalier

W. E. Chamberlain

WalterS. Chandler

M. C. ChapmanRev. O. K. ChenowcthS. V. ChownMrs. G. Wilson ChurchThomas D. ChurchMrs. Thomas D. Church

Mrs. E. S. Clark

Rcece Clark

Mrs. Thomas J. Clark

Wellyn B. Clark

Rev. Charles F.Clarke

Mrs. C. C. Clay

Mrs. W. T. Cleverdon

Miss Elizabeth K. ClowArthur Cobbledick

LeRoy Coburn, Jr.

Rabbi Rudolph I. Coffee

K. S. Colbie

Wm. E. ColbyC. L. Cole

Mrs. K. A. Cole

Albert S. Colton

Robert F. Connolly

Mrs. C. C. Conrad

Mrs. Dane Coolidgc

Miss Mary Cooper

Wm. P. Cooper

Dr. J. G. Corncille

Mrs. J. G. Corncille

Frank V. Cornish

C. J. J. CoxRay B. CoxMiss Viola CoxHarold H. Cozens

C. S. CramerClarence B. CraneMiss Anita Crellin

Miss Mary Crellin

Mrs. T. A. Crellin

Miss Cornelia V. N. Cress

Miss Helena Critzer

F. J. Croll

Otis Crooks

Daniel Crosby

Ira B. Cross

W. W. Cross

Mrs. W. V. Crucss

Guy M. CrumpG. A. CummingsDr. Ruby CunninghamA. B. Currier

H. A. Curtis

Miss Jane Isabel Curtis

Thomas DabaghStuart Daggett

Mrs. James Dalziel

N. P. Damianakes

Mrs. I. R. DamonHartley Daneke

J. F. Daniel

J. Frank Daniel Jr.

Paul I. Daniels

H. A. Davenport

F. M. Davidson

Albert E. Davies

Charles G. Davis

Charles W. Davis

Curt C. Davis

Earl E. Davis

Gen. Wm. C. Davis

Mrs. Wm. C. Davis

Miss Margaret T. Davis

Albert S. DayRev. Richard C. DayMrs. Grace E. Deadrich

John A. Deadrich, Jr.

Dr. J. Camp DeanMrs. E. R. DeChcneJerry W. De CouGeorge Deethardt

E. I. de Laveaga

H. W. DenhardMrs. H. W. Denhard

J. A. Denis

Mrs. Arthur P. Denton

G. M. Derbyshire

Charles Dcrleth Jr.

F.dington Detrick

Mrs. Edington Detrick

Monroe E. Deutsch

Chas. Capp De WolfR. Stanley Dollar

Augustin DonovanMiss Katherine Douglcs

Thos. F. DowdA. M. DowlingDr. Sam R. DowningM. B. Driver

Aubrey DruryH. L. DruryNewton DruryChas. E. DunscombMrs. Laura L. DurginD. G. DyeMrs. Grace S. DyerThos. C. Eaglesome

Guy C. Earl

Mrs. Guy C. Earl

Carroll Ebright

Ralph Eckert

Geo. A. Edgar

John W. EdgemondMrs. Paul Eliel

E. C. Elliott

Mrs. Minerva G. Elliott

Eben B. Ellis

Mrs. Ralph Ellis

Oliver Ellsworth

Ralph R. Eltse

Rev. C. Herschel EmmingcrFrank W. Epperson

E. O. Essi;;

Mrs. E. O. Essig

Roland Estevcs

H. J. Eustace

Mrs. H. J. Eustace

Dr. Herbert M. Evan'.

Perry Evans

Grant L. EwingWilliam F. EwingMrs. W. F. Faber

Harry H. Fair

Vincent C. Faria

A. C. Faris

Mrs. Ray W. Farley

Mrs. H. B. Farnsworth

Stanley Farrar

L. P. Farris

Everett E. Farwell

Lauren E. Ferguson

Mrs. W. G. Ferguson

D. C. Fessenden

C. P. Finger

Dozier Finlcy

W. H. Fischer

Miles B. Fisher

P. M. Fisher

Ralph T. Fisher

R. M. Fitzgerald

Fred A. Flanders

Dr. Sandford Fleming

Lloyd J. Fletcher

Miss Catharine Flinn

Mrs. Clara E. Flint

Miss Jose Maria Floares

Rev. Clarence E. Flynn

F. E. Forbes

Dr. John N. Force

R. C. Force

Frank Stuart Ford

Bruno Forstercr

James H. Fort

F. W. Foss

Mrs. W. G. Foster

Mrs. Miles E. Fox

W. B. Francis

Miss Anna Graeme Frascr

Mrs. Sue L. Fratis

Verne Frazee

Mrs. Adeline Frederick

Harland Frederick

R. S. French

Carl M. Friden

George Friend

Miss Blanche H. Frost

Mrs. Carl H. Fry

]ohn H. Fuller

Wm. C. Fuller

Mrs. Wm. C. Fuller

George B. Furniss

E. H. Furth

Frank S. Gaines

Esson M. Gale

Howard Gale

Maj. M. M. Garrett

Rev. Edgar F. Gee

Glenn E. Gee

Charles L. Gibb

Rev. Thomas T. Giffcn

Mrs. Edith A. Gilbert

R. E. Gilbert

Howard Gilkey

Clark C. Gillis

Dr. L. FL Ginno

Willard E. Givens

Ray H. Glassley

Monsignor Jos. M. Glcason

Mrs. Robert A. Glenn

H. H. Glessner

Dr. Kate R. Gompertz

LeRoy Goodrich

Mrs. LeRoy Goodrich

Mrs. John E. GoodyArthur W. Gorrill

William H. Gorrill

Mrs. William H. Gorrill

Wilson S. GouldMrs. Henry Francis Grady

Com. J. S. GrahamMrs. J. S. GrahamMrs. A. E. GraupnerRichard Graves

Mrs. Richard Graves

Leon E. Gray

J. C. Green

Miss Virginia Green

Will W. Green

M. GrodenA. R. Groenink

Ernest T. GroveM. F. Guitwits

Charles A. Gulick

Peter Guldbrandsen

Heber GuteH. J. GuteMrs. H. J. GuteMrs. Louisa F. Haas

Mrs. H. D. Hadenfeldt

Hugh L. HaganAnsel F. Hall

Chas. B. Hall

Miss Dorothy Flail

S. W. Hall

Max HammMiss Ida M. HammondE. A. HansenWm. H. HansenMrs. Wm. H. HansenMrs. Etta HansonMiss Elizabeth Hardison

Col. E. J. HardyMrs. Hester Harland

A. K. P. Hartmon, Jr.

John M. HarmonManse M. Harris

Paul Hartsall

Miss Janet M. Flartzell

Mrs.H. F. Hartzell

E. J. HarwardC. F. Hassler

William S. HatchHenry R. Hatfield

J. M. HauanG. E. HauserHerbert HauserMrs. Lila R. HavensR. S. HawleyMiss Bertha HaysM. A. HaysMiss Annie HaywardMiss Anna HeadFskild Heidekker

E. O. Heinrich

Theodore A. Heinrich

Dr. Hubert HcitmanMrs. Hubert HeitmanC. N. HclmickWalter T. HelmsDenis L. Hennessey

J. A. Hensley

W. B. HermsAlex. R. Heron

Jas. Brown Herreshoff

Mrs. H. N. Herrick

George W. HickmanClifton E. HickokMrs. Eva F. Hicks

Ernest Higgins

Sidney A. Higgins

Mrs. Sidney A. Higgins

Frank E. Hinckley

J. H. HinkLester W. HinkDr. Harold H. Hitchcock

Elgin T. Hittell

Mrs. Elgin T. Hittell

Leslie W. HobsonA. F. HockenbeamerRev. W. R. H. HodgkinMiss Emma HoehnerHerman C. Hoferick

E. C. Ffoffman

Mrs. E. C. HoffmanW. A. Hofrichtcr

Lloyd J. HoganMrs. Lloyd J. Hogan

Bruce HolmanE. Bruce HolmesE. Clarence HolmesMrs. E. Clarence HolmesG. N. HolmesPercy HopperC. D. HornerF. L. HorneyMax Horwinski

O. E. Hotchkiss

Charles HouserMiss Edith L. HoustonCharles P. HowardE. A. HowardMrs. E. A. HowardHerbert S. HowardLee HowardDr. Albert B. HoweMrs. Carrie L. HoytMrs. J. G. HoytC. E. Hudsteth

Sam. J. HumeC. H. HuntH. C. HunterRev. Stanley HunterM. E. HurleyEdw. K. HusseyLincoln HutchinsonCharles Gilman HydeGeorge F. ImbachJohn P. Irish

A. H. Irving

Mrs. A. H. Irving

Miss Sue J. Irwin

H. J. Isgar

Edward M. Jaffa

Dr. Edwin P. JamesWm. C. James

J. H. Jamison

Rev. John R. JanewayGeo. A. Janssen

Dr. Irene C. Jenkins

W. T. Jenkins

A. C. Jensen

Dr. Willis Linn Jcpson

H. W. Jewett

Miss Hazel JochcmAlex. JohnsonRev. H. S. JohnsonMrs. Irwin M. Johnson

M. N. JohnsonMrs. O. B. JohnsonH. W. Jones

Herbert Jones

Mrs. O. C. Jones

Roscoe D. Jones

D. L. JungckWilliam C. Jurgens

John B. Kaiser

Eva KantzDenes Karoly

Mrs. Joseph KayMiss Kathleen Keating

Charles Keeler

W. H. KeenanMrs. W. H. KeenanWalter Y. Kellogg

Dr. Frank L. Kelly

A. G. Kelsey

W. W. KempRobert KennedyRodney E. KcnyonRobert J. Kerncr

Charles E. Keyes

Harmon C. Kibbe

George Killion

Ralph W. KinneyMrs. Florence K. KirbyHoward Kirk

Mrs. Howard Kirk

M. W. Kirk

Mrs. M. W. Kirk

Morio Kitagaki

Raymond S. Kitchener

Frank L. Kleeberger

R. H. Kline

Ralph A. KnappH. W. Knoll

P. C. KnudsenChas. A. Kofoid

Mrs. Chas. A. KofoidBen F. KopfF. N. KornhausMrs. Newton A. Koser

Mrs. Peter J. KramerC. C. Kratzer

A. L. Kroeber

Herman Krusi

George Lafabreguc

Glenn C. Laird

Fred B. LamoincH. L. Landis

Col. and Mrs. Edwin Landc

Clemens Laufenberg

Harry B. Langheldt

Stephen LangmaidMrs. Stephen LangmaidMiss Alma R. Lavenson

Miss Anna C. LawAbe P. Leach

Robert F. Leavens

Joseph N. Le ContcL. J. Le ConteH. J. Lederer

H. T. Lederer

Miss Bernice L. Lee

Charles H. Lee

Edwin A. Lee

Dr. Robt. T. LeggeMrs. Robt. T. Legge

B. H. LehmanDerrick N. LehmerMrs. Derrick N. LehmerS. J. Leland

A. O. Leuschner

E. H. LevyIvan M. Linforth

Mrs. Earle G. Linsley

Austin W. Little

F. J. Lobbett

Leonard B. Loeb

Mrs. John Louis Lohsc

Mrs. Annie LongMrs. Oscar F. LongT. S. Lossing

Rev. Sidney LoveMrs. E. P. LoweNorris Lowenthal

Russell LowryDr. Edgar A. LowthcrGeorge L. LuceP. D. Lucey, Jr.

Rev. P. T. LynnHarvey B. LyonMrs. Harvey B. LyonVaughan MacCaugheyAustin F. Macdonald

John A. MacdonaldRev. John S. MacGearyAllister MacKenzicMrs. E. Madison

Frederic E. MagceMrs. Frederic E. Magce

H. C. Maine

Mrs. Fowler Mallett

G. C. MannF. E. Mansfield

Arthur E. ManterLuther Brusie Marchant

W. R. MaringGerald MarshMrs. James M. Marsh

Miss Violet B. Marshall

Mrs. Edna Martin

Dr. L. A. Martin

H. N. MasscyHomer C. MatherMrs. G. A. Mattern

Herbert C. MatthewsMrs. Eleanor P. MayDr. Eugene S. MaySamuel C. MayF.dwin L. MayallB. R. MaybeckCochran McCarronRichard H. McCarthyMrs. Richard H. McCarthyH. N. McClellan

J. Sherman McDowellDuncan McDuffie

Rev. Henry B. McFaddenCharles F. McFarlandF. E. McGurrinJohn H. McHaffieMrs. Florence O. McKibbenMrs. Elizabeth McKinneyMiss Fannie W. McLeanBenoni H. McLureJames McManusMiss Barbara B. McMillanH. E. McMinnO. K. McMurrayMiss Norah McPh. McNeillJames C. McPherson

J. A. McVittieL. R. McWethyWm. H. MeadDr. A. M. MeadsMrs. A. M. MeadsMrs. Robert W. MearnsMrs. Mary T. Meredith

Woodbridge MetcalfChristian MeyerMrs. Christian MeyerMrs. Elsa MeyerDr. Edith MeyerHenry H. MeyersMrs. J. B. MhoonDr. L. Michael

Andrew Miller

Dr. Chas. Howard Miller

Clement H. Miller

Harry East Miller

Harvey D. Miller

John A. Miller

Mrs. Nettie May Miller

Wesley C. Miller, Jr.

Mrs. Joe Miserez

Sidney B. Mitchell

J. K. Moffitt

Wm. MonohanDr. Robert C. MoodyMrs. Robert C. MoodyRev. Addison S. MooreLawrence F. MooreMrs. Stanley MooreFred N. MorcomMrs. Teresina B. MorganWm. S. MorganWalter MorkProf. W. S. MorleyMrs. W. S. MorleyDr. Bert J. Morris

C. E. Morris

Edwin H. Morris, Jr.

Wm. F. Morrish

George D. Morrison

G. E. Mortensen

R. B. MortonMrs. Mary MoundayA. H. MowbrayProf. Walter MulfordEdgar E. Muller

Fred MulvanyMrs. Charles G. MurrayRobert Myers

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William H. Myers

H. H. MylanderHudson Nagle

J. H. Napier, Jr.

Albert NashmanChas. NaylorDuncan Neilson

Mrs. Allen NeumanF. R. Neville

Mrs. H. E. NewmanMiss Lois NewmanMiss Nedi E. NewmanElmer E. Nichols

Luther A. Nichols

Roy T. Nichols

Weldon C. Nichols

Mrs. Emily H. Noble

George H. Noble

Harry Noble

Mrs. Harry Noble

Mark Noble

Carter Norris

Franldyn W. OatmanMiss Mary B. O'Bannon

Judge Frank M. Ogden

Roy L. Oliphant

A. L. Oliver

Edwin L. Oliver

J. J. O'Neil

Rev. George A. OsmanGeorge Oulton

Mrs. Winfield Scott Overton

W. G. Paden

Harold L. Paige

Mrs. Mary Trueblood Paine

Geo. C. Pape

Mrs. Geo. C. Pape

F. M. Parcells

Mrs. F. M. Parcells

C. E. Parker

Mrs. Floyd Edson Parker

J. M. Parsar

E. B. Parson

Miss Harriet T. Parson

Mrs. Marion Parson

Rev. N. C. Parson

Mrs. Clara Martin Partridge

Dr. Mary J. Patterson

Frederick R. Peake

A. M. Pearce

Maxwell Pease

Frank J. Peck

Peter O. Pederson

Dr. Hugh E. Penland

Mrs. Hugh E. Penland

Miss Margaret H. Perkins

Dr. Newel Perry

Dr. Chas. E. Peters

Mrs. Chas. E. Peters

H. K. Petersen

Fred C. Peterson

Rev. Geo. W. Phillips

L. B. Phillips

Mrs. Martha E. Phillips

C. Stuart Phister

Mrs. Edgar N. Pickering

Row W. Pilling

Edwin Pillsbury

Mrs. Edwin Pillsbury

Milton E. Pinney

C. C. Plehn

Augustus S. Pollard

Frank Pollard

Miss Margaret I. Poore

Miss Ada Elizabeth Porter

J. P. Porter

Mrs. Thomas M. Potter

Dr. Alvin Powell

Mrs. J. A. Powell

L. S. Pratt

Ralph A. Presher

Clarence N. Price

Clifton Price

H. I. Priestley

George W. Prising

Frank H. Probert

Mrs. Charles QualeMrs. George A. Rader

Max RadinClifford B. Radston

Brother Ralph

P. S. W. RamsdenMiss Gertrude M. Ratcliff

W. H. Radcliffe, Jr.

Mrs. W. H. Radcliffe, Jr.

Rev. Albert E. Raugust

John W. Ravekes

P. O. RayRev. W. P. Reagor

Fred E. Reed

C. Rees

Mrs. C. Rees

Rev. Robert Rehkugel

Dr. Aurelia H. Reinhardt

Dr. A. E. Reische

Harry Reite

Mrs. W. B. Reynolds

Donald B. Rice

Mrs. Austin C. Richards

Dr. Dexter N. Richards

Mrs. Dexter N. Richards

W. A. RichmondSam A. Rico

S. S. Ripley

Mrs. S. S. Ripley

Clifford E. Rishell

George R. Ristrem

Dr. Mary B. Ritter

Mrs. J. Mitchell Roberts

Mrs. O. C. Roberts

T. J. Roberts

R. W. Robertson

Victor J. Robertson

Mrs. W. S. Robie

Judge E. C. Robinson

F. E. Robinson

Harrison S. Robinson

Jas. Bestor Robinson

Leo S. Robinson

T. M. Robinson, Jr.

Mrs. W. Robinson

Dr. P. A. RooneyRev. Galen Lee Rose

Mrs. Bernard J. Rosenthal

Mrs. M. C. Rosseter

Mrs. Oroville W. Rote

Mrs. Albert H. RoweL. E. Rowley

Dr. J. Elliott Royer

Mrs. J. Elliott Royer

C. E. RughMiss Rhea Rupert

Robert N. Rushforth

Miss Carma Russell

Frank M. Russell

Harold B. Rutley

Mrs. Ann RyanRupert R. RyanMrs. Rupert R. RyanHenry A. SammetA. H. Sanborn

Edgar M. Sanborn

B. S. Sanders

Louis B. Sands

Mrs. Louis B. Sands

De Forest Sanford

A. B. Saroni

Miss Blanche E. SawyerMrs. Anna L. Saylor

Robert M. Saylor

O. G. Schaaf

Rudolph Schevill

Mrs. Oscar A. Schlesingcr

Walter S. SchmidtHenry W. Schnebly

Harry L. SchroyLouis E. Schuessler

Walter E. Scott

Mrs. Walter E. Scott

J. T. ScowMrs. Lucia L. Searls

Dr. L. R. Sears

Miss Laurine Seewaldsen

L. B. Self

W. H. Sellander

Alanson Sessions

W. A. Setchell

Fred Seulberger

J. Carl Seulberger

Charles A. ShaneR. W. Shannon

O. D. Sharpe

Dr. J. R. Sharpstein

A. E. ShawMrs. A. E. ShawCharles F. ShawMrs. Harris F. ShawWillard W. Shea

Dr. H. W. Sheldon

George D. Shepherd

H. W. Shepherd

A. T. Shields

Rev. Henry H. Shires

Rev. J. R. Shoemaker

J. A. Shoptaugh

A. F. Shulte

Mrs. A. F. Shulte

Robert Sibley

G. J. Sielaff

Harry R. Sims

Horace G. SimpsonMrs. Horace G. Simpson

L. A. Sirad

Percy R. Slaiter

F. B. Smiley

Mrs. B. J. Smith

C. A. Smith

George W. Smith

L. W. Smith

Seldon C. Smith

Mrs. Seldon C. SmithMiss Susan T. Smith

John J. Snedecor

Chas. E. Snook

Judge Homer Spence

George Sperbeck

Thos. C. Spilker

Robert G. Sproul

Mrs. Robert G. Sproul

Redmond C. Staats

Mrs. Ethel G. Staehling

A. G. Starr

Fred W. Starratt

Miss Lucy Ward Stebbins

Frank W. Steers

J. N. Steiner

J. F. Stephens, Jr.

L. F. Sterner

Harold P. Stevens

E. A. Stevenson

E. B. Stoddard

Robert E. Stone

George M. Stratton

C. J. Struble

Wm. P. St. Sure

Harry E. Styles

Mrs. Clement M. SummersOscar Sutro

John R. Sutton

Mrs. John R. Sutton

H. S. SwansonRev. Herman A. Swartz

Mrs. Herman A. SwartzDr. Charles A. Sweet

Dr. Clifford Sweet

F. H. Swift

Mrs. Telura SwimMiss Mabel SymmesRev. C. W. Taber

Stanley G. Taggard

Mrs. Stanley G. Taggard

Judge R. B. TappanA. G. Tashiera

I. B. Taylor

James P. Taylor

Leo E. Taylor

Paul S. Taylor

Samuel H. Taylor

J. S. TeddySam W. Terry

Frank H. Thatcher

Max Thelen

Mrs. Max Thelen

Rev. Lloyd B. ThomasGeorge C. ThompsonHollis R. ThompsonVernor E. ThorpCarl E. Thorsby

G. S. ThrumanMrs. Amy E. Thurston

Capt. Walter G. Tibbitts

Mrs. R. R. Tillotson

J. L. ToddPerry T. TompkinsMiss Katherine Towlc

C. K. TownsendMrs. C. K. TownsendRev. Ernest A. Trabert

C. T. Travis

Mrs. Wm. Trewartha

Delger Trowbridge

Mrs. Delger Trowbridge

W. B. Trull

Miss Bertha M. TrumanHarold I. Trumbull

C. M. TwiningL. C. UrenRobert P. Utter

E. M. Vail

E. L. Van der Naillen

Dr. F. J. Van HornLester Van Ness

A. Van Pelt

A. Vestal

George R. Vestal

Herbert A. Vicars

Dagmar H. Vinther

Wm. G. VolkmannMrs. Wm. G. VolkmannDr. Edward von Adelung

Sidney M. WahlCapt. G. B. WaitMrs. G. B. Wait

Mrs. Vernon WaldronMiss Maude M. Wallace

Mrs. James Wales

Sidney M. Wales

Burton L. Walsh

Edward M.WalshC. M. Walters

Mrs. Violet R. WardNairne F. WardMrs. E. V. WarnerRoy E. WarrenWilliam H. WasteIrving B. WaterburyEdward J. WaterhouscMiss Jessie E. WatsonChas. C. WayMortimer H. WeedDavid WeeksWalter S. WeeksMrs. Glenna B. WehrungJudge L. R. WeinmannClifford E. Wells

C. W. Wells

E. Wells

Howard O. WeltyFrank W. WentworthD. H. Wessel -

John Franklin WestB. Gail WetzelEdgar WeymouthR. B. WhalenMrs. Benjamin Idc WheelerCharles S. Wheeler, Jr.

Earl D. WhiteJohn D. WhiteRupert WhiteheadH. H. WhitingMiss Beatrice M. WhitnahClarence W. WhitneyMrs. Charles WienerDr. Earl WilburMrs. Earl WilburJohn Lee WilburMiss Alice Earl WilderMiss Beatrice Steel Williams

Miss Cora L. Williams

Miss L. A. Williams

Mrs. Thomas H. Williams

F. A. Williamson

Mrs. C. W. Willis

Mrs. Ben F. WilsonBird Wilson

F. G. Wilson

Mrs. Frank WilsonMiss Mary E. WilsonMrs. S. B. WilsonMrs. George E. Wiltsc

Donald P. WingateMrs. Clara Blackmar Wise

C. W. Withoft

J. H. WittMiss Agnes R. WoodFred T. WoodPhillip R. WoodWallace A. WoodMiss Annie WoodallAllison M. WoodmanGeorge T. WrightVincent WrightMrs. Vincent WrightF. J. WuepperMarnie Yarrington

Dr. George E. YenncMrs. F. E. YoakumChas. M. YoungHobart YoungJoseph YoungJudge Oliver YoungMrs. T. M. YoungW. B. ZamberskyChas. W. ZimmermanHerbert ZuckermanE. W. Zuegcr

This report has been made possible

through the generosity of

THE KAHN FOUNDATION

Report on

Proposed Park Reservations

for East Bay Cities

(California)

Prepared for the

BUREAU OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,

tyy Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects, and

Ansel F. Hall, National Park Service,

in consultation with the East Bay

Regional Park Association

DECEMBER, 1930

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Introduction

DURING the development of the nine cities which border the east shore of San

Francisco Bay the advisability of planning an adequate park system has often

been recognized. Only recently, however, has a peculiarly fortunate chain of

circumstances created a situation which presents an unusual opportunity for acquiring

a comprehensive recreational area which will serve the entire region without involving

a large bond issue or the creation of new governmental agencies.

In 1928 it became necessary for the East Bay Municipal Utility District in acquir-

ing a distributing system to purchase the entire properties of the East Bay Water Com-pany, containing thousands of acres of land not needed for water catchment or storage,

but admirably suited for recreational purposes. Certain far-seeing individuals immedi-

ately recognized the park possibilities inherent in this situation, and in the autumn of

1928 the East Bay Metropolitan Park Association, Oakland Park League, East Bay

Regional Planning Association, and several other organizations were formed for the

purposes of determining what portions of surplus water district lands were suitable for

use as parks, and of apprising the public of the opportunities for its recreational use.

Various organizations presented resolutions to the East Bay Municipal Utility District

asking that the lands be withheld from sale until public sentiment could be ascertained.

A preliminary survey conducted through the assistance of Mr. Ansel F. Hall of the

National Park Service during 1929-1930 showed these surplus water district lands to

be admirably suited to recreational purposes, and demonstrated the necessity for further

study.

The desirability of a comprehensive survey of the recreational needs of the East Baycommunities, with special reference to such water district lands as might be available

and suitable for parks, was brought to the attention of the Kahn Foundation in the

spring of 1930, which generously deposited with the University of California $5,200

in order that the Bureau of Public Administration might undertake this investigation.

It was suggested that a committee of East Bay citizens be organized to cooperate

with the Bureau of Public Administration in giving proper distribution of the informa-

tion contained in the survey to the people of the district.""

In order to secure an impartial and expert appraisal of the local situation it was de-

cided to engage the services of recognized park authorities to study and report upon the

problems involved. Olmsted Brothers, well-known landscape architects, and Mr. Ansel

F. Hall, of the National Park Service, accepted the invitation to undertake jointly this

survey on June 29, 1930.

The results of this investigation are herewith presented to the people of the East Bayregion through the Bureau of Public Administration of the University of California

with the hope that the facts therein contained will form the basis for a constructive

plan of action which will provide for present and future recreational needs.

Samuel C. May, Director,

Bureau of Public Administration.

University of California.

*The names of the members of this committee appear on the inside cover page.

December 1, 1930.

Prof. Samuel C. May, Director,

Bureau of Public Administration

of the University of California,

Berkeley, California.

On June 2 5, 1930, we were asked on your behalf to investigate andto make a joint report upon the various problems involved in the sug-

gestions for utilizing a portion of the surplus lands of the East BayMunicipal Utility District for park purposes.

As a basis for such a report we proposed to consider the following

three questions:

1. What parts of the Utility District lands are well adapted for parkand recreational uses?

2. For what particular kinds of park and recreational functions are

such lands well adapted?

3. In respect to those kinds of recreational functions only; (a) Arethe needs of the communities otherwise provided for with at all

reasonable adequacy? (b) If not, are there other lands in the

region, whether now publicly or privately owned, on which these

functions could be provided for in a manner and at a cost clearly

more advantageous to the public than by the use of these Utility

District lands? (c) Finally: in a broad way, what sort and scale

of program in respect to the establishment, improvement and

operation of parks on these lands appears to be socially and eco-

nomically expedient for the communities concerned and just

which of these lands should be reserved for such use?

In the study of the problem we have been kindly assisted by Mr. F. W.Hanna, Manager of the District, and Mr. Paul I. Daniels, in charge of

District lands, by several of the members of the Citizens' Committee onthe East Bay Park Reservations and by various public officials. The various

studies that had been made prior to this time were suggestive and helpful.

We have obtained photographs from the Cheney Advertising Com-pany, the Berkeley Picture Shop, and R. Bransted. The air views werefurnished by Waters and Hainlin and other pictures were taken by Mr.Hall and Mr. Gibbs during their survey in the field.

Respectfully submitted,

Olmstead Brothers,Landscape Architects.

By Frederick Law Olmstead,Member of Firm.

Ansel F. Hall,National Park Service.

Table of ContentsPage

Letter of Transmittal from Bureau 5

Letter of Submission of Report 7

List of Illustrations 1

1

Chapter I. More Parks Are Needed in theEast Bay District 1

3

Chapter II. Utility District Lands That CouldBe Used for Public Enjoyment 17

Chapter III. Financial and Administrative

Questions Involved 2 5

Chapter IV. Plans and Recommendations 30

Map of District Follows 40

List of IllustrationsPage

Lake Chabot — Cover

1. Looking west from Skyline Boulevard toward Oakland and San Francisco

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Frontispiece _ 4

2. San Pablo Dam and Reservoir from hill above west end of dam 14

3. Panorama of Lake Chabot from middle of west side looking north, east and south 1

5

4. View of upper end of San Leandro Canyon taken from new county highway 16

5. Looking north down Wildcat Canyon from hill near Spruce Street Reservoir 17

6. View northwest from Berkeley Ridge near Westminister Road, across

Wildcat Canyon 1

7

7. Panorama from Skyline Ridge west of Roundtop looking north and east—. 18

8. Subdivided slopes below Skyline Boulevard just south of Shepards Canyonlooking west 18

9. Panorama looking south, west and north from Roundtop 20

10. View south along proposed extension of Skyline Parkway 18

11. Redwood forest in upper Redwood Canyon on private lands .__. 19

12. Upper Redwood Canyon from just west of Redwood Peak looking north 19

13. Lower Wildcat Canyon from the Berkeley Country Club 19

14. View from near Spruce Street Reservoir looking north _. 22

15. View up Wildcat Canyon from old road junction just below Spruce Street

Reservoir .___ 23

16. Small lake in Wildcat Canyon at the abandoned Diversion Dam 25

17. Small lake in Wildcat Canyon looking north 26

18. Upper Wildcat Canyon looking south across the valley 27

19. Strawberry Canyon from University of California 28

20. View from pinnacle in the upper end of Siesta Valley 31

21. Tunnel Road near Bryant looking west _. 32

22. Panorama from hill near Bryant looking west and north 3 3

23. North side of ridge in proposed reservation northeast of Siesta Valley 3 3

24. Fish Ranch from east end looking west .... 34

2 5. Lower end of proposed reservation lands in upper Redwood Canyon 34

26. Upper end of Grass Valley 3 5

27. Chabot Dam and Canyon below 36

28. San Leandro Dam from road at gate below the dam _ 36

29. Grass land on San Leandro Canyon Road 37

30. South end of grass land in proposed southeastern playfield 37

31. Road along Lake Chabot 3 8

32. Lake Chabot from the proposed parkway 12

33. Chabot Road southeast of dam looking south 39

34. Panorama looking northeast, east and southeast from Roundtop.. 20

3 5. Oakland at night from Grizzly Peak End Piece

CHAPTER I

More Parks Are Needed in the

East Bay District

The East Bay District, including nine municipali-

ties and extending over nearly 150 square miles

of territory, with a population now of over 450,-

000 and still indefinitely increasing, is rapidly becoming

a continuous built-up urban region. It now has but a

very small part of its area in parks, about 900 acres in

all, or less than 1 per cent of the area, as compared to 5

or 10 per cent which is the amount considered by vari-

ous other cities as the smallest amount that can be made

to serve at all adequately. This means for the people

of the District about one acre to 500 people of the

present population compared to a standard of one acre

to 100 in various other cities.

It is adjacent to a long stretch of bay shore on the

west side and to a long range of hills on the east.

The Bay Shores

The bay shore is now being developed for large in-

dustrial and commercial enterprises, and the shore line

is being materially changed by filling far out into the

bay. A fair part, at least, of this shore should eventually

be made accessible to the public for pleasure and for

recreation uses, even though that question is much in-

volved in problems affecting the employment and pros-

perity of the people of the region.

The Hill Lands

The hill lands, on the other hand, are not suitable

for and will not be needed for industrial uses. In places

they do offer fine sites for homes for those who can af-

ford to meet the greater costs of building on difficult

sites and of traveling farther from the main lines of

public conveyances and the centers of general activities.

The hills may be made to bear a share of the public ex-

penses of the community if so used, although purely as

a public problem the use of the steeper portions of the

hills for residential uses may become, and in fact is,

likely to become a burden on the public for develop-

ment and for maintenance far greater than the propor-tionate share of public revenue from those particular

areas would seem to justify.

Private development is now pushing far into those

hills, and has passed through the hills and begun to de-

velop on the rolling foothills and valley lands beyond.

Much of the hill-top land and of the steep-sided valleys

within them is now publicly owned in the watershed

lands and in the wooded area of Sequoia Park, and some

of that area is now accessible to the people for recreation

and enjoyment. Much more of the area could be madeaccessible for such uses, without in any way interfering

with the spread of suburban residential development to

the adjacent areas.

Already the possibility of adapting portions of the

publicly owned lands to recreation uses has been con-

sidered in so far as they may be suitable for such uses.

Certainly the possibility for such development appears

to be unusually favorable and one that would prove of

great value to the entire region.

The Automobile as a Factor

Not until recently has it been possible for a large

portion of the population to spend many leisure hours

in the country surrounding the residential region. Thegeneral use of the automobile as a family convenience

and a necessity rather than a luxury has enormously in-

creased the range of possible travel, formerly closely

limited to the lines of public conveyances. Until re-

cently also, much of the accessible land within the range

of the holiday auto trip was open and free to the people,

but now the road-side lands, even far out from the

built-up areas, are rapidly being fenced in and used

by the owners, except where dedicated to public uses.

If therefore even the present diminishing opportunity

for enjoyment of the roadsides is to be preserved to the

public, much more than the present amount of public

roadside land must be set aside for such uses.

The Ferries and Bridges

The bay cities up to the present time have been large-

ly dependent on ferries for a considerable amount of

their business travel, and have had less opportunity to

use the automobile as a general daily convenience than

might otherwise have been the case; but that condition

is likely to change. Some bridges have been built across

the bay and others are now contemplated that will

doubtless tend to increase still more the use of the auto-

14 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK RESERVATIONS

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San Pablo Reservoir from hill near west end of the Dam, showing interesting region in the Watershed Reservation that can be enjoyed fromthe border highway, but that is necessarily fenced in for water protection.

mobile, and thus tend also to place still more automo- is likely to become much more restricted. The opportun-

biles at the disposal of the people for holiday use as well, ity for acquiring sufficient areas for all public needs, even

And this will tend to increase still more the need for for the near future, are becoming less and less on all

space for the healthful use and enjoyment of the people, privately owned lands, and, therefore, the amount of land

„ „ that may be needed should be determined now and suchDevelopment of Roads , * \ . ,.

, 1111 1

land as the public can use to advantage should be securedThe increased use of the automobile has led to great r .1 1 1 r j- • 1° tor the people before conditions become more un-

development of roads and will mean much more de-favorable> While there is no arbitrary standard by which

velopment in the future, until all land within reason-the recreation needs of this distric t can be definitely de-

able reach of the cities is accessible in units as small as

such land may be divided.

Since the roads in the hills will be used by a large

and an increasing volume of pleasure travel, it is im-

termined, the extent of the areas now needed is certainly

much greater than the limited lands so far set aside for

such uses in the East Bay Region, and may reasonably be

great enough to justify setting aside all that portion ofportant that ample and safe roads shall lead into the hills

the watershed lands along the hills adjacent to the dis-

at various points and also that good roads along the hills

shall connect these entrances in a way to care properly

for any amount of travel that may eventually enter this

region. There are now twelve roads entering the hills from

the East Bay cities. Plans are now being considered for

two tunnels through the hills to the country beyond

that will take a large amount of travel through the hills

which otherwise would have to climb over them. These

tunnels if built will tend to reduce the demand for main

highways into this area except for pleasure travel and

local uses.

Amount of Park Land That May Be Neededby the Public

trict that are not now needed for the water system.

Comparison With Other Places

Comparison with the experience of other cities and

urban regions will show that they have found need for,

have demanded and have secured far more park areas

than the East Bay Cities now have, and that they have

felt justified in undertaking large expenditures to pro-

vide facilities comparable with those that can here be

acquired on land already owned by the District.

Mere statistical comparisons of the gross areas of park

lands, or of their cost, in relation to total populations or

in relation to the total area within municipal or district

As already stated the number of people who can get boundaries may not in themselves afford an exact basis

into the hills is increasing, and that number is likely to for comparison, because of diversity of conditions. Such

become much greater; while the space they can now use figures not infrequently lump together, as of equal

for recreation is being developed for other purposes and weight acre for acre, park lands that are close to the

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK RESERVATIONS 15

homes of the people in districts of high land values along adopted plans on which they are now working, on a

with outlying reservations in regions of low land values scale which if applied to the Bay cities would call for

and accessible to most of the people only on holidays and the acquisition of park lands comparable in extent with

week ends. Similarly they lump together park lands that all the area that is likely to be available in the lands that

are intensively usable with park lands of such character could be turned over by the Water District for such uses.

that the number of people who can and do use them per Pittsburgh has recently added 3,* 00 acres to its park

acre per annum is relatively limited. Almost inevitably system, the National Capitol Park and Planning Com-they make no distinction between those park lands which mission is acquiring, with the aid of the states of Mary-render high values of any given kind to each visitor and land and Virginia, a 50-mile chain of parks at a cost of

those which render much lower values of the same kind, thirty-five million dollars, and Philadelphia is cooperat-

Valid conclusions from such comparative statistics, ing through the Tri-State Plan to add very materially

therefore usually depend upon a considerable degree of to the existing 6,489 acres of park within the city limits.

personal knowledge of actual local conditions. The fortu- a tvt r. r,

£ , . . Area Now in Public Parks and Reservationsnate existence of large contiguous areas of public ownedlands, easily accessible, and of high recreational value

A$ Previously stated onl^ about 900 acres or less than

in this district, in the face of the great inadequacy of°nC ^ CCnt °f the area °f the DlStrkt is nOW deVOted

existing parks makes almost any comparison accentuateC° park USCS

'^ mUch °f the *™ °f each °f the?everal

the need for taking advantage of the present oppor-Clties isn«w s"bdiV1ded extending far out onto the slopes

tunity. e ^s< Land values have gone up to such an extent

With this explanatory preface it may be illuminatingthat there '"^ ^ace f°r aC(luIrinS ™Y very large

to cite a few illustrative cases of park area statistics in fr"S exCep

J

m thfhllk The various IoCal areas that arc

support of the following general conclusions.heId aS parks and t0 SOme eXtent the public sch ° o1

T„ , • £ , ,, grounds and playfields, the University campus andIn various parts of the country regions comparable in j a'u i•• . ,

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,grounds, and to a still more limited extent the groundsarea and in population with the East Bay district have r «.l uv • „v .' j u j r i i_ j

ir„„\r A U~ t i j •ot otner Pubhc institutions, and the grounds of clubs andacquired large areas for park and recreation uses or have • „• j a j r r rsocieties do afford opportunity for some forms of outing

A Few Park Systems Which Are Very Suggestiveand recreation for the PeoPIe

'and mav be more extens -

for the East Bay District-"1Vely SO used for such PurPoses -

Tne lar§e areas of coun-

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try clubs and golf clubs afford pleasing landscape scen-lhe Boston Metropolitan Park district 18,196 acres j n i • ,. .

Cook County 34,000 acreserv to manv

>and excellent outdoor exercise to a limited

(in addition to 5,912 within the city few, but are not and probably will not be open to the

act? by ?Mg0)'"*^ ^ 64 ' °°

Public at larSe and ma7 at anv time h* converted to

Westchester County, New York . 17,000 acresother private uses. The airports requiring large areas of

Union County, New Jersey 4,168 acres open lands are interesting features, but are and must be(A small county). , , , . , iii ,,.. r

Essex County, New Jersey (Newark) 4,600 acresdevoted to uses which preclude the general admission of

(A small county). public pleasure seekers.

Minneapolis ........ ..„__ 4,721 acres

Metropolitan Parks of Cleveland 10,000 acres QUESTION NOT A New OneDenver, Colorado 11,764 acres t -io^l r it> • •

i j i iiPhoenix, Arizona H,080 acres

In 1 866 beiore the Bay cities had spread over the low-

Fort Worth, Texas _ 9,000 acres lands, one of the first reports on possible need for parkEAST BAY CITIES 900 acres lands was that of Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., on

*This information is furnished by the Bureau of Public Administration, Uni- ^1 J £ j\ t T • •*. £ /-> \'£ • 1 • i

versity of California. trie grounds tor the University of California, in which

Panorama of Lake Chabot from middle of west side looking north, east and south. Near left shows month of Grass Valley; middle distancethe groves, above steep banks of reservoir, proposed for picnic ground s; the distance at center right shows San Leandro Canyon and hills

recommended for a deer park. The face of the hills on the right is in the reservoir lands and should be so kept.


he urged the need for local park areas and for a pleasant

park roadway extending from the University southward

along the hills.

In 1906 Mr. Charles Mulford Robinson issued a re-

port on a plan for civic improvement of the city of Oak-

land, in which he urged the acquisition of some park and

parkway areas, and again in 1915 Dr. Werner Hegemann

in his report on a city plan for the municipalities of Oak-

land and Berkeley urged the need for acquiring portions

of the shore front and some parkways and park areas

within the city and extending out into the hills.

Because of the pressure of many other municipal

problems, such as the tremendous demand for highways

for the automobile, and the need for a greater water

system for the district, the chance for park develop-

ment under the various plans and recommendations that

have been made in the past has been small. Now that

the cities are becoming more completely built up, and

much progress has been made on the various other muni-

cipal problems it may be and should be possible to arouse

interest in the necessity for setting aside park areas for

enjoyment and healthful recreation, and to establish a

priceless heritage for the future; especially since the

opportunity appears to be very good for accomplishing

such a purpose at very small cost.

The Need a Vital One

The charm of the region as a place in which to live

will depend largely upon natural conditions that are

destined to disappear unless properly protected for the

public in general. The opportunities for enjoyment of

out-of-door life are necessarily doomed to be reduced

or destroyed with the increase in population, at the very

time that the need will be most urgent.

With the growth of a great metropolis here, the

absence of parks will make living condition less and less

attractive, less and less wholesome. In so far, therefore,

as the people fail to show the understanding, courage,

and organizing ability necessary to grasp the present

opportunity, the growth of the region will necessarily

tend to choke itself.

View of upper end of San Leandro Canyon, taken from new county highway.4—Photo by Hall

CHAPTER II

Utility District Lands Which Could be

Used for Public EnjoymentConcurrent with the earlier development of the

East Bay Cities (Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda,

Piedmont, San Leandro, Richmond, El Cerrito,

Albany, and Emeryville) several locally owned water

systems were gradually consolidated over a period of

years until finally but two large companies remained.

These were the Contra Costa Water Company and the

East Bay Water Company. Then followed a period of

intensive competition, not only in the sale and distribu-

tion of water, but also in the acquisition of lands in the

"hinterland" of these nine cities:—lands which would

some day be needed for catchment basins. The comp-anies bought what they needed to round out their ownholdings, but also bought up various parcels of land

which might embarrass the competing company in its

attempt to do likewise.

I—1'hoto by Oibbs

Looking north down Wildcat Canyon from hill near Spruce StreetReservoir; private MacDougall Tract on east side of Canyon in near

right of picture.

The struggle between the two competing companieswas terminated by consolidation and they were con-

tinued as the "East Bay Water Company." This companyoperated for some years carrying a large investment in

idle lands, some of which might eventually serve as catch-

ment basins but others of which were superfluous to the

business of gathering or impounding water.

Later the Mokelumne River Project was proposedas the only adequate permanent solution of the waterproblem for the East Bay cities. The East Bay MunicipalUtility District, comprising the nine cities was then

formed, to bring water from the Sierras and in 1928the important question of whether the District should

purchase the distributing system of the East Bay Water

Company or install a parallel competing system was

settled, when the District commissioners proposed to

purchase the distributing system and the lands necessary

for storage reservoirs. The company, however, insisted

on disposing of all of their lands rather than to hold the

surplus lands severed from the strictly water properties.

At that time they owned about 40,000 acres, more than

half of which would be surplus lands. After much nego-

tiation a final price was agreed upon and all the assets

of the East Bay Water Company were acquired by the

East Bay Municipal Utility District, and the title to

those lands now rests in the people.

In order to determine what disposition should be

made of the extensive holdings in surplus lands, the engi-

neers of the District outlined areas to be reserved for

storage reservoirs, then tentatively divided the remainder

into park lands, subdivision lands, and agricultural lands.

The land classification proposed by them is approxi-

mately that shown on the accompanying map.

Basis for Selection of Lands

To determine what parts of the Utility District lands

are well adapted for park and recreation uses and for

what particular purposes such lands are well adapted it

is necessary first to consider what uses the public could

make and probably will make of such lands if they have

an opportunity. People will come from all parts of the

6—Photo by Gibbs

View northwest from Berkeley Ridge near Westminister Road, acrossWildcat Canyon. Most of the grassy hillside shown is in the Mac-

Dougall tract.

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK RESERVATIONS

district, mainly on holidays and Sundays when they can

devote several hours at a time to recreation.

The area will be widely used for picnics, outings,

hiking, horseback riding, and field sports, both by fam-

ilies and by organized groups such as the Boy Scouts,

Campfire Girls, hiking clubs, the Girl Scouts, etc. There

are many ideal camping sites where provision can be

made for rustic shelters, fireplaces, and other conven-

iences.

For such uses much of the land of the utility district

is admirably adapted. Much of it is ideal in fact for real

metropolitan park uses, or country park uses of a region-

al character, where continuity, extent, geographical

unity, varied scenery, and freedom from outside activ-

ities are important factors in the value of the park. For

such purposes the land is needed, as distinct from local

or neighborhood parks and playgrounds which also should

be accessible to the people, in smaller units throughout

the residential areas.

7—Photo by Gibbs

View from Skyline Ridge west of Ron mlfop looking north and east,

Roitndfop at right. Proposed Roundtop connection would in general

follow ridge in right distance.

Watershed and Reservoir Lands

The large areas that will be reserved for watershed

and reservoir protection, lying adjacent to possible park

reservations will add greatly to the value of the latter

since they can be brought into the landscape scenery,

and will serve to keep disturbing activities at a distance

from the parks. Those areas by careful selection of

boundary lines and location of ridge roads will add muchto the scenic value of the parks even though they should

be and will be fenced in against public use. Such areas

also offer the great advantage of making it possible to

have very long and attractive trails and roads almost

wholly free from the dangers and disturbances of cross

roads and intersections.

The Front Lands

That part of the District lands lying nearest the

cities, including the hilltops and the adjacent canyons

and other scenic units, will be more accessible and of

greater value for park uses than the more remote and

less scenic areas farther back in the hills that are now

8—Photo by Gibbs

Subdivided slopes below Skyline Boulevard just south of ShepardsCanyon looking west.

being sold off as pasture or agricultural lands. Continu-

ous areas of considerable extent will have greater value

for park purposes than isolated units, for a great numberof those who visit such parks will travel by automobile,

prepared to stay for several hours and will not be satis-

fied either to remain within the limits of one small park

area or to dodge from one to another through interven-

ing suburban developments. They must have easy access

and ample parking space, and many of them will not

walk far from their machines, but without doing so will

desire to enjoy themselves in apparently spacious park

areas. The length of roadways continuously within park

areas will largely determine the numbers that can be

accommodated. Continuity is a very important factor,

for crowds will flow in at the entrances and will becomecongested unless they can "roll on" amid pleasant sur-

roundings till they find room and inducement to park.

Those who will want to attend gatherings, or play in

large numbers in restricted areas will need large parking

areas adjacent to playfields. For them too, continuously

agreeable routes of access and egress are much to be

desired.

Possible Uses

The lands in question offer a great variety of condi-

tions in which various kinds of activities or inactivities

can be provided for. In fact in the length of the hill

region of over twenty miles there are now in public

ownership areas in which almost every form of healthful,

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10—Photo bv Gibbs

View south along proposed extension of Skyline Parkway throng/)property privately owned where a road has already been located and

partly constructed.


pleasurable, and educational inland interest can be de-

veloped for the people, (except those facilities that call

for neighborhood parks and playgrounds wihin walkingdistance of the houses of the people, and except those

activities that relate to beaches and large bodies of

water). And such interest can be developed in most cases

In Chapter IV some of the special uses that may bemade of each of the several units of the proposed systemare set forth more in detail.

Organizations Interested

As a further measure of the kinds of uses that suchr ^„ „ ^^ww n.vaoui^ ui nit ivinus ui uses mac sucnin areas or spaces large enough to be fairly commensurate lands may be fitted to serve, a number of organizationswith the size and character of the East gay District. clubs, and societies, have been called upon for expressions

s:mmRedwood forest in upper Redwood Canyon on private lands. Taken from road along ridge south of Ronndtop. Existing trail onYaTlilndro

Ridge is just to right of picture, along which proposed San Leandro Ridge Parkway should be located.

The Plan

In order to determine to some extent at least whatthese possibilities may be we have prepared a plan (No.9 follows page No. 40) showing the nine cities with the

bay on the west side, and with proposed park reserva-

tions, the watershed and reservoir lands, and the nearbysurplus lands of the Water District along almost the

entire easterly portion of the map. On this plan we haveshown also the existing public parks, country clubs, andother areas of somewhat general use, and also certain

areas in private ownership that will be needed to com-plete the boundaries of park reservations and parkways.

We have shown existing main highways, especially

those that may have some particular relation to the pro-

posed park system; also, some other less important roads

and trails, and certain proposed roads and trails that seemimportant in any plan to serve the proposed reservations.

of opinion. The areas in question may afford opportunityfor activities of various organizations interested in scout-ing, hiking, nature study, picnicking, and other outdooractivities. The chances for outings and large gatherings

for religious or fraternal organizations, service clubs,

schools, official organizations and others, are ample, and,

of still greater importance, the opportunity for smaller

family outings and gatherings of neighbors are almostunlimited.

Purposes to be Served

The areas chosen for public park use should be great

enough to serve both the primary purposes for whichthey are chosen, that of "the enjoyment of scenery" andoutdoor life, and also the necessary secondary purposes,that of the "service uses" which are contingent on the

presence of persons attracted to the region.

(Confinned on page 22)

12—Photo by Gibbs

Upper Redwood Canyon from just west of Redwood Peak lookingnorth across private lands not on proposed reservations. Showing Sanlablo Ridge at right along which Redwood Highway is proposed.

11—Photo. by Gibb^

Lower Wildcat Canyon from the Berkeley Country Club. San PabloRidge in the distance and Harvey Canyon with its patches of trees

at the right.

Panorama looking south, west and north from Roundtop, showing Skyline Boulevard in left center foreground; tunnel it

Some of the Many PThe Bureau of Public Administration directs the

readers' attention to the panoramas presented on this

center page and the airplane views by Waters and Hain-

lin on page 24, received subsequent to the completion

of the main report. These pictures give some indication

of the magnificent scale on which nature has provided

an ideally located playground immediately adjoining the

site of the nine cities comprising the East Bay Municipal

Utility District. For over twenty miles this chain of hills

borders the metropolitan area, and from its heights can

be viewed the most beautiful combination of mountain

and marine scenery which America affords. The broad

expanse of San Francisco Bay, the purple mountains of

Marin and out beyond the Golden Gate the sea, stretch

in vast panorama to the west, while toward the east the

towering bulk of Mt. Diablo rises from the ever changing

Panorama looking northeast, cast and southeast from Roundtop; Lafayette Reservoir in cei

.

right center. San Francisco, Golden Gate and Mount Tamalpais in the'distance. Tali buildings of Oakland in left center

)ssibilities Available

9—Photo by Cheney Co.

color of the California hills. The great variety of hill

and valley, forest and plain, the absence of winter cold

or summer heat, and the easy accessibility from all parts

of the urban area, brings to the fortunate people of the

East Bay cities a continuous opportunity for the enjoy-

ment of the great outdoors, under the most favorable con-

ditions. Should San Francisco, across the Bay, take ad-

vantage of the similar existing opportunity to set aside

publicly owned lands for park purposes from San Mateo

north along the ocean to the Golden Gate Bridge, a great

circuit could be continued on through Marin, and thus

create for the San Francisco and Oakland metropolitan

region a magnificent, interesting, and conveniently

available park drive and varied playground which would

be unsurpassed in all the land; and one of the greatest

assets possessed by northern California.

'cr. Mt. Diablo in distance right beyond Walnut Creek Valley; Moraga in extreme right.54—Photo by Cheney Co.

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The "service uses," some of which will be furnished

without charge, include such activities as the supplying

of water, lodgings, sanitary facilities, fireplaces, camping

places, seats, benches, tables, gasoline and food supplies to

people attracted to the region primarily for other reasons.

The problem of providing for these service uses gives

rise to problems of administration in their relation on the

one hand to the primary purposes for which the park

lands are acquired, and on the other hand to the second-

ary matter of costs, charges, revenues, financing, selec-

tion of operating agencies. Aside from the question of

finances and administration, the need for meeting these

secondary and service uses involves the inclusion of very

considerable areas for them, chosen in a way to leave

other and more important areas undisturbed for the

main fundamental objectives that constitute the prime

justification for public parks.

Determination of Boundaries

In 1893 in report to the Boston Metropolitan Park

Commission, Charles Eliot wrote the following prin-

ciples which should determine the boundaries for large

reservations:

"First. The boundaries of the proposed reservations should,

if possible, be established so as to include all lands belonging

to the same topographical unit, and exhibiting the type of

scenery characteristic of each reservation. Obviously, a public

domain is not well bounded if it includes only half a hill, half

a pond, or half a glen. Neither is it well bounded unless it

includes such contiguous lands as form the essential framework

of the hill scenery, the pond scenery, the glen scenery, or

whatever other type of scenery it is desired to preserve . . .

To city men it is most refreshing to find themselves in whatappears to be a wilderness of indefinite extent. This impres-

sion cannot be enjoyed unless the boundary of a valley reser-

vation is established beyond the summits of the enclosing hills.

"Second. The boundaries of the proposed reservations should

be, if possible, established upon public streets or roads, or onlines drawn where roads may ultimately be built with good

grades.

"The reasons for this principle are many. It is obvious that

the back fences of private lands cannot make a handsomeboundary for a public domain of any description. It is obvious

that private lands abutting directly upon public lands will

be much more liable to trespass than they would be if a public

roadway separated the two. Private land in the position

described is a nuisance to the public, while the public is likely

to be a nuisance to its owner. Speaking generally, the policing

and the general administration of a public reservation are

greatly facilitated when the boundary is a road. Still more

important is the consideration that, if the private lands which

adjoin the reservation are provided with a road frontage look-

ing on the public domain, they will eventually be greatly

increased in attractiveness and value."

The boundaries of areas recommended for Park Res-

ervations in the East Bay Region have been determined

as far as feasible on similar principles. The areas available

now in public ownership are to a great extent already

in "natural" units.

Areas and Route Lengths

Out of the 40,000 acres in the district now publicly

owned we find that about ten or eleven thousand acres

as surplus lands can be used to create an adequate park

system nearly 22 miles in length, easily accessible to serve

the nine cities of the district.

14—Photo b\ Gibbs

View from near Spruce Street Reservoir looking north, showing cut over lands, with few Eucalyptus and Coyote Brush. Bare hills showing

on westerly slope of San Pablo Ridge are on opposite side of Wildcat Canyon.


1S—Photo by Cheney Co.

ip Wildcat Canyon from old road junction just below Spruce Street Reservoir, showing varied and interesting forest and meadowscenery that can be preserved and enhanced under suitable plan for forest control.

Rectification of Boundaries

In addition to the large areas desirable for park pur-

poses which are now publicly owned there are a few areas

in private ownership that should, if possible, be acquired

to rectify boundary lines. Such areas as the MacDougall

Tract in the heart of Wildcat Canyon and the Havens

Tract in the middle of Grass Valley might be acquired

by exchange for other properties lying on the outer

edges of the public lands in a way to offer to the public,

areas better suited for their purposes, and to the owners,

areas that can more readily be developed for their pur-

poses also.

Value of Lands

The value of such lands for recreational uses is greatly

augmented because of the existence of large units of

complete and self-contained scenic and recreational

value. It is great also because of the extensive continuity

of these units with nearly twenty miles of existing roads

and many miles of hikers' trails and bridle trails almost

wholly within the areas in question.

The total area recommended for such uses whencompared to the areas similarly used in other and older

communities seems entirely reasonable, and in some in-

stances other cities that may have neglected such an

opportunity as now confronts the East Bay District, are

now actually making enormous expenditures to provide

similar areas for their people.

Other Opportunities for Recreation

The needs of the East Bay District for such recrea-

tional opportunities as can be found on the hill lands

are not now at all adequately provided for elsewhere,

either within the district or within a reasonable distance

outside.

There are no other lands either in public or in priv-

ate ownership on which such functions could be provided

for, in a manner more advantageous to the public than is

possible on the district lands, or at all in fact except at

prohibitive cost.

Conclusion

We believe, therefore, that practically all of the front

lands owned by the District and not now required for

reservoir purposes should be dedicated to park purposes,

and should be held as park reservations, forest reserves,

wilderness areas, or open parklike pasture land, to be

developed for more intensive use by the public along

certain highways and in certain areas as fast as the de-

mands of the people may warrant.


Aerial Views

Northern portion of proposed metropolitan park as seen from Oakland.Photo by Waters and Hainli

Central portion of proposed metropolitan park as seen from San Fran cisco Bay.

Photo by Waters and Hainlii

Southern middle portion of proposed metropolitan park as seen from Alameda Airport.

VPhoto by Waters and Ha

CHAPTER III

The Financial and Administrative

Questions InvolvedPresent Values, Possible Revenues, Possible Costs for Development and Maintenance, Care and Control Needed

to Produce Greatest Benefits to the Public Through Limited Expenditures

INthe other Chapters we have explained why these

lands now publicly owned are very valuable for

park uses. We have shown that other comparable

communities, in order to secure such values, have felt

justified in acquiring park lands of similar character and

extent by purchase or by condemnation from private

owners notwithstanding the large cost to them of such

operations.

The lands now publicly owned, if sold, would neces-

sarily bring prices far below any possible replacement

value, because it is a well known fact that when any

organization and especially a municipal corporation or

governmental agency undertakes to unload large areas

of property in any one region by sale, the prices received

tend to be decidedly low for the time and place, while

on the other hand when such an organization attempts

to acquire large areas from their various private owners,

for any purpose, the prices paid tend to be decidedly

high for the time and place. Such sales are necessarily

made in a "buyers' market" while the purchases are made

in a "sellers' market".

Such a difference between possible present salable

value and possible replacement value of the lands nowowned by the East Bay cities, not needed for other public

purposes, but that are or will be needed for park pur-

poses, would mean, if the lands were to be sold, a real

and serious economic loss to the East Bay cities.

Not only would the economic loss be serious, but

if such lands were to be sold, there would be a serious

and irreplaceable loss to the community, not measure-

able in dollars, in the breaking up of the present large

and attractive areas; for it is unlikely that similar areas

could be assembled again by purchase, at any cost what-

ever, at a time when the need for such reservations shall

have become so urgent as to force an attempt to buythem.

While the value of the lands in question might be

estimated in dollars on the basis of possible residential

uses, the large amount of acreage probably precludes the

16—Photo by Bransted

Small lake in Wildcat Canyon at the abandoned Diversion Dam,which can now be used as a park feature.

possibility of early disposal. Their possible value to the

public for park purposes cannot be accurately estimated

because no cash value can be set upon matters of health,

pleasure and recreation. And yet such values to the public

are doubtless far greater in reality than any cash value

that might be obtained through sales in the present

market or in any future market, and are more nearly

comparable to the higher value of lands that would be

paid for acquisition of similar areas if these were not

available.


17—Photo by Cheney Co.

Looking north across small lake in Wildcat Canyon at the abandoned Diversion Dam, showing also the big bare hills in the MacDougallTract that should eventually be included in the proposed reservation.

The prevailing public opinion in communities which holdings adds a special park value to some of the lands,

have had practical experience in the acquisition and use contributing elements of scenery, quiet and spaciousness

of extensive systems of public parks and which are still to the other direct recreational value per acre of the lands

trying to get more land rather than to sell off any they actually opened to the public.

now have, would seem to show the use-value of lands On a similar basis there are some portions of privately

for park purposes within reasonable limits to be distinct- owned lands so steep and intractable that they cannot

ly greater than its value for private uses, and justify the be economically developed for intensive private use, and,

belief that all publicly owned lands having potential park therefore, might well be given by the owners to the

value should be held as public reservations, unless or public to be held as park reservations having considerable

scenic value, and thus relieve the owner from taxes and

also from need for large expenditures on such areas with

little hope of fair returns.

Possible Effect of the Establishment of

Parks on Adjacent Lands

A direct advantage to the region can be expected to

until definitely proven more valuable for other uses.

Possible Cash Value of the Areas in Question

While the value of certain parts of the lands in ques-

tion may be estimated at fairly high prices and while

some areas might possibly be sold for high prices, espe-

cially if sold in small parcels, they should not be and

could not be reckoned for the present purpose except result, through the stimulating effect of actually set-

at considerably lower figures, as they probably have no ting aside of areas for park reservations and the estab-

such cash sales value at the present time in large quan- lishing of definite uses for lands for which the future is

tities. Much of the area is steep and rugged and could now uncertain. Also the adoption of a plan for a reason-

be developed for private uses only at heavy cost both ably satisfactory means of access into and along the

to the developer and to the public. Many such areas can various sections certainly should have a beneficent effect

more economically be devoted to park uses under any on the values of adjacent lands whether they be in

plan. Other areas, more tractable for residential de- private or in public ownership. Such effect should, in

velopment, are relatively limited in extent and may be the light of experiences elsewhere, lead to a very mate-

greatly needed for recreational uses in connection with rial increase in the salable and also the tax producing

the steeper lands. The fact of nearness to large reservoir values of such adjacent lands. In the case of surplus


public lands for sale this would mean the possibility of

larger returns from sale of such lands by the Utility

District.

Possible Private Dedications

In addition to the need for reservation for park uses

of lands now publicly owned and the need for some

minor rectification of boundaries, it is very desirable

also to bring about the dedication to public use of certain

strips of privately owned land along existing or proposed

highways to afford space for the development of park-

way connections to or between the larger reservations.

Such strips might possibly be given by present owners

if they can be brought to realize the greater value to their

remaining lands that will accrue from the opening of

such parkways, and also the greater possibility of getting

extensive public developments under way if the land is

thus made available. Similar conditions in other cities

have in some instances resulted in ready and generous

response by progressive owners of property.

Care and Control of the Public Lands

Rarely if ever have other communities had the un-

usual situation that now confronts the East Bay District,

of owning the title to such lands as can here be set aside

for park purposes. It has been almost invariably true

in other districts that lands needed for park and recrea-

tion purposes have passed into private ownership in wholeor in part long before the need for them for park uses

has been fully realized. The East Bay Cities are unusually

fortunate in having such extensive and such desirable

areas held intact and now available, so that a complete

project can be developed without the need for acquir-

ing much, if any, additional areas. Furthermore such a

system can be developed within the present organiza-

tion which is already administering the area for the

people, and without additional capital investment.

For the administration of these park reservations the

two following possible methods suggest themselves:

1. A new district could be organized to take over

the park lands and to develop and administer them. Such

a plan, however, would probably require special state

legislation as we understand that there is now no ade-

quate law under which such a district could be organ-

ized, and such a plan would, therefore, also involve delays

and changes that might in the end prevent the retaining

by the public of the present desirable and available areas,

and might, therefore, defeat its own purpose.

2. On the other hand it would be possible for the East

Bay Municipal Utility District to be given authority and

jurisdiction to make these areas available for public park

or reservation uses. Such a plan offers several advantages:

(a) The title to the land is already in the Utility

District.

(b) The lands have been held in the past to protect

water bearing lands and water sheds, and large areas

must still be so held by the District adjacent to and co-

extensive with the lands in question.

(c) The lands in question could still be controlle.1

in so far as necessary in a way to protect the water system.

(d) If the law under which the District now oper-

ates is not considered adequate to permit the develop-

ment of certain areas for park or reservation uses, the

act under which it operates could be enlarged and

amplified.

(e) The present act could be and should be amend-ed to give the District authority to levy a small tax for

the purpose of protecting, and maintaining the property

for park purposes, as distinct from any expenditures for

the water project, and in order to prevent the parks frombeing in any way a burden upon the water project.

(f) Administration under the present District will

obviate the necessity of creating another board or com-mission.

There will be need for employees devoted to andtrained for the various sorts of park work, and directed

by a superintendent or park executive who can be held

responsible for the management of the park undertak-

ing as a whole, without dividing his interest and energies

between that work and other activities. Some plan can

7 , xvr-lJ /•-.18—Photo by Gibbs

Upper Wildcat Canyon looking south across the valley, showing Little Grizzly in the center; Grizzly Peak far to the left.


19—Photo by Waters and Hainiin

Looking up Strawberry Canyon from the campus of the University of California, showing Skyline Ridge extending across the picture. Mt.

Diablo in left distance and St. Mary's College upper right.

doubtless be worked out by the Utility Board in such

a way that the various park problems will not be allowed

to interfere with the weightier problems with which they

are necessarily engrossed.

Administration

General Principles of Administration: We recom-

mend that the greater part of the proposed park be re-

tained in its present attractive "natural" condition. Bycarefully planning the management of its forests and

open grasslands, the area can year by year be made more

attractive for park purposes at a comparatively low cost,

providing the vegetation native to the region is protected

or reestablished where necessary. Many smaller areas will,

of course, be intensively used for field sports, picnic

grounds, camping and other purposes, and these will have

to be intensively developed as public demand warrants.

It is important that the general principles of admin-

istration be carefully codified by the governing body as

soon as the park is dedicated. Secondly, a general plan

of land use should be evolved so that the permanent de-

velopment of each portion of the area will fit in with a

broad plan which is directed toward the goal of most

effective service to all the people of the district.

Gradual Development: It is not necessary nor advis-

able to immediately begin intensive development of the

entire area. A large part of the proposed park is already

accessible by both roads and trails. These could be im-

proved over a period of years without large capital ex-

penditures. Certain limited areas are particularly well

fitted for use as picnic grounds, playfields and centers

of various field sports, and these should first be improved

under the limited budget proposed below. We believe

it to be an exceedingly important principle that the

development of the park should not be pushed ahead

of current needs but that it should keep pace with the

actual requirements of the people.

Certain parts of the proposed reservations can readily

be made accessible to the public at once, and such areas

will require proper guarding, fire protection, and super-

vision and also will need certain utilities and "services,"

some of which must logically be rendered at public ex-


pense and some of which may reasonably become a source trolled operating contractors or lessees as may be most

of revenue. For this purpose the governing body should practicable and expedient in any given case,

have authority to obtain and expend funds for such de-r1 TRK I ROTFCTIOTV

velopment and operation as may be necessary to makei i j • r -1 uu „ J f«, n^f^ f,'n„ t-L One of the details of administration which is of para-the lands progressively available, and tor protecting the r

property, to receive and administer gifts and bequestsmount importance, not only to the park but also to the

for the benefit of the parks, to employ an executiveadjoining cities, is that of fire protection. The long dry

officer and proper subordinates, to obtain expert adviceseason makes Jt operative that every precaution be exer-

and to let proper contracts. It will necessarily be con-cised to Prevent fires and to immediately suppress any

fronted with problems of construction of roads, trails,which do start

'A fine beginning has already been made

convenience stations, fences, shelter buildings, tables,b7 the East Ba^ Municipal Utility District in coopera-

fireplaces, and many similar utilities, and will be calledtlon Wlth the State Board of Forestry and Wlth certain

upon to protect properties and plantations, and to affordEast B^ Clties and organizations in the region. If the

proper police protection and fire protection. It shouldarea 1S °Pened to Park use

>however, more intensive con-

be able to do some improvement planting in places and tro1 Wl11 be necessaiT- Properly located roads and trails

clearing in others. But its primary function will be toWlthin the Park Wl11 great1^ facilitate such protection,

establish and enforce policies which will control the char-Not^ Wl11 fire Protection insure the maintenance of

acter of the areas as they are gradually developed and *>* beautiful area in its attractive natural state but it

i will also present an additional measure of safety to

Among other powers it should have authority tonearb^ cities

'as there is alwa^s dan§er of fire sweeping

let contracts for the rendering of appropriate "servicemto settled distncts from ^jacent grass or forest lands,

uses" and alternatively to render such services through Possible Maintenance Costsits own employees and to collect reasonable charges A .,

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As a possible basis for determining the amount oftherefor. 1 he governing body will doubtless be urged , , , , „ . , -

., „ r ,, , money that may be needed annually in the near futureto grant concessions tor golf courses, camp centers and £ . . . , , . , ,

, . ,. , ,. , ... , . , , , ,. ,tor maintaining the proposed reservations and park areas,

tor establishments which will turmsh tood supplies and , £ , . . , , , .

, . . . . T n i• • and ior sucn minor developments as may be made from

other necessities to visitors. It will become important in, ,

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, r i i 1 -i -ii-i time to time by the maintenance forces, the followingthe use ot parks that such services be provided with r

., . T n i• hgures may serve:

reasonable adequacy. It will be even more important

that the extent to which they are provided and the L Board of Control, minor expenses ._._ $ 2,000

1 . 1 1 -1111111 2. Secretary, stenographer, clerk, supplies, etc. . 10,000manner in which they are provided should be deter-

3 Superintendent, and

mined by the directors and for the definite purpose of 6 foremen

making the parks as such enjoyable to the people,

—

nota orers

for the purpose of exploiting the park users to make 2 trucks 64,000

profits either on the initiative of concessionaires seeking 4 - Rangers and fire wardens 12,0001 rv 1 • • • . r

15. Roads, buildings, fences, water, electricity,

those pronts or on the initiative ot impecunious parkplanting 40 000

authorities urgently in need of revenue. Provided that

this principle is kept firmly in mind, it is entirely right $128,000

and expedient that, for such special services, not neces- To meet such expenses an annual tax of three cents

sarily used by all visitors to the park and involving con- on $100.00 on the $440,000,000 assessed valuation of the

siderable special costs, special charges should be made, District would produce $132,000, enough to cover the

up to any amounts not in excess of their value to the budget above suggested. This would permit gradual de-

people who use them, so as to make those special services velopment of the park without bond issues or other

partly or wholly self-supporting or even contributory capital outlay. The District is now compelled to spend

in some measure to the general park revenues. The Board, considerable money for the protection and administra-

therefore, should have power, under proper limitations, tion of these lands, which under the park plan will be

to make such services available at proper charges, either charged to the park budget and the cost against water

as wholly public undertakings or through properly con- correspondingly reduced.

CHAPTER IV

Plans and Recommendations

The advisability of setting aside for park use an

area of surplus Utility District land extending

along the hills in a strip 22 miles long from Rich-

mond to San Leandro has been recommended in previ-

ous chapters. The detailed description of the individual

parcels of land and discussion of their interrelation and

their suitability for park use have been reserved for the

present chapter. In order to facilitate the identification

of the smaller tracts they have been given numbers on

the map to correspond with numbers in the text. Careful

reference to the map in connection with the reading of

this chapter is essential.

The property in question naturally divides itself into

several distinct units, and for convenience in discussion

we have numbered them from north to south along the

entire system as follows:

TWENTY-EIGHT AREAS CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED PARK RESERVATION SYSTEM

Plan

Reference

Numbers

District Lands NeededThirteen Parcels of

Four AdjacentWater Reservoir Areas

Th,

Publ

ee Adjacent

c Park Areas

Eight Privately OwnedStrips or Areas Needed

1. Alvarado Park

City of Richmond

2. Mouth of Wildcat Canyon

3. Wildcat CanyonReservoir Land

4. Lower Wildcat and

Harvey Canyons

5. McDougall Tract

6. Middle Wildcat Canyonand Brissac Field

7. Upper Wildcat Canyon and

Grizzly and Bald Peaks

8. Bald Peak

Saddle and Picnic Hill

9. San Pablo

Reservoir Land

10. Bryant Roadside and Ridge

11. Siesta Valley

12. Skyline Parkway,

Bald Peak to Roundtop

13. Roundtop Hill and Ridges

14. Fish Ranch

15. Roundtop Ridge connection


Roundtop to Sequoia Park

17. Sequc

City

ia Park

of Oakland


Sequoia Park to Grass Valley

19. San Leandro Ridge connection

20. Upper Redwood Canyon

21. Upper Grass Valley

22. Havens Tract

23. Lower Grass Valley

24. Chabot Hill, Picnic

Grove and Deer Park

25. Lake ChabotReservoir Land

26. Oakland Municipal

Golf Course

27- Chabot LakeRoadside and Playfield

28. San Leandro

Reservoir Land


View from20—Photo by Gibbs

pinnacle in the upper end of Siesta Valley, showing new Sk yline Road on the left, passing through the tree covered saddle just to

the left of Bald Peak.

In the above list there are three (3) existing public

park recreation areas adjacent to or near to the district

lands; four parcels in water reservations; eight parcels

or strips of privately owned areas, needed to complete

the system, and thirteen parcels of district lands recom-

mended to be reserved for recreation. In addition, a few

parcels are shown which are now owned by the District

but not included in their plans for water land reserva-

tions and which have relatively little value as a part of

the proposed system and are therefore not included in

the recommendations for park reservations, but are

recommended for sale for other purposes.

Existing Public Park Areas

The three existing public park or recreation areas,

Alameda Park, Sequoia Park and Oakland Municipal

Golf Course (numbered respectively 1, 17 and 26) add

interest to this proposed system and will benefit mate-rially by being adjacent to and connected with the pro-

posed reservations and it is possible that eventually somesatisfactory plans of consolidated or cooperative control

of the two classes of property may prove feasible and

economically desirable for the best interests of the pub-lic. Those three areas have started to attract interest to

the hills and they lie at the gateways to larger areas be-

yond, so they will naturally tend to overflow into the

larger areas when larger areas are made available.

Water Reservation Areas

The four parcels now in water reservations at LowerWildcat Canyon, San Pablo Reservoir, Lake Chabot andSan Leandro Reservoir (numbered respectively 3, 9, 2 5

and 28) are necessarily closed to the public althoughthey may be enjoyed as seen from the highways andnearby lands, for they have great scenic value. Thereservoirs will probably be kept full a part of the timethough they will doubtless be drawn down eight or ten

feet, at other times. The pleasant type of woodland or

partly or full open pastoral scenery can be and likely

will be preserved, and, under a plan for clearing or plant-

ing where needed and for continued grazing of the open

areas, can be made even more attractive in the future.

The boundaries of those areas where adjacent to the pro-

posed park reservations should be so chosen that border

roads will command fine views over the water lands and

thus afford to the public the benefit that results fromthe existence of the water lands, wherever that can be

done without in any way jeopardizing the purity of the

water. Where such boundaries follow existing or pro-

posed roads the fence on the water land side should, if

possible, be kept back far enough from the road so that

it will not be conspicuous and also so as to leave space

for roadside picnics, for border plantations, and for

occasional "overlook" points.

No. 3. Wildcat Canyon Reservoir Lands.

The proposed reservoir in lower Wildcat Canyonmay have a dam nearly one hundred (100) feet high at

the lower end across which a road is suggested. The reser-

vation itself will be a relatively small one that will be

almost entirely surrounded by park reservations.

No. 9. San Pablo Reservoir Land.

The San Pablo Reservoir, four and one-half (4 l/2 )

miles long, containing eight hundred and sixty (860)

acres of water surface, is a large and imposing lake in a

large reservation, as shown in illustration No. 2.

No. 25. Lake Chabot Reservoir Land.

Lake Chabot is a beautiful lake created as a reservoir.

It is closely surrounded by hills and wooded areas as

shown in illustration No. 3.

No. 28. San Leandro Reservoir Land.

San Leandro Reservoir occupies a long narrow can-

yon bottom, is very picturesque and attractive as seen

from the roads or the hills above, such as that shown in

illustration No. 4.

Private Lands Needed

The eight parcels or strips of privately owned areas

needed to complete the system contain three acreage

parcels (numbered 2, 5 and 22) and five proposed park-


way connections (numbered 12, 15, 16, 18 and 19),

which are discussed below under their respective

numbers.

No. 2. Mouth of Wildcat Canyon.

The lands lying below the levels of possible side roads

from Alvarado Park to the two ends of the proposed

dam should be publicly owned as a bit of park land to

add interest to the roads leading into the proposed reser-

vations, and also to prevent despoiliation of the canyon

bottom in any attempt to use it through development

which will be at best unsatisfactory.

No. 5. McDougall Tract.

The McDougall Tract on a bare grassy slope in the

narrows of Wildcat Canyon has relatively little direct

value for park purposes as shown in illustrations No. 5

and No. 6, but it is inside the proposed reservations. If

left in private ownership, however, it may become a

source of annoyance, through unsightly development or

trail, a bridal path, and some border plantations, and

sufficient to control the foregrounds of some of the best

views as well.

No. 15. Roundtop Ridge Connection.

On the ridge between Roundtop and the Fish Ranch

a location for a road or trail should be acquired as shown

in illustration No. 7. Possibly a strip can be obtained as

a parkway dedication or in exchange for a portion of

other lands now owned by the District just west of

Roundtop. It should be wide enough to provide space

for a roadway, for trails, a bridle path and some border

plantations, preferably one hundred fifty feet to two

hundred feet (150 feet to 200 feet) in width.

No. 16. Skyline Parkway from Roundtop to

Sequoia Park.

Through the District owned lands past Roundtop

some control over the lands below the level of the road

is needed both to prevent unfortunate attempts to use

21—Photo by Gibbs

Tunnel Road near Bryant looking west—a much used thoroughfare likely to become a state highway. Hills on left in private ownership; onright is proposed park area that can be planted.

otherwise. It should, therefore, be acquired by the pub-

lic, possibly by exchange for other District lands equally

valuable to private use, but less in the way of reservation

development.

No. 12. Skyline Parkway, Bald Peak to Roundtop.

From the Bald Peak Saddle to Roundtop over the

top of the traffic tunnel a new Skyline Boulevard is nowcontemplated, part of the way through District lands

and partly through private lands. The roadway should

be located on easy lines and grades and should be designed

in a way to emphasize some of the finest views.

The right of way should be wide enough to allow

for one or possibly two roads of generous width, for a

the very steep slopes similar to that shown in illustration

No. 8, and also to protect and develop the best views out

over the city.

From the Roundtop reservation to Sequoia Park the

Skyline Boulevard will greatly increase in importance

and should control some land on the upper side for trails

and some on the lower side for control of the fine views

over the city, such as are indicated in illustration No. 9,

and for planting. It should be wide enough also to allow

for further widening and realignment of the road whenthat becomes necessary. Through Sequoia Park some

widening and realignment will doubtless prove neces-

sary as the volume of travel increases.


The road should be located on easy lines and grades

and should be designed in a way to emphasize some of

the finest views.

The right of way should be wide enough to allow

for one or two roads, a trail, a bridle trail and some

border plantations and to control some of the best views

as well.

No. 1 8. Skyline Parkway from Sequoia Park

to Grass Valley.

From Sequoia Park to upper Grass Valley along the

present boulevard and through privately owned and

partly developed lands where a road has already been

roughed out as shown in illustration No. 10, a wide park-

way of really fine proportions should be planned. This

might well be a two road parkway, for which a widen-

ing of one hundred to one hundred fiifty feet (100' to

150') on the northeasterly side most of the way should

be acquired. It is possible that under a suitable plan such

right of way might be dedicated by the owners if they

were convinced that such action would stimulate de-

velopment along this route.

No. 19. San Leandro Ridge Connection.

From the Skyline Boulevard to the District lands on

San Leandro Ridge and in upper Redwood Canyon as

suggested in illustrations No. 11 and No. 12 a parkway

connection is needed, for which a right of way might

be acquired as a dedication by the owners of adjacent

lands in connection with possible negotiations for ex-

change of lands farther south (as proposed for parcels

No. 20 and No. 22) . Such a right of way should be one

hundred fifty to two hundred fifty feet (150' to 250')

wide to permit of development of a fine parkway unit

suitable for the region where large park areas and fine

estates may be developed.

No. 22. The Havens Tract.

The Havens Tract in the center of Grass Valley nowdivides that valley into two sections. It is property of

limited value for private use, separated as it is from other

lands now being marketed. It has considerable possible

park value in connection with the surrounding areas

and its acquisition seems desirable. It has been suggested

that this area might be acquired by exchange for prop-

23—Photo by Gibbs

North side of ridge in proposed reservation northeast of Siesta Valley.

erty adjacent to other lands of the same owner, in the

upper end of Redwood Canyon, which even though

valuable for park uses, lie on the outer edge of the pub-

licly owned areas and so could be excluded from the

general plan.

Highway Approaches to the Proposed System

There are now a number of roads entering the hills,

of which the principal ones, twelve in number, from the

cities along the twenty-two miles of front reading from

north to south, and as lettered on the plans are as follows:

A. McBride Avenue at Richmond to Alvarado Park and the

mouth of Wildcat Canyon.

B. Arlington Street and Westminster Road to the hilltop at

El Cerrito.

C. Spruce Street and Euclid Avenue from Berkeley and Albany.

D. Claremont Road from Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville.

E. Tunnel Road (from same).

F. Snake Road from Oakland, Piedmont and Alameda.

G. Joaquin Miller Road and Skyline Boulevard (from same).

H. Old Redwood Road from Oakland and Alameda.

I. Skyline Boulevard extension across Realty Syndicate lands

(from same)

.

J. Sequoyah Club Road from Oakland (if extended).

K. Golf Links Road.

L. Estudillo Avenue from San Leandro.

Five other roads enter the hills from south, east and north.

M. Lake Chabot Road from Castro Valley.

N. Redwood Road from Castro Valley.

O. Moraga Valley Road.

P. Tunnel Road from Walnut Creek.

Q. San Pablo Road from the north.

These entrances should be recognized and made as

attractive and safe as possible and should connect di-

rectly with such interior roads as may be developed with-

in the reservations.

gmriBM§ttpi

*"#>

^22—Photo bv Gibbs

Panorama from foot of hill near Bryant looking westward, showing at left location for road up the hills, through grass lands.

24—Photo by Gibb<

Fish Ranch from east end looking west, showing field area suitable for picnic and playgrounds to be reached by a road or trail from Siesta

Valley at the right. Roundtop just left of center beyond the hills— the Bald Hills in the right distance are just above Siesta Valley.

Photo by Bransted

Country Clubs, Golf Clubs, Institution Grounds

Near to or adjacent to the proposed park system there

are a number of areas more or less used as public grounds

by few or many, and that serve people for some of the

activities similar to those of parks; such areas are shown

on the plan and include:

St. Mary's College

Orinda Country ClubBerkeley Country ClubUniversity of California

Claremont Country ClubMills College

Piedmont Riding ClubSequoyah Country ClubOak Knoll Country Club

2S—Photo by Gibb%

/ on er end of proposed reservation lands in upper Redwood Canyon, showing fields and canyon bottom. Proposed ridge road will follow the

top of ridge at the right; valley road from floor of valley at left will climb up around back of hill in the center.


Service Centers

In the discussion various so called "service centers"

have been suggested and these have been shown on the

plan and lettered, reading from the north end of the

properties southward, as follows:

R.

S.

T.

U.

V.

Small center at bottom of Harvey Canyon.Brissac Field.

Upper Wildcat.

Bald Peak Saddle and Picnic Hill.

Bryant cross roads.

W. Lower Siesta Valley.

X. Roundtop Saddle.

Y. Lower end of Upper Redwood Canyon.Z. Havens Corners.

AA. Lower Grass Valley.

BB. Chabot Hill Picnic Grove.

CC. San Leandro Playfield (southeast corner)

.

DD. Castro Valley Gate.

At some of these various points the demand for

shelter and services will arise at the outset and for themthe question of policies and plans as discussed in Chapter

III will need careful consideration in order to prevent

unfortunate or unsightly conditions, and to work toward

an orderly and satisfactory development.

Along the west side a roadway should be located at

the top of the valley slopes in a way to be of real scenic

value and to afford access to possible picnic sites and over-

look points along the route, and to serve as a fire break

as well.

West of this road the remnants of land can be treated

as a roadside parkway strip for picnic grounds and sim-

ilar uses, in such areas as that shown in illustration

No. 14.

The vegetation along the westerly side of the canyonis largely brush with scattered trees. The easterly side is

largely in grass with a few groups of trees, but can be

changed to an interesting landscape by planting in places

and by modification of existing tree groups. Much of the

grass can be maintained as a permanent feature if con-

trolled by suitable methods of pasturing.

No. 6. Middle Wildcat Canyon and Brissac Field.

From the McDougall Tract to Wildcat Road, a

distance of a mile and a half, there is a wider valley with

rolling hills, where golf can be played, and where picnics

Upper end of Grass Valley, showing road in left distance that can be extended down the ridge.

26—Photo hy Gihh.

Proposed Park Reservations

The thirteen parcels of District lands recommended

to be reserved as park reservations are as discussed be-

low under their respective numbers.

No. 4. Lower Wildcat and Harvey Canyons.

In lower Wildcat Canyon and in Harvey Canyona fairly large area should be reserved for park uses ex-

tending up to the top of San Pablo ridge on the east as

shown in illustration No. 13. The boundary should fol-

low a line suitable for a scenic ridge road, and there a

road should be located in a way to command fine views

over the San Pablo Reservoir. Harvey Canyon offers

little attraction at present but should be partly planted

and might be fenced and pastured as a "deer park". Atthe foot of the canyon, at the point marked R, where

roads will meet there will be need for a small service

center.

and various forms of recreation can be provided for. In

this area another small service center will be needed

eventually at the point marked S, as shown in illustration

No. 15, where a road can be extended south from the

lake at the canyon bottom up to the bend in Wildcat

Road on the hills farther south. Such a center should

relate to the wooded area, the small lake and to a pos-

sible site for a club house for golf.

The small lake no longer used for water storage can

be made an interesting feature of the park area as shownin illustrations No. 16 and No. 17.

No. 7. Upper Wildcat Canyon and Grizzly

and Bald Peaks.

From Wildcat Road south to the saddle at Bald Peak,

Upper Wildcat Canyon shown in illustration No. 18 is

a complete unit nearly two miles long, broad enoughfor another golf course or for other forms of active

Chabot Dam, Grass Valley outlet shown in distance

27—Photo by Hall

recreation. Through this area a road should be extended

up one side of the valley to provide for a reasonable

amount of circulation, and at each end of the road at

points marked "T" and "U" other centers for service

eventually will be needed. This reservation should extend

eastward to include the ridge and to include its easterly

slope down to Wildcat Road.

On the west side a border road can be located within

the reservation to pass east of Little Grizzly Peak and

to command fine views over the valley. South of the newSkyline Boulevard the very rugged slopes extending

down to the lands of the University of California, shown

in illustration No. 19, should be retained as public prop-

erty either to be developed as forest land or possibly to

be used in connection with the University lands for an

arboretum over which the city will be seen as in the

right view in illustration No. 3 5 at the end of this report.

No. 8. Bald Peak Saddle and Picnic Hill.

The saddle at Bald Peak, where the new Skyline

Boulevard crosses the head of Wildcat Canyon and of

Siesta Valley, contains a small attractive wooded area

which is fairly level as shown in illustration No. 20. It

forms an ideal center for picnics and automobile parties.

In connection with this area a fairly large parking area

will be needed and much of the hill on the west side, which

might be called Picnic Hill, can well be used as an over-

flow area if a small additional road be carried around the

west side of that hill.

At this point four roads should meet, the Skyline

Boulevard from two directions, a third should come up

Wildcat Canyon, and a fourth should enter from the

head of Siesta Valley.

No. 10. Bryant Roadside and Ridge.

Along the north side of the main highway which runs

eastward from the tunnel toward Walnut Creek, and

east of Siesta Valley, there is a high ridge dropping downtoward Bryant at the San Pablo Road. Through this area

from the Skyline Boulevard a road is suggested to wind

down through interesting pastoral scenery in a way to

make a fairly large area accessible for development, as

shown in illustration No. 22. At the cross roads where a

filling station and a fire station have already been installed

a local center will doubtless develop (at V). From the

proposed road a cross connection should be made at El

Toyonal Road across the private lands to Wildcat Road.

And at the saddle on the ridge it should connect also

with a suggested road down Siesta Valley.

28—Photo by Gibb<

San Leandro Dam from road at gate below the dam. A new road to serve as an outlet from the proposed deer park and southeastern play-

fields can be extended up to the right, then cross the dam to wind up to the top of hills on the left.

EAST BAY REGIONAL. PARK RESERVATIONS 37

Grass land on San Leandro Canyon Road, showing area suitable for large playfield.

29—Photo by Gibbs

Along the north side of the tunnel road a strip of

land should be reserved for park scenery extending

northward to proposed ridge road for a part of its length,

including the area shown in illustration No. 21. The top

of the high ridge near Siesta Valley, shown in illustration

No. 23 above the proposed ridge road should be kept in

the park reservation.

No. 11. Siesta Valley.

Siesta Valley forms a very attractive and complete

unit of landscape in itself rising from the Tunnel Road,

northward a mile or more in distance to the Saddle at

Bald Peak. The westerly slopes of the valley are partly

wooded and much of the floor is wooded with pines,

eucalyptus, some oaks and California Bay, and the like.

The easterly slopes are almost wholly bare except for

six or eight gullies extending from the floor up the slopes

to the top, in which there are some springs and in which

trees are growing most of the way up the bottoms of

the gullies.

The floor of the valley needs more open space on the

flatter areas, where trees should be cut, while some of

the steep slopes may well be forested. This valley is ex-

ceptionally good for public uses. A road will be needed

winding up first one side of the floor, then the other from

an entrance on the Tunnel Road up to the Skyline Boule-

vard. A golf course easily accessible to the people of the

north end of the city of Oakland may be located in the

valley and a service center will doubtless be needed

eventually and probably should be located near the center

where the road will cross the valley (at W). Space can

doubtless be found near there also for large gatherings,

possibly for a "bowl" for drama and music, and there is

ample space for fireplaces, seats and tables and for vari-

ous fields for games as well.

Two small areas along Claremont Road that lie west

of the Siesta Valley and below the summit of the ridge

are outside the natural limits of the larger park areas and

need not be included in the proposed reservations, there-

fore they can reasonably well be sold for other purposes.

No. 13. Ronndtop Hill and Ridges.

The hill at Roundtop is a prominent feature with its

fire guard tower and fine outlook in all directions. It

has (at X) the one recreational center which is now open

to the public on District lands. This center will grow in

importance and can be made a valuable recreation fea-

ture. The long strips of public lands extending west and

south from Roundtop are exceedingly valuable for park

and parkway uses in connection with Skyline Boulevard

and should be kept in the reservation.

No. 14. Fish Ranch.

The Fish Ranch contains some very interesting, fairly

flat grass land, partly wooded in the northerly and easter-

ly portions, as shown in illustration No. 24, through

which a road or trail from Siesta Valley can be located

to rise to the saddle at the easterly corner. The balance of

the ranch is extremely rugged, unfit for reasonable sub-

division, picturesque and interesting for hikers and

nature explorations and should be kept as a wilderness

for that purpose with one road or trail up from the

easterly corner to the top of the ridge toward Roundtop.

No. 20. Upper Redwood Canyon.

In the Upper Redwood Canyon a fairly large and

complete unit of land is publicly owned, cut off fromexisting highways by private property, both at the head

of the canyon and at the lower end. As one of the lesser

30—Photo by Gibbs

South end of grass land in proposed southeastern playfield, where autoparking space is available.


Photo by Ha

Road along south shore of Lake Chabot.

park units, this area, with water lands along its easterly

boundary, can be made accessible and useful. A road

should be opened from the south to run along the ridge

at the edge of the water lands to connect with the pro-

posed parkway No. 19, and thus to become one of the

main if not the main parkway route along the hilltops.

A road along the hilltop will afford access to the area and

form a natural boundary line between water lands and

proposed park reservation. But it is possible that an addi-

tional road for through travel from north to south should

be made through the valley itself, dropping down from

the north on public lands and crossing a short stretch of

private property in the floor of the valley, as shown on

the plan and also in illustration No. 2 5.

On the proposed lower road a service center will be

needed. A small center has already been started at the

cross roads on private property just south of the proposed

reservation and that will tend to grow, and be stimulated

by any park activities, but use of the valley floor for

recreation will develop a need for some shelter, and sup-

plies and conveniences will be needed in the park itself

at or near the Point X.

Just south of the proposed reservation it would be

desirable to acquire some if not all of the lands within

the triangles between the roads. On those areas there are

now several buildings—a school, a store, and a few houses

—that would doubtless prove costly to acquire. Back of

them the land should be acquired, and possibly some

agreement might be reached with property owners to

control private developments in a way to encourage a

better kind of development than otherwise is likely to

occur. Some minor adjustments of boundaries may prove

desirable and the relation to the Piedmont Riding Club

property may prove mutually advantageous in the care

and development of the two properties.

No. 21. Upper Grass Valley.

From its source down to the Havens Tract upper

Grass Valley is a rather barren, steep sided valley with a

relatively narrow bottom. It can be reached from the

north by the proposed extension of Skyline Parkway and

that road can be extended southward along the easterly

ridge to meet the new County Road at the saddle near

the easterly corner of the Havens Tract as suggested in

illustration No. 26.

Another road can be extended along or near the

westerly boundary to serve as a firebreak as well as a

means of access. The valley can be made more attractive

by planting and the bottom land can be used for some

forms of recreation in connection with the proposed

center at the lower end at "Z".

No. 23. Lower Grass Valley.

Below the Havens Tract the floor of Grass Valley is

fairly wide, suitable for golf and other forms of field

recreation. There are now old roads at each side of the

bottom land, but these should be closed to leave the bot-

tom lands for recreation. Roads across the valley are pro-

posed at "Z" and at "AA", and along the ridges at either

side, one on the east side to rise from "AA" to the newcounty road on the ridge.

From the city of San Leandro through the Estudillo

Avenue entrance at "L" a road along the border of the

Lake Chabot Reservoir lands to Grass Valley at "AA" is

needed, and the small area between this road and the

Oakland Municipal Golf Course should be reserved as

land having high value for roadside park uses, as shown

in illustration No. 27. This road should connect also

with the proposed ridge road on the westerlv side of

Grass Valley, by a branch toward the north and another

toward the south.

No. 24. Chabot Hill Picnic Grove and Deer Park.

The largest area available for a single reservation is

that lying between the Lake Chabot and the San Leandro


Reservoir lands. It is crossed by the new County Road to

Hayward and by the old San Leandro Canyon Road, and

another cross road is suggested from lower Grass Valley

through the Picnic Grove for access and interior circu-

lation.

On the east boundary along the top of the ridge a

road is proposed to serve both for access to the upland,

and for fire protection, and that road should be continued

along Rocky Ridge to the road in Las Trampas Creek

and to Moraga. From this proposed ridge road a branch

road should be extended down through the private prop-

erty to San Leandro Valley and to cross over the San

Leandro Dam, then to climb up onto the ridge toward

the proposed picnic groves. The westerly end of this

route may well serve as the boundary between water

lands and park lands, as suggesed in illustration No. 28.

The square mile of privately owned property lying

at the head of the San Leandro Canyon Road is mostly

rough hills of little value for agriculture or private de-

velopment, which should be acquired to be added in

part to the water lands and in part to the park lands in

order to complete the boundaries, to permit complete

control of travel within the properties, and to remove a

possible source of serious trouble and annoyance.

The entire hilltop of Chabot Hills with its large

amount of woodland and some upland grass areas, offers

ample space for picnic groves of large proportions in

which an upland center will be needed eventually, at or

near point marked "BB".

The open field of fairly level area on the San Leandro

Canyon Road as shown in illustration No. 29 offers a

fine site for a large playfield in the southeastern end of

the park system with room for parking a large number

of automobiles along the road and at the southerly end

of the field shown in illustration No. 30. The balance of

the hills can well be treated as a "deer park" or as a

wilderness area to be kept largely in forest and to be

33—Photo by Hall

Chabot Road southeast of dam looking south, showing border woodsvaluable for picnics.

made accessible for such limited numbers of visitors as

are interested in that type of development. In this area

it will be possible to develop a zoological garden also if

the demand should warrant.

Near the playfield another small service center will

be needed at the point marked "CC".

The boundary between the picnic groves and the

Lake Chabot water lands will necessarily be an arbitrary

one. It should be high enough on the hills to afford proper

protection to the reservoir, but should if possible leave in

the park area some of the points and ridges from which

fine views over the reservoir lands can be developed for

public enjoyment.

No. 27. Chabot Lake Roadside and Playfield.

At the southwest corner of the Lake Chabot lands

where the road from Castro Valley enters the property

there is a large field on the right of the road that would

make a fine large athletic field or playfield, and that could

well be made available for such uses even if under a

temporary plan subject to possible abandonment later

in case the water level of Lake Chabot should be mate-

rially raised.

Along the west side of the road from Castro Valley

to the Dam there is a wooded border strip that adds

greatly to the charm of the drive along the lake as shown

in illustrations No. 31 and No. 32, and there is space

under the trees in places that could be used for picnics

under proper regulations, as suggested in illustration

No. 33.

Near the entrance from Castro Valley there will be

need for a small service center at the point marked "DD".

Possible Great Circuit

The plans as here proposed provide for a complete

system of park and parkway reservations in and alon^

the entire ridge of hills back of the East Bay cities and

this plan may well be considered also as one important

link in a possible large circuit to extend around the entire

San Francisco Bay.

Such a circuit would extend from Richmond through

the proposed East Bay system, then south to Hayward,across the San Mateo Bridge along the Skyline Boulevard

through the Spring Valley water lands, back of San Fran-

cisco and along the great highway to Golden Gate Park,

then to the Presidio and across the proposed new Golden

Gate Bridge to Sausalito and Muir Woods, then to Bol-

inas Bay, the Alpine Reservoir and to Mount Tamalpais,

and from there to San Anselmo and then across the pro-

posed new bridge again to Richmond. In all, such a cir-

cuit would extend about one hundred thirty miles

through many parklike and recreation areas, and of this

the proposed system in the East Bay District will be one


of the most varied and interesting. Some of the areas that

would be traversed are shown in illustration No. 34.

Back of the East Bay region is the State Park on Mt.

Diablo, not a part of a circuit, however, as it stands out

as an isolated unit by itself, reached rather by the traffic

roads around the ends of the hills or through tunnels be-

neath them.

In the above discussion of possible and desirable park

and recreation areas and reservations for the East Bay

District mention has been made of many improvements,

roads, trails, forest plantations, clearings, pasturing,

fences, golf courses, recreation fields, picnic groves, serv-

ice centers, bridle trails, acquisitions and exchanges of

lands, all of which have a definite bearing upon the

possible means of enjoyment by the public of the areas

in question.

The question, however, which calls for immediate and

careful consideration is that of setting aside now all

those publicly owned lands which are especially suited

for park purposes, and are not needed for water storage

and protection. A second question is that of obtaining

by dedication, by exchange or otherwise the few strips

and areas of privately owned lands which may be highly

desirable to facilitate the most complete and satisfactory

development of the public lands that may be so set aside

for recreation uses.

When such areas have been established as reservations

subject to proper fire and police protection, grazing and

forest control, the development for special uses can be

advanced gradually and need be made only as and whenpublic demand and use may warrant. The reservation of

the areas, however, must be considered now while lands

are still available and suitable for such purposes.

Conclusion

The East Bay communities face an unusual opportun-

ity. Nature has placed within easy reach of this growing

region a contiguous border of scenic land, most of which

is too rugged for industrial, or extensive residential pur-

poses, but possessed of a high recreational value. A pecu-

liar chain of circumstances has brought over 40,000 acres

of this hill land into public ownership, only a small part

of which is essential for water purposes.

The present inadequacy of the region's park facilities,

and the absence of any other near-by areas suitable in

character or extent to take care of present or future

recreational needs, makes it apparent that an adequate

portion of these publicly owned lands should be reserved

for park purposes; thus securing for the people a greater

benefit than would accrue from any other use, or possible

sale.

The plans and recommendations above presented in

this report provide for an unusually attractive regional

system of park reservations, forest reserves, wilderness

areas and other recreational facilities, without resorting

to the large capital outlays which other metropolitan

communities have been compelled to expend in order to

secure a comparable area of less desirable character.

3 S—Photo by Berkeley Picture Shop

Oakland at night from Grizzly Peak.

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