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'@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@ -<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:Kengrove1.gif|thumb|100px|right|Park map]] --> +'''Kennedy Grove''' is a 222 acre regional park located in West Contra Costa County that contains a three-mile hiking trail with an elevation of 760 feet. The Grove features many large eucalyptus trees, picnic areas, volleyball nets, playgrounds, and horseshoe pits. Bird watching is popular here because [[hawk|hawks]] are almost always spotted. Some hikers have reported seeing [[Golden eagle|golden]] and [[bald eagle]]s around the reservoir. There is no camping allowed. Parking is $5 with an extra $2 fee for a dog. Dogs have to be on the leash around the lawn but they are allowed off the leash in remote parts of the park. The park is open from 8 a.m. to dusk.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area, East Bay Regional Park District, Contra Costa County|url=http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/kengrove.html|website=Bay Area Hiker|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> -'''Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area''' is an [[East Bay Regional Park District|East Bay Regional Parks]] facility located at the foot of the San Pablo Dam in Richmond, California. This {{convert|222|acre|km2|sing=on}} park, opened in 1967, is named after the late [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. The park features a large number of eucalyptus trees planted in 1910. +==Trail location== +The trail begins at the base of the [[San Pablo Dam]] and runs along the west shore of the [[San Pablo Reservoir]], crosses over the [[San Pablo Dam Road]]. There is a [[Eucalyptus|eucalyptus forest]] and Oak [[Chaparral|chaparra]]l to the [[San Pablo Ridge]]. -In the late century, the area which now comprises the park was traversed by the [[California and Nevada Railroad]]. +==History== +Before this 222-acre park became an protected area it was home to wheat fields, the site of ranchos, and railroad stations for a railroad that ran from [[Oakland]] to [[Orinda]] and right through [[Richmond california|Richmond]] and Sobrante Hills. It was originally part of the 17,754-acre [[Rancho San Pablo]]. [[Francisco Castro]] acquired the rancho in 1823, and the grove later became the Clancy Ranch. By 1886 the railroad had scheduled stops from the [[California railroads|California]] and [[Nevada railroads|Nevada railroad]] at Laurel Glen and Frenchman's Curve. The picnic areas around the park are named after some of the former railroad stops. The [[Eucalyptus tree|eucalyptus trees]] were planted in 1910. This park was honored after the deceased [[President John F. Kennedy]]. The park opened on October 22, 1967, and the park is now owned and operated by the [[East Bay Regional Park District]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area|url=http://www.ebparks.org/parks/kennedy|website=East Bay Regional Park District|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref> -==External links== -* [http://www.ebparks.org/parks/kennedy Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area official web page] +==Wildlife== +In Kennedy Grove is the San Pablo Reservoir where fishing is popular. The reservoir has [[trout]] and [[catfish]] and is recognized as the one of the finest fisheries in the [[San Francisco East Bay|East Bay]]. However a [[fishing license]] and [[EBMUD]] fishing permit is required. You can see flocks of [[ducks]], [[shorebirds]], [[geese]], and [[Pelicans|white pelicans]] along the trails. Sometimes [[deer]] and [[bobcats]] can be sighted.There are also species like [[quail]], [[dove]], and [[wild turkeys]]. With predators that roam the skies such as [[eagles]], [[owls]], hawks, and [[ospreys]].<ref>{{cite web|title=San Pablo Reservoir|url=https://www.ebmud.com/recreation/san-pablo-reservoir|website=East Bay Municipal Utility District|accessdate=10 December 2014}}</ref> -{{East Bay Regional Parks}} -{{Richmond, California}} - -{{coord|37|56|51|N|122|15|39|W|display=title}} - -[[Category:Parks in Contra Costa County, California]] -[[Category:East Bay Regional Park District]] - -[[Category:Parks in Richmond, California]] +==Weather== +The area surrounding San Pablo Dam tends to be warmer than it is in the city. The East Bay is warmer than the [[San Francisco Peninsula|Peninsula]]. Summer temperatures vary from 50-90 degrees. Rainfall is common and the highest occurrence is in the months of November thru March. The temperatures dip to 38 degrees in the winter.<ref>{{cite web|title=San Francisco and Bay Area Weather|url=http://sftravelguide.com/weather.php|website=Grant's San Francisco Travel Guide|accessdate=12 December 2014}}</ref> '