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Inventory of Recreational Facilities —
DESCRIPTION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BY TYPE
This section of the inventory describes the recreational facilities in the Primary Zone, in the Secondary Zone, and directly adjacent to the Legal Delta by type. The same data collection methodology used to prepare the geographic description of recreation facilities (county by county) was used for this section (see attached list of sources). The written descriptions are followed by charts and by maps which illustrate the location of the recreation facilities deltawide. In the charts, the facilities are grouped by County. The types of facilities are listed in alphabetical order.
Camping and Picnic Sites
Camping sites are located throughout the Delta, often in association with larger park or resort facilities. Some smaller facilities offer a limited number of camping sites. Forty-three facilities offer camping. Many of the larger marinas in the Delta area provide a suite of recreational facilities to provide for a variety of recreational activities during a vacation or visit. For example, a marina will often provide berths, a launch facility, camping sites, picnic and barbecue facilities, fishing access and water access.
Examples of this type of multi-use facility include Delta Marina, Sandy Beach Regional Park, Snug Harbor, Sherwood Harbor Resort, B & W Resort, Brannan Island State Park, Bruno's Island Yacht Harbor, Delta Bay Club, Delta Isle, Duck Island RV Park, Eddo's Harbor and RV Park, Freeport Marina, Happy Harbor, KoKet Resort, Lighthouse Resort, Martin's Sherman Lake Marina, Outrigger Marina, Owl Harbor, Rancho Marina, Vieira's Resort, Meaders Resort, Bethel Harbor, Delta Resort, Frank's Marina, Russo's Marina, Orwood Resort, Dos Reis Park, Tiki Lagun, Tower Park Marina, Tracy Oasis Marina, Turner Cut Resort, Westgate Landing Park, Whiskey Slough Harbor, and Windmill Cove Marina and RV Park. Most of the larger marinas and resorts that provide camping are located in the Primary Zone of the Delta. Facilities at private marinas are available to tenants and their guests, not the general public. In addition, some of the resorts are managed as private clubs, with use by members only. It should be noted there are very few other options for overnight lodging in the Primary Zone. Some of the larger public marinas have facilities available to the general public, such as trails and picnic areas.
As noted above, picnic facilities are often provided as part of a suite of improvements at a larger facilities inviting several days stay. Of these sites, 24 are located in the Primary Zone and nine are in the Secondary Zone.
In addition, 21 public day use facilities provide picnic tables as part of a suite of improvements aimed at boaters and fishermen. Most of the sites are public, or managed by a non-profit group and are available free or with a modest day use fee.
Picnic sites are located at: Western Railway Museum, Rio Vista Public Fishing Access, Rio Vista Riverbank Fishing Access, Cliffhouse Fishing Access, Cosumnes River Preserve, Discovery Park, Garcia Bend Park, Georgiana Slough Fishing Access, Hogback Island Recreation Area, Miller Park, Sherman Island Fishing Access, Windy Cove, Tiscornia Park, Barbara Price Marina Park, Antioch Muni Boat Ramp, Antioch Regional Shoreline, Riverview Park, American Legion Park, Buckley Cove Park, Dos Reis Park, and Mossdale Crossing Park.
Five day use sites with picnic facilities are located in the Primary Zone, ten in the Secondary Zone, and six outside the Legal Delta. Many of the facilities are in Sacramento and Stockton, areas with large populations that seek access to the waters of the Delta.