The Preserve was saved by its citizens from becoming a Bechtel-Shell LNG plant in the early 2000's by a citizens committee that led the city into the largest protest fight in its history. It was managed by a trust and almost exclusively Myran Hayes who...
Read MoreThe Preserve was saved by its citizens from becoming a Bechtel-Shell LNG plant in the early 2000's by a citizens committee that led the city into the largest protest fight in its history. It was managed by a trust and almost exclusively Myran Hayes who created a visitor center, created seating and coolers on the trails with drinks, decorated for special events and occasions, hosted the first Halloween zombie events for ScareIsland and she maintained the trails and kept the place up... sadly, once again, Vallejo City Counsel and the city parks department didn't appreciate citizrn sweat and her hard work and kicked her out, they threw away the nice social seating areas, closed the visitor center and took away all the personality... very shameful and un un-gracious of our city.
Still, it offers an nice hike, to top of the hill where you can see Mt Tam, the North San Pablo Bay, Mt Diablo, and 360 degree views of East Bay, northbay, Marin, Napa Sonoma, the Napa River and Vallejo and Mare Island of course. Open from morning to 5pm and don't think you can walk out the old now dead golf course side as it is locked up, for some dumb reason, and you could get locked in, it happened to be once.
Visit the tap room for burger fire and a homemade beer... visit the historical shipyards and museum or walk or bike Mare Island,
See it while you can before developers build it into an exclusive community, not that I wouldn't want to live there. There are plans for the historical development of the Mare Island core. Currently, there is no real grocery or services available there, but there is a distillery, and the coal sheds Tap Room for lunch or early dinner. Mare Island hosts a yearly ScareIsland event, and Myrna still hosts the Bird For Away Festival. Many don't know that this area is part of the North American Fly zone for birds and some of the best bird watching around! Mare Island is a great day trip from anywhere in the SF Bay area
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