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Site Description for 

Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station 

Location, Ownership, and Management: The Palo Alto Baylands Sailing Station is located witin 

the 1,600‐acre Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve (Preserve), owned and managed by the City 

of Palo Alto.  The Preserve is near Highway 101 and Embarcadero Road in the City of Palo Alto, 

between the communities of Mountain View and East Palo Alto. The Sailing Station itself is 

located beyond the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretative Center in the northeast area of 

the Preserve.  It is a popular site with windsurfers, kayakers, and canoes (refer to attached 

maps).   

The Preserve is part of Palo Alto Open Space Preserves, which has a total of seven full‐time 

ranger staff, three of whom are stationed primarily in the Baylands. 

Contact Name: Bicknell, Richard 

Contact Phone: (650) 617‐3156 

Contact E‐mail: richard.bicknell@cityofpaloalto.org 

  

 

Windsurfer  Pier leading to gangway & dock  Dock  

Description of Existing or Planned Facilities: 

Site ID: SC3 In WT Plan: Yes Part of Bay Trail: Yes Existing or Planned: Existing Ownership: Public Jurisdiction: City Designation: Pending Launch or Destination: Launch Fee for Launch or Parking: None   

The Palo Alto Sailing Station is located within Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve.  The launch facility configuration is a pier that leads via a gangway to a dock with two different freeboard levels (one being a low float dock).  Near the pier there is ample free parking on a gravel substrate (30 + spaces estimate with no time limit apart from park hours), a boat washing facility (a hose in the parking lot near the pier), and a public phone.  There are no picnic tables located at the launch site, but they do exist elsewhere within the Preserve. There is one bench located near the entrance to the pier, with six more 

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Type of Launch/Landing: Dock: Yes Float: Yes Accessible: Yes Beach: No Other: Gangway              

Pier Entrance             

Portable Accessible Restroom 

located along the trail leading to the Sailing Station.  There is a public accessible portable restroom located in the parking lot, and other restrooms are located in other areas of the Preserve.    The site is popular with windsurfers and can become very windy in the afternoon. Canoes and kayaks also frequent the site.  There is not a specific drop off or staging area, but there is room near the entrance to the pier to drop off a boat or gear.  There are not many launch sites located in the area.  Alviso Marina County Park, to the south, and the largely undeveloped "Ravenswood" site to the north are the closest launch sites.     The Preserve within which the Sailing Station is located consists of salt marshes, freshwater wetlands, mudflats, creeks, sloughs, upland transition habitat, and a duck pond.  As such, it attracts a lot of non‐boating visitors as well. It includes 15 miles of multi‐use trails, including portions on the Bay Trail, additional parking areas, an interpretive center, a duck pond, picnic facilities with barbecues, and wildlife viewing platforms and benches to enjoy the views.  An Ecocenter led by the non‐profit group Environmental Volunteers will be having their grand opening in early summer 2012.    The Preserve also includes the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course, the Palo Alto Airport, the Baylands Athletic Center, the Palo Alto Regional Water Control Plant, and the former landfills of the Palo Alto Recycling Center (future extension of Bixby Park). 

 

Restrooms: Total (number): 1  Accessible (number): 1 

Parking and Staging: General Spaces (number): 30‐plus Accessible Parking Spaces (number): 4 Duration (hours):No limit Loading/Unloading Area: Yes Rigging/Staging Area: Yes Distance to Launch from Parking Area (feet): 80 Restrictions: The rules state that only hand‐carried, non‐motorized boats may launch from the facility, wading and 

Facilities: Overnight: No Boat Washing: Yes Picnic Tables: Yes Benches: Yes BBQ: Yes Boat Storage: No 

Proximity to Other Launch and Destination Sites: The closest sites are Ravenswood (SM2) and Alviso Marina County Park (SC2) 

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swimming is prohibited, and dogs must be on leash.  Facility is to be used at one's own risk, and users are warned to consult tide charts due to shallow waters and return at least three hours before low tide.

 

Current and Expected User Groups Kayak: Yes  Canoe: Yes Windsurfer: Yes  Outrigger Canoe:  Kiteboard: Yes  Sculling:  Whaleboat:   Rowboat/Dinghy: Yes Other: Yes   Notes: Also sailboats                                    Gangway and dock at low tide 

Notes Related to ADA Accessibility:  During extreme low tides, persons with disabilities may have difficulty reaching the dock due to the slope of the gangway.  This information is displayed on a sign located next to the pier.  It is highly unlikely that any user would access the site during an extreme low tide due to mud and very shallow conditions. There is an accessible portable restroom and there are four accessible parking spaces. The dock, gangway, and pier are described in more detail in the attached accessibility form. Public Transportation:  The Palo Alto E shuttle bus comes to the very edge of the Baylands (the closest stop is a flat 1 ¼ ‐ mile walk away, at the intersection of Embarcadero Road and Geng Road). From there it is easy to access trains and busses serving the entire Bay Area. The site is also on the Bay Trail.  

 

Use of Site (Boating and Non‐Boating) and Existing and Planned Management:  The Preserve is open from 8 am to sunset daily. The Preserve attracts a wide variety of visitors and is very popular for bird watching year round.   The site is maintained by the City of Palo Alto and three full‐time rangers patrol the Preserve, although their schedule is staggered and there may be only one person on duty.  The most frequent boaters using the site are windsurfers, followed by canoes and kayakers.  The City sponsors recreation programs and canoe trips, and two‐week‐long recreational camps that focus on Bay ecology.    The trashcans located near the pier are checked daily and are emptied when they are half or more full.  There are no boat storage facilities. Any proposals for boat sotrage must go through the City of Palo Alto Park and Recreation Commission and the Architectural Review Board.  There are no conflicts between different boaters at this time, but if the use increases there is the potential for conflicts to occur. 

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Safety and Security:  Boaters need to be aware of the tides as the site can become muddy or very shallow during low tides and may become stranded.  Boaters should also carry maps so they do not get lost.  The site also can be very windy in the afternoon.  There is a ranger station on the Preserve and the rangers have canoes that can be used to assist the Coast Guard with rescues.  Visitors should always first call 911 in case of an emergency.  Boaters should also be aware that there is seasonal hunting allowed during the state defined hunting season on nearby lands (Mountain View and Alviso) within four miles.  The Water Trail sign will alert users of this and provide a website address to find out current information.     

Wildlife and Habitat Considerations:  The site is an important stop‐over or destination for the Pacific Flyway and for resident birds.  Refer to the attached seasonal bird map produced by the City  of Palo Alto showing the main locations of bird hotspots.   Two harbor seal haul‐outs are located within four miles of the launch site:  Newark Slough, which is a pupping site; and Calaveras Point, which is a secondary haul‐out.    Boat users need to be sensitive to wildlife, high tide refugia, and marsh habitat, observe buffer distances, and not land in any location besides the Sailing Station, including Hooks Island, located across from the Sailing Station.  Additionally, there are areas located nearby where a boater who lands inappropriately could disturb nesting Western burrowing owls (Mountain View) or Western snowy plovers (Alviso or Ravenswood).  The City of Palo Alto Municipal Code prohibits trampling vegetation and/or harassing wildlife and non‐permitted activities in the marsh constitute violations and are subject to fines of $1,000 or more.  Nearby lands owned by the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge also prohibit unauthorized entry into marshes. Rangers have not had problems with boaters landing in the marshes, with the exception of emergencies where someone had to make an unauthorized landing.  Most of the problems within the Preserve with people entering the marsh have been photographers who enter from the road.  

Education, Outreach, and Stewardship, Including Signage:  The Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center has displays on Bay ecology. The City of Palo Alto website showcases “Nature Notes,” which are downloadable nature notes about wildlife and other items of interest found within the Palo Alto Baylands.  The non‐profit Environmental Volunteers, in partnership with the City of Palo Alto, will soon open an environmental education center with hands‐on learning about environmental stewardship (Summer 2012).  The Water Trail will develop a sign at the trailhead that will emphasize the need to avoid disturbing rafting waterfowl, California clapper rail habitat, and California harbor seals. The sign will include buffer distances when required, and will emphasize not to paddle/sail/row directly toward wildlife, and the need to not land in marshes, especially during high tide.  More detailed information about avoiding all these species, the importance of marsh habitat and high tide refugia, and more detail on ways to view seals without causing a disturbance and what to do in the event of encountering an injured seal, will be included in the website. See attached EIR evaluation form for more details about wildlife information to be provided at site.  The Water Trail sign will also alert users that hunting exists within four miles of the site and will have a website for people to find specific information on hunting in the area.  

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Other Existing or Anticipated Water Trail‐related Issues and Opportunities:  There is an opportunity to update the sign located at the pier, and perhaps combine it with a Water Trail sign.  The City is investigating resurfacing the dock.  The City is open to exploring the feasibility of adding boat storage to this location.  

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        High tide (looking west)            Gangway and dock 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Low tide (looking west)                 Bench 

Summary of Environmental Review (Water Trail Final EIR) for

Palo Alto Sailing Station Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Recreation References: WT FEIR text. Also, see maps for hunting locations.

Palo Alto Baylands is located within four miles of areas currently open to hunting at least part of the year. Designation of Palo Alto Sailing Station will not increase facility size, increase facility use beyond its capacity, encourage motor boat use, or preclude existing recreational activities.

Signage at the trailhead location will include language that alerts non-motorized small boat (NMSB) users that hunting exists within four (4) miles and will include a website to find specific hunting information. There are no immediate plans to modify existing facilities for the Water Trail (WT). The design of any future WT-related changes would need to avoid recreational user conflict.

Navigational and Personal Safety References: WT FEIR text and Figures 3.4.2-1 and 3.4.2-2.

At low tide the launch site becomes very shallow and/or muddy. Users need to be aware of tides and should also have a map to avoid being stranded and/or lost. Palo Alto Sailing Station is located in the South Bay and is not located near ferry boats and commercial shipping channels.

There is currently a low tide advisory on the sign at the trailhead with up-to-date tide charts posted on the same sign. Other WT outreach materials will include safety information about tides and how to avoid getting stranded in the mud. The Palo Alto Police Department phone number is on the sign, although users should call 911 or use a radio in an emergency.

Aesthetics The launch site is located within the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve.

There are currently no plans for alterations at the site. The WT sign may be consolidated with the current Palo Alto Sailing Station Sign. The new sign will be designed to be aesthetic, following the guidelines of the City of Palo Alto and the WT.

Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology- Vegetation References: WT FEIR text and Table 3.7.2-1 and Table 3.7.2-2.

The marsh area between the launch site and San Francisquito Creek is one of the last untouched marshes in the Bay Area. The two special status plant species with the potential to be found in the vicinity are: Centromadia parryi ssp. Congdonii (Congdon’s tarplant) – low potential for occurrence; and Spartina foliosa (Pacific cordgrass, California cordgrass) – very high potential for occurrence. The invasive plant species with the potential to occur in the area include: Carpobrotus edulis x chilensis (Iceplant), Elytrigia pontica (Russian wheatgrass), Lepidium latifolium (Broadleaf pepperweed), Piptatherum mileaceum (Smilo grass), Salsola soda (Mediterranean saltwort), and Spartina alterniflora x foliosa (hybrid cordgrass).

There is a boat wash area located in the parking lot, next to the pier. The boat wash can help prevent the spread of invasive species. The WT website will explain how WT users can help prevent the spread of invasive species using boat rinses. The sign will emphasize that unauthorized landings in the marsh are prohibited. The City of Palo Alto prohibits trampling vegetation and/or harassing wildlife, subject to a $1,000 or more fine. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prohibit entry into marshes year-round. Other WT outreach materials will provide more detail on the effects of unauthorized landings that may trample wetland vegetation and reinforce that this is prohibited. City of Palo Alto staff have had very few incidents with NMSBs landing inappropriately. Will continue to monitor and if evidence of trampling occurs, take feasible actions to discourage.

Biology – Rafting Waterfowl References: WT FEIR text. Also, see Baylands Hotspots map for reference.

The site gives users access to areas where rafting waterfowl may congregate in the South Bay.

Signage will emphasize importance of keeping a distance of 250 meters (820 ft) from rafting waterfowl and avoiding paddling/sailing/rowing directly toward them. Other WT educational materials will also have this information, but will include more details.

Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology – California clapper rail and California black rail and high tide refugia References: WT FEIR text, Figure 3.8.2-2. Also see Baylands Hotspots map for reference.

The site is located near California clapper rail and California black rail habitat, including channels and other areas rails would use for high tide refugia.

Signage will emphasize importance of not entering marsh, of keeping a 50-foot buffer from rail habitat (i.e. not entering channels less than 100-feet wide), ways for boaters to avoid impacting rail species, importance of avoiding high tide refugia, and will state that landing in marshes is prohibited. Other WT educational materials will include discussion of California clapper rails and California black rails, including pertinent laws, habitat, importance of avoiding nesting habitat and high tide refugia, keeping buffer distances, and not entering vegetated marshes supporting rails.

Biology – Nesting black-necked stilts and American avocets References: Baylands Hotspots map for reference.

Nesting stilts and avocets in the Preserve are located in areas inaccessible to boaters.

WT outreach materials with include information about how to not disturb nesting birds. This site does not need specific information about black-necked stilts and American avocets because of where they are located.

Biology – Nesting wading birds, nesting Western snowy plovers and nesting Western burrowing owls References: WT FEIR text, Annotated Atlas and Implications for the Conservation of Heron and Egret Nesting Colonies in the San Francisco Bay Area

There is a black- crowned night heron and snowy egret rookery located on the Preserve, although it is in an area inaccessible to boaters. Other rookeries exist within 4 miles of the site. Nesting Western burrowing owls are found in Mountain view and nesting Western snowy plovers are found in Alviso and Ravenswood. Boaters would impact these species if they made an unauthorized landing in sensitive habitat.

Signage will emphasize importance of not landing in unauthorized location. The WT website will provide buffer distances (200m (656ft) for nesting wading birds, 200m (656ft) for snowy plovers, and 75m (246ft) for burrowing owls), information about these species, and ways to avoid disturbance.

Resource Area Impacts Analysis Notes Biology – Harbor Seals References: WT FEIR text, Figure 3.9.2-1, and Tables 3.9.5-1 and 3.9.5-2

Two harbor seal haul-outs are located within four miles of the launch site. Newark Slough, which is a pupping site, and Calaveras Point, which is a secondary haul-out.

Signage will notify boaters not to land on seal haul-out and pupping sites and to observe a 100m (328ft) buffer August – February and 150m (492ft)buffer March – July. Additionally, the sign will emphasize not to paddle/sail/row directly toward them. Other WT outreach materials will provide more detail about how to view seals without causing a disturbance (for example, use binoculars) and what to do in the event of encountering an injured seal.

Biology - Sensitive Species References: WT FEIR text, Figure 3.8.2-3, Personal Communication with Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge biologist (5/21/12).

California least terns are shown in Figure 3.8.2-3 as having habitat located near the Preserve. Personal communication with Cheryl Strong, Wildlife Biologist, USFWS, confirmed California least terns do not breed near the site.

WT educational materials will include information about avoiding disturbance to California least terns.

Cultural Resources

No WT-related construction is planned at this time. NMSB users are not allowed to land in adjacent wetland habitat, potentially disturbing cultural artifacts.

WT educational materials will include information about avoiding disturbance to cultural artifacts.

Hydrology No WT-related construction is planned at this time.

Transportation, Circulation, and Parking

There is a large parking lot with ample parking.

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Site Information Name of Site Palo Alto Sailing Station Date of Evaluation March 22, 2012 Evaluated by: Galli Basson, Water Trail Planner, ABAG Notes________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

Parking __4__ Number of accessible parking spaces (total) __1__ Number of van accessible parking spaces __N/A Distance of unloading zone to accessible parking __N/A_ Distance of unloading zone to end of pier Gravel parking lot Nature of accessible parking area surface (paved, gravel, dirt etc.) Notes_Two spots are located near the portable restroom and two are located near the pier. No designated unloading zone but it is possible to unload at pier entrance. Restrooms and Accessible Routes __Y__ (Y or N) Public Restrooms __Y__ (Y or N) Accessible Restroom __Y__ (Y or N) Unisex or Family Restrooms Surface material & distance from: 80 feet to pier___________ >100 feet______________ 50 feet ____________ parking space to launch site parking space to restrooms parking space to other facilities (i.e. boatwash) _>100 feet_____________ 45 feet__________________ Launch site to restroom Launch site to other facilities (i.e. boatwash) Notes: Portable restroom located over 100 feet from launch site on the other side of the parking lot. There are two separate ADA parking spots located next to the portable restroom in addition to the two ADA parking spots near the pier. Restrooms are also available at the Nature Center

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via St. Francis Drive

Adobe Creek Undercrossing (Seasonal) Open April 15-October 15

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Adobe Creek Loop Trail 5.6 miles/ 2-3 hours. Bay views, bird life, converted landfill. Easy, flat terrain; trail mostly on bayside gravel levees and pavement.

Boardwalk Trail .2 mile (one way)15 min. Best area to view California clapper rail, Easy, flat terrain; mixed terrain trail bed includes gravel levee and wood boardwalk.

Duck Pond Loop Trail .7 miles10-15 min. Dogs prohibited. Easy, flat terrain; crushed oyster shell and decomposed granite trail bed; no obstacles.

Renzel Trail .9 mile/20-25 min. Trail passes along the Emily Renzel Wetlands and connects the Adobe Creek Loop Trail with the San Francisquito Creek Trail. Easy, flat terrain; paved.

Marsh Front Trail 1.0 miles25-30 min. Descriptive natural history panels. Easy, flat terrain; crushed oyster shell and decomposed granite trail bed; no obstacles.

San Francisquito Creek Trail 3.2 miles/1-21/2 hours. Easy, flat terrain, can be extremely muddy during rainy season. Mixed terrain trail bed includes decomposed granite, crushed oyster shell, paved sections.

Hilltop Trails 1.0 mile/ 10-30 min.Bay views, wildlife, wildflowers, landfill conversion process. Hilly terrain/trails are steep in places. Trail bed is decomposed granite and crushed oyster shell.

ACCESS INFORMATION

• Open to the public 8 am to sunset, every day.

• Dogs permitted on leash unless posted.

• Please do not feed wildlife.

• Park in designated parking areas.

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San Francisquito Creek Trail

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Gravel/Boardwalk Trail

Paved Roadway

Mileage Markers

Ranger Station

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Picnic Area

Drinking Water

Restrooms

Public Phone

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WinteringDucks

NestingBlack Crowned

Night Heron& Snowy Egret

Nesting Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets

Cliff orBarn SwallowsCalifornia

ClapperRail

WinteringShorebirds

(low tide)

WinteringDucks

Black Skimmers Forster’s Tern

AmericanWhite Pelicans

HOTSPOTS LEGEND

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

Multi-season:Summer/FallFall/WinterFall/Winter/Spring