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Stewarts Point State Marine Reserve (SMR) and Stewarts Point State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) are two adjoining marine protected areas that extend offshore from about a mile south of Black Point to Fisk Mill Cove, in Sonoma County on California ’s north central coast. The marine protected areas cover 25.22 square miles (65.3 km 2 ).
Lake Sonoma is a reservoir west of Cloverdale in northern Sonoma County, California, created by the construction of Warm Springs Dam. The lake provides water for countywide growth and development, and for recreation. At full capacity, it has 50 miles (80 km) of shoreline, a surface area of more than 2,700 acres (11 km 2), [3] and holds 381,000 ...
Salt Point State Park is a state park in Sonoma County, California, United States.The park covers 6,000 acres (2,428 ha) on the coast of Northern California, with 20 miles (32 km) of hiking trails and over 6 miles (9.7 km) of a rough rocky coastline including Salt Point which protrudes into the Pacific Ocean.
Gerstle Cove. Gerstle Cove State Marine Reserve (SMR) is a marine protected area that lies onshore from Salt Point State Park, within the Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area, in Sonoma County on California ’s north central coast. The marine protected area covers 0.1 square miles. Gerstle Cove SMR prohibits the take of all living resources.
Del Mar Landing State Marine Reserve (SMR) is a marine protected area that lies onshore, about 2 miles (3 km) south of the town of Gualala and 3.5 miles north of Sea Ranch in Sonoma County on California ’s north central coast. The marine protected area covers 0.22 square miles (0.57 km 2 ). Del Mar Landing SMR prohibits injuring, damaging, or ...
History. "Dutch Bill" Howard (born 1823) was a Danish seaman who jumped ship at San Francisco Bay in 1849 and started a new life as a homesteader near the source of this creek. In the 1870s, the North Pacific Coast Railroad was built through the valley. In return for donating right-of-way to the railroad, Howard received a lifetime railway pass ...
Coordinates: 38.2969°N 123.0012°W. Estero Americano State Marine Recreational Management Area (SMRMA) is a marine protected area in the United States that splits Sonoma and Marin counties on California ’s north central coast. The marine protected area covers 0.15 square miles. Estero Americano SMRMA prohibits the take of all living marine ...
Point Arena is a peninsula that extends 0.5 miles (800 m) into the Pacific Ocean and is the site of the Point Arena Light. These marine protected areas encompass Arena Rock, which lies offshore. The SMR is onshore and the SMCA is offshore. Manchester State Beach begins just north of Point Arena and extends for five miles and Schooner Gulch ...