San Leandro Bay Trails- June 2004
The area along the Bay north of the mouth of San Lorenzo Creek in San Leandro was once known as Roberts Landing. This was the site of Alameda County's first shipping venture. Captain William Roberts established the port in 1851 to take locally-grown hay, fruits, and vegetables across the Bay to San Francisco. Warehouses and docks were built here along the slough. Flat-bottomed two-masted scow scooners sailed in and out of the slough at high tide. Roberts Landing lasted until the 1870's. It was put out of business, like many other transportation ventures on the Bay, by the transcontinental railroad.
Explore some of the side trails along the way. If you stay until the end of the day, you can enjoy the sun setting over the Bay, with the skyline of San Francisco silhouetted on the horizon.
