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China Camp State Park Village

China Camp State Park Village

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China Camp State Park Village

Name: China Camp State Park Village
Rating: 2

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Location: Santa Venetia, Marin County, California, United States

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1. Presidio Promenade – Golden Gate Bridge loop from Duboce Avenue & Noe Street

90.4km

04:23

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2. Albany Bulb – China Camp State Park Village loop from Emeryville

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03:52

360m

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3. Lagoon Park in San Rafael – China Camp State Park Village loop from Marin Civic Center

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380m

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Zachary

February 6, 2025

The park pays homage to a 19th-century fishing village of Chinese immigrants who harvested shrimp from the bay. Much of the village has been preserved, and for a couple bucks you can pay to enter and explore the old town and pier.

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January 31, 2017

China Camp park is nestled along the shore of the San Pablo Bay. The road through the park offers beautiful views of the waterfront, an extensive intertidal salt marsh, meadows, and oak habitats. There is a variety of wildlife, including deer, squirrels, coyote, fox, bats, and birds.
A Chinese shrimp-fishing village thrived on this site in the 1850s to 1900. Nearly 500 people, originally from Canton, China, lived in the village. In its heyday, there were three general stores, a marine supply store and a barber shop. Fishermen by trade in their native country, they gravitated to the work they knew best. Over 90% of the shrimp they netted were dried and shipped to China or Chinese communities throughout the US. The museum at China Camp Village helps tell the story of these hardy shrimp fishermen. Frank Quan, the last descendant living & operating the store and shrimp fishing here, and who was a piece of living history, passed away aged 90 last summer (2016). parks.ca.gov/?page_id=466
A Trail Day Pass is $3 per person/biker, and a Parking+Trail Pass is $5 per vehicle, which includes trail access for all people in the vehicle (or $60/year). For events and info see friendsofchinacamp.org

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Location: Santa Venetia, Marin County, California, United States

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China Camp State Park Village

1. Presidio Promenade – Golden Gate Bridge loop from Duboce Avenue & Noe Street

2. Albany Bulb – China Camp State Park Village loop from Emeryville

3. Lagoon Park in San Rafael – China Camp State Park Village loop from Marin Civic Center

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