Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline is a park in San Leandro, California , part of the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD). It is located along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay directly to the south of Oakland International Airport . The property was originally used as a landfill for 37 years, until it was filled to capacity in 1977, when it was capped with a clay cover. EBRPD bought the property in 1980, intending to use it as a park.
21-527: The property now known as Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline was originally used as a landfill, but that operation closed in 1977. EBRPD bought the site in the early 1980s, intending to someday develop it into a park. Since then, the park district has imported clean soil to ensure that the former landfill would meet the requirements for adequate cap and surface drainage to minimize infiltration. Having done this, EBRPD has allowed passive recreational activities (such as "...dog walking, hiking, and picnicking while converting
42-458: A critical factor in course design, and are careful to minimize the danger of being hit by a flying disc while providing designs that create strategy in play and variety in shots for enjoyment. Holes are designed to require a range of different throws to challenge players with different strengths or particular skills. Many courses are central organizing points for local disc golf clubs, and some include shops selling disc golf equipment. More than 80% of
63-478: A given hole or a group of holes (usually 9 or 18). The game is played in about 40 countries and, as of April 26, 2023, there are 107,853 active members of the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) worldwide. Modern disc golf started in the early 1960s, but there is debate over who came up with the idea first. The consensus is that multiple groups of people played independently throughout
84-465: A new primary access and parking, formalization of the trail system, resource management, a bicycle skills area, a disc golf course, and a dedicated off-leash dog area. The MND analyzed the potentially significant environmental impacts that could result from implementation of the LUPA and adopted mitigation measures to ensure that environmental impacts remain at a less than significant level. The main entrance to
105-563: A water fountain along the route that also is accessible by dogs. The park contains the Oyster Bay Disc Golf course. This is an 18 hole course with two tee pads and two baskets, plus an alternate base to allow baskets to be moved, for every hole. The course provides unique views of San Francisco Bay and the city of San Francisco. 37°42′35″N 122°11′34″W / 37.709821°N 122.19274°W / 37.709821; -122.19274 Disc golf ‹The template Manual
126-432: Is being considered for merging .› Disc golf , also known as frisbee golf , is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target ; it is played using rules similar to golf . The sport is usually played on a course with 9 or 18 holes (baskets). Players complete a hole by throwing a disc from a tee pad or tee area toward a basket, throwing again from where the previous throw came to rest, until
147-600: Is paved from the Neptune Drive entrance to the Bill Lockyer bridge. According to Todd's article, dogs using paved trails (which applies to a segment of the Bay Area Trail and a nature walk), but unleashed dogs are allowed to use only unimproved and unpaved trails. Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Loop is a 4.6 miles (7.4 km) long trail in the park that can be used by dogs. It is rated good for all skill levels, and even has
168-518: The U.S. , adjoining Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens , is the location for many citywide celebrations , including Summer Solstice . It is also one of the city 's oldest parks . Occupying two blocks , Alameda Park is home to a gazebo as well as the 8,000-square-foot (740 m ) Kids World playground. It also has many rare trees . Set aside by a municipal ordinance on April 29, 1853, Plaza Alameda originally comprised blocks 88 and 89 between East Sola and East Victoria Streets, adjacent to
189-806: The 1960s. Students at Rice University in Houston, Texas, for example, held tournaments with trees as targets as early as 1964, and in the early 1960s, players in Pendleton King Park in Augusta, Georgia , would toss Frisbees into 50-gallon barrel trash cans designated as targets. In 1968 Frisbee Golf was also played in Alameda Park in Santa Barbara, California , by teenagers in the Anacapa and Sola street areas. Gazebos, water fountains, lamp posts, and trees were all part of
210-1084: The North American and European continents, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea have the most courses. There are disc golf courses on every continent, including 24 in Latin America, 8 in Africa, and one in Antarctica. Åland has been defined as the world's largest single disc golf park, with one course in each of the 16 municipalities of Åland. * indicates "Disc golf in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links. Alameda Park 34°25′44″N 119°42′20″W / 34.428839°N 119.705439°W / 34.428839; -119.705439 Alameda Park located in Santa Barbara , California , in
231-488: The Wackenreuder map as block 58 is the present day site of Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens . On March 15, 1868, an ordinance stated that blocks 73 and 74 should compose Plaza Alameda . In April of that year, block 88 was sold to Antonio Arrellanes and on July 13, block 89 was sold to Emanuel R. Den. Ordinance 47 hence revoked the dedication of blocks 88 and 89 for public use. In 1874, picket fences were installed around
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#1732858925545252-417: The basket is reached. The baskets are formed by wire with hanging chains above the basket, designed to catch the incoming discs, which then fall into the basket. Usually, the number of throws a player uses to reach each basket is tallied (often in relation to par ), and players seek to complete each hole in the lowest number of total throws. Par is the number of strokes an expert player is expected to make for
273-404: The course. This took place for several years and an Alameda Park collectors edition disc still exists, though rare, as few were made. Clifford Towne from this group went on to hold a National Time Aloft record. Ed Headrick , also known as "Steady" Ed Headrick, (June 28, 1924 – August 12, 2002) was an American toy inventor. He is most well known as the father of both the modern-day Frisbee and of
294-556: The courses listed on Disc Golf Course Review are listed as public and free to play. Three countries account for 85% of all disc golf courses worldwide: the United States (75%), Finland (7%) and Canada (3%). Other notable countries include Sweden and Estonia , which has the highest density of disc golf courses per km of dry land of any country and the second-highest number of courses per capita. Iceland and Finland have 150 and 111 courses per million inhabitants, respectively. Outside
315-641: The first disc golf company, the Disc Golf Association (DGA). The purpose of DGA was to manufacture discs and baskets and to formalize the sport. The first disc golf target was Ed's pole hole design which consisted of a pole sticking out of the ground. Most disc golf courses have 9 or 18 holes, and exceptions most often have holes in multiples of three. Courses with 6, 10, 12, 21, 24 or 27 holes are not uncommon. The PDGA recommends that courses average 200–400 ft (61–122 m) per hole, with holes no shorter than 100 ft (30 m). The longest holes in
336-416: The park was at the end of Neptune Boulevard, off of Marina Boulevard. As of 2014, EBRPD had begun construction of a second park entrance on Davis Street. There are seven non-reservable picnic areas along the multipurpose interior trails. The interior trails lead to a viewing site near the middle of the park that is marked by a sculpture named "Rising Wave. The 2 miles (3.2 km) long San Francisco Bay Trail
357-491: The plazas and trees were planted within the park; however it was quickly overrun by weeds. A Park Board was formed in the early 1880s. In 1888, a petition was granted to erect a band or music stand in the park to cost not less than $ 250, along with a tool house that would cost $ 250. In 1909, Charles Mulford Robinson stated that Alameda had a: "high order of merit." Parks Superintendent, Dr. Augustus Boyd Doremus (1842-1937) personally planted countless trees and shrubs for which
378-550: The site into parkland for the future development of active recreation areas such as disc golf and bicycle skills, and to provide parking within the park"). EBRPD's directors approved the Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA) adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline on December 17, 2013. LUPA guides, "... the future development of Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline including
399-454: The southeast of the park's present location (then codified as blocks 73 for the eastern plaza and 74 as the western plaza). However, an 1853 map of the City of Santa Barbara drawn by civil engineer Vitus Wackenreuder indicates six blocks as Garden de Alameda , which further include blocks 58 and 59 adjoining to the northwest between East Micheltorena and East Arrellaga Streets. What was indicated in
420-403: The sport and game of disc golf. In 1975, Headrick's tenure at Wham-O where he helped redesign the flying disc known as the frisbee ended, and ties between Headrick and Wham-O eventually split. Headrick left the company to start out on his own to focus all his efforts on his new interest, which he coined and trademarked "Disc Golf". In 1976, "Steady" Ed Headrick and his son Ken Headrick started
441-632: The world measure more than 1,500 ft (460 m) long. Course designers use trees, bushes, elevation changes, water hazards, and distance variation, along with out-of-bounds zones and mandatory flight paths (often referred to as "Mandos") to make each hole challenging and unique. Many courses include multiple tee positions or multiple target positions to cater to players of different ability levels. Most disc golf courses are built in more natural and less manicured environments than golf and require minimal maintenance, although some courses aim for pristine conditions. Professional course designers consider safety
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