Walkable waterfront area?

[PatanjaliTwist]

Originally Posted by HDL

Lake Merritt in Oakland

Lake Merritt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Way outside the area & not looking for lakefront, but cheers for the link!

[PatanjaliTwist]

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

The Bay does not end before reaching those towns, however, the land near the bay shore is marshlands and salt evaporators and only levee paths are accessible. The shore itself is often mudflats other than at high tide.

BayAH & Madhaus... Thank you for giving me a clearer view of the area! This is really helpful as I'm not sure the area is going to be what I'm looking for. I'll be happier either returning to San Diego (1st choice) or going further north to either Foster City or the SF Outer Sunset area (for something new).

Thanks again everyone for great info!!

[80skeys]

Originally Posted by PatanjaliTwist

You seem to have transitioned nicely & have a fair knowledge of the entire area. CO is a nice state if one is more into parks & trees than I will ever be (it's beach & bustling downtown for me & everything walkable)... but inland, above sea level dwelling (I still get nose bleeds, even with a humidifier) isn't for me.

We're enjoying living in CA much more than we did in Colorado, but part of the problem for us in Colorado was being in a small town, which isn't our cup of tea.

Here there's a lot more variety to choose from.

[PatanjaliTwist]

Originally Posted by 80skeys

We're enjoying living in CA much more than we did in Colorado, but part of the problem for us in Colorado was being in a small town, which isn't our cup of tea.

Here there's a lot more variety to choose from.

I completely understand.

Thank you everyone. All this info helped in my research. We're leaning more towards returning to San Diego but decided to at least see the SJ area before we settle. We'll drive from Denver to SJ, then down to La Jolla/downtown SD. If we fall in love with SJ, we're prepared to give it a try. Both of us have beach in our blood & have spent only a few years away from an ocean... not sure we could handle being too far inland. It's worth a look at any rate.

Can't wait... we've got 5-1/2 wks left, then it's happily back to sunny CA.

[tstieber]

South Bay has really limited waterfront options until you make the drive to Santa Cruz -- Marin County is where all the great waterfront is at!

[PatanjaliTwist]

Originally Posted by tstieber

South Bay has really limited waterfront options until you make the drive to Santa Cruz -- Marin County is where all the great waterfront is at!

Yes, Marin is beautiful.

[oldtrader]

If you want ocean waterfront, you have to go to where the ocean is. San Jose is an hour or so from the ocean, so there can be no beach front. There is simply no comparison between a bay like the San Francisco Bay, which has only one small passageway from the ocean, 50 miles from San Jose, and an open bay which is just an indentation from the ocean and in essence just part of the ocean.

[bigdumbgod]

Originally Posted by madhaus at burbed

was a time there were dock operations in Alviso (area along southernmost section of Bay). All silted up now, you can find boats stranded on the ground.

They reopened the Alviso Marina to boats with dredging and a new launch in June, 2010.