User:Blazn101/sandbox

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Kennedy Grove is a recreational area that contains a three-mile hike that loops around. It is an easy hike that has a maximum elevation of 760 feet. You can also reserve picnic areas; there are volleyball nets, playgrounds, horseshoe pits and much more. Bird watching is popular here because hawks are almost always spotted. Some hikers have reported seeing golden and bald eagles around the reservoir. Most of the trails are exposed to sun, there is more sun than shade. There is no camping aloud at this recreational area. To park there is a five-dollar parking fee and an extra two-dollar fee if there is a dog coming on the trip. Dogs have to be on the leash around the lawn but they are allowed off the leash in remote parts of the park. The park is open from 8 a.m. to dusk.

Trail location
The trail begins at the base of the San Pablo Dam and runs along the west shore of the San Pablo Reservoir, crosses over the San Pablo Dam Road. Then you hike along an eucalyptus forest and chaparral to the San Pablo Ridge. The beginning of the trail can be pretty noisy and dirty, and crossing the San Pablo Dam Road can be a little dangerous, but when the actual "climb" begins it is quiet and animals are more likely to be seen than other people.

History
Before this 222-acre park became an actually protected area it was home to wheat fields, the site of ranchos, and railroad stations for a railroad that ran from Oakland to Orinda and right through Richmond and Sobrante Hills. It was originally part of the 17,754-acre Rancho San Pablo. A man by the name of Francisco Castro took over this rancho in 1823, and the grove later became the Clancy Ranch. By 1886 the railroad had scheduled stops from the California and Nevada railroad at Laurel Glen and Frenchman's Curve. The picnic areas around the park are named after some of the railroad stops. The eucalyptus trees were planted at the park around 1910 to add more beauty to the park. This park was honored after the deceased President John F. Kennedy. The park opened on October 22, 1967, and the park is now owned and operated by the East Bay Regional Park District.

Wildlife
Along the hike there is the San Pablo Reservoir where you can partake in fishing. The reservoir is always filled with trout and catfish. This reservoir is recognized as the one of the finest fisheries in the East Bay. However a fishing license and EBMUD fishing permit is required. You can see flocks of ducks, shorebirds, geese, and white pelicans along the trails. Sometimes deer and bobcats can be sighted.There are also species like quail, dove, and wild turkeys. With predators that roam the skies such as eagles, owls, hawks, and ospreys.

Weather
The area surrounding San Pablo Dam tends to be warmer than it is in the city. The East Bay is warmer than the Peninsula. Temperatures vary from 50-90 degrees in the summer. Rainfall is very common and the highest occurrence is in the months of November-March, with little to no rainfall the rest of the year. The temperatures can get as low as 38 degrees in the winter months, and up to the high 80's in the summer months.