Shelter Cove, Pacifica

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For the community in Humboldt County, California, see Shelter Cove, California.

Shelter Cove is a seventeen acre beach neighborhood at the southerly edge of Pacifica, California consisting of seventeen quaint rental cottages owned by Arno Rohloff since July 1997.[1] Historically it was a recreational beach and popular San Francisco tourist destination–Shelter Cove was a picnic day stop along the Ocean Shore Railroad during its heyday, and later through the Prohibition Era up until the 1940's.[2] A restaurant and bar, the Clipper Ship, operated at Shelter Cove for many years during this period. Ever since the access road washed out during a 1983 storm, this neighborhood and beach is accessible only by footpath or boat.[1] Public access to the Shelter Cove beach from this road and footpath was closed in 1975.[3]

The Shelter Cove beach has recently been a center of attention as result of a public beach access prescriptive easement complaint lodged with the California Coastal Commission.[4] On March 19, 2008 the City of Pacifica filed a court action to force the maintenance of the footpath and hillside from risk of landslide.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c City of Pacifica Shelter Cove access lawsuit. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
  2. ^ Lafayette, Lenore. Shelter Cove The Early Years. Los Altos, Calif: Cherry Orchard Books, 1997. ISBN 0966177991
  3. ^ Hunter, Chris, and Bill Drake. Images of America Pacifica. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Pub, 2002
  4. ^ Julia Scott (November 26, 2007). Beach may be reclaimed for public use. InsideBayArea.com.

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