Located in a tucked-away ravine with vibes best described as post-apocalyptic charm, Point San Pablo Harbor can sometimes feel like visiting the end of the world.

But for a one-of-a-kind day trip it’s hard to beat. There’s rugged beauty and warm-water swimming, friendly locals and equally friendly goats. A restaurant provides lovely open-air dining and right next door is perhaps the coolest new waterside bar in the Bay Area.

To reach the Harbor, as it’s known, take the last exit before the southern end of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and cruise carefully down a road of sharp turns and blind corners. After a few minutes the roadway disgorges into a pincer-shaped cove in Richmond where roughly three dozen people reside on floating homes and live-aboard boats. It’s like a snow-globe versi

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