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Live where you Play – Discovery Bay

Located in a rural setting at the eastern edge of Contra Costa County, Discovery Bay offers residents and their guests many luxuries and amenities commensurate with a destination resort. Discovery Bay has a population of over 16,000, many of whom live on the water or on the golf course. Most waterfront homes have docks and boats with access to over 1,000 miles of navigable waterways on the Sacramento River Delta and to San Francisco Bay. Discovery Bay is host to a yacht club, a country club, an athletic/racket club and a large marina. Above all, Discovery Bay is the perfect setting for an unlimited amount of fun, great golf, tennis or boating and many memorable times with old friends… and new friends.

The Discovery Bay Yacht Club is considered to be one of the most desirable private yacht clubs in Northern California.

Our golf course and Country Club is widely considered to be one of the best in northern California. Many golfers that are competing on the high school, college, and professional level call Discovery Bay home.

Discovery Bay is, without question, a place for active people, and attracts quite extraordinary people to live in its community. Accomplished past and present residents include an Olympic champion ice skater, an Olympic woman bobsledder, professional football players, mountain climbers, champion barefoot and high speed water-skiers, sailors, skydivers, tri-athletes, professional fishermen, motocross racers, and an Indy Car driver, to name a few.

If you are considering moving to Discovery Bay, call me at 925-234-0856 or email me at [email protected] for more information about the area and the available homes for sale in the area.

1772   Spanish Explorers travel through East Contra Costa

1820   Trappers arrive in search of beaver, mink and otter

1900-1966 The Winhold’s and Baird’s of Stockton owned Byron Tract and     reclaimed it for farming

1912   Reclamation District #800 was formed to build and control the levy system in order to reclaim what was then swampland

1966   The land was purchased by U.S. Plywood

1967   U.S. Plywood and Bixland Inc. propose to the county planning commission a development named Riverlake. The project was later renamed Discovery Bay.

1969   William Baldwin buys the project.

1970   The first lot was sold for $12,000

1972   A major radio ad campaign in launched staring Andy Devine saying “If I could be a kid again…” (Do I relate with that!) Also that year, the first home was built.

1975   With 100 homes, the Discovery Bay Property Association is formed.

1976   Discovery Bay Yacht Club is formed

1977   Ken Hoffman Buys the project.

1978   Hoffman builds models on upper Willow Lake and sells homes for $68,950 and the Discovery Bay Inn opens at the entrance to Discovery Bay. (I miss that place!)

1980   The official census reports 1,297 residents in 639 homes.

1981   Jim Plunkett is the honored guest at the opening of the new Discovery Bay Marina.

1986   The Discovery Bay Country Club opens on July 4th. Bill & Verna Clark are the first residents of the gated community. That’s Bill’s story and he’s sticking to it.

1987   The Discovery Bay Yacht Club moves from the boardwalk to the new clubhouse.

1989   Discovery Bay’s population swings dramatically from weekenders to 75% primary residents. Also the Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce is formed.

1992   The Discovery Bay Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) is formed

1997   The Discovery Bay Community Services District is formed, taking control of water and sewer facilities.

2000   The “Town of Discovery Bay” is registered with the State of California.

2001   The U.S. Post Office opens the Discovery Bay Station.

2001   The first of almost 2,000 new homes is built in “Discovery Bay West”.

2003   The Sandy Cove Shopping Center is opened bringing shops, restaurants, a bank and most importantly a Safeway to Discovery Bay.

2006   The Lakeview Business Plaza opens at the entrance to Discovery Bay, brnging upscale dining establishments, a spa, and several in demand services including the best Real Estate office in town.