Nick's Cove, California

Nick's Cove is the site of a long-standing restaurant and vacation camp in Marin County, California.

[3] Croatian immigrants began settling in and around Marshall, California, a few miles south of what is now Nick's Cove, in 1900.

[4] In 1999, restaurant developer Pat Kuleto purchased the property in conjunction with chef Mark Franz.

[6] They encountered major environmental challenges as a stream flows beneath the restaurant's kitchen, and specimens of the California red-legged frog, a threatened species, were found on the site.

Saddled with the burden of $13 million in debt during a time of economic insecurity, the venture was unable to become profitable.

Restaurant interior in 2007 as designed by Pat Kuleto
Restaurant at Nick's Cove
The boat shack at Nick's Cove is at the end of a 400-foot pier.