A longtime community organization and nonprofit, Point Isabel Dog Owners and Friends (PIDO), is active in the maintenance and improvement of the park.

The United States Postal Service operates a large bulk mail facility adjacent to what is now Point Isabel Regional Shoreline.

Other small areas of North Point Isabel have been fenced off either because they tested positive for lead or zinc or to prevent further erosion of the clay cap and edges of the landfill.

A few years ago it underwent some US $500,000 worth of capital improvements, including new irrigation systems and turf, foxtail removal, trail repavement, picnic sites and café seating.

That was funded by a portion of US $225 million collected by Measure AA (1998)[4] Point Isabel regularly makes the list of the top best places in the U.S. to walk dogs off-leash.

From their dock at Point Isabel they ferried cattle, hides, and beef to Mission Dolores and then to booming San Francisco during and after the Gold Rush.

The remains of Laci Peterson washed up at Point Isabel in 2003,[6] and those of her unborn son, Connor, were found a short distance north along the shoreline.

[8] The northern shore of the park against Hoffman Channel was formerly a sandy beach and has been modified from its original state by leveling and in-filling of the surrounding mudflats, tidal flats and other wetlands.

[1]Point Isabel features two businesses aimed at visitors: Mudpuppy's Tub and Scrub, which is a dog grooming retail store and outlet, and the Sit & Stay Café, which offers hot and cold drinks and light food.

[10] The park offers striking panoramic views of Marin County mountains, San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bicycling is not allowed inside Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, but bikes can loop around the fenced park on a spur of the Bay Trail.

[12] The park was served by AC Transit's 25 bus line, which linked it to the El Cerrito Plaza BART station and Downtown Berkeley.

[10]) When off-leash access to North Point Isabel was in jeopardy during the creation of what is now McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in 2002, PIDO collected 20,000 signatures to preserve multi-use recreation.

When the City of Richmond planned to rezone the Point Isabel promontory some years later to allow a Kohl's department store on Rydin Road and fast-food restaurants, PIDO joined forces with neighborhood groups and environmentalists to preserve and protect the area.