to , of which are underwater. A large globe and anchor were kept at the Cadet School and remained during its time as the Junior College as a memorial; the anchor was later moved to a spot near the Marina. In 1974, a new Merchant Marine Memorial was installed at an overlook facing north from the Knoll; it was extensively restored and re-dedicated on December 2, 2011. Improvements included new stone walls, new plaques, a replacement eagle statue, and the addition of a section of chain and anchor, donated from a Victory ship of the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. Facilities Coyote Point is divided into three sub-areas: Peninsula Beach Shoreline, which occupies the flat western part of the park, extending east to the access road for the beach parking lot near the shooting range The Knoll & Eucalyptus Area, which is the elevated, forested bluff that occupies the central section of the park Coyote Point Marina and Shoreline Meadow/Marsh, which is the eastern portion that includes the marina, yacht club, and connects to the city of San Mateo's Shoreline Parks system to the south The park contains many trails for walking and bicycling, and includes sections of the San Francisco Bay Trail. The Tour de Peninsula bicycle race starts and ends within the park. In addition, there are many small picnic areas throughout the park, eight larger picnic areas available by registration, the Captains House Conference Facility, the Coyote Point Pistol and Rifle Range, CuriOdyssey, the Magic Mountain Playground and the Coyote Point Marina. There is a large parking lot on the Knoll, near the Captain's House and former site of the Castaway restaurant; before it was paved, it served as the football field for the College of San Mateo. Shooting range Quarrying for the shooting range began in 1961 and it was completed in 1962; the range was initially open to the public and was one of the first safety ranges approved by the National Rifle Association, but it later was limited to law enforcement personnel only. The range was operated by the county parks department until 1997, when it was turned over to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. It serves as the primary qualification and training facility for 24 law enforcement agencies. In 2017, a new indoor pistol training facility was completed using funds from private donors. The existing outdoor rifle range was refurbished in 2018 and