Is Ohlone Wilderness open?

The remote and beautiful wilderness areas of the Ohlone Wilderness are accessible only through the Ohlone Wilderness Trail. The Ohlone Trail traverses 28 miles of mountains and canyons in southern Alameda County and is open to hikers and equestrians. Trail bicycles and motor vehicles are not permitted.

Are dogs allowed at Sunol Regional Wilderness?

Dogs must be on leash in the parking areas, picnic areas, lawns and developed areas. Dogs can be off-leash on most of the trails, as long as they are under voice control.

How long is Ohlone Trail?

28-mile
The Ohlone Regional Wilderness Trail (ORWT) is a 28-mile trail between Mission Peak Regional Preserve in Fremont and Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. It is a grueling backpack with over 8,000 feet cumulative elevation gain, and most people do it in two or three days.

How big is the Sunol wildereness Regional Preserve?

For the past century, however, the land known today as Sunol Wildereness Regional Preserve was used almost exclusively as ranch land. Under the East Bay Regional Park District’s multi-use land management policy, cattle continue to graze in the 6,859-acre wilderness.

When to go to the Sunol Regional Wilderness?

Went for the first time last Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Looks like a lot of trails (that were well groomed) to suit all types of hikers, but trails are poorly marked, particularly at the beginning. WAY too many screaming kids, and there was even one massive group that pulled a small cooler behind them on the trails!

How do you get to Sunol State Park?

To Reach The Park. From Fremont, drive north on I-680 and exit at Calaveras Road (near the town of Sunol.) Turn right at the exit onto Calaveras Road and proceed about four miles to a left turn onto Geary Road, which leads directly into the park.

Where are the hotels in the Sunol Wilderness?

Hotels near Dublin/PleasantonHotels near West Dublin/PleasantonHotels near Union CityHotels near South HaywardHotels near Fremont