Ohlone Wilderness

Ohlone Wilderness is a regional park spanning nearly 10,000 acres across Alameda County with oak woodlands, grassy ridges, and seasonal wildflower displays. The landscape includes Rose Peak, a notable summit, and connects four separate preserves through an extensive trail network.

The land served as home to the Ohlone people for thousands of years, who lived off hunting and gathering across these territories. In modern times, it became protected as a regional park to preserve the landscape and provide public access to its natural features.

The name honors the Ohlone people who lived here for thousands of years as part of their homeland. Walking these trails today, visitors move through landscapes that sustained those communities long before modern settlement arrived.

Visitors need to arrange permits ahead of time, with one required per person aged 12 and older. The trails are well-marked overall, though weather and elevation changes can vary throughout the year.

The preserve protects herds of tule elk, a deer species once nearly extinct in this region, now thriving across the landscape. These animals graze alongside golden eagles, mountain lions, and bobcats, demonstrating the conservation work that makes such wildlife recovery possible.

Location: California

GPS coordinates: 37.50900,-121.86700

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:26