Sunol Regional Wilderness

Sunol Regional Wilderness encompasses 6,859 acres of natural terrain with oak woodlands, grasslands, and chaparral along Alameda Creek in Northern California.

The East Bay Regional Park District established this protected area in 1962, transforming former ranch lands where Native Americans once processed acorns using bedrock mortars.

The park's Visitor Center maintains an herbarium containing over 600 plant specimens and provides educational programs about local flora and fauna throughout the year.

Entrance fees are $5 on weekends and holidays, and visitors need to bring their own drinking water as none is available within the park boundaries.

The park houses one of the largest breeding populations of golden eagles in the region, which hunt California ground squirrels across the grasslands.

Location: California

Inception: 1962

Operator: East Bay Regional Park District

Website: https://ebparks.org/parks/sunol

GPS coordinates: 37.51018,-121.82855

Latest update: May 20, 2025 23:49