Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

Park

Plan with 8 source-backed facts, 3 related records, and explicit uncertainty.

Plan a visit

Requirements and current conditions

Fire policy

Recorded for: Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

Open fires
No
Barbecues
No
Gas stoves allowed only at
  • Alameda Grove
  • School Camp
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-09-20 to No end bound

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-wilderness-regional-preserve

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Structured directly from the identified live page section.

    The page states that Shady Glen Trail is currently closed, updated September 20, 2026; prohibits open fires and barbecues of any type; permits gas-fueled stoves only at Alameda Grove and School Camp; and says visitors must bring drinking water because no drinking water is available in the park.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof live source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Shady Glen Trail Closure
    • No Open Fires or Barbecues
    • Overview

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Water contact allowed

Recorded for: Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

No
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-wilderness-regional-preserve

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Structured directly from the identified live page section.

    The page prohibits swimming or wading in Alameda Creek or elsewhere in Sunol, identifies a reservation-only Sunol Backpack Area, and describes the Ohlone Wilderness Trail as part of Sunol recreation.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof live source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Attractions
    • Sunol Backpack Area
    • Ohlone Wilderness Trail

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Getting there

Visitor access profile

Recorded for: Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

Address
1895 Geary Road, Sunol, CA
Parking fee weekends holidays usd
5
Public transit
No
Visitor center public wifi
Yes
Seasonal gate hours published
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-wilderness-regional-preserve

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Structured directly from the identified live page section.

    The live Sunol park page publishes seasonal park hours, weekend and holiday parking fees, the 1895 Geary Road address, public WiFi at the Visitor Center, and no public transit to the park.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof live source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Hours
    • Fees
    • Address
    • Internet & Cellular Access
    • Public Transit

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Routes and geography

Trail closure

Recorded for: Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

Trail
Shady Glen Trail
Status
closed
Updated on
2026-09-20
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-09-20 to No end bound

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-wilderness-regional-preserve

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Structured directly from the identified live page section.

    The page states that Shady Glen Trail is currently closed, updated September 20, 2026; prohibits open fires and barbecues of any type; permits gas-fueled stoves only at Alameda Grove and School Camp; and says visitors must bring drinking water because no drinking water is available in the park.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof live source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Shady Glen Trail Closure
    • No Open Fires or Barbecues
    • Overview

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Facilities and services

Drinking water available

Recorded for: Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

No
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-wilderness-regional-preserve

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Structured directly from the identified live page section.

    The page states that Shady Glen Trail is currently closed, updated September 20, 2026; prohibits open fires and barbecues of any type; permits gas-fueled stoves only at Alameda Grove and School Camp; and says visitors must bring drinking water because no drinking water is available in the park.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof live source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Shady Glen Trail Closure
    • No Open Fires or Barbecues
    • Overview

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Site inventory

Recorded for: Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

Sites
  • camp-ohlone-map-backpack
  • camp-ohlone-map-high-valley-group
Season
year round
Minimum advance business days
5
Reservation channel
phone
Sunol backpack permit required
Yes
Dogs allowed overnight
No
Campfires allowed
No
High valley hike in miles
1.0
High valley access
steep
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-backpack-camp, scope-sunol-high-valley-group-camp

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Official Sunol visitor material directly identifies both camps and their booking, permit, access, fire, and dog constraints.

    Sunol Backpack Camp and High Valley Group Camp are open year-round by advance phone reservation at least five business days ahead. An Ohlone Wilderness Trail Permit is required at Sunol Backpack Camp. Dogs are not permitted overnight and campfires are prohibited. High Valley is a steep one-mile hike from the visitor center.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof official source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-22T00:00:00-07:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Sunol Backpack Area and High Valley Group Camp

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

More planning facts

Cell reception

Recorded for: Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

may be spotty
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-wilderness-regional-preserve

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Structured directly from the identified live page section.

    The rendered rules allow up to three consecutive nights for an Ohlone Wilderness Trail hike; prohibit campfires and charcoal barbecues while allowing camp stoves; prohibit dogs overnight at Mission Peak, Sunol, and Ohlone Trail sites; prohibit alcohol; require one backpack site maximum per party per date; and warn that cell reception may be spotty.

    Publisher
    ReserveAmerica / East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof live Chrome source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: ReserveAmerica / East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Additional Information

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Managed land boundary geometry

Recorded for: Sunol Wilderness Regional Preserve

Boundary geometry snapshot
Feature ids
  • ebrpd:118
  • ebrpd:119
Path
geometry/v0/snapshots/ebrpd-managed-land-boundaries-20260924.geojson
Sha256
4e6558956f4f397816d719ff87554289e08dd495314b2d57c83d1634f083e3e5
Boundary type
managed land status polygons
Coordinate precision decimal degrees
5
Coordinate reference system
EPSG:4326
Navigation grade
No
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

No claim spatial scope recorded.

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Supports the selected source polygons and their retained boundary semantics.

    EBRPD's open-data layer reports the selected current managed-land polygons; parkland and landbank status remain separate.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-24T22:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • geometry/v0/snapshots/ebrpd-managed-land-boundaries-20260924.geojson

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Explore related places

Places and facilities (2)

Routes and related places (1)

Before you go

These open questions need confirmation; Wayproof does not fill them with guesses.

Are Shady Glen Trail and Sunol fire restrictions unchanged for the planned trip date?

The park page publishes these as current operational conditions, so they require a live pre-trip recheck.

Open question. Linked evidence does not resolve this gap.

Fire policy

Open fires
No
Barbecues
No
Gas stoves allowed only at
  • Alameda Grove
  • School Camp
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-09-20 to No end bound

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-wilderness-regional-preserve

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Structured directly from the identified live page section.

    The page states that Shady Glen Trail is currently closed, updated September 20, 2026; prohibits open fires and barbecues of any type; permits gas-fueled stoves only at Alameda Grove and School Camp; and says visitors must bring drinking water because no drinking water is available in the park.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof live source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Shady Glen Trail Closure
    • No Open Fires or Barbecues
    • Overview

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Trail closure

Trail
Shady Glen Trail
Status
closed
Updated on
2026-09-20
Evidence and sources (1)

Claim effective interval: 2026-09-20 to No end bound

Spatial scope IDs: scope-sunol-wilderness-regional-preserve

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Evidence notes: Structured directly from the identified live page section.

    The page states that Shady Glen Trail is currently closed, updated September 20, 2026; prohibits open fires and barbecues of any type; permits gas-fueled stoves only at Alameda Grove and School Camp; and says visitors must bring drinking water because no drinking water is available in the park.

    Publisher
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Observer / attribution
    Wayproof live source review
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: East Bay Regional Park District

    Recorded artifact references
    • Shady Glen Trail Closure
    • No Open Fires or Barbecues
    • Overview

    References are not a confirmation of current availability.

Sources, evidence, and history

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Evidence for 8 published claims
Published ChangeSet history

Canonical data is historical evidence, not a guarantee of current conditions. Recheck volatile facts before travel.