Ed Levin County Park in Milpitas is a popular park with a lake, dog park, and hills. The most popular trail in this park is the Agua Caliente Trail -> Calera Creek Trail loop which is a 3.7 mile hike that starts at the Tularcitos trailhead near the dog park.
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Sabercat Creek
Sabercat Creek Trail is owned by the city of Fremont and is paved. It is a neighborhood park and the trail is mostly shaded. There are a variety of plants and houses you see on the way.
The Preserve
The Preserve is a short but hilly trail with easy access. There are nice views of the buildings and houses in Pleasanton and Dublin and in the springtime there are wildflowers.
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve is a great hike in Livermore which has easy to follow loop trails and no shade. If you want an easy to moderate hiking experience with less people, the best time to come is when its cool and cloudy.
Dragon Mountain
The name of this park intrigued me so I decided to go for a visit. There are no dragon statues but it is a neat Vietnamese Buddhist worship place on top of a hill. It has free parking, free shuttle service, and free vegetarian lunch on Sundays.
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is a beautiful regional park with a fishing pier and rocky beach. The trail is flat and good for walking any time of the year.
Coyote Hills Regional Park
Coyote Hills Regional Park is a very popular East Bay Regional Park located in Fremont. It has beautiful views of the Bay, the marshlands, and hills. There are a lot of trails to hike on and bike thru.
Mount Rainier National Park
Best time to go here is August, when the snow melts and the flowers bloom! There are five different areas of the park and the most popular are Sunrise and Paradise.
Beacon Rock State Park
Beacon Rock State Park features a 1.8 mile round trip hike up a huge rock with 52 switchbacks with guard rails all around. As a person with a slight fear of heights, this was not that scary or difficult.
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls is a 270 foot waterfall and can be seen at two different viewpoints. From the free parking lot you can cross the bridge and easily walk to the upper falls viewpoint.