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A wonderful nearby hotel is The Rose Hotel, and whitewater paddling is great on Alameda Creek. Heron Pond is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, The Fair Park RV is a glorious local campground. Playing golf is lots of fun at Dublin Ranch Golf Course; there are plenty of people from San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara here at Heron Pond. For the duration of the summertime months, highs commonly are in the 70's at Heron Pond, and during the night it cools
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| | down to the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Heron Pond are in the 40's.
You're probably interested in lakes, Lake del Valle is one of those nearby; Tri Valley Inn and Suites is a brilliant place to get some rest. This lake is so wonderful. Get drenched paddling on Arroyo Mocho River, and if you've had enough of Heron Pond, San Antonio Reservoir is close by. The annual rainfall here at Heron Pond is about | |
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average; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
And if that's not enough, there's a load more to do right next door to Heron Pond. A good site
to camp here at Heron Pond is Vasco Mobile Home Park, and needless to say Cottonwood Creek flows through this area.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.66917
Longitude: -121.8431
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| | Whitewater Near Heron Pond:
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Alameda Creek, Alameda CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class III - 4.3 miles long (Sunol to Niles Junction Close to Fremont) |
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Arroyo Mocho River, Alameda CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class IV-V+ - 8 miles long (Above Waterfalls to Mines Road bridge) |
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Arroyo Hondo River, Santa Clara CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class V - 8 miles long (Kincaid Road to Calaveras Reservoir) |
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Calaveras Reservoir
 | The reservoir is very nice, but it's really too bad that you can't see it up close.... |
Arroyo Mocho River
| 12 miles away
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This is a seasonal creek, not a river. The picture below is from early April. The only possible way to kayak or raft this would be during or immediately after a major storm. And the brush on the creek banks would likely be your undoing. I've never heard of anyone ever kayaking this creek.
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Cherry Flat Reservoir
| 16 miles away
Did the same in early 60's, great fishing and wildlife spot. Followed inlet to some outstanding fishing! Great days!!...In the late 1960's and early 70 maybe 71 we use to sneak onto the property to fish. The fish were very nice size as this was posted property and may not be ventured to the lake. Great memories.... |
Carnegie Ohv State Recreation
 | 17 miles away
...d steep, rugged canyons. Riders will find a variety of terrain, including some extremely challenging hills. The park is home to a beautiful display of spring wildflowers. If you look closely you'll see animal life, including red-tailed hawks, golden eagles, black-tailed deer, coyotes, and bobcats.
There are 23 designated campsites and overflow camping available to the public. Carnegie is a great place to spend the night recovering from a hard day's riding and preparing for the next day. Camping is only $10. 00 per night per vehicle and is available on a first-come, first served basis. Call ahead during the winter riding season to make sure sites are available, as the campground fills early on weekends (925) 447-9027.
Campsites can have tents and RVs of any size and include a fire pit and a shade structure. Two bathrooms are available with water, toilets, and coin-operated showers. No RV hookups or dumping station are available. The water at Carnegie is potable, but you might want to bring extra drinking water.
Riding stops at dark and quiet time in the campground... |
Foothills Mobilodge and RV Park
| 17 miles away
BEST SPOT TO CAMP OVER NIGHT IN SAN JOSE.... |
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
 | 41 miles away
The phone numbers have changed since this page was posted.
For more information about Golden Gate National Recreation Area, please call (415) 561-4700.
For Alcatraz Tickets, please call (415) 981-ROCK [415. 981. 7625].
For Muir Woods National Monument, please call (415) 388-2595.
For the Cliff House, please call (415) 561-4323.
For Kirby Cove camping, please call 1-877-444-6777 or go to www.recreation.gov.
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Muir Woods National Monument
| 51 miles away
We want to use our GPS. WHAT is the address to place in it?... |
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