SF BAY AREA DAY TRIP ADVENTURE

Destination: Mission Peak, Fremont

Summit Mission Peak, visit the Sunol Water Temple, and explore Downtown Niles

This is part of a series of family-oriented day trip outings around the San Francisco Bay Area I look forward to enjoying with my kids once social distancing and shelter in place isn’t the norm any longer.

Mission Peak: IV by Basheer Tome

Destination: Mission Peak

1. Summit Mission Peak
2. Visit The Sunol Water Temple
3. Explore Downtown Niles
4. Bonus: Niles Canyon Railway, Aqua Adventure Water Park, and Quarry Lakes

Summit Mission Peak

• https://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission/

By Oleg Alexandrov — Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27982208

I’ve had this on my to-hike list for quite a while. From what I’ve read, it’s a strenuous hike, roughly 3 miles each way, with a summit over 2500 feet above sea level (elevation gain for the hike is around 2100 feet). I’ve also read that you should bring 2 liters of water per person (or animal) for the hike. Set aside approximately 5 hours to complete the…