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SF BAY AREA DAY TRIP ADVENTURE
Summit Mount Diablo, Hike The Mary Bowerman Trail Loop, And Identify Bay Area Landmarks
Continuing with our views of the Bay Area, we head over to Mt. Diablo to get a central view of the entire Bay Area.
This is part of a series of family-oriented day trip outings around the San Francisco Bay Area I look forward to enjoying once social distancing isn’t the norm any longer.
Mount Diablo is one of those peaks you see from nearly everywhere in the Bay Area. For the longest time, I thought it was the tallest in the Bay Area. It’s the 8th highest summit though, with Mt. Hamilton coming in first. I think because it’s so central and there isn’t anything around it, Mount Diablo really makes its presence known.
Getting up to the summit can be a tricky drive. The roads are good (much better than the drive up to Mt. Hamilton), but it’s a favorite ride for many bikers which can make the drive tricky. Be patient. Day use entry fee is $6 (at the time of writing) and parking can be tricky on a nice day. Be sure to bring some water with you if you go hiking, you are high enough that you’ll need more than you think.
