We secured a spot at the new Dumbarton Quarry campground in Fremont, CA for 10 whole days! We wanted to spend some quality time with friends and family in the area and this was the perfect location.
This is a great campground, 2 years old with full amenities, having been rennovated from an old quarry which excavated rock base since the 1950s. It’s the first urban campground built in the SF Bay area in over 30 years, and it’s adjacent to the terrific Coyote Hills park with tons of hiking and biking trails.
Hiking around the park led me to peaks overlooking these salt evaporation ponds and the entire southern part of the San Francisco Bay. For a campground right on the highway and within spitting distance of both SFO and Oakland’s airport, it was fairly quiet.
We saw tons of wildlife - the ground squirrels drove Mack bonkers! The rabbits came out at night, along with the owl. Lots of birds chirped all day long. The East Bay Park District has planted drought-resistant trees and shrubs including my favorite hardy rosemary.
I spent a day with my cousin, her daughter and my aunt and uncle at the nearby Ardenwood Historic Farm. The farm has been continuously working since the late 1800s, and on this day, the staff dressed in period costume and gave a fun tour. We fed the chickens and the goats and sheep corn which was grown on-site.
Can’t wait for our next East Bay trip!
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