Name: NEW: 9.5-mile Vargas Plateau exploration hike (Fremont) #BART
Start: 2024-12-14T08:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-12-14T12:00:00-08:00

**Vargas Plateau views are among the best in the Bay Area.** The views of the Bay and Hills are sumptuous. One can see Coyote Hills and Mission Peak nearby and from San Jose to San Francisco in the distance.

Hike distance is 9.5 miles RT. It has 1925' gain. Summit elevation is 1200'. Along the way there's a few vistas including **Vargas Plateau Vista**. There's also a **mysterious dead-end** that we'll explore and check out. Route also traverses the 2-mile **Bay Area Ridge Trail (BART)***,* the shortest BART segment. Lastly we'll explore an eroded **landslide** on a closed road for vehicles. We hike at a moderate pace.

One time, I saw a coyote and a bevy of quail during the day.

**Directions and Carpool:**

Meet at 8:00AM at the Vallejo Mill Elementary School. Park on the street and meet in the parking lot. I don't believe restrooms or water are available. Need a restroom, food or water last minute? Try Niles Donut or 7-11 at 38003 Mission Blvd, Fremont, both a mile away.

Folks on the Peninsula, SF & East Bay should carpool. Please list your carpool location AND time as an event comment.

For South Bay folks, you can meet to carpool at 7:30AM at:

Black Bear Diner Milpitas, 174 W Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas
Meet in the parking lot behind the diner next to the car wash

Then it's a 20 minute drive to the Meetup location:
**[https://maps.app.goo.gl/FdBxV5KaTBDF6F9U7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/FdBxV5KaTBDF6F9U7)**

**Costs:**

$5 gas money: Each passenger pays their driver if driver requests
free parking at Black Bear Diner and free street parking Vallejo Mill

**Estimated Time:**

Hike: 4-4.5 hours
SB carpool: 20 minutes each way

**RSVP Notes**

Please answer the RSVP questions. Update your RSVP 24+ hours before the event. Do not be late, No-Show, crash or come unprepared. No +1. Members only. Thank you for being a responsible participant.

**Websites:**

[https://www.ebparks.org/parks/vargas-plateau](https://www.ebparks.org/parks/vargas-plateau)

**Photos:**

[Vargas Plateau! Dec 2023 (PC: Ajaykumar A)](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/5/a/b/highres_517798795.webp)

[Group shot, Dec 2023 (PC: Ajaykumar A)](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/5/a/9/highres_517798793.webp)

[Have a seat Oye, Dec 2023 (PC: Stan)](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/e/e/1/highres_517816097.webp)

[Super sunset, Nov 2023 (PC: Ajaykumar A)](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/9/f/0/highres_517187600.webp)

[Francesca at Vargas Plateau, Jan 2021 (PC: Jojo V)](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/7/6/highres_494276182.webp)

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1) Meet at A] Black Bear Diner (best for South Bay peeps) or B] Vallejo Mill school? 2) Drive for carpool? What is your cell #? 

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