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Nearest Campground Sunol Wilderness has 4 drive-in campsites, but they are closed through at least 2016 while the Calaveras Reservoir is undergoing improvements. Check with the park for current information.

Additional Information ebparks.org/parks/sunol

Calaveras Reservoir is visible in the distance.

Highlight Shorebird paradise

Distance 2.5 miles

Total Elevation Gain/Loss 400'/400'

Hiking Time 1–2 hours

Recommended Maps Coyote Hills Regional Park by East Bay Regional Park District, USGS 7.5-min. San Leandro

Best Times December–May

Agency Coyote Hills Regional Park, East Bay Regional Park District

A GRASSY SWELL IN the flatlands, Coyote Hills exists almost in the center of south San Francisco Bay. Protected marshlands enhance the unique perspective and offer a rich assortment of wildlife.

For thousands of years, the Ohlone Indians occupied the region around Coyote Hills, harvesting oysters, clams, mussels, cockles, and abalone from the extensive Bay mudflats; salmon, seals, seal lions, sea otters, and sturgeon from the water; and deer, elk, antelope, and rabbit from the surrounding hills. Using tule reeds from the vast marshlands, they constructed small boats for paddling in the bay. We know all this because four substantial middens still exist in Coyote Hills Regional Park. Middens—also referred to as shell mounds—are large piles of accumulated debris, the “kitchen wastes” of the Ohlone. Shells, bones, trinkets, and other discarded materials forming these large piles have shed a great deal of light on the Ohlone lifestyle.