The wilderness can be traversed only on foot or on horseback. EBRPD states that trail bicycles and motor vehicles are not allowed.[1]
The Ohlone Wilderness Trail passes through two areas that belong to the San Francisco Water Department. Trail users are warned that they must remain within the trail boundaries in these areas. Otherwise, they may be cited and fined for trespassing on SFWD property and potentially jeopardize public use of the corridors.[1]
History
Sunol-Ohlone Regional Wilderness, the predecessor to both Sunol and Ohlone Wildernesses, was opened in 1962 with an area of 6,858 acres (27.75 km2).[2] For generations, the land had been inhabited by Chochenyo languageOhlone-speaking Taunans. The first white settlers, Patrick and Mary Ann Geary, started a homestead here in the 1860s. In 1895, their son, Maurice Geary, built the house and barn that later became the Interpretive Offices and the Green Barn Visitors Center. The property was acquired by Willis Brinker in 1939.[2]
