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F Welcome to Vargas Plateau P O A P L le O O a T M s H A a IL R K n L I E L t K o R Between 1993 and 1996, the Park District purchased S A n O R Vargas Plateau R R Year Dedicated: 2016 Acres: 1,249 A O E i some of the Vargas and Tavares land, and added the d D A R g Highlights: Hiking, biking, equestrian trails, bird- D O e A Rose and Comcast properties in 2010, bringing the total D R e Regional Park watching, Bay Area Ridge Trail, panoramic views. g acreage to 1,249 acres . P a r WILDLIFE This parkland has a diverse array of wild- k Fremont, Newark, Union City life habitats typical of the inner coast ranges, including grassland, seasonal wetlands, stock ponds, perennial and 84 SUNOL D A ephemeral drainages, northern coastal scrublands, and O R N oak woodlands, with some low rock outcrops. YO N A Vargas C Plateau The parkland provides an important ridgetop link S MORRISON E IL Regional CANYON ROAD between ridgeline parks to the north and south (Garin, N Park Pleasanton Ridge, Mission Peak, Sunol). This makes it an important corridor connecting habitats for threatened 680 This regional park, opened in 2017, provides species, allowing genetic mixing between populations 238 VARGAS ROAD magnificent views from its setting in the Fremont Hills. and encouraging their recovery. MISSION BL. The plateau rises quickly and steeply from the bay The ponds in Vargas Plateau provide habitat for N North plain to an elevation 1,000 feet above the streets several special-status species, including the threatened STEVENSOBL.
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