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Unincorporated community in California, United States
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Sunol is in Alameda County in California. In a valley that marks the beginning of the beautiful Niles Canyon, Sunol is small yet worth visiting if you are in the Tri-Valley region of California.
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Geary Road Staging Area
Large wilderness between Del Valle Regional Park and Mission Peak. It is characterized by chaparral, as well as rock formations and oak forests.
Welsh Road Staging Areas
Dominated by McGuire Peaks, the northern part of Sunol Regional Wilderness includes excellent views of San Antonio Reservoir.
Sunol Water Tower
All tourists will want to see some of California's infamous waterworks and the surprisingly attractive Water Temple is the closest exemplar.
The starting point of the Niles Canyon Railway, the railway office also functions as a museum.
A dog statue along Sunol Main Street.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, the Niles Canyon Railway is a heritage railroad that runs between Sunol to Niles in the Niles Canyon.
Italian-American restaurant.
Winery in Kilkare Woods region to the north of Sunol
Winery near Sheridan Road to the south of Sunol
Boarding location for horses. Includes pastureland and other things necessary to keep horses for a short period of time.
Nursery in southern Sunol
Nursery along Niles Canyon Road near I-680 in the southeast of Sunol
Nursery along Calaveras Road near I-680 east of Sunol
Pottery store for nursery materials near Sunol
Nursery location near Sunol
Sunol is south of Pleasanton, near the I-680 and east of Fremont on California Route 84 (CA-84).
Read in the guideCalifornia Route 84 goes along the southern side of Sunol. There is a three-way intersection and freeway off-ramp for Sunol Main Street. From Sunol Main Street is a turning off to Kilkare and Foothill Roads.
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