Eagle Rock

Excellent beginners hike with STUNNING views of the southern Bay Area. There is ample free parking at the base of the trail. Restrooms and picnic, BBQ areas as well. Park rangers provide good security here. Details regarding the hike and viewpoint follow:

It’s approximately 3/4 of a mile uphill with a steep climb. Not too long but you’ll get a great leg workout going up. Once you arrive there is a view point with a looking glass. Plenty of red tailed hawks circling around. Very beautiful area. 1.5 miles round trip and if you want to extend your hike, when you come back down consider taking another one of the adjacent loops nearby. We turned this into a 5 mile hike and great workout.

Highly recommended!

Beautiful views of the trail. A few spots are great for taking pictures. There are some Eagles flying around the area. Definitely recommend.

Eagle Rock is about a 15 minute walk from the parking lot below. It offers great views of Silicon Valley. On a clear day, you can see into the San Francisco peninsula. It offers a nice break from the city.

Totally worth a short hike from any nearest (free) parking lot, nice San Jose view, even better with light clouds!
There are few benches to sit, rest and meditate. Not crowded place, especially on week days.

Very unique area and like the name and description suggest, you can see plenty of eagles circling this rock and it's awesome! It's quite a rare sight to behold in the bay area but it's a fantastic place to experience the sight.