# Fremont Peak State Park > Place to go for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Open year round; day use 8am to 30 minutes after sunset. - Where: Fremont Peak State Park, 10700 San Juan Canyon Rd, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 - Ages: All ages - Price: Vehicle Day Use: $6.00 per car; camping $25 per night (includes one car) - Schedule: Open year round; day use 8am to 30 minutes after sunset. - Organizer: California State Parks - Official page: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=564 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/fremont-peak-state-park--listing-8fe8b2b07f38ae1dfbb59c6d ## About Fremont Peak State Park crowns the Gavilan Range above San Juan Bautista, about 11 winding miles up San Juan Canyon Road (vehicles over 25 feet are not recommended). From its 3,169-foot peak, hiking trails through grassland and pine-and-oak woodland look out over Monterey Bay, the San Benito and Salinas valleys and the Santa Lucia Mountains east of Big Sur, and the woods are home to many birds and mammals. There are picnic facilities, 25 campsites and two large group sites. Dogs are not allowed on trails. 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