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Downtown Fremont area - Hayward Fault Tour
Map showing the location of the Hayward Fault in the Fremont Central Park area.
Map showing the Hayward Fault in the Fremont Central Park area
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What to look for What to look for: Fremont experienced very strong shaking in the 1868 earthquake. Fremont Central Park area offers a good view of a variety of offset street curbs, fractures in pavement, scarps, and sag ponds that have formed along the trace of the Hayward Fault.

Access Options

BART BART: Cracks in the pavement of the parking area at the Fremont BART station are a result of creep along the Hayward Fault. All locations along this route are within walking distance from the Bart Station.

AC Transit AC Transit: The AC Transit line #218 connects to the Fremont BART station and runs past Fremont Central Park. (See www.511.org for details of bus schedules).

Bike Bike: All sites are easily accessible by bicycle.

Hike Hike: Total walking distance from the Fremont BART Station to all locations on this field trip would be about 2 miles.

wheelchair Wheelchair access:
The fault locations in Fremont Central Park on Sailway Drive and at the intersections of Rockett Drive and Baylis Street are easily accessible by wheelchair. The latter two locations are from a parking area on the opposite side of Paseo Padre Parkway.

car Happy green car with friends Car: All locations are easily accessible by car.
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Tule PondOffset curbs on Sailway DriveFault scarp on Baylis StreetDriveHetch Hetchy water mains #1 and #2Fremont BART Station