This park is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system in the East Bay area of California. "Once upon a time never comes again" — Photo Rennett Stowe from USA · CC BY 2.0

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park

Union City, Alameda County, CA

Parking$5 per vehicle

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DogsLeash in developed areas

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Hours8 a.m.; closing 6–9 p.m. by season

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Size: 1,675 acres Source
Managed by: East Bay Regional Park District

About Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park

A former 19th-century ranch in Union City that adjoins Garin Regional Park. Source

Garin /Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks are two adjoining parks from former 19th Century ranches. The Park District has preserved the history of the parks and expanded both over the years with ecologically and historically significant ridges, trails, and open spaces.

From the official park page · checked Oct 15, 2026

Facilities

Drinking Water
Restrooms

Facility details: OpenStreetMap

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park at a glance

PParking · 1: Dry Creek Pioneer Staging Area
WCRestrooms · 1
WDrinking water · 1
Named trails · 9

Outline: CPAD. Points and trail lines: OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Trails

Trail	Mapped length	Elevation	Surface & uses
High Ridge Loop Trail	4.4 mi	1,923 ft up & down140–1,173 ft	UnpavedBikesHorses
Tolman Peak Trail	1.9 mi	854 ft up & down194–1,072 ft	UnpavedBikesHorses
Meyers Ranch Trail	1.6 mi	635 ft up & down154–939 ft	BikesHorses
Pioneer Trail	1.2 mi	644 ft up & down241–659 ft	No bikesHorses
South Fork Trail	0.9 mi	535 ft up & down293–969 ft	UnpavedBikesHorsesNo bikes
F.D. 143	0.8 mi	511 ft up & down206–703 ft	BikesHorses
Gossip Rock Trail	0.7 mi	200 ft up & down1,007–1,125 ft	Unpaved
Dry Creek Trail	0.6 mi	108 ft up & down224–309 ft	UnpavedNo bikesHorses
May Trail	0.1 mi	25 ft up & down127–161 ft	UnpavedBikesHorses

Trail names and mapped lengths come from OpenStreetMap; lengths count only the part inside the park boundary. Up-and-down totals (climbing plus descent, one way) and elevation ranges are estimates from USGS 3DEP elevation (about 15 m grid) sampled along the mapped line. Use the official guide map for the route and current closures.

Getting to Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park by bus

Mission Boulevard & Whipple Road · Routes 99, 801 · 140 ft from the park
2nd Street & D Street · 330 ft from the park
Mission Boulevard & F Street · Routes 99, 801 · 930 ft from the park
2nd Street & F Street · 980 ft from the park

Bus stops within about a quarter mile of Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, mapped in OpenStreetMap. Check the transit agency for schedules.

Rules & reservations

Official park page

Dogs
Dogs must be leashed in parking lots, picnic areas, lawns, and other developed areas, and may be off leash under control in undeveloped open space (district rules). Source

Gate hours change through the year; check the posted schedule. Park curfew 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.