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

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park began as the 1,626-acre Dry Creek Ranch, owned by Edith, Mildred, and Jeanette Meyers, three Alameda sisters active in local charities, who donated the land to the Park District in 1979. Together with neighboring Garin Regional Park, another former 19th-century ranch, it forms more than 5,800 acres of open space, with trails through narrow valleys and rolling hills with views across the Bay Area.

The Meyers Cottage and its restored two-acre garden, home to nearly 200 native and exotic plants, sit at the end of May Road off Mission Boulevard in Union City. The Park District plans to open the cottage for events and a small visitor center. The neighboring iris garden usually opens for about two months each spring, Thursday through Sunday. The May Road lot doubles as the southern trailhead and has disabled-accessible parking.

Gate hours start at 8 a.m. and close as late as 9 p.m. in midsummer or 6 p.m. in winter. Parking is $5 per vehicle when the kiosk is staffed, $5 per trailered vehicle, and $25 per bus.

Based on Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park official information, checked Oct 15, 2026.

Know before you go

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park covers 1,675 acres in Union City, Alameda County. 9 named trails add up to about 12.2 miles inside the park; the longest is High Ridge Loop Trail at 4.4 miles, and High Ridge Loop Trail has the most up and down (about 1,923 feet). Mapped trails range from 127 to 1,173 feet in elevation. OpenStreetMap shows 1 parking area, including Dry Creek Pioneer Staging Area, plus 1 restroom and 1 drinking fountain. The closest mapped bus stop is Mission Boulevard & Whipple Road (routes 99, 801), about 140 feet from the park.

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

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

How trail figures are measured

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

Stops within a quarter mile of Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park; confirm times with the transit agency.

Compared with nearby parks

Among the 45 other parks in this guide within 10 miles, Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park is number 3 of 46 by size at 1,675 acres. 3 nearby parks have more mapped trail mileage than its 12.2 miles.

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