Look around you and you will find two magnificent parkland areas--Garin and Dry Creek Pioneer regional parks.
Dublin Hills Regional Park spans approximately 654 acres within an undeveloped open space corridor consisting of the main ridge that connects Donlon Point on the Park's southern boundary to Wiedemann Hill located on the adjacent private property to the north, interspersed with steep-sloped canyons
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is an ecological jewel.
Hayward Regional Shoreline consists of 1,841 acres of salt, fresh, and brackish water marshes, seasonal wetlands, and public trails.
Five Canyons Open Space in Castro Valley has more than 300 acres of open space and five miles of trails, including a vital segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail, a nine-county ridgeline trail circling the San Francisco Bay Region.
Located along Oakland’s waterfront at the foot of the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, this regional shoreline provides spectacular vistas of the San Francisco Bay and city skylines.
Next to Las Trampas on Bollinger Canyon Road is 100-acre Little Hills Ranch
A pristine wooded canyon is protected in this 290-acre parkland near Merritt College in Oakland. Restoration is in progress along Rifle Range Creek along Leona Trail to reduce erosion and protect the riparian ecosystem.
The Park District continually works to remove bootleg trails and restore the natural beauty of the hillside near the Mission Peak summit, where it’s been eroded over the years due to hikers leaving the designated trail.