Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park
Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gossip Rock, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- East Bay Regional Park District
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gossip Rock: 0.4 mi
- Tolman Peak: 1.0 mi
- Garin Peak: 2.2 mi
- Vista Peak: 2.2 mi
- Sunol Peak: 4.6 mi
- Meyers Dry Creek Garden: 1.0 mi
- Niles: 3.2 mi
- Fishing Pier (boating, swimming, dogs not allowed): 3.4 mi
- iFLY Indoor Skydiving: 3.6 mi
- The Patterson House: 4.9 mi
- Iris Garden: 1.1 mi
- John Haley Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
- LEAF Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Environmentally Sustainable Garden: 3.1 mi
- El Rancho Verde Park: 1.2 mi
- Taper Park: 1.3 mi
- Decoto Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Willow Park: 1.7 mi
- Dry Creek Park: 1.7 mi
- Osprey: 2.8 mi
- Lampert Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 3.9 mi
- E-I-O Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum: 3.3 mi
- Niles Depot Museum: 3.3 mi
- C. E. Smith Museum of Anthropology: 3.5 mi
- Pacific Bus Museum: 3.9 mi
- Union City Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Armed Forces memorial plaque: 3.4 mi
- Vallejo Mill Ruins: 3.5 mi
- Flight 93 Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Shinn Historical Park and Arboretum: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Unity: 5.3 mi
- The Junction: 6.7 mi
- Mayor Bosco: 6.7 mi
- Conversation: 7.6 mi
- Turtle Statue: 8.3 mi
- Dublin Hills Regional Park: 6.4 mi
- Coyote Hills Regional Park: 6.8 mi
- Dougherty Hills Open Space: 8.6 mi
- Old Ranch Open Space: 9.2 mi
- Bishop Ranch Regional Open Space Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Eugene Spring: 7.7 mi
- McClure Spring: 10.5 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 16.4 mi
- Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 16.9 mi
- Sheepherder Spring: 16.9 mi
- Niles beach: 2.9 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.3 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 17.0 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 17.4 mi
- Russell City: 7.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 7.9 mi
- Drawbridge: 10.9 mi
- Lynn: 17.6 mi
- Acelanus: 22.9 mi
- Chab: 10.2 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 12.4 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- The Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Turtle Rock: 17.3 mi
- Tehan Falls: 5.2 mi
- Murietta Falls: 17.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 23.4 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 23.9 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 23.4 mi
- Quarters A: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | NNE 16° | 1,173 m | 18.8 mi |
| Rose Peak | ESE 116° | 1,163 m | 17.2 mi |
| Devil's Pulpit | NNE 16° | 1,110 m | 18.8 mi |
| Ransom Point | NNE 15° | 1,037 m | 19.0 mi |
| Monument Peak North | SE 139° | 800 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Allison | SE 139° | 793 m | 11.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | SE 141° | 776 m | 12.1 mi |
| Monument Peak Northwest | SE 141° | 775 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 55 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fremont, 5 mi away.
- California Newt93 obs
- Western Fence Lizard90 obs
- California buckeye78 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk75 obs
- California Ground Squirrel72 obs
- California poppy65 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk63 obs
- Western Bluebird63 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/838024232
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