On a tip from the East Bay Regional Park calendar for 2018,
my husband and I visited the nearby Garin Regional Park in Hayward, California
(close to the Hayward Japanese Garden we visited in 2011). It was a cool
afternoon, but the sun was out after (what felt like) weeks of cold dark
weather!
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| Garin Regional Park |
Garin and Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks are neighboring
parks in Hayward. Garin, a 3,168-acre park in Hayward, was established in 1968.
The Garin Red Barn Visitor Center was closed, but a small wedding party showed up
for a photoshoot.
We enjoyed a stroll around Jordan Pond (naturally reproducing largemouth bass, bluegill, and sunfish, and periodically stocked with channel catfish), and spent little time watching American Coots (with their very odd feet) feeding by the pond and experimenting with my new selfie stick (and trying not to be obnoxious).
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| Red Barn Visitor Center at Garin Regional Park |
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| Tree-lined path |
We enjoyed a stroll around Jordan Pond (naturally reproducing largemouth bass, bluegill, and sunfish, and periodically stocked with channel catfish), and spent little time watching American Coots (with their very odd feet) feeding by the pond and experimenting with my new selfie stick (and trying not to be obnoxious).
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| Jordon Pond |
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| Fishing pier on Jordon Pond |
Quite a few family parties were in progress at reservable
picnic spots, and we saw hikers and a horse and rider heading up into the
hills, green with recent rains. There was quite a bit of water in Jordan Creek.
We were in a canyon, so didn't have much of a view, but the Ridge loop trail would provide grand views of the Bay. We'll save that for another visit, as well as the Dry Creek Garden and Meyers Cottage down the road. My husband and I enjoyed our outing on a beautiful winter day; we are so fortunate to have these pockets of nature so close to us here in the San Francisco Bay Area for exercise and retreat!
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| Green hills at Garin Regional Park |
We were in a canyon, so didn't have much of a view, but the Ridge loop trail would provide grand views of the Bay. We'll save that for another visit, as well as the Dry Creek Garden and Meyers Cottage down the road. My husband and I enjoyed our outing on a beautiful winter day; we are so fortunate to have these pockets of nature so close to us here in the San Francisco Bay Area for exercise and retreat!
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