Garin Regional Park is a regional park

Regional park

Regional park is a term used for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreational use or other reason, and under the administration of a form of local government.-Definition:...

 located in Hayward, California

Hayward, California

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, that is part of the East Bay Regional Parks

East Bay Regional Park District

The East Bay Regional Park District is a special district operating in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area...

 system. It shares a contiguous border with sister park Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park is a regional park located in Hayward, California, sharing a contiguous border with sister park Garin Regional Park. It is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system.-External links:*...

"Ukraina Honcharenko", the former homestead of Ukrainian

Ukraine

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 political émigré Agapius Honcharenko

Agapius Honcharenko

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 and a California Historical Landmark

California Historical Landmark

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, is located in the park.

The park is situated behind the California State University, East Bay

California State University, East Bay

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 campus, and extends south, sharing a border with Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. Summits in the park reach as high as 1,500 feet. Among the maintained trails, Garin Regional Park features several fenced off abandoned trails, some of which lead deep into the forest.

The park is used by the Hayward Area Athletic League as a high-school cross-country course. It is considered the home course of Moreau Catholic High School

Moreau Catholic High School

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. Due to the hilly nature of the course race times are generally slower on this course than comparable distances elsewhere. The 2 and 3 mile trails that are used climb the hills at the front of the park. The entire San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay

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can be viewed from the hills.

External links

• Garin/Dry Creek Regional Park official web page

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