Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Union City

Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area

Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area

Lakefront park offering water activities. Lakefront park offers 471 acres of space for picnicking, swimming, fishing & non-motorized boating.

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park

Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park

Spacious preserve with trails & a garden. Expansive park featuring trails, a creek, gardens & farm animals, plus a seasonal barn center.

Ardenwood Historic Farm

Ardenwood Historic Farm

Living museum with horse-powered farming. A working farm with a train & crops grown using historic methods, plus volunteers in period attire.

Garin Regional Park

Garin Regional Park

Hills, fields, streams & farming history. This natural area with hills, fields & streams houses a seasonal visitor center on ranching history.

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Picnicking, hiking & biking trails. 1,266 acres of rolling hills for picnicking, bird-watching, biking, hiking & nature exploration.

Aqua Adventure Water Park

Aqua Adventure Water Park

Family-friendly waterslides & pools. Recreational facility featuring waterslides, pools, swimming lessons & an on-site eatery.

Mount Eden Park

Mount Eden Park

Park with sports fields & picnic areas. Community park featuring picnic shelters & a playground, plus baseball, basketball & tennis.

Sulphur Creek Nature Center

Sulphur Creek Nature Center

Wildlife rehabilitations & education. This wildlife rehabilitation facility offers educational programs & a discovery center for kids.

Don Castro Regional Recreation Area

Don Castro Regional Recreation Area

Wildlife, trails & a lagoon for swimming. 101-acre park featuring a lagoon with swimming & fishing, plus wildlife & waterfront trails.

Rhino Adventure Gear

Rhino Adventure Gear

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Alviso Adobe Community Park

Alviso Adobe Community Park

Interpretive park with historic home. Park with an original adobe house & reproduced historic buildings offering kids' camps & programs.

Hayward Regional Shoreline

Hayward Regional Shoreline

Vast wetlands park home to nesting birds. Spacious wetlands park boasting gravelled, shoreline trails known for birdwatching & jogging.

Mission Peak Trail Head

Mission Peak Trail Head

Hilly hiking area with scenic views. Open space featuring a steep hiking trail with sweeping valley & bay views from the summit.

Eagle Spring Backpack Camp

Eagle Spring Backpack Camp

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Mission Peak Regional Preserve

Mission Peak Regional Preserve

3,000 mountain acres for recreation. Vast mountain preserve popular for biking, hiking, horseback riding, R/C flying and hang-gliding.

Lake Chabot Regional Park

Lake Chabot Regional Park

Scenic park for hikes, boating & fishing. Parkland featuring a 315-acre reservoir for canoeing & fishing, plus trails, picnic areas & a cafe.

Lake Chabot Marina & Café

Lake Chabot Marina & Café

Lakeside spot for breakfast & sandwiches. This casual place overlooking the lake serves classic breakfasts, sandwiches, burgers & salads.

East Bay Regional Park District - Public Safety

East Bay Regional Park District - Public Safety

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Bonaire Park

Bonaire Park

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Bedwell Bayfront Park

Bedwell Bayfront Park

Oceanside park with trails & fields. Large bayside park with expansive open spaces for flying kites & several hiking trails.

Anthony Chabot Family Campground

Anthony Chabot Family Campground

Campground with tent, RV & group sites. Campground in Anthony Chabot Regional Park offering a variety of tent, RV & group sites.

Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

Lakefront park with swimming & fishing. An 80-acre lake draws crowds to this park with areas for swimming, fishing, boating & picnicking.

Shoreline Lake Boathouse

Shoreline Lake Boathouse

Scenic wildlife & recreation area. Scenic spot for bird-watching, biking, running & other recreational activities.

Shoreline Park

Shoreline Park

Park with a golf course, lake & trails. Park with a golf course, a lake with boat rentals, walking/biking trails & a Victorian house museum.

Lost Ridge Group Camp

Lost Ridge Group Camp

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Chabot Park

Chabot Park

Disc golf, fishing & forested hikes. Leafy nature area with a big lake, hiking trails & a disc golf course, popular for fishing & biking.

Sunol Regional Wilderness

Sunol Regional Wilderness

Park with hiking trails & a scenic gorge. 6,859-acre park with varied terrain & a scenic gorge for hiking, a visitor center & more.

San Ramon Athan Downs

San Ramon Athan Downs

Park with playground & sports fields. Kid-friendly 20-acre park including a playground, picnic areas, fields & sports courts.

Anthony Chabot Regional Park

Anthony Chabot Regional Park

Hiking, camping & an equestrian center. Huge, 3,304-acre park offering hiking & biking trails, plus a campground & an equestrian center.

Knowland Park

Knowland Park

Undeveloped area with diverse wildlife. This open, largely undeveloped park is the habitat for many native plants & animals.

Sunol Backpack Camp

Sunol Backpack Camp

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Oak View Backpack Camp

Oak View Backpack Camp

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Stars Rest Backpack Camp

Stars Rest Backpack Camp

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Ed R. Levin County Park

Ed R. Levin County Park

Extensive trails, a dog park & more. Vast, natural retreat featuring 19 miles of trails, an off-leash dog park, a golf course & more.

Hawks Nest Backpack Camp

Hawks Nest Backpack Camp

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Sky Camp Backpack Camp

Sky Camp Backpack Camp

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Twin Pines Park

Twin Pines Park

Green space with a creek & picnic areas. This small, scenic neighborhood park features a creek, a playground, picnic areas & a rec center.

Seal Point Park

Seal Point Park

Bayfront windsurfing area with dog park. Waterfront area featuring windsurfing, a biking trail, dog park & outdoor classrooms led by rangers.

Stulsaft Park

Stulsaft Park

Trails, playground, picnics & water fun. A 42-acre park featuring wooded trails as well as a playground, summer water feature & picnic area.

Redwood Grove Nature Preserve

Redwood Grove Nature Preserve

Redwood forest with a boardwalk. This 6-acre Redwood forest features a boardwalk, observation decks, picnic tables & a rose garden.

Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve

Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve

Wilderness with trails & remote areas. 5,000+ acres of wilderness with a trail system & remote areas for hikers & horseback riders.

Coyote Point Recreation Area

Coyote Point Recreation Area

Large playground, trails & picnic areas. Bayside park offering a sizable playground with 6 slides, as well as trails & picnic areas.

Waterdog Lake & Open Space

Waterdog Lake & Open Space

Park with several trails & a small lake. This hilly green park surrounding a small lake has trails of varying lengths, some of them steep.

Penitencia Creek Park

Penitencia Creek Park

Green with a pond, trail & ball fields. Rolling green park with a central pond & a walking trail, plus baseball & softball fields & a track.

Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve

Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve

Preserve with canyon & ridge hikes. Dog-friendly preserve offering 366 acres of open space, with hiking trails through canyons & ridges.

San Mateo Central Park

San Mateo Central Park

Japanese gardens & an ice-skating rink. Vibrant, 16-acre park featuring Japanese gardens, a mini train ride, playground & ice-skating rink.

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