Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) is the park management agency for most of the parks in the city of Hayward, California and environs. It was created in 1944[1] and is an independent special district under California law.[2] H.A.R.D. is the largest recreation district in California.[3] It manages parks in the bordering city of San Leandro, and the unincorporated regions of Castro Valley and San Lorenzo. It manages the park grounds for numerous schools in the region. Events and classes are scheduled and listed in a quarterly brochure.[4] The parks 2010-2011 budget was $24,383,637.[5]
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List of parks
This is a list of parks managed by H.A.R.D., by city or region, with indications of significant park features[6] beyond picnic and open areas, parking, ball courts, restrooms, etc.
Hayward
73 parks are operated in Hayward:[7]
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San Leandro
Two parks are operated in San Leandro:[16]
- Ashland Park
- community center building
- Hillcrest Knolls Park
- group picnic area
Castro Valley
Twenty parks are operated in Castro Valley:[17]
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Former parks
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San Lorenzo
Ten parks are operated in San Lorenzo:[24]
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Other sites
H.A.R.D. has partnered with the Hayward Area Historical Society to restore the Meek Mansion, and to manage the open space portions of the site.[26] The Hayward Area Shoreline Planning Agency, created in 1970, is a joint project of H.A.R.D., the East Bay Regional Parks District and the city of Hayward to protect shoreline resources from San Lorenzo Creek to New Alameda Creek on the border of Hayward and Fremont.[27]
Hayward parks not managed by HARD
Julio Bras Portuguese Centennial Park and Newman Park in downtown Hayward are not managed by HARD.
References
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