Nice large park located right next to an elementary school on Bay Farm Island in Alameda!!!…read more It has a large field that is for soccer, baseball, or whatever you want to do. Every time I come through here, somebody is doing something on that open field. There's also a play area and a place for picnics and barbecues. The restrooms are always clean and well stocked, and the grass is also maintained well. Just a great park all around!!!

This park is amazing!!! Loved coming here. It is well maintained and there are plenty of places to…read morepicnic or barbecue and enjoy family gatherings. It's also great for fishing and walking. The air smells fresh with a hint of pine trees. Parking is accessible and it's a great park all around. The park is over 900 sq ft. So there's plenty to see and do there. I would recommend it if you're looking for some place refreshing and relaxing.

Nice for soccer as well as baseball. The soccer fields are accommodating of beginners with six…read moresmaller fields and four of the next size up. They seem to have occasional issues getting the irrigation right. The baseball fields are classics with old school accoutrements.

Rittler Park was named after Otto Rittler, the City of Alameda's former  athletic director and…read moresuperintendent of recreation. Rittler Park is the first park created in the Alameda Southshore. Alameda's Southshore is a man-made landfill, which was developed in the 1950s-1960s. In the heart of the Southshore area, are 2 schools, and Rittler Park. It's level ground and there isn't alot of trees. Why? Because Rittler Park is also the multi-purpose sports complex for Lum and Wood schools. I graduated from both those schools. We spent PE classes on Rittler Park. Basketball, soccer, softball, running and volleyball. Later it became the home of Little League baseball. Rittler Park is the park of Southshore.

I love Open Spaces in Urban Areas!!!…read more This is a Small Neighborhood Park!! It's has a Basketball Court And a Kid Play Structure The Bad No. Restrooms Open Spaces are Good!!! This is a Baller On A Budget Approved Park!!! I keep my Pimp Hand Strong!!! Number # 34 On The Top # 50 List Of Yelp's Most Prolific Yelp Elites of 2025!!

Pros: This park is a great little neighborhood park. It's in a nice, quiet neighborhood and the…read moreplayground equipment has a lot to offer for different ages. It has swings, 4 slides of varying heights for different ages or courage levels. The play equipment has multiple levels and other interactive elements (like tic tac toe etc.). Below the main play structure there are fun features for smaller children. There are picnic tables right next to the playground, a short walking trail and a big grassy hill for open play. Cons: there is a mirror element and it gets blisteringly hot as the sun hits it (we were there from 9-10am) and my poor toddler touched it in her excitement of seeing her reflection! Ouch! There also isn't really any shade )unless you are playing below the structure), so it's pretty hot. Additional information: although this is a public park managed by HARD, it's right next to a private pool and clubhouse for the Columbia neighborhood that the park is in. There is a parking lot right next to the park, but it's only for people going to the pool and clubhouse (you will need to find street parking). There are large power lines going through this neighborhood and are next to the park. There is a very slight buzzing noise if you listen closely enough, but it quickly and easily gets drowned out by the sound of passing cars on the road next to the park. I would actually give this park a 4.5, but half stars are not an option. All in all, it's a very nice little park!

This Plaza, or park, which it seems most like to me, has been renovated very nicely!!…read more Located in Downtown Hayward, the renovation also included a section with some interesting history about this plaza!! The Hayward Heritage Plaza marks the location, on March 8, 1942, more than 600 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry boarded buses bound for a detention center across the bay. There is a large cylinder with all the names of the people who were taken from this location. As I was reading all this, there was a lady who came here and noticed me reading the history. She told me me her great grandparents names were on the cylinder here, and she comes here periodically to pay respects! She then thanked me for taking the time to read the history, it was a very humbling experience. It always amazes me the things you can come across if you just take a little extra time and actually notice things, all things, all the time!!

I was just finishing a late lunch at a Vietnamese bakery cafe called Le Paradis (review:…read morehttps://bit.ly/43zzkLp) when I saw this concrete plaza across the busy thoroughfare in Downtown Hayward. On the surface, the space looked like it was refurbished recently with plenty of foliage already established. It has historical significance as one of the main hubs for transporting Japanese-Americans to internment camps during WWII. However, I really couldn't stop to celebrate this commemoration because the area was overrun by caravans of homeless people who took up all the seating areas. In fact, I was harassed by a particularly aggressive derelict who screamed at me to leave. It brought an ironic postscript to the internment story, didn't it? Hopefully the city will address safety concerns to allow others to enjoy the park, but I won't hold my breath. RELATED - Exploring Hayward? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2UOvM6X

Review #295 - 2019…read more After dinner, we managed to get caught up in one of the worse commute traffic that I've been in in a long while. That doesn't really say much since I rarely leave my house during normal business hours. I decided to find a detour to kill some time because I knew that we could be sitting in that traffic for a good 1.5-2 hours, minimum. Such a terrible waste of time! We ended up at this park because it has a toddlers's playground for my 3-year old daughter and a basketball court for my son & his cousin. We showed up at around 6:15 PM on Tuesday, October 15th, and there were a lot of kids on the soccer field. I guess they were in the middle of soccer practice or a game. There was also a bunch of teenagers on the tennis court taking lessons. Luckily, the basketball courts were empty so the boys had the whole place to themselves. My daughter was also the only toddler on the play structure most of the time. Only 1 kid came by and left after a few minutes of playing. It's a nice field, everything seemed well kept. My nephew said he used the bathroom and it was nasty so I didn't bother going. But then again, you can't really expect too much from a bunch of little boys. So glad we found this spot by chance, even though we couldn't stay more than half an hour as it got dark & cold by around 6:45 PM.

Great place for soccer, little sand pit and play area, clean toilets, pleasant benches, baseball…read morewhatever it is called pitch/cage / area. Super well maintained and it makes you feel oh so special to be just there ; as if you live there, but you don't so then you go home and feel sorry for yourself.

This is a clean, small park that offers a small play ground, an area to play horse shoe, bocce…read moreball, tables and bbq pit as well as a small track. Restrooms are also available. There is a decent sized grass area that is always well manicured. Parking area is small and always seems to be filled I think the people that live in the apartment complex across the street park there....

Toyon Park isn't far from Jefferson School. it's the typical small "park" found in the 'dro. not a…read moredestination. children's play area, grassy field, bbq pit, couple of tables. parking for 10 cars in front. it's just ok for it's smallnes. busy on a sunday, pretty sure parks are closed now...

Walked in Mother and have been wanting to join. Greeted very warmly by Daffany. She loves…read morebutterflies! I said your short and office space is so lovely. Decorated with butterflies. She said she loves butterflies. I said my Mother here is called Mother Butterfly at her church. She gave my Mother a beautiful butterfly you put in your yard. That was kind of her. Her energy, being so warm and friendly. This is perfect job for her. She had me sold on joining. She was the best. We walked around so the center. She explained everything in great details. I can't wait to experience the fun. Thank You ever so much Daffany.

A hidden gem in East Oakland with plenty of open-space parking. Near a library, senior center,…read moreyouth recreation building with indoor pool and gym, and outdoor tennis courts beside the no-dog park. One of the newest, most pristine Oakland Parks & Rec center. Classrooms have a separator that can facilitate mid-size group break-out activities. Indoor basketball courts can facilitate little junior bball games with plenty of spectators. The library(?) room serves well as an executive lounge. A small kitchen with working kitchen equipments perfect for serving hot meals. There are flushing toilets in each male and female bathrooms. Overall, it is a great venue to hold community forums, mid- to large-size group trainings and festivities.

Tiny pizza slice park in Alameda near the Webster St tube. Its difficult to access and easy to…read moremiss. This is an awkward little park that looks more like an open space or a median of lawn. Very little has been done to make it a comfortable place for humans to gather. It was established in 1981 and the surrounding areas are interesting. I think one nearby piece of land is owned by a railroad company and they lease land back. Probably an under utilized piece of land - but its in such a strange place I could only imagine a sky bridge for pedestrians would be the only thing to make it better.