Fairly large park with small walking path and large old trees. Across from Hayward police…read moredepartment. Given its size the park must be sort of old. Created in a time when land in the area was more abundant. Big shade trees also indicate the possible age of this place. Lots of grass and green to look at. Across from Hayward police department. I'm not really sure what they do there - eat donuts? Solve cases? Push around paperwork? Who knows... but in a time when fear is so commonplace - this might be a place you feel safe to let your kids play in Hayward. Lots of lawn - good to let your dog do their business and let your kids roll around - germs are good for kids to prevent allergies, right? Good utilitarian park with all the basics - I suppose it doesn't have that 'it' factor which makes it less popular - but in the era of social distancing that might be even more of a plus.

Birchfield Park is 3 blocks long. it's across from the u.s. post office. park boundaries are santa…read moreclara, w. winton ave, & Elmhurst. majority of the park is greenery with some tall trees for shading. also seen are a bbq pit, horseshoe game, a basketball court, picinic tables & a children's playground. no parking lot seen. no picnics on going. Yogi Bear would be disappointed as picnic baskets are nowhere to be found. 3.5 stars. 4 stars for the vast space.

In a pretty safe neighborhood with a golf course surrounding it. There's sand in the volleyball…read morecourt a few feet away. Lots of grass area, but some patches of bees. I hate the wood chips, and there's no shade of any sort so most of the park equipment can be very hot on hot days. Drinking fountains, but no bathroom (which is probably for the best). Recent signs indicate that they're re-modeling the park with new/additional play equipment, which is great news for residents with children.

It's a park, close to home. With an open field, half basketball court, play ground, volleyball…read morecourt and BBQ (4 I believe) pits.. but no public restrooms which sucks. Which they're restrooms, besides rushing home to go. But over all it's a nice park.

This park is pretty big. Lots of walking area. Decent play ground. I do wish they had a bigger…read moreparking lot though. It is tiny and it is always full. Sometimes I have to circle around to find parking on the streets. Walking the marina is nice. I did a jog through it the other day.

I have spent more than one afternoon hanging out at Marina Park. It's a good place to slow down,…read moreget some fresh air and enjoy being by the water. The park has open grassy areas and picnic tables with barbecues, there are walking trails, playgrounds, restrooms and they even have outdoor fitness equipment. I'm a big girl but it's always fun to play a little bit on the ellipticals or the machines. There was a little bit of construction going on just near the exercise equipment last time that I was there... Not sure exactly what they're doing though. Still there's something about being outside in the sun while exercising that just makes it more enjoyable to me personally. I like to walk the shoreline with my dog and check out the views. There are always people picnicking and fishing or just hanging out in the parking lot. It's definitely a decent place to spend an afternoon if you just want to relax and enjoy some time with friends or family in good weather with good views.

Quick review on my end:…read more [[ Cons ]] 1.) What the hell is up with the slide height? It's like 2-3 feet off the ground. In any case, if you have a young toddler, just make sure you watch them get off the slide because it's just so high off the ground. See picture. [[ Pros ]] 1.) Huge park with ample parking. I felt like it was pretty clean and well-kept overall and it felt super spacious. The Union City BART runs above the park which is cool but loud at the same time. 2.) The trees embedded into the Playground act as natural SHADE. Oh my goodness do I love having shade while my kid is at the playground for 1-2 hours. Felt awesome. 3.) The Golden Gate Bridge play structure was awesome. My kid loved it and probably ran up and down the bridge and the various slides attached to it 100 times. Park is great besides the weird slide disembark heights.

Charles F. Kennedy Park is easy to miss on a driveby. there isn't much parking on the Decoto…read moreentrance. just street parking. the back side has a parking lot next to Logan's sport fields. the vast grass fields are accented by the children's play areas in the center. a small hoops setup is nearby. there's many tables scattered thruout the park, some with accompanying bbq pits.

This is a community park in Newark. It has big trees and…read morevery shady . I enjoy the morning walk with breeze and sunshine. Many people are enjoying the morning sun ( strollers , wheelchair users, summer campers , basketball players , tennis players etc ) The walking trails are very smooth and pretty landscapes to circle around the park. There are two playgrounds for toddlers and older kids . A dog parks with fence and some dogs slides for fun . A few big dogs are walking around and rest on the lawn . I am lucky enough to capture the hummingbirds and two squirrels running up the tree . There are lots of picnic tables next to BBQ grilled . They have public restrooms. Lots of free parking on the tennis court area and the park entrance area . Everything is so beautiful and I enjoy my leisure walk very much .

Really nice park for children and dogs!…read more They have a good sized dog park with area for small dogs and big dogs. Some climbing structures for the dogs as well. Picnic tables scattered throughout the park, with lots of beautiful trees providing shade over most of the park. There are two adjacent playground areas. One side has a large caterpillar to climb on, along with a dinosaur teeter-totter and baby swings (only, no regular swings) The other side has another big playground structure, along with this rock formation that wraps around it. My kids mainly enjoyed climbing the rock formation that had little 'caves' that they played house in forever! Basketball courts, tennis courts as well. The only awful thing about this park is how absolutely vile the bathrooms smelled, like worse than most porta-potties.

Casa Verde Park is a narrow piece of greenery that stretches from Alvarado-Niles Rd. to San Antonio…read moreDr. in Union City. unknowst where the main entrance is. access is on any street off Santa Maria Dr. or Dyer St./San Andreas Dr. on the other side. unknown where the parking lot, if there is one, is at. lots of greenery, some basketball courts, children's playgrounds, swings. activity centers probably closed now, fyi.

This park has 2 playground areas. They have a lot of grass area that looks maintained and clean…read more Saw some basketball courts as well. The little ones playground is at one end and the bigger kids' playground is by the basketball court. The little ones playground has swings, some climbing items, slides. There was something you can put the little one and spin in like a chair but my other half said it is really heavy and even hard to spin for him. There was a round swing but it's chained to the ground so I saw no point to that item. The big kids' playground was nice. Looks newer and maintained better than the little ones' playground. It has a lot of climbing parts. It only has one small slide a little one can get onto by climbing stairs. In order to get to the second level that has the slides you have to climb ladders. It's an okay park if you have an older child. So so for a little one. Had more fun looking at squirrels.

This is a sick kids park. Very expansive well layered and laid out to perfection. Gotta take the…read morekids here.

Favorite park in the area! Clean, a lot of space for kids to run around, and so much to do! There's…read morea lake nearby and a walking trail for those that want to enjoy the scenery. Great park to bring kids to!

Great place to do outdoor activities such as playing baseball soccer cricket, and also has space…read morefor toddlers to enjoy the rides and swings. Awesome place to bring your dogs for walks.

a review from @amom2kidsandapark…read more It was hot today and this park seemed like the perfect destination...sea breeze, amiright? No. No, I'm wrong. There's a large man-made hill between the park and the shore blocking any and all "sea breeze". With zero to no shade over the structure, it's safe to say we didn't stay here long. The park is pretty large with two ball fields and plenty of grass in between (no permanent outfield boards so it's essentially a huge open field with some dirt and a backstop on either corner). The entire park has paved sidewalks all around, especially near the playground where the sidewalks weave in and out of picnic tables and a man-made grove of small/someday giving shade trees. That's one thing this park really has going for it, there's a lot of trees. The play structure is in a circle format with bridges or a crawl tunnel connecting platform to platform. This format really allows for younger children not yet ready for the suspended lily pads or monkey bars to have fun and enjoy the entire structure. There are three slides (sidewinder, tube, double), steps, various ladders, activities, and the before mentioned crawl tube that can almost act as a fourth slide because of the angle. No swings or playground extras. While there is a parking lot and bathroom it couldn't be any farther from the playground. We parked on Point Lobos Ct which is much closer to the playground but we still had to walk a few minutes to get to the playground since it's tucked in the back corner. This park is great for biking and scootering or even stroller walks since it has a lot of long sidewalks.