Memorial Park, in

Hayward, California Hayward is a city located in Alameda County, California, United States, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 162,954 as of 2020, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area, and the third largest in ...

, United States, is a public park managed by the

Hayward Area Recreation and Park District The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) is the Park district, park management agency for most of the parks in the city of Hayward, California. It was created in 1944 and is an Special-purpose district, independent special distr ...

. The park contains an indoor swim center, the Hayward Plunge, which opened in 1936. The park is the access point to the Greenbelt Trails, which follow Ward Creek Canyon adjacent to

California State University, East Bay California State University, East Bay (Cal State East Bay, CSU East Bay, or CSUEB) is a public university in Hayward, California. The university is part of the California State University system and offers 136 undergraduate and 60 post-baccala ...

. The park has a small bandstand with musical events offered on major holidays. It borders on Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery (also known as All Saints or Portuguese Cemetery) which was first established in 1875. Many of the historic gravestone inscriptions are in Portuguese. Haywardplunge

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External links

Memorial Park at Hayward Area Recreation and Park District website
Parks in Hayward, California Swimming venues in California Trails in the San Francisco Bay Area {{AlamedaCountyCA-geo-stub