Recreation
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More than
3,000
acres of open space and parks
Recreation
![A family walking on one of the shoreline trails](https://hayward-ca.gov/sites/default/files/styles/directory_block_thumbs/public/btn/by-the-name-trails.png?itok=tft0CNyC)
20 miles
of hiking and walking trails
Recreation
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California's
1st
Japanese garden
Recreation
![hayward Shoreline at sunset](https://hayward-ca.gov/sites/default/files/styles/directory_block_thumbs/public/btn/by-the-number-regional-shoreline.png?itok=c6y2Mdv0)
Hayward Regional Shoreline:
1,811 acres
of salt, fresh, and brackish water marshes, seasonal wetlands and public trails.
Recreation
![Stonebrae Golf Course at sunset](https://hayward-ca.gov/sites/default/files/styles/directory_block_thumbs/public/btn/by-the-numbers-golf-courses.png?itok=mGjMxFHV)
2
golf courses
including TPC Stonebrae, a stop on the Web.com tour
Recreation
![](https://hayward-ca.gov/sites/default/files/styles/directory_block_thumbs/public/btn/Rec3.jpg?itok=CQUNZghO)
America's longest running battle of the bands
56 years
and counting