Hercules, CA

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An abundance of open space areas and trails throughout the community, providing the opportunity for spotting various types of wildlife and offering dazzling views of the bay.

Hercules offers residents an unusually high level of municipal services. The City provides a full range of recreational programs including youth/teen and adult activities, year-round child care, and several major community events which attract visitors from the regional area as well as local citizens. The City’s Senior Center provides daily senior programs and activities and sponsors special community events and trips. Hercules maintains an abundance of open space areas and trails throughout the community, providing the opportunity for spotting various types of wildlife and offering dazzling views of the bay. Hercules also has two community and five neighborhood parks. Refugio Valley Park comprises 66 acres and includes the City’s Community Swim Center. The five neighborhood parks contain about 32 acres. The City also has approximately 950 acres of open space areas and trails distributed throughout the community. Together the open space areas and city parks account for approximately 1/3 of the total land area within the City. Future plans include redeveloping the historic Hercules Point as a public waterfront park.