Mia’s Dream Come True Playground

Year completed: 2019

Mia’s Dream Come True Playground is a whimsical, one-acre site for children and adults of all abilities. Bay-Friendly highlights include the repurposing of a fire engine as a play feature, integration of a bioswale in an area for exploring a natural environment, the preservation of mature trees and sheet mulching.

ReScape Score

84

Address: 28377 Huntwood Avenue, Hayward CA

Project Owner/Developer: Hayward Area Recreation and Park District

Landscape Architecture Team: RRM Design Group

ReScape Rater: Suzanne Schrift

Landscape Size: 77,910 sq ft

Grounds Open To Public? Yes

ReScape Landscape Highlights

• This project saves 142,610 gallons of water per year.

• The project repurposes a fire engine (donated by Hayward Fire Dept.) for play equipment. This will provide an environmental benefit by eliminating the need to dispose of the fire engine in other ways.