Our City is creating its first-ever Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan to identify needs and priorities for our park system. The plan will help the City to strategically allocate resources and leverage grant opportunities to ensure community needs can be met in the future.

Help guide the process!

The City will host several community events to allow the public the opportunity to provide feedback as the process moves forward.

Opportunities include:

- Tuesday, 2/14 at 8 AM - Breakfast with a Badge Pop-up Booth at the Senior Center

- Wednesday, 2/15 at 5 PM - Pop-up Booth at the Community Center (Gym)

- Saturday, 2/18 at 10 AM - Parks Master Plan Open House at the Community Center

- Thursday, 2/23 at 4:45 PM - Pop-up Booth at the Community Center (Pool)

- Saturday, 2/25 at 10 AM - Park Pop-up Booth at Refugio Valley Park

- Wednesday, 3/1 at 6 PM - Virtual (Link TBA)

- Saturday, 3/4 at 10 AM - Park Pop-up Booth at Foxboro Park

- Sunday, 3/5 at 10 AM - Park Pop-up Booth at Duck Pond Park

- Tuesday, 3/7 at 2 PM - Spring into Wellness Senior Fair Pop-up Booth at the Senior Center

Please note, these dates and times are subject to change.

Hercules is home to thirteen parks of various sizes. Refugio Valley Park and Trail is about 55 acres and includes the City’s Community Swim Center. The other parks provide another 73 acres of park space. In addition to parks and recreation facilities, the City hosts a multitude of seasonal and year-around recreation events and programs at its five community centers.

Interested residents can sign up for updates regarding the Master Plan and the upcoming community engagement opportunities at www.ci.hercules.ca.us/PR-Facilities-Masterplan