Kennedy Park in Hayward, California, is the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District’s busiest park, serving as a family recreation area with rides, animal attractions, picnic space, lawns, and activity areas. Its notable features include a merry-go-round, petting zoo, pony rides, a two-foot narrow-gauge railroad with a Chance Rides C.P. Huntington locomotive, and a snack bar. Open daily in summer and on weekends the rest of the year, weather permitting, it also stands beside McConaghy Park, home to the 1886 McConaghy House. That proximity gives the park added significance as both a popular community destination and a place connected to local heritage.