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Gravel, Sand and Soil Delivery in Hayward, CA
Bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, soil and mulch delivered across Hayward, CA, priced by the load for your ZIP.
- Min. order
- 2 tons or 2 yd³
- Area
- Hayward and nearby ZIPs
- From
- $430 delivered
Every price below is the delivered total.
Gravel Valet delivers bulk gravel, sand, base rock, soil and mulch around Hayward, with ZIP 94541 on the list. The ground at the ZIP's center point is almost entirely built over, the winters are mild and the summers are dry.
Most projects on these compact lots come down to a solid base, a surface that drains, and a yard that needs less water.
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Every price is the delivered total for 2 tons or yards, in whole dollars.
From$6572 ton delivered#57 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 to 1 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5902 ton deliveredPea Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed tan and brown
From$6372 ton deliveredRiver Rock
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1 to 3 inches
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed earth tones
From$5622 ton deliveredTopsoil
Soil and Fill- Size
- Screened
- Weight
- 2,200 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$6542 ton deliveredDriveway Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/4 inch clean crushed
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4632 ton deliveredRoad Base
Drainage and Base- Size
- 3/4 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6372 ton deliveredMason Sand
Sand- Size
- Fine
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan
From$9912 yd deliveredBrown Shredded Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Brown
From$4302 ton deliveredFill Dirt
Soil and Fill- Size
- Unscreened
- Weight
- 2,400 lb/yd³
- Color
- Brown
From$4452 ton deliveredAsphalt Millings
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,900 lb/yd³
- Color
- Black
From$4632 ton deliveredStone Dust Screenings
Drainage and Base- Size
- 1/4 inch and fines
- Weight
- 2,800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4742 ton deliveredFill Sand
Sand- Size
- Unscreened
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan
From$4842 ton deliveredDrain Rock
Drainage and Base- Size
- 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4862 ton delivered1-1/2" Crushed Gravel
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray to tan
From$4952 ton delivered#67 Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 inch and under
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5072 ton delivered#4 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5082 ton deliveredConcrete Sand
Sand- Size
- Coarse
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan to gray
From$5102 ton deliveredPlayground Sand
Sand- Size
- Fine, washed
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Light tan
From$5212 ton deliveredRiprap
Drainage and Base- Size
- 6 to 12 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5672 yd deliveredCompost
Soil and Fill- Size
- Screened
- Weight
- 1,200 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$5682 ton deliveredGarden Soil
Soil and Fill- Size
- Blended
- Weight
- 2,000 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$6232 ton delivered3/8" Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6262 ton deliveredWalkway Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed
From$6322 ton delivered#89 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6382 ton deliveredRailroad Ballast
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6542 ton delivered3/4" Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6822 ton deliveredCrushed Concrete
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/4 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Light gray
From$7282 yd deliveredWood Chips
Mulch and Wood- Size
- 1 to 3 inches
- Weight
- 700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Natural
From$7542 ton deliveredDecomposed Granite
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1/4 inch and fines
- Weight
- 2,500 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gold to tan
From$9972 yd deliveredBlack Shredded Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Black
From$1,0122 yd deliveredRed Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Red
Popular projects
Common gravel projects in Hayward
The ground and weather in Hayward
Ground that has already been built on
The USDA soil survey labels the center point of ZIP 94541 simply as Urban land. Buildings, streets and parking cover 95 percent of that map unit. What lies under any one yard depends on how the lot was graded and filled when it was built. The ground at the ZIP's center point rises 120 feet above sea level.[1],[2]
Built-up ground can change from one corner to the next: sandy fill under a driveway, a dense layer under the lawn, old gravel near the street. Dig a couple of test holes before any project and look at what comes out. Firm, even soil can take a base directly. Soft, dark or wet pockets should come out and be replaced with compacted Road Base.[1]
A simple test shows how water behaves. Fill a test hole with water, let it drain, then fill it again and watch. If the second fill disappears quickly, the ground passes water well. If it sits for hours, plan for slow drainage, with fabric under the base and a pipe to carry water away.[1]
Fill brought in during construction is often packed hard by machinery. A packed layer near the surface makes planting harder and can trap water in a bed, so loosen it with a spading fork or replace the upper layer with Garden Soil where you plan to grow.[1]
Mild winters and a dry season
Hayward Air Terminal, CA, about 2 miles away, is the nearest NOAA normals station. It records an average of 16.0 inches of precipitation a year, and the low there reaches 32 F or colder on about 1 day a year.[3]
The median last freeze at the air terminal comes on January 2 and the median first freeze on December 25, so the rare frosty night falls around the holidays. Hardy plants need no winter cover, and tender ones need a frost cloth on only a few nights.[3]
Rain arrives mostly in the cool months, and a modest yearly total leaves the summers dry. Paths and patios almost never face freeze damage. The wear comes from winter storms washing fines out of loose surfaces and from summer drought cracking bare soil. A compacted base and a bound surface handle both.[3]
Since winter storms bring most of the rain, schedule base and drainage work for the dry months, when the ground is firm and compacts well. Mulch and new plantings go in best in fall, so winter rain settles them before the dry season returns.[3]
Decomposed Granite or pavers for a patio
A small patio is a frequent project on a compact lot, and two surfaces cover most of them. Decomposed Granite is a fine, gritty stone that binds when wetted and rolled. It looks natural, lets rain soak through, and goes down in an afternoon. Pavers set on sand give a cleaner, harder surface for tables and chairs.[3]
Either surface starts the same way: dig out soft soil, lay fabric if the ground drains slowly, then compact Road Base in thin wetted lifts. For Decomposed Granite, spread it in layers over the base, mist each one and roll it firm. For pavers, screed a thin bed of Concrete Sand over the base, set the pavers, and sweep Stone Dust Screenings or Mason Sand into the joints.[1]
Edge either one. Steel or concrete edging keeps Decomposed Granite from drifting into beds and stops pavers from creeping apart. In a dry climate with 16.0 inches of yearly precipitation, a granite patio seldom turns soggy, while pavers stay cleaner under outdoor furniture.[3]
For a quick seating area under a tree, Pea Gravel over fabric needs no base at all. It feels soft, drains at once and rakes level, though chair legs sink into it more than on a packed surface.[3]
Driveways and parking strips
Extra parking is a frequent need where lots are small. A gravel strip beside a driveway starts with a compacted base of Road Base or Crushed Concrete, then a surface of 3/4" Crushed Stone or Driveway Gravel. Asphalt Millings give a darker finish that packs tight in summer heat.[1]
Caltrans lists Class 2 Aggregate Base in Section 26-1.02B of its Standard Specifications (2026), the graded stone layer it uses beneath pavement.[4]
A driveway is far lighter duty than a state road. Still, the same principle holds: angular stone of mixed sizes, packed hard, with a slight fall so water leaves the surface. Rounded stone such as Pea Gravel rolls under tires and belongs on paths and borders instead.[3]
Where a parking strip meets a lawn or a bed, a row of River Rock or a steel edge keeps stone from spilling over. Top up the surface with Driveway Gravel after a few seasons, once tires have pressed it thin.[1]
Yards that need less water
With 16.0 inches of precipitation in an average year at the air terminal, lawns need summer irrigation, and many owners swap turf for stone and mulch. River Rock and #57 Crushed Stone form dry creek beds and borders. 3/8" Crushed Stone and #89 Crushed Stone make a fine gravel mulch around drought-tolerant plants.[3]
In beds, Brown Shredded Mulch, Black Shredded Mulch, Red Mulch and Wood Chips shade the soil and slow evaporation. Lay them a few inches deep, keep them back from stems and trunks, and top them up each year as they break down.[3]
Native soil on built-over lots is often thin or packed hard. Garden Soil gives raised beds and new planting areas a clean start, and Compost worked into existing beds adds organic matter that holds water. Topsoil levels and patches the lawn areas that remain.[1]
Downspouts can feed the garden instead of the gutter. Run each one onto a River Rock splash pad that spills into a planted area, or into a shallow basin of Drain Rock where roof water can soak in during winter storms.[3]
Homes in ZIP 94541
The Census counts 22,934 housing units in ZIP 94541. Detached single-family houses make up 49 percent of them, and owners live in 47 percent of the occupied homes. The median home in the ZIP was built in 1969.[5]
Hayward as a whole has 52,243 housing units, according to the Census, with detached houses at 51 percent. The citywide median year built is 1972.[5]
Close to half the homes in the ZIP are detached houses, and the rest are apartments, condos and attached homes. That mix brings a range of jobs, from mulch for a condo complex's beds to Road Base for a new side parking strip.[5]
Many homes in the ZIP date from the late sixties, and their original walks and patios may be cracked or tilted. A new path of Walkway Gravel, or pavers over Road Base, replaces them without fresh concrete.[5]
The numbers behind this page
| Fact | Value | Applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil map unit at the ZIP's center point | Urban land | City center point | [1] |
| Share of the map unit mapped as urban land (paved or built over) | 95 percent | City center point | [1] |
| Ground elevation at the ZIP's center point | 120 feet | City center point | [2] |
| NOAA normals station used | Hayward Air Terminal, CA, about 2 miles away | Weather station | [3] |
| Average yearly precipitation | 16.0 inches | Weather station | [3] |
| Days a year the low reaches 32 F or colder | 1 days | Weather station | [3] |
| Median date of the last spring freeze (32 F) | January 2 | Weather station | [3] |
| Median date of the first fall freeze (32 F) | December 25 | Weather station | [3] |
| California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) aggregate base specification | Class 2 Aggregate Base, Section 26-1.02B, Standard Specifications (2026) | State | [4] |
| Housing units in ZIP 94541 | 22,934 | This ZIP | [5] |
| Share of homes in ZIP 94541 that are detached single-family houses | 49 percent | This ZIP | [5] |
| Share of occupied homes in ZIP 94541 lived in by the owner | 47 percent | This ZIP | [5] |
| Median year homes in ZIP 94541 were built | 1969 | This ZIP | [5] |
| Housing units in Hayward | 52,243 | Whole city | [5] |
| Share of homes in Hayward that are detached single-family houses | 51 percent | Whole city | [5] |
| Median year homes in Hayward were built | 1972 | Whole city | [5] |
Sources
- USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO soil survey), retrieved 2026-10-30
- USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP), retrieved 2026-10-30
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, annual and seasonal, retrieved 2026-10-30
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Standard Specifications (2026), Section 26-1.02B, retrieved 2026-10-29
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25001, B25003, B25024, B25035), retrieved 2026-10-30
Point and station values describe one spot, not every lot in town. Check your own site before you build.
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- Minimum order
- 2 tons or 2 cubic yards
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- $430 for 2 tons of Fill Dirt
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Frequently Asked Questions
What goes under a Decomposed Granite patio in Hayward?
A compacted base of Road Base, built in thin layers that are wetted and tamped. On ground that drains slowly, lay fabric first. Then spread the Decomposed Granite in thin layers, mist each one and roll it until it binds. Edge the patio so the surface does not spread into beds.
What gravel is best for a parking strip?
Angular stone over a compacted base. Use Road Base or Crushed Concrete underneath and 3/4" Crushed Stone or Driveway Gravel on top. The sharp edges lock together under tires. Asphalt Millings are another good choice and pack into a tight, dark surface in warm weather.
How do I find out what soil is under my yard?
Dig a test hole or two where the project will go. Look for loose fill, debris, dark organic layers or soft wet spots, and remove them before laying a base. Fill the hole with water twice and watch how quickly the second fill drains to judge whether you need fabric and a drain pipe.
What can replace a lawn in a dry climate?
Decomposed Granite for paths and sitting areas, River Rock or #57 Crushed Stone for dry creek beds and borders, and mulch such as Wood Chips or Brown Shredded Mulch around plants. A fine gravel mulch of #89 Crushed Stone suits succulents and drought-tolerant shrubs.
What soil should I use for raised beds?
Garden Soil, which is blended for planting and drains better than most native ground on built-over lots. Fill the bed, then add a layer of Compost each year. Cover the surface with a few inches of mulch to hold moisture through the dry months.