A DIRECTORY OF PLAYGROUNDS IN AND AROUND VANCOUVER, BC CANADA
Previous Next MOUNT PLEASANT FAMILY CENTRE PLAYGROUND Mount Pleasant Family Centre provides a fully fenced playground for little ones participating in their drop in programs throughout the day. Non-members are also welcomed to join this space if they are respectful of the Centre’s participants and outdoor toys. If you’re lucky, you may meet some of …
Previous Next ROBSON PARK PLAYGROUND It’s a bit confusing that Robson Park is nowhere near Vancouver’s Robson Street downtown, even though it’s named after the same guy from the local history books. There’s a double slide as well as a fun wavy slide here, a spring rider with four seats, a plastic climbing wall, a …
Previous Next COAL HARBOUR PARK PLAYGROUND To the untrained eye, this playground is ground level to Hastings Street but you’d be surprised to know it’s also on top of the Coal Harbour community centre’s parkade. From it’s high vantage point, this spot overlooks Coal Harbour’s beautiful views of the mountains, busy seawall and Boaty McBoatface’s …
Previous Next TEA SWAMP PARK PLAYGROUND There is neither tea nor a swamp at this park anymore, but best you believe that both used to dominate this area, giving this playground such an odd and unappealing name. Another oddity is that the playground could be fully fenced but instead, one corner is wide open for …
Previous Next LILIAN TO PARK PLAYGROUND The “To” in Lilian To Park refers to a surname and not a preposition, making it a rarity to find a park named after local woman in this city. Unless one rides a bicycle down Yukon St, this playground can be easily missed. The main focal point of this …
Previous Next HEATHER PARK PLAYGROUND One could call this a starter park for any first time parent that hasn’t stepped foot on a playground since their elementary school days. It’s unintimidating and it barely even passes as a playground. Sandwiched between the tennis courts and the field, there are two baby swings, a bench and …
Previous Next TROUT LAKE PLAYGROUND This is the playground found beside the Trout Lake Community Centre and not the other one by the lake, which is actually called John Hendry Park playground. Needless to say, John Hendry Park and Trout Lake Park seem to be synonymous, so let’s keep the confusion going. There’s some fun …
Previous Next ALMOND PARK PLAYGROUND Are you familiar with that steep, windy part of Alma Street between West 16th Ave and Broadway? As a child, I used to shout “slide!” as my dad drove down it at a conservative speed. Enjoying that car slide can easily cause one to miss Almond Park, which is located …
Previous Next CONNAUGHT PARK PLAYGROUND OMG you guys, this playground is FULLY fenced in. That’s right. As long as your kid doesn’t know how to open those metal fence gates, you can sit back, relax and let your kids loose. Located right beside the Kitsilano Community Centre and Ice Rink, this playground has two play …
Previous Next PANDORA PARK PLAYGROUND Obviously, this playground was where Pandora played at as a child before she unleashed misery and evil into the world. During the summer months, children can play back and forth between the playground and spray park and if one is in a wet swimsuit, it can create some unintended speedy …