Descriptions
of each park in
Coquitlam and what it has to offer!
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Alouette
Park
485 Alouette Drive
Alouette Park
is a neighbourhood park situated in Central Coquitlam providing
residents of the surrounding neighbourhood with a playground and
a great location to relax.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground
Blue
Jay Tot Lot
1625 Blue Jay Place - Westwood Plateau
Blue Jay Tot
Lot is a neighbourhood park situated on Westwood Plateau, providing
residents with a playground and some great views of Coquitlam.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground
Blue
Mountain Park
975 King Albert Avenue - Central Coquitlam
Blue Mountain
Park has something to offer everyone. Set in amongst an urban
forest, you'll find a variety of park amenities from quiet picnic
areas to sports facilities and tennis courts. This park has an
impressive spray park, wading pool and playground for children
including a wheelchair accessible playground. Enjoy the many amenities
that this park has to offer or simply lounge on the grass under
the shade of a tall douglas fir.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball field, Outdoor Pool, Picnic spot, sportsfield,
playground, water spray park, washrooms
Bramble Park
2775 Panorama Drive - Westwood Plateau
Located on
Westwood Plateau this park provides visitors with a stunning view
of the City Centre area and beyond. Bramble park hosts a junior
and tot playground, sports courts and lit tennis courts. In addition,
there is a class A baseball and soccer field for community groups
and residents alike to enjoy. Bramble Park makes a greaet starting
or destination point along the Westwood Plateau trail system.
Recreation Facilities: Basketball courts, sportfield, washrooms,
tennis courts, playground
Brookmere
Park
565 Austin Avenue - Central Coquitlam
Brookmere
Park is located in the North Road Area of Coquitlam situated just
off Austin Avenue. Brookmere park provides residents with a natural
areas to enjoy in one of Coquitlam's more urban areas. This park
also hosts a recently upgraded sportsfield and ball diamond for
community groups and residents alike to enjoy.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball Diamond, sportsfield
Burns Park
802 Edgar Street - Central Coquitlam
Burns Park is a smaller neighbourhood park situated in Central
Coquitlam, which provides residents with a playground and spray
park to enjoy.
Recreation Facilities: Playground, waterpark
Burquitlam Garden Park
515 Ebert Way - Central Coquitlam
Burquitlam
Garden Park was developed in 2000, and is the result of of hard
work and dedication between a number of community partners. This
organic community garden provides residents with a location to
garden, socialize, and to learn about organic gardening, water
conservation, composting and mason bees.
Burquitlam Park
579 Smith Avenue
Burquitlam
Park is situated in southwest Coquitlam. Visitors will are able
to enjoy playing baseball, basketball, tennis or field sports
as well as spend time with their children in the playground.
Recreation
Facilities: Basketball court, Baseball diamond
Cape Horn Tot Lot
186 San Juan Place
Cape Horn
Tot Lot is a neighbourhood park which provides both a playground
for tots as well as a junior playground for a more challenging
play experience.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground
Como Lake Park
686 Gatensbury Street
Being one
of the more popular parks for walkers and joggers, Como Lake is
a great location if you want to get out and stroll around a beautiful
lakeside setting. Enjoy a few laps around the one kilometer path
which circles the lake while viewing the wide variety of birds
which make this area their home. Relax on one of the lakeside
benches in the early evening to watch the fish jumping or enjoy
this quiet setting from one of the floating docks.
Recreation
Facilities: Picnic, washrooms, trails/walkways, Playground
Coquitlam River Park
1190 Shaughnessy Street
This park features an extensive array of walking trails through
old growth forest and along one of Coquitlam's most noteworthy
features, the Coquitlam River. This peaceful river setting will
surprise many visitors with its beauty and tranquility.
Recreation
Facilities: trails/walkways
Cottonwood Park
672 Aspen Street
Cottonwood
Park is a recently refurbished neighbourhood park in which residents
of the community enjoy watching their children play on either
the junior or tot playgrounds or practice their skills on the
basketball court.
Recreation
Facilities: Basketball courts, playground
Crane
Park
2060 Crane Avenue
Crane Park is a quiet neighbourhood park where you are able to
sit and enjoy nature in a peaceful setting.
Crestwood Park
907 Crestwood Drive
Located in the Harbour Chines Crestwood Park is a place where
families can enjoy the playground for tots while the older children
play basketball.
Recreation
Facilities: Basketball courts, playground
Dacre Park
2884 Dacre Avenue
Dacre Park
is a neighbourhood park where one can sit and take a moment to
enjoy the day's weather and relax.
Dawes Hill Park
2215 Dawes Hill Road
Located in the Cape Horn area of Coquitlam Dawes Hill Park allows
residents to meander the trails and enjoy the outdoors or stop
and watch their children play in the tot playground.
Recreation
Facilities: Walways/trails, Playground
De Boville Slough
4100 Cedar Drive
De Boville Slough is located in East Coquitlam and provides a
stunning view into nature while traversing the dyke trail system.
Recreation
Facilities: Walways/trails
Durant Linear Park
2860 Nash Drive
Durant Linear Park is a natural area situated west of City Hall
in which to enjoy nature while walking the trails.
Recreation
Facilities: Walways/trails
Eagle Ridge Park
2635 Runnel Drive
Built mainly under
the hydro right-of-way corridor in Eagle Ridge, this park has
features to meet almost every leisure need. Swimmers and tennis
players can enjoy facilities at the corner of Guildford Way and
Lansdowne Drive which also provides a playground for children
to enjoy. The right-of-way area of this park has a playground
off Harrier Drive, but is also home to a number of soccer fields,
a baseball field, and a lacrosse box.
Recreation
Facilities: Lacrosse, tennis courts, basketball, Playground, sports
field, washrooms, pool
Galette Park
3252 Galette Avenue
Situated beside the
Coquitlam River in the City's northeast Galette Park offers the
user a chance to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of nature while
casting into the river for the catch of the day.
Recreation Facilities: Fishing
Glen Park
1149 Westwood Street
Conveniently located next to residential and shopping centres
of Coquitlam one is able to take a break and relax while the children
play in the playground or take in a game of baseball or soccer.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
sportfield, playground
Good Neighbour Park
1415 Foster Avenue
Situated in Central Coquitlam Good Neighbour Park allows residents
and visitors alike a chance to sit and take a break from a hectic
schedule. The tot playground gives the little ones in the neighbourhood
a safe and enjoyable area in which to make the most out of their
play time.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground
Guildby Park
345 Guilby Street
Located in the Rochester district of Coquitlam Guilby Park is
a neighbourhood park with a playground that affords the residents
of the district to have a safe and fun place for their children
to play.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground
Hampton Park
1760 Paddock Drive
Coquitlam's newest
park located on Westwood Plateau provides the community with a
Class A soccer and baseball field along with a practice court
for basketball. Children can enjoy one of two different playground
structures depending on their age and ability.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
basketball, sport field, playground
Hickey Street Reservoir Park
320 Hickey Drive
Providing a spectacular view of the southwestern part of the Fraser
Valley the Hickey Street Reservoir Park provides a scenic area
in which to play basketball and enjoy an invigorating round of
tennis or fast paced game of lacrosse.
Recreation
Facilities: Roller
hockey, tennis courts, basketball
Hoy Creek Linear Park
2777 Lougheed Highway
Enjoy a relaxing stroll along the trail system of the Hoy Creek
Linear Park and take in the nature sounds of a babbling brook
and a variety of singing birds.
Recreation
Facilities: Trails
Lower Lougheed
Park
576 Alderson Avenue
Lower Lougheed Park
can be found in the southwest area of Coquitlam just south of
the Lougheed Highway. This quaint neighbourhood park is an oasis
for residents to enjoy. There is a playground for the smaller
children to enjoy as well as a basketball court for the more sports
minded.
Recreation
Facilities: Basketball,
Playground
Mackin Park
1046 Brunette Avenue
A beautiful park located
in historic Maillardville, Mackin Park offers visitors many amenities
to enjoy. Three softball fields and one Little League baseball
field are key features of this park in the summer. On almost any
evening, one can stop by to watch a game being played. In the
winter, the two Class A fields are home to many soccer, football,
and cricket teams. If organized sport is not your leisure choice,
one can enjoy the perimeter trail for taking a leisurely stroll
around the fields and along Nelson Creek. There are two tennis
courts and one practice court for users to enjoy and children
can frolic away an afternoon playing in the playground or enjoying
the children's wading pool in the summer.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
tennis courts, sport field, playground, outdoor pool, picnic shelter,
trails, washrooms
Maquabeak Park:
5 Burbidge Street
Maquabeak Park is
situated on the North bank of the Fraser River and provides spectacular
views of the river. This is a favourite fishing area for many
of Coqutilam's residents. There is a boat launch that is free
of charge and parking is provided for a nominal fee.
Recreation
Facilities: Fishing
Mariner Park
2985 Mariner Way
Located in Central Coquitlam Mariner Park is an area where residents
of the City can enjoy a fun game of tennis while the children
play in either the junior or tot playgrounds. You also have the
option to walk on the trails and enjoy the scenery.
Recreation
Facilities: Tennis
courts, 2 playgrounds, trails
Meadowbrook Park
3030 Maplebrook Place
A great little neighbourhood
park that provides two playground areas - one for the tots and
a junior playground to provide a challenge for the older children.
Recreation
Facilities: 2
Playgrounds
Miller Park
870 Oakview Street
Come take a walk through the forested trail system of Miller Park
as it winds its way around Schoolhouse Creek and enjoy the sights
and sounds of nature. Miller Park is also one of four of the City's
parks that provide a dog off leash area that allows the four-legged
member of the family to have some fun too!
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
walkways/trails, dog off-leash
Mountain View Park
751 Smith Avenue
Located kitty corner
to Mountain View Elementary this neighbourhood park provides both
an area for the residents to relax and enjoy the great outdoors
and lacrosse and a ball field for children and adults alike to
practice their skills.
Recreation Facilities: Baseball, washrooms,
lacrosse
Mundy Park
641 Hillcrest Street
Mundy Park,
Coquitlam's largest park, is a stunning example of an urban nature
forest. Located in west Coquitlam, this park is home to some of
the best urban nature trails in the Lower Mainland. Visitors can
enjoy a long, leisurely stroll under the forest canopy lost in
the tranquility of nature at its best. The Mundy Park trail system
incorporates a loop trail around Mundy Lake and passes by Lost
Lake on the east side of the park.
Visitors can take self guided nature walks through the park with
assistance from a publication available through the Leisure and
Parks Services office. In addition to the jogging and walking
opportunities the trails provide, Mundy Park has many other amenities
to offer visitors. There are two combination Class A soccer and
softball fields, a combination B soccer and softball field, a
Little League baseball field, and a Class A soccer and senior
baseball field. In addition, there is a lacrosse box and outdoor
swimming pool, as well as a large picnic area and playground for
children. Visitors also have the opportunity to try their hand
at frisbee golf on the nine hole course located near the ponds
on the west side of the park. Mundy Park is a location not to
be missed!
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
lacroose, sport field, playground, outdoor pool, trails, washrooms
Nestor Park
1270 Nestor Street
Nestor Park is a dual playground park that provides hours of playtime
activities for the local residents as well as the children that
attend Nestor Elementary directly adjacent to the park. The tot
playground gives the younger children an area to play and develop
their skills while the junior playground allows the older children
to continue with their skills development.
Recreation
Facilities: 2
Playgrounds
Noons Creek Park
2500 Panorama Drive
Located in the west sector of Westwood Plateau Noons Creek Park
is a wonderful area to sit and enjoy nature while watching the
creek flow by. There is a wonderful trail system as well as a
playground for the little ones to enjoy. Many residents choose
the option of booking the picnic facility and making a day of
fun for the whole family.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground,
trails, picnic
North Hoy Creek Park
2231 Parkway Boulevard
North Hoy Creek Park provides a challenging trail system in a
rugged section of mountainous wilderness at the top of the Westwood
Plateau. Appropriate hiking gear is strongly recommended!
Recreation
Facilities: Trails
Norm Staff Park
3320 David Avenue
The River Springs district
of Coquitlam is home to Norm Staff Park and provides an oasis
for residents to enjoy a game of basketball or watching their
children play on either the junior or tot playground.
Recreation
Facilities: Basketball,
2 playgrounds
Oakdale Park
835 North Road
A quiet neighbourhood
park where residents can sit and enjoy some peace and tranquility
while the children play in the junior or tot playgrounds.
Recreation
Facilities: 2
Playgrounds
Ozada Tot
Lot
3201 Ozada Avenue
Ozada Tot Lot is specifically designed to elicit those happy squeals
of joy and delight out of the little ones while having fun playing
on the playground equipment.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground
Pacific Reach Linear Park
1780 United Boulevard
Located in the industrial section of South Coquitlam Pacific Reach
Linear Park gives both residents and the people who work in the
vicinity an area in which to get away from their hectic day and
enjoy a scenic walk along the trails.
Recreation
Facilities: Trails/Walkways
Panorama Park
1481 Johnson Street
Located on Westwood
Plateau, Panorama Park provides visitors with two softball and
a Class A soccer field overlooking the City Centre area. Lit tennis
courts allow users to play well into the evening, while families
can enjoy a picnic next to the playground and children can cool
down in the spray park operating in the summer season.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
sport field, playground, pinic, water/spray park, tennis courts,
washrooms
Poirier Park
630 Poirier Street
Conveniently located in central Coquitlam Poirier Park boasts
a variety of amenities including a lawnbowling green, walkways
and plazas and the Centennial Rose Garden which is available as
a backdrop for those memorable photographs including weddings
and family gatherings.
Adjacent to the lawnbowling
green are the People's Tennis Courts which are an indoor facility
as well as the Foster Tennis Courts which are outdoor lit courts.
Also located on the
grounds are the Dogwood Pavilion, Social Recreation Centre and
Chimo Pool.
Recreation
Facilities: Sport
field, trails/walkways, lawnbowling, tennis courts, pool
Ranch Park
3060 Daybreak Avenue
Nestled amongst the neighbouring residences Ranch Park provides
resident's with an area to unwind after a hectic day and a safe
haven for children to play on either the junior or tot playground.
Recreation
Facilities: 2
Playgrounds
Ridge Park
1685 Parkway Boulevard
Located at the top of the Westwood Plateau Ridge Park is an area
for avid hikers to get out and enjoy the recreational aspects
of nature. The trails are more suited for the adventurous hiker
as the terrain is quite steep in some areas.
Ridge Park is one of
four dog off leash sites in Coquitlam and can be accessed off
of Parkway Boulevard.
Recreation Facilities: Trails/walkways,
off leash dog site
Riverview Forest
501 Mariner Way
Just east of Mundy Park is Riverview Forest which is an area in
which to escape from the hustle and bustle of urban living and
experience nature on many forested wilderness trails. You'll enjoy
acres of forest in its natural state in an ideal setting for an
energizing walk, run or bike ride.
Recreation
Facilities: Trails/walkways
Riverview Park
728 Clearwater Way
Riverview Park is an area where many residents come to enjoy the
playground areas, play baseball or kick around the soccer ball
on the sports field.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
sport field, playground, washrooms
Robson Park
1420 Pinetree Way
Adjacent to Pinetree
Elementary Robson Park provides the area residents junior and
tot playgrounds, a baseball diamond and an all weather sports
field that can be utilized no matter what the mother nature brings.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
sport field, playground, washrooms
Rochester Park
1390 Rochester Avenue
Located northeast of historic Maillardville Rochester Park is
a setting in which to relax and enjoy the weather while watching
the squirrels stash away their winter harvest.
Scott Creek
Linear Park
2695 Runnel Drive
Scott Creek Linear Park is an area where residents can enjoy scenic
trails that are nestled amongst the trees and follow the meandering
creek. The peace and tranquility of the park will take you away
from the noise and commotion of the day.
Recreation
Facilities: Trails/walkways
Selkirk Park
928 Selkirk Crescent
Selkirk Park is centrally
located and provides an area for residents to stop and take a
break from a hectic day while enjoying the weather and sound of
birds singing.
Shiloh Park
2992 Shiloh Place
Located in the Meadowbrook district Shiloh Park enables neighbouring
children the opportunity to get out and have fun on the playground
equipment.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground
Tanglewood
Tot Lot
1533 Tanglewood Lane
Located on Westwood Plateau Tanglewood Tot Lot provides a safe
and fun area where the little ones can play and develop their
skills on the equipment designed just for them.
Recreation
Facilities: Playground
Town Centre
Park
1299 Pinetree Way
Coquitlam's City Centre is highlighted by Town Centre Park and
Lafarge Lake. This park development has just completed phase 2
of its master plan and features three Class A fields in addition
to a state of the art lit artificial turf field. The centerpiece
of this park is the award winning stadium featuring a first class
soccer/football field, rubberized eight lane running track, and
track and field facilities. Children can enjoy the tot lot year
round, while the water spray park is open during the summer to
keep everyone cool. If rollerblading, jogging, or walking are
more to one's liking, then the asphalt walkways around Lafarge
Lake and the east arboretum/meadow are the perfect facility for
you. Tennis players can enjoy the use of eight lit courts year
round. With the continued development of this park, it is sure
to become one of the best park facilities in the Lower Mainland.
Recreation Facilities: Baseball, Fishing,
roller hockey, running track, tennis courts, sport field, playground,
trails/walkways, washrooms, water spray park, washrooms
Turnberry
Tot Lot
2208 Turnberry Lane
Situated on the peak of the Westwood Plateau Turnberry Tot Lot
is a playground area with a basketball court that gives the neighbouring
children an area in which to play and have fun that is within
walking distance of their homes.
Recreation
Facilities: Basketball,
playground
Upper Coquitlam
River Park
1791 Pipeline Road
Just a few minutes
north of town centre is the Upper Coquitlam River Park where you
can enjoy the peace and rugged beauty of nature while traversing
the trails. Bordering the Coquitlam River this park is an excellent
area for fishing. The park also has an area in which to fly model
airplanes and is enjoyed by children young and old alike.
Recreation
Facilities: Fishing,
trails/walkways
Victoria Park
3435 Victoria Drive
Adjacent to Leigh
Elementary in the east section of Coquitlam is Victoria Park which
provides park visitors with a ball field, sports field and tot
playground to choose from to take a moment out of their hectic
day for some recreation.
Recreation
Facilities: Baseball,
sport field, playground
Westwood Summit
Tot Lot
1320 Honeysuckle Lane
Situated on the southwest
side of Westwood Plateau is Westwood Summit Tot Lot. Here you
will find both junior and tot playgrounds as well as a smaller
version of a spray park. Many of the neighbouring residents enjoy
bringing the family to the park to cool off and have fun during
those hot summer days and evenings.
Recreation
Facilities: Water
Spray Park, playground
Public
transit
BC
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for exact directions to the location.
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