Justin McElroy

#171: Morton Park

Once you’ve taken a picture though, the value of the park quickly diminishes — it’s a small space with some flags and a couple grassy pitches, but English Bay is right next door.

#172: Ravine Park

A simple yet somewhat secret park in the middle of the city, Ravine Park sneaks along three blocks between Yew and Arbutus from 36th to 33rd Avenue, and delivers a walk through a simple ravine.

#173: Heather Park

Heather is a solid example of how a park can become quite popular if it fills two or three core needs very well.

#174: Meditation Park

The benches all face the ocean and provide a wonderful view of Lions Gate Bridge and the north shore.

#175 Nat Bailey Stadium

Ranking Nat Bailey as a park is weird, because it’s a concrete heritage site where you can’t do 95% of the things you associate with a park.

#176: Point Grey Park Site at Stephens

This park site is slightly better than most of the Point Grey Road parks due to the more head-on view of the mountains, a couple more benches that are closer to the view, and a patch of land that has a few more gentle slopes for games of bocce.

#177: McGill Park

While a decent use of a sloping space, the park itself is fairly minimal.

#178: Point Grey Park Site at Trafalgar

The easternmost of the Point Grey Road parks, this one has a number of benches where you can get wonderful views of Stanely Park and English Bay, plus there’s a picnic table that was installed a few years ago.

#179: Elm Park

Less an actual park and more a collection of sports facilities, Elm has tennis courts, a lawn bowling club, washrooms and a baseball field. And that’s it.

#180: Westmount Park

Westmount is another one of the city’s underdeveloped triangular parks, this one on a fairly steep hill.