Justin McElroy

#181: Harbour View Park

If you enjoy looking at giant shipping containers with mountains as a backdrop, this is probably the superior choice among the Wall Street pocket parks.

#182: Oxford Park

There’s a small but adequate playground for toddlers on this side hill, although there are plenty of reports of the rubber bottom turning hot and putrid during a heat wave.

#183: McCleery Golf Course

McCleery is the least interesting of the public golf courses: formerly a family farm, the course is mostly flat and plain from a topographic standpoint.

#184: Rosemary Brown Park

The playground is only intended for the smallest of toddlers, and there are much larger and more interesting parks directly north and west.

#185: Deering Island Park

A small green space next to the road transitions to a walking path next to the water for 70 metres or so.

#186: Bates Park

To call it a “park” is a stretch. It’s mostly a small collection of short, somewhat patchy trails that connect with the Trans-Canada Trail and Burnaby’s Montrose Park.

#187: Prince of Wales Park

Another mediocre park next to a secondary school, Prince of Wales has a small playground that is barely passable for kids under five, and a large long field to play sports in.

#188: Montgomery Park

In a city with so many large sports fields, Montgomery Park was for some time the worst.

#189: Park Site on Shaughnessy

There’s a covered picnic table, rare in a city that doesn’t prioritize them, a few benches, and the only beach volleyball courts in the south side of the city.

#190: Lower River District Park

It’s well done for what it is, and is an example of how smartly designed places don’t need to be large or extravagant to be welcoming, even if this one is particularly basic.