Justin McElroy

#41: Renfrew Community Park

Renfrew Community is one of those places that is more a laundry list of things you can do than a fully integrated park, but those things are all very solid.

#42: Sunset Park

Nothing in Sunset Park is groundbreaking. It’s all well executed though, and is the rare inland park south of 41st Avenue in the city that can be said to be a true highlight.

#43: Burrard View Park

In short, nothing about Burrard View Park is great. But everything about it is good.

#44: Memorial West Park

It’s all very pleasant, all well-proportioned, all old-fashioned without being excessively so, all good but not great, all very Dunbar.

#45: Andy Livingstone Park

There’s an uneasy tension in a park that caters both to families with school children, but also some of the most marginalized folks in society.

#46: Locarno Park

Locarno has lots of value, even if it ends up being less than the sum of its parts.

#47: Aberdeen Park

It’s all an example of how a mid-sized urban park can be built in the 21st century, and how it doesn’t need to be anywhere near downtown to be successful.

#48: Tatlow Park

The overall feel is a park that provides a small journey in itself; a relaxing but unsung green space in the city worth checking out.

#49: Grays Park

Grays Park is a fascinating and fun example of what happens when a community takes over the purpose of a park from a government.

#50: Granville Island Water Park

For a while it was branded as “the biggest free water park in North America”, and while we’re not sure if that was ever objectively true, Granville Island’s water park is objectively awesome.