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.
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#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.
#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.
#191: Cathedral Square
The best that can be said about Cathedral Square, as it exists in 2022, is that it has good bones.
#192: Creekway Park
The unique pedestrian and cycling path is helpful, and is certainly an upgrade over the gravel parking lot that used to sit there.
#193: Park Site at Renfrew
There’s a little path that surrounds the park, and a couple of benches and a water fountain, but it’s too small to do anything and the view of the port is much the same as you’ll see in other parks.
#194: Valdez Park
This is the only official off-leash dog park between Jericho Beach, Kits Beach, and King Edward, which might explain why Valdez Park is so busy with dogs all the time.
#195: Choklit Park
If we were ranking parks for interesting architecture and backstory, Choklit Park would be significantly higher on this list.
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