Parks and playgrounds
Parks and playgrounds
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Glastonbury Park
Doug Kelly Park
John Patrick Gillese Park
The Grange Original Wood Park
Granville Neighbourhood Park
Granville Getty Heath Park
Granville Blue Park
Glastonbury Park
Features:
- Large playground, built by GCL volunteers in 2011.
- Offers a small tot structure that’s perfect for the little ones with engineered wood fibre base
- Also, has a large play structure, perfect for playing grounders. Slides, monkey bars, large infinity climbing web and rotating net. Mostly sand base with some pour-in-place rubber surfacing for accessibility.
- 4 belt swings and 2 toddler swings.
- Gazebo, numerous picnic tables and benches, Unfortunately, the gazebo cannot be booked ahead of time for parties, first come, first serve.
- Porta-potty service, paid for by the GCL
- Large green space for sports (numerous soccer pitches and 1 baseball diamond).
- Please note: Glastonbury Park is NOT an off-leash dog park. The nearest off-leash dog park is located at Callingwood Park @ 17740 69 Ave NW.
Summer only:
- Spray Park (May long weekend – September long weekend). Note, the spray features are on a timer for water conservation. Touch flower to activate. The water is not recycled, it is City of Edmonton drinking water.
- GCL Fun Shack program: free, drop-in play program, offering games and crafts (July and August)
Winter only:
- Sledding hill.
- Cross country ski loop, approximately 1.9km of groomed classic and skate ski tracks.
- GCL Outdoor Rink and Ice Trail.
- 5 Firepits. First come, first serve. BYO chairs and wood.
Doug Kelly Park
Features:
A fun, little playground with various slides and swings (4 belt, 2 toddler). Engineered wood fibre base.
- Benches.
- Asphalt pathways.
- Near a lovely stormwater pond.
Summer only:
- GCL Fun Shack program: free, drop-in play program, offering games and crafts (July and August).
- Porta-potty service paid for by the GCL.
John Patrick Gillese Park
Features:
- Redeveloped in 2019 by the GCL with major contributing partner, the Parkland Neighbourhood Residents Association (PNRA).
- Small, natural-themed playground with monkey bars, slides and climbers. Engineered wood fibre base. Surrounded by green space and beautiful, mature trees.
- Picnic tables and benches.
- Little Free Library- book-sharing box.
The Grange Original Wood Park
Features:
- This little wooden playground was the very first one in our community- built in about 1999 and it is still standing strong! It’s probably one of the few parks left with plastic slides. A cute park, good for the little ones, and it has a sand base.
- Close to walking trails through Glastonbury Park.
Granville Neighbourhood Park
Features:
- New Playground, opened in 2020. Built by the GCL in partnership with the Kim Hung School Fundraising Society.
- Large playground offers a separate tot structure with perfectly-sized monkey bars and slides. Multi-generation swing for parent and child, or multi-sibling. Engineered wood fibre base.
- Sand play pod with playhouse and diggable, hidden fossils.
- Colourful, large play structure with slides, bridges, net climbers and some unique pieces like the large web structure, surfboard swing and accessible merry-go-round. The playground also features 4 belt swings and 1 accessible swing. Mostly wood fibre base with some pour in place rubber for accessibility.
- Picnic tables and benches.
- Asphalt Walking trails.
- Green space for sports like soccer and baseball (1 diamond).
- Schoolyard offers basketball nets.
- Little Free Library book-sharing box is available at the school entrance.
Please note: Granville Park is NOT an off-leash dog park. The nearest off-leash dog park is located at Callingwood Park @ 17740 69 Ave NW.
Granville Getty Heath Park
Features:
- Built by the developer in approximately 2012, this has a small playground with slides and low monkey bars for the little ones.
- Benches.
- Nice amount of green space surrounding it for playing your favourite games.
- Walking trail through the middle of the park.
Granville Blue Park
Features:
- Built by the developer in approx. 2010, this small playground has slides and swings (1 tot and 1 accessible).
- Benches.
- Near a nice stormwater pond with walking trails.