City Parks

The City of Parksville has three large parks, the Community Park, Springwood Park, and Top Bridge Park, as well as 28 Neighbourhood Parks. The neighbourhood parks vary in size and facilities, from small open space to a park with children's play area, trails, and basketball hoops.

COMMUNITY PARK

Established in 1963. Size: 15.7 ha (39 acres). Parkville's premier municipal park with beach frontage. Various festivals and sports events are held throughout the year (e.g. sandcastle competition festival, kite festival, Brant geese festival). Facilities: Beach, concession facilities, washrooms, children's play park and water park, outside shower, flower displays, varied tree collection, sports field, tennis courts, volleyball courts, waterfront walkway, group picnic shelter, skateboard park, parking at strategic locations with picnic tables throughout the park. A bookable group picnic shelter and a beach-front gazebo are available for parties or weddings.

Community Park Gazebo

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SPRINGWOOD PARK

Size: 8.57 ha (21 acres). Facilities: Home of the Royals (B.C. Premiere Baseball League), Springwood Park is Parksville's main sports field complex consisting of 6 ball diamonds, 6 tennis courts, grass fields for soccer, field hockey, field lacrosse, football, perimeter trail system connecting to the 13.5 ha (32 acre) Ermineskin Park trail system and the Maple Glen linear park trail.	BC's Best Royals' Baseball Classic Springwood Park
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TOP BRIDGE PARK

Size: 6.09 ha (15 acres). Facilities: Trails for walkers and an extensive trail system for mountain bikers. The pedestrian-only suspension bridge links the trails to the RDN trail system across the river. This section of the river is a popular swimming area for families during the summer months. Petroglyphs can be viewed by the observant.	Suspension Bridge Top Bridge Park
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NEIGHBOURHOOD PARKS

Facilities: There are numerous smaller neighbourhood parks throughout the city with varying degrees of facilities. Foster Park is one of the most prominent at 2.72 ha (6.7 acres). It's facilities include a children's play area, trails system, gazebo/picnic facilities and public washrooms.	Foster Park
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