Area:  Whitby North

Age Range: 15 years and up

Parking:  plenty in the designated parking lot off of Twin Streams Rd (to the South of the park), and some street parking on Baycliffe Drive (just be aware of some no parking zones)

Ground Cover: gravely sand

Main Equipment:

• 3 step ups
• 2 leg lifts
• 2 push ups
• 2 chin-ups
• 1 hyper-extension bench
• 1 sit up
• 1 stretch/squat post

Accessibility Features: none

Facilities/Other:

• see Baycliffe Park post
• seasonal port-a-potty
• soccer field
• 1 basketball court

Surrounding Park Area:  A great big park with a nice jogging path around it (half paved and half gravel) where you will also find the FIT stations.  

Seating: none along the jogging FIT station path
Shade: limited tree shade along the jogging FIT station path

Overall assessment: The fitness equipment is arranged along the jogging path around Baycliffe Park and is meant to be interspersed in a walking or jogging workout. The equipment is all stationary with no moving parts and uses body movement to facilitate the exercises.  The step up station, leg lift station and chin-up station have different heights at them to accommodate people of different heights.  The first station behind the Splash Pad at Baycliffe Park is the step ups.  The last station (or first if you start the opposite direction) is the stretch/squat post at the back of Baycliffe Park behind the soccer field.  (*NOTE it is recommended not to use the equipment when it is wet.)

Area: Whitby Waterfront

Age Range: 12 years old and up

Installed: 2012 - Durham's 1st ever outdoor Fitness park!

Parking:  plenty in the parking lot off of Water St

Ground Cover: mulch

Main Equipment:

• 4 elliptical machines (*NOTE 2 elliptical machines state 15yrs+)
• 2 hand bikes
• 2 chin up bars
• 1 rowing machine
• 1 leg press machine
• 1 ab crunch machine
• 1 lat pull down machine/ 1 push up machine
• 1 parallel bars

Accessibility Features: one piece is stated to accommodate a wheelchair

Facilities/Other:

• see Kiwanis Heydenshore Park post
• washrooms 9am to 9pm (seasonal)

Surrounding Park Area: located on the beautiful waterfront trail with equipment facing directly towards a serene lake view

Seating: none in the immediate area

Shade: a lot of morning shade offered by the surrounding trees

Overall assessment: This is a great addition to the Whitby waterfront as it provides an additional fitness element to your daily run on the beach; or if you're like me you can check it out once in a while when you feel guilty about those extra donuts with your double double.  This park is meant for those 12 years old and up, however, two elliptical machines state 15 years old and up.  The fitness equipment is arranged in a circuit pattern but is not necessarily meant as one since there are 4 elliptical machines side by side. A neat feature is that some of the equipment have a QR barcode to scan with your smartphone for further instructions.  (*NOTE it is recommended not to use the equipment when it is wet.)