Area: Central Oshawa

Age Range: 18 months and up

Parking: 
Weekday: limited street parking off Laval Drive
Weekend: parking lot at College Hill public school off of Laval Street 

Ground Cover:  sand

Main Equipment:

• 4 metal slides
• 2 swings
• 2 infant swings
• 2 rock climbing walls (1 for toddlers)
• 1 fireman pole
• 1 set of talking tubes
• multiple climbing apparatus

Accessibility Features: none

Facilities/Other:

• 1 soccer pitch
• 1 softball diamond

Surrounding Park Area: a lot of green field space surrounding the park

Seating: 1 park bench facing the playground

Shade: no shade over the playground, but plenty of shade provided by the surrounding trees


Overall assessment: From the balancing toadstools, to the monkey bars, to the multiple climbing challenges, this is another great climbing playground that would be great for a game of grounders! Bring your fireman hat as this park also has a rarely spotted firepole!

Area: South Oshawa

Age Range: 5 yrs and up

Parking:  Two parking lots located off Emerald Ave and oxford Street (bus stop on oxford W side of park)

Ground Cover: sand

Main Equipment:

• 4 slides (2 spiral)
• 2 swings
• 2 infant swings
• 1 rubber bouncer
• 1 fireman pole
• 1 elephant rocker
• climbing apparatus

Accessibility Features: none

Facilities/Other:

• Clubhouse
• Splash Pad
• Soccer field
• Baseball diamond
• Basketball net (single)

Surrounding Park Area: Lots of fields and hills around park and some trees to the east.

Seating: 5 park benches

Shade:  'Shade Shack' and some surrounding tree shade


Overall assessment: There is a lot to climb at this park for older kids. Smaller kids can access the one spiral slide on their own, but I would recommend tons of supervision for smaller kids playing in the park. There is a nice shaded area with benches for parents as well as tons of open space to have a picnic on a blanket. 

Area: Central Oshawa

Age Range: infant to 6 yrs

Parking: lot located just off of Gibb St, East of Centre

Ground Cover: sand

Main Equipment:

• 2 slides (1 metal)
• 2 dinosaur climbers
• 2 swings
• 1 infant swing
• 1 Apollo rope net spinner

Accessibility Features: none

Facilities/Other:

• Splash Pad
• Soccer field
• Community Pool ($)

Surrounding Park Area: Tons of field area to play in as well as trees around for some shade. Oshawa Creek is a small walk just east of the park at the end of the field.

Seating: 2 park benches around Splash Pad

Shade: Some trees shade swing area during day


Overall assessment: This park is great for younger ages and has tons of fun features. There is a net spinner bigger kids can get really dizzy on. Smaller children can enjoy the slides and have tons of fun playing store or house. The dinosaurs are great for infants learning to stand or walk, as well as for small children to climb on. This park is also just a small walk across the field and over a bridge to a connecting park with more swings, a playground, trails to bike on and tons of shade when you get too hot. 

Area: East Oshawa

Age Range: 2 to 10 years

Parking:  
Weekends - plenty of parking in the Athabasca Street Public school lot
Weekdays - limited street parking on MacKenzie Ave

Ground Cover: sand

Main Equipment:

• 2 swings
• 2 infant swings
• 3 slides (1 spiral, 1 metal)
• 1 rock climbing wall
• multiple climbing apparatus

Accessibility Features: none

Facilities/Other:

• Splash Pad 
• 1 baseball diamond
• 1 basketball court
• 1 soccer field
• community centre shade pavilion

Surrounding Park Area: Tons of field room to play and run between splash area and playground. Small amount of trees around.

Seating: none

Shade: none on the playground, limited shade in the surround trees

Overall assessment: This is a great park for all ages to play in or have a swing with a friend. The playground is smaller but still has a play space for toddlers. Tons of field space in this park to run around and chase bubbles or blow them. This is a great park for a few families to go together or a few adults to help with kids who may want to splash around the Splash Pad area since it is a distance from the playground.

Area: West Oshawa

Age Range: 2 to 8 years

Parking:  parking lot available on Cartier Ave just in front of the park

Ground Cover: sand and dirt

Main Equipment:

• 1  swing
• 1 infant swing
• 1 small slide
• 1 metal slide
• 1 spiral slide
• rock climbing wall
• various climbing apparatus 

Accessibility Features: talking tubes

Facilities/Other:

• Splash Pad
• 2 baseball diamonds
• single net basketball half court

Surrounding Park Area: the area near the park is quite nice as there is a small trail and bridge leading to fields and the sports fields for the rest of the park.

Seating: 2 park benches

Shade: none immediately over the park, but plenty of shade in the surrounding trees

Overall assessment: This is a quiet playground to take the kids to for fun.  There is a beautiful stream beside the trail making it a great place to have a picnic.  There is a small Splash Pad but it is a great place to get wet and cool.  This is a great park to bring toys to and play in the sand.