Surfaces: artificial turf, rubber, wood chips. I had high hopes for Edithvale Park. Satellite photos on Google Maps show a colourful layout and lots of green space. Plus, being right next to a community centre often means good things. The equipment is varied, yes, but in a bit of a disorganized way. There are two main play areas, but they are not connected; one is fenced off from the other for no apparent reason.
The fenced one has some good climbing options for small-to-medium sized kids, and some neat balancing elements. Then, up a small hill is an area containing mostly adult work-out equipment, except for a swing set clearly meant for kids. Finally, across a bit of grass and completely disconnected from everything else, is the Berliner rope climber. A single parent supervising more than one kid here will likely find themselves stressed out. An area which from satellite photos looked like it might be a splash pad turned out to be just an open, paved area with a chess board pattern inlaid into the ground.
There was seating here, but unshaded. A small building to one side of the open area looked for a brief moment like it might be a bathroom, but was actually a pizza oven. Which is cool, but everything was locked up. But the park itself is nice and big, with lots of options for recreation. I counted no fewer than nine basketball nets, plus two soccer fields and a baseball diamond.
The grounds are probably well-used in the summer. Better layout, better sight lines and more cohesive design would have made this a North York treasure, but we were pretty disappointed by this one. Joshua Cronkwright Parkette. Charles G Fraser Public School.
Edithvale Park. Danforth Dad Sep 8, 2 min read. Recent Posts See All. Post not marked as liked.
