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Central Park

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Central Park is a 90-hectare urban park in Burnaby, British Columbia, founded in 1891.The park is on the Vancouver–Burnaby border, just west of the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping complex, and is bounded by Boundary Road on the west, Kingsway on the north, Patterson and Willingdon Avenues on the east, and Imperial Road on the south. The nearest SkyTrain station, Patterson Station, named for Burnaby pioneer Dugald Campbell Patterson, is at the park's northeast corner. The main entrance to Central Park is off Kingsway near Patterson Avenue.Central Park was once a naval reserve set aside as a source of masts and spars for ships of the Royal Navy. The park was named to honour Mrs. David Oppenheimer, the wife of Vancouver's second mayor, who was born in New York City.Central Park's primary attraction is the large proportion of its land reserved as a well-preserved temperate rainforest ecosystem, with numerous walking trails. Among its other attractions are the award-winning children's playground, pitch and putt golf, an outdoor swimming facility, a lawn bowling facility, several picnic areas, tennis courts, and a couple of small duck ponds. Wildlife in the park includes grey squirrels and coyotes.

Address: Burnaby, BC V5S 3R2, Canada
Phone: (604) 294-7450
State: British Columbia
County: Greater Vancouver
City: Metrotown
Zip Code: V5S 3R2


Opening Hours

Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

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Reviews
Central Park is such a good place to walk, alone or with friends. There are 2 ponds you can walk to through the trails that are really beautiful. However, I would not recommend coming here alone when it gets darker as some trails are very secluded. There are 2 bathrooms 1 near the stadium and one on the other side near the tennis courts.
Love this park. Great for all ages. Burnaby really keeps this park clean for all the community. Picnic tables, kids park, duck pond and outside pool $ less 1 star because I wish there were more bathrooms. The one I know of is located beside variety playground. Good for kids under 6 years. Shady area and small splash pad for under 6.
Loved this place! Walking surrounded by the real rainforest is so magical. The tallest trees I've ever seen, sometimes probably over 30 meters! Plus several water ponds, many picnic tables, a soccer field stadium with covered seats on one side, a full size outdoor swimming pool, 12 tennis courts, a golf course, kids park, and lots of nature everywhere!
Beautiful Park located in the heart of Metrotown, Burnaby. Nice walk around with lots of Trails and ponds, the ponds also have fishes swimming there aswell. Pitch and putt aswell with 18 holes!
Beautiful park located in the city of Burnaby, the trails are well maintained and easily accessible. There are 2 small ponds in the centre of the park as well as a playground, restrooms, tennis courts and a concession stand. The whole park took about an hour to walk around. Very peaceful and relaxing way to unwind, there's lots of wildlife running about.
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