Hinge Park — Attraction in Vancouver

The main feature for this park I believe is the dog park, natural water features it has, habitat Island and water play area. I would say that this park is mostly geared towards adults but with very unique ideas to entertain kids.

The reason I say it's more geared towards adults is that it's got a large open field with lots of open space for sports (though maybe one game at a time), a flower field, a naturalized stream with picnic benches, very short paths for good photo opportunities and the lack luster playground. That's not to say your kids won't get something out of visiting.

For kids there is the rather tame rope playground with three regular seat swings, two infant swings and one handicap swing (6 total). In the summer though there's a very neat water feature where pushing a button that looks much like a crosswalk button will pour water into two metal runnels one leading into a sandpit the other leading into the naturalized stream. There's also a very neat tunnel bridge that is made out of a sewer pipe, but with the other adult features it is quite easily a learning opportunity for your kids. They can see tides rise and fall, the animals that live under those tides, birds nesting and even on the rare occasion medium sized mammals (beavers & otters) though with these features I recommend very close monitoring.

I'd say if they put a bit more effort into their playground this would be a top notch park all around but I feel like this park was built more towards the Olympians that were there when it was originally built thus a...

Hinging on Genius: ( only time will tell - we must way 20 yrs) - a model of urban revival from the wreckage of post industrial toxicity ... it’s an Eden Phoenix risen from the ashes - a prime example of modern 21century environmental sustainability & waterfront shoreline reclaimed along with public open space making for the adjacent Urbanity - C’est très très Européan. On dois visitez! Right along SE False Creek’s Seawall Promenade/cycle/running path Spectacular views to downtown from Vancouver’s Athletes’ Village for 2010Winter Olympic Games - now turns into a swish tiny mixed use LEED Platinum “Green-City” par excellence. La pièce de la resistance? Habitat Island - C’est magnifique.

Wonderfully creative landscape design extremely forward thinking with complete rehabilitation & daylighting of salmon streams/water fowl duck 🦆 ponds, football/soccer field , kiddie jungle gym playground with swings & enclosed off leash doggie area (so Fido can run free without chasing the birds!) l love it here. ... I return several times seasonally it’s always different. I love it here - it’s very richly peppered & spiced with artful industrial era artifacts and tracings of old railway tracks, you sneak around & you’ll discover it all in your own.

Anyone needing to visualize “green” , “Sustainability “ concepts in action - then come here. Anyone from out of town working in Landscape Architecture, Urban Landscape Economic, Earth Sciences/Environmentalism & Civic Planning Professions ... it’s a must see...

The park site (sometimes refered to as Hinge Park, but not yet officially named) includes a rainwater wetland, play park for children, benches, grass and picnic areas. A dog off-leash area is located within a fenced area in the northwest corner of the park.

The park includes a rainwater wetland with native plants that will slowly naturalize. Picnic tables, benches and docks dot the landscape. A large children's play area has state-of-the-art play equipment, a story circle, a big rusty bridge constructed from sewer pipe and a water pump with metal runnels at the top of a small hill. It is a park for children to explore and for adults to quietly enjoy.

A dog off-leash area is located within a fenced area in the northwest corner of the park.

The park was created as part of the 2010 Winter Games Athletes Village at Southeast False Creek. The former industrial land was transformed into a complete community and includes Creekside Community Recreation Centre, housing and...