Happyland Park — Attraction in Winnipeg

Lived here almost all my life & I am embarrassed to admit that up until very recently, I had never visited this wonderful park. 'Happyland Park' is its name, and it sure made us happy. While out for a cycle on one of our recent hot Summer days, we were in need of some shade and decided to check it out. What a delightful surprise to realize the strange looking, free-standing metal stands (seemingly randomly scattered throughout) were specifically made for Frisbee players! I had never, ever, come across a park in our city that actually caters to Frisbee players. It even has a Frisbee Course you can play (like in Golf). So the randomly scattered metal posts were not so random after all lol. Way to go City of Winnipeg Parks & Recreation, for seeing the need & accommodating those people who enjoy a round of Frisbee!! There is ALSO, a great playground for kids of all ages (even the adult kind lol), a big swimming pool (the old fashioned kind with the deep & shallow end), and the Seine Creek (River) running right through & around the park. Add in the beautiful landscape with its rolling hills and nice walkways and it just gets better & better. And AND!!....we also discovered a couple of firepits. (Not the 'ol rusted metal ones often found these days, but the big solid cement firepits that are now on our list of things to do this summer. (Hope I haven't ruined our chances because of this little review lol, but whatever 😄.) It is meant to be enjoyed AND shared. What a gem...

Happyland Park or Island Park as my kids like to call it is "Awesome". You have to park on a side street to get to the park. It's away from traffic surrounded by the Seine River and a public pool. The windy road to get to the play structure makes it look like a Dora the Explorer story. The structure is newer and has a lot of different options for kids to play on. Climbing, slides, sand, swings. I just found out that a long time ago this used to be an amuzement park that even had a ferris wheel The kids loved it and always...

Best disc golf course in the city! The course is short, but has starting pads for each basket which provide some variation. The park is generally well maintained and with the hills, creeks and trees packed into it's small footprint, lends to some challenging and fun play!

The park also has a small skate park, outdoor wading and swimming pool (summer only), and a play structure too. I've also spotted a number of folks fishing for catfish in...