Southside Park — Attraction in Woodstock

I LOVED SOUTHSIDE PARK, IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!! We will definitely go back again. That is a huge park with lots of different areas like play equipment for the kids, which was the coolest play equipment I have ever seen at a park and my kids plus my friends kids loved it and have been asking to go back since we went. We do not live in woodstock but it is totally worth the drive. Besides the equipment the kids used there is baseball diamonds and a river that flows through it with different birds. There is pavilions that I imagine can be rented for get togethers or if you need a picnic table for a quick bite to eat you could sit there to eat. OMG the bathrooms were the cleanest, nicest smelling public washrooms I have ever had the pleasure of using.... seriously!!! I was floored by that. I haven't even got to the best part yet. In this park, is the Southside aquatic center and they have the coolest wading pool/splash pad. Now I don't know how it normally works but right now during covid(and maybe always) you have to book your spot online and each child is $3 to get in but I am telling you it is totally worth that $3 per kid because it is a full play structure with the tipping bucket and all the water spraying everywhere plus 2 small water slides but the purple water slide is a big winner. Our kids must have gone down that thing 100 times. Parents are free and you can go on the water slides and equipment too. Literally with little kids you could spend $20 plus each to go to a big water park to spend your whole time in the kiddie area that is the same as this wading pool/splash pad. I didn't get to see everything in this park and maybe we seen everything that was cool already but it was very cool and we will be going back again and again. Brantford has nothing like this and it is worth the 40 minutes give or take drive to spend a day out in woodstock and the Southside park. Other cities should take a look at this park and take notes. Great for the whole family. You won't be...

My childhood into my teens were spent growing within this park. From the boathouse that canoes could be rented. The annual carnival in the center square. The Woodstock Ontario 8/13-8/19 1969 concert mirrored the Bethel NY. The Victoria Day Parada winding from city hall down to and entering off Finkle St. I taught my younger late brother how to throw a ball, skate, even swinging a golf club. The mini zoo be the river down from the bridge were monkeys and peacocks lived The baseball games in the evening when lights were installed. The football games WCI home field. The pond freezing and hockey games played under the street lights close by. The toboggan hill off Parkinson Rd. My first cricket pitch long before the current cricket house was built. I helped the construction men during the building. The rolling out and up of the cricket mat. Keeping the scoreboard with those placet card numbers on c hooks. The daily walks to and from College Avenue SS. If you listen you will hear both my little brother and my voices still echo...

Great playground that had some stuff for all age ranges. My kids (ages 4 and 2) loved climbing and running around ,uo and down.

Some parts of the park require close attention if you've got climbers, as they can get quite high up. However, confident climbers can have a blast too, so I think it's a win overall.

There are also a variety of swings for kids if all ages and needs to enjoy as well.

A covered portion with a multitude of picnic benches to sit and eat at is nearby, although we were attracting a lot of yellow jackets and had to vacate so your experience may differ.

There's also a bunch of benches placed around the park to situate yourself while the kids play.

A river is close by, so be warned that kids may bolt and take a dunk, but it's fenced in close to the...