Best Playgrounds in Edmonton

The All-Time Best Playgrounds in Edmonton and area list is made possible thanks to the generous support of Park N Play Design – Building playgrounds in Edmonton and across Canada!

I’ve often been asked for a Top 3 or Top 5 list of the All-Time Best Playgrounds in Edmonton. There are just TOO MANY AMAZING PLAYGROUNDS IN EDMONTON and area and I could never narrow the list down that far. So I present to you my Top 20 All-Time Best Playgrounds in Edmonton and area! These are Edmonton’s biggest playgrounds, best playgrounds, most unique playgrounds and the Edmonton Playgrounds that offer features for all ages.

1. Hawrelak Park

• The new king of the Edmonton playground scene! My kids and I are big fans of the gorgeous new Park N Play Design & Earthscape Play playground in Edmonton’s newly-renovated Hawrelak Park! I find it to be a good mix of play opportunities for kids of all ages – including older kids like mine who want a challenge. Bonus points for the bathroom building just steps away, parking spaces closer to the playground, picnic sites, and the most beautiful setting there is!
• Location: Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Road, Edmonton
• If you like this playground, you’ll also like: the Howling Coyote Playground in Laurier Park!

2. Jackie Parker Park Playground

• My best friend’s daughter once described Jackie Parker Park as the Playground of her dreams and that has stuck with me since. The 2025 addition to add an inclusive and sensory playground to the other FIVE existing playgrounds has pushed Jackie Parker Park over the top. In addition to the pictured accessible playground you’ll find a toddler park, nature park, massive spray park, traditional park and a challenge park! There is a bathroom building, plenty of on-site parking, fire pits and picnic tables and gorgeous trails around the pond. Bonus points for a sledding hill and skating ice in the winter! This playground was designed & built by Park N Play Design.
• Location: Jackie Parker Park, 4540-50 Street, Edmonton
• If you love the Yalp Memo Game, you’ll also find it at: Marquis Playground!

3. Broadmoor Lake Park Playground

• Sherwood Park‘s best playground, Broadmoor Lake Park, is a destination playground where you can stay and play – all day and in all seasons! This playground has a great toddler park, a challenging big kid park with an amazing climber, a natural play area, a sand pit with diggers – oh, and one of the coolest spray parks around – WITH SLIDES!!! Enjoy covered and shaded picnic areas and bathrooms in several nearby buildings.
• Location: Broadmoor Lake Park, 2015 Oak Street, Sherwood Park
• If you love epic slides, you’ll also love: Parc Reunis in Beaumont

4. Kensington School Playground

• Kensington School Playground swooped in and stole our hearts in 2024! It’s the first playground in the school’s 60+ year history – and it’s the first Edmonton Playground with a trampoline! The entire playground is based in rubber and there are many inclusive options throughout the park – including a sensory seat, a roller table and an in-ground merry-go-round! My kids love the ninja challenge equipment and the fun electronic game.
• Location: Kensington School, 13410-119 Street, Edmonton
• If you’re in the area: walk across the field and enjoy Kensington’s classic wooden playground and adorable spray park!

5. Glengarry Park Playground

• One of the “new kid on the block” playgrounds to make our list, Glengarry Park has rocketed up the ranks for its beauty and variety! It has a gorgeous natural playground with a stunning standout slide, an adorable toddler park, a big kid obstacle park, and the cutest spray park around. There is a huge covered picnic shelter, plus picnic tables scattered throughout the massive greenspace. Bathrooms may be accessible at the nearby arena when it is open.
• Location: Glengarry Park, 13325-89 Street, Edmonton
• If you like the natural features at this playground, you’ll also like: Rondeau Park in St. Albert!

6. Rocketship Park

• A giant three-tier rocket with super slides? Yup! A mega climber to challenge kids of all ages? Oh yeah! An adorable toddler park with a lunar rover, astronaut photo op and moon rocks? You’d better believe it! Plus, bonus points for being fully accessible, with rubber base throughout, all while being set under big trees in a mature neighbourhood! Don’t sleep on the hill here for winter sledding!
• Location: Rocketship Park, 122 Street & 112 Avenue, Edmonton
• If you have a space fanatic, you’ll also like: the adorable Aurora Toddler Playground!

7. Clareview Inclusive Playground

• Not just the biggest and best inclusive playground in Edmonton, the Clareview “Jump Start” Inclusive Playground is also one of the biggest playgrounds in the city! It has rubber base throughout, double-wide ramps, toddler-friendly fun, challenges for big kids, sheltered picnic areas and access to bathrooms in the rec centre!
• Location: Clareview Inclusive Playground, 3804-139 Avenue, Edmonton
• Find another unique inclusive playground: at Willow Park School in Leduc!

8. Dermott District Park Playground

• From its new slide tower (it was destroyed in early 2023 by fire and replaced in late 2023) to its challenging climbers, exciting giant rope glider and adorable toddler tent park, Dermott District Park is a true Edmonton original! Playground equipment is spread across a wide greenspace, and bathrooms can be accessed in the nearby Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre.
• Location: Dermott District Park, 8648-81 Street, Edmonton
• If you love wooden playgrounds you’ll also love: Sherwood Park’s Cambrian Playground!

9. Spruce Grove Rotary Playscape

• It may be a little older, but Spruce Grove Rotary Playscape is still kind of magical, in my opinion. It stands out for being one of the only fully-fenced playgrounds in our area. It also stands out for being draped in colour from top to tail! This playground is packed with everything from an adorable toddler area, with a music zone, mini treehouse and even a stage (complete with seats for the audience) – to excellent challenges for the big kids like tons of rope climbing features! There is a tiny splash pad just outside the entry gate, plus picnic tables in the nearby greenspace and bathrooms in the rec centre!
• Location: Spruce Grove Rotary Playscape, 221 Jennifer Heil Way, Spruce Grove
• If you’re in the area you might also like: Spruce Grove’s Jubilee Park with its amazing Spray Park!

10. Thrive Elementary School Playground

• Another of the newer Edmonton Playgrounds to make this list! The playground at Thrive Elementary School became an instant addition to my “all-time-favourites” due to its ultra-unique equipment and design! From the MASSIVE Mighty Descent slide, to the tall rope climber and the cool purple play cubes, this playground looks ultra cool and is ultra fun too. There are benches here, but no bathroom on site.
• Location: Thrive Elementary School, 10735 McQueen Road NW, Edmonton
• If you love a unique rope climber, you might also like: Maple Playground!

11. Spruce Grove Central Park

• The brightly coloured inclusive playground is just the start of the fun at Spruce Grove Central Park! The playground feature a unique main structure, in-ground merry-go-round, accessible zipline and much more! Beyond the playground is much more – a huge skate park, a dirt pump track and a concrete pump track! This playground was designed & built by Park N Play Design.
• Location: Spruce Grove Central Park, 450 King Street, Spruce Grove
• Another playground with a pump track: is Ellingson Park in Parkallen!

12. Kinsmen Grizzly Bear Lodge Playground

• From coyotes to bears! Kinsmen Grizzly Bear Lodge Playground is a beauty set in the heart of Edmonton’s River Valley! There is a wide variety of equipment from play structures that look like treehouses (right down to the knothole windows!) to giant rocks and logs to a bright red climb-on rocket! Different equipment is set in different spaces, so it kind of feels like you’re visiting several little playgrounds. There are picnic tables and shelters, bathroom buildings – and the massive Kinsmen Spray Park just steps away!
• Location: Kinsmen Grizzly Bear Lodge Playground, 9100 Walterdale Road, Edmonton
• Love animal-themed playgrounds? Check out: O-Day’min Park in Downtown Edmonton!

13. Woodlands Water Play Park

• Our top choice in St. Albert! Woodlands Water Play Park is one of the biggest spray parks in the capital region! There are bathrooms and changerooms on site, free parking and the site is gated. There is also a traditional playground and a skate park located in the same space!
• Location: Woodlands Water Play Park, 165 Sturgeon Road, St. Albert
• Love amazing spray parks? Check out: Beaumont Spray Park!

14. Castle Downs Park

• I’ve left Castle Downs Park off this list over the years, and every time I do, I hear from Castle Downs advocates who feel it really belongs on Edmonton’s Best Playgrounds list. This year, I’m including it in the top 20, primarily due to it’s massive size and play area, which includes toddler spaces, big-kids spaces, a great water park, a sand play area and more. There is parking on site and a bathroom building too.
• Location: Castle Downs Park, 11510-153 Avenue, Edmonton
• If you’re in the area: check out Caernarvon Park, a neighbourhood hidden gem!

15. Andy’s Playground

• Our favourite playground in Fort Saskatchewan. Andy’s Playground honours the memory of Andy Polanski and reminds kids about the importance of Love, Kindness, Courage, Laughter and Selflessness. It has a bright and fun toddler park, big kid park and Cable-Track Zipline – the best kind of Zipline and one of only two in the Capital region! There are picnic areas and porta potties on site.
• Location: Andy’s Playground, 54320 Range Road 231, Fort Saskatchewan
• Love a cable-track zipline? Find another one at: James Mowat School Playground!

16. Meadowview Dinosaur Playground

• This one is for the dino-fanatics! Leduc‘s Meadowview Dinosaur Playground was built to commemorate the discovery of a Hadrosaur fossil in this Leduc neighbourhood in 2013. This playground lost a little of its cache when the zipline was removed a few years ago, but there are so many cool and unique dinosaur features that it’s still a fabulous place to play! There are benches, but few trees for shade. There is usually a seasonal porta potty on site. This playground was designed & built by Park N Play Design.
• Location: Meadowview Dinosaur Playground, Morris Avenue & Meadowview Gate, Leduc
• Love a theme playground? Leduc is also home to the amazing Blackstone Pirate Ship Playground!

17. Hardisty School

• The massive new climber that was added to this playground in 2024 turned what was a good playground into a great one! The climber isn’t the only new feature – there’s an accessible section that includes an in-ground merry-go-round, saucer swings, music features and more. The older-but-still-awesome part of the playground is a cool obstacle course design that my kids still love – plus it has a couple of big curly slides! Bathrooms are available inside the nearby Hardisty Leisure Centre. This playground was designed & built by Park N Play Design.
• Location: Haridsty School Playground, 10535-62 Street, Edmonton
• If you’re in the area: head east to Gold Bar Playground, one of the city’s classic wooden gems!

18. Baturyn Playground

• This playground has been on high rotation for our family since it was rebuilt a few years back. It’s ideal for older kids and kids who really want a playground challenge! There is an obstacle course that is perfect for my little ninjas, a rope climber and a few other unique risky play challenges. Here you’ll also find a huge bank of swings, a small toddler structure, a basketball court with painted tarmac for ground activities and a hill for winter sledding! This playground was designed & built by Park N Play Design.
• Location: Baturyn Playground, 10505-172 Avenue, Edmonton
• If you like Ninja equipment, you’ll also love: our list of Best Ninja Playgrounds!

19. Highlands School Playground

• Inclusive design, MEGA rope climbers, and the ZIPLINE SPINNER are just a few of the reasons why we love the playground at Highlands School! This playground is based in rubber and also has a ramp onto an accessible glider feature. There is a small pit of sand with a digger and a swing set with 2 sets of tandem swings! There are a few benches on site, but no bathrooms and little shade. This playground was designed & built by Park N Play Design.
• Location: Highlands School, 6015 – 118 Avenue, Edmonton
• Climbing kids will also love: the double-arch climber at Robina Baker School Playground in Devon!

20. Borden Park Playground

• A truly beautiful and extremely unique playground that I maintain is my favourite playground in Edmonton. There is no other playground like Borden Park. The big kid park is a treehouse, the toddler park is overrun by bears and bees and snakes – oh my! The playground is tucked away under mature trees in one of Edmonton’s most beautiful pieces of parkland – don’t forget to explore and check out the public art too! There are picnic tables and shelters, bathrooms, and Edmonton’s Borden Natural Swimming pool too! This playground was designed & built by Park N Play Design.
• Location: Borden Park, 7509-112 Avenue, Edmonton
• If you love the animals at this playground, you might also like: the new Beaver Hills House Playground downtown!

The All-Time Best Playgrounds in Edmonton and area list is made possible thanks to the generous support of Park N Play Design.

Park N Play Design is a leader in building custom playgrounds, inclusive playgrounds and natural playgrounds in Canada. They are the team behind several of the best playgrounds in Edmonton – with more to be built this year! Pictured here is the Aldergrove Credit Union Community Complex playground in Aldergrove BC. View their vast collection of playground products and designs and request a quote at parknplaydesign.com

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