Kildonan Park

Kildonan Park
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LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates49°56′37″N 97°06′10″W / 49.94361°N 97.10278°W / 49.94361; -97.10278
Area96 acres (39 ha)
Established1909; 115 years ago (1909)
DesignerGeorge Champion
Owned byCity of Winnipeg
Public transit access18 North Main-Corydon
32 North Main Express
38 Salter
77 Crosstown North
Volleyball at Kildonan Park

Kildonan Park is a park in the West Kildonan area of northern Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Established in 1909 as a 73-acre (30 ha) park,[1] it features the Peguis Pavilion, Rainbow Stage, the Witch's Hut, an Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool, duck pond, and soccer field as well as picnic tables and barbecue pits.[2][3] The Park was originally designed by George Champion who was the park's Superintendent.[4] There are picnic sites and shelters available for rent.[3] In winter the park features a skating pond and two tobogganing slides.[2]

Kildonan Park features 39 hectares (390,000 m2) of park area, 25 hectares (250,000 m2) of mowable turf and 27,000 square metres (2.7 ha) of pathways,[3] including a perimeter path measuring 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi).[2]

  1. ^ "Opposition To Art Gallery". The Winnipeg Tribune. November 9, 1909. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b c "Kildonan Park". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Kildonan Park". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Kildonan Park Master Plan" (PDF). winnipeg.ca. Scatliff + Miller + Murray Inc. January 21, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2019.