Kildonan Park | |
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Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Coordinates | 49°56′37″N 97°06′10″W / 49.94361°N 97.10278°W |
Area | 96 acres (39 ha) |
Established | 1909 |
Designer | George Champion |
Owned by | City of Winnipeg |
Public transit access | 18 North Main-Corydon 32 North Main Express 38 Salter 77 Crosstown North |
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]