All-Time Best Playgrounds in Edmonton & area

Looking for summer fun? We've rounded up the 15 ALL-TIME BEST PLAYGROUNDS in Edmonton & area! Let the good times roll!

The new playground at Kensington School tops our list of the 15 All-Time Best Playgrounds in Edmonton and area. Photo by Edmonton Playgrounds.

The All-Time Best Playgrounds in Edmonton and area list is made possible thanks to the generous support of PlayQuest Recreation – building playgrounds in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia!

1. Kensington School Playground

• There’s a new king on the playground list for 2025! Kensington School Playground swooped in and stole our hearts last fall! 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. Pair it with a visit to the giant wooden classic playgroun and the cute little spray park that sits across the field at Kensington Community League and you have a perfect day of summer fun! This playground was designed by PlayQuest Recreation.

• Location: Kensington School, 13410-119 Street, Edmonton

2. 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. This playground was designed by PlayQuest Recreation.

• Location: Glengarry Park, 13325-89 Street, Edmonton

3. 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. This playground was designed by PlayQuest Recreation.

• Location: Andy’s Playground, 54320 Range Road 231, Fort Saskatchewan

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 up to a super slide, 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

7. 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. It’s really 5 playgrounds in one – a toddler park, a spray park, a natural park, a big kid park and an agility park, and so much more! There are picnic tables with fire stoves, a bathroom building, and tons of parking – plus a sledding hill and skating ice most winters!

• Location: Jackie Parker Park, 4540-50 Street, Edmonton

8. Rocketship Park

• A giant three-tier rocket with super slides? Yup! A mega climber to challenge kids of all ages? Oh year! 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!

• Location: Rocketship Park, 122 Street & 112 Avenue, Edmonton

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

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

11. 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

12. 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.

• Location: Highlands School, 6015 – 118 Avenue, Edmonton

13. 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!

• Location: Borden Park, 7509-112 Avenue, Edmonton

14. 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 it’s 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.

• Location: Meadowview Dinosaur Playground, Morris Avenue & Meadowview Gate, Leduc

15. Hazeldean Park

• I love a playground that is also a work of art! Hazeldean Park has the most beautiful, colourful trains (there’s 2!), the BEST scavenger hunt game of any Edmonton Playground out there (search for all the animal carvings!), and an adorable spray park – all set under a canopy of mature trees with benches, picnic tables and a big shelter. The “luggage” staircase up to the toddler train is one of the two best playground staircases in the city! (You’ll find the other at the plane-themed playground in Cy Becker!)

• Location: Hazeldean Park, 9630-66 Avenue, Edmonton

The All-Time Best Playgrounds in Edmonton and area list is made possible thanks to the generous support of PlayQuest Recreation.

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