South Arm Community Park

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Street Address: 8680 Willams Road
Location: Intersection of Williams Road and Garden City Road
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Recreation Area: South Arm
Community Centre: South Arm Community Centre

South Arm Park is a large 57.3 acre community park located adjacent to South Arm Community Centre and Hugh McRoberts Secondary and James Whiteside Elementary Schools.

This athletics oriented park hosts 10 sports fields, 9 baseball diamonds, 4 basketball courts, 8 tennis courts, and a large playground. To support the sports activities at the park, there are 9 portable wooden bleachers located near the ball diamonds. There is also a fenced in off-leash dog park.

In addition to field and ball sports, there is a seasonally operated, heated outdoor pool with water slides. Visit the Outdoor Pools page for more information about swimming lessons and pool programs.

The park also has large open lawn areas for passive recreation and a network of pathways throughout the park link key areas within the park as well as to the surrounding neighbourhood.

North of the outdoor pool, there is a large playground with picnic tables and a designated BBQ area for the park. Please see the following  PDF map for more information.

REMINDER!

Pet owners in dogs off-leash areas adhere to the following usage guidelines:

Dogs must be kept under control by their owners at all times.

Stoop and Scoop: clean up after your dog.

Dog owners must carry a leash at all times.

All dogs must be currently and visibly licensed.

Dog owners must maintain effective verbal control of their dogs and always be able to see their dog when off the leash.

Any dog exhibiting aggressive behaviour must be leashed immediately.

PLAYGROUND RENEWAL OPEN HOUSE
The City of Richmond is beginning its process to renew the playground at the popular South Arm Park and is seeking input from Richmond residents. The public is invited to attend one of two drop-in style open houses or complete an online feedback form to share ideas and learn about the planning process for the park playground.

The open house sessions will include activities for all ages, information boards, and refreshments and will take place at the South Arm Community Centre located at 8880 Williams Road in Richmond on:

Thursday, September 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 28 from noon to 3 p.m.

Starting Thursday, September 26, the public may also visit Let's Talk Richmond page to view the display boards and complete the online feedback form. The deadline to submit feedback is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 20.

Park Amenities

Basketball Courts 2 Full Courts, 2 Half Courts, Lighted

Tennis Courts Lighted

Sports Fields 10 Sports Fields Details

Ball Diamonds 9 Ball Diamonds Details

Playgrounds 1 Tot Lot, 1 Children

Benches 19 Benches

Pathway Circuit 3,974 Paved

Special Features

Dogs Off-Leash Area

Concession Stand

Washroom

Additional Park Features

• 9 portable wooden bleachers, located near ball diamonds

Sport Fields

	South Arm 1 Closed Classification: senior Size 1.7123 acres Type: grass / clay Year round: Soccer
South Arm 2 Closed Classification: senior Size 1.4094 acres Type: grass / clay Year round: Soccer
South Arm 3 Closed Classification: senior Size 1.3185 acres Type: sandcell Year round: Soccer
South Arm 4 Closed Classification: senior Size 1.3412 acres Type: sandcell May - October: Baseball/Softball October - May: Soccer
South Arm M1 Closed Classification: junior Size 0.5436 acres Type: grass / clay Year round: Soccer
Whiteside M1 Closed Classification: junior Size 0.5436 acres Type: grass / clay April - September: baseball/softball September - April: Soccer
Whiteside M2 Closed Classification: junior Size 0.5436 acres Type: grass / clay April - September: Baseball/Softball September - April: Soccer
Whiteside M3 Closed Classification: junior Size 0.5436 acres Type: grass / clay April - September: Baseball/Softball September - April: Soccer
Whiteside M4 Closed Classification: junior Size 0.5436 acres Type: grass / clay April - September: Baseball/Softball September - April: Soccer
Whiteside 1 Closed Classification: senior Size 1.5814 acres Type: grass / clay April - September: Baseball/Softball September - April: Soccer

Baseball Diamonds

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