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Amherstburg is known for its diverse and high-quality parks, which meet a range of active and passive needs for residents and tourists alike. The Town has 26 park properties totaling 130.566 hectares for an average of 5.16 ha per 1,000 residents (based on 2021 population of 25,324).
Amherstburg boasts multiple large-scale and high-quality parks including King's Navy Yard park and the Libro Credit Union Centre which includes the country's first Miracle League Diamond - a fully accessible sports field for people with disabilities.
Parks are classified into the following hierarchy:
- Destination: Heavily used by residents and tourists for community events, festivals and passive recreation.
- Athletic: Contain a variety of athletic amenities for organized recreation, such as multiple sports fields, field houses and community or Town-wide recreation amenities.
- Leisure: Parks primarily supporting children's play activities. Often situated in subdivisions.
- Heritage: Public spaces and parks with historic or cultural significance that are of Town-wide importance.
- Civic: Located in gateways or the downtown core that support the Town's social and cultural fabric and create a sense of place. Typically characterized by a mix of floral gardens and hardscape areas that can be programmed for various uses.
- Linear: Linear corridors (such as trails and greenways) that provide connections with the open space system (for habitat) and between local points of interest (for pedestrians and /or cyclists). Consist largely of unimproved open space and/or trail/greenway infrastructure.
- Natural: Municipal open space and natural properties used for conservation and/or passive recreational activities. Lands will be largely undeveloped and contain open space or natural heritage features such as woodlots, wetlands, conservation habitat, etc.
The parks in Amherstburg support many recreational amenities and enhance the quality of life for the community as a whole. Below is a list of all the parks in Amherstburg along with details on park amenities.
| Alma West Lookout Alma Street at Laird Avenue |
| Located in Urban Amherstburg, this park is classified as Linear and is .1 ha |
| Anderdon Park 3320 County Road 10 |
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Amenities:
This park is classified as Leisure. 3 ha |
| Angstrom Park 968 Front Road N |
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Located at Edgewater Beach this is a Linear park. .1 ha
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| Bar Point Park 573 McLeod Avenue |
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Amenities:
Park is classified as Leisure .6ha |
| Beaudoin Park 265 Hyde Park Road |
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Located in River Canard this park is classified as Leisure. 1.4ha |
| Belle Vue House 525 Dalhousie Street |
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Currently not open to the public.
Belle Vue was designated a National historic site in 1959. It is one of only two buildings in Canada designated for Palladian style architecture. Belle Vue has been unoccupied since 2001 and placed on the Top Ten Endangered Places List by Heritage Canada Foundation in 2009. Through collaboration and partnerships, the Belle Vue Conservancy has been dedicated to raising one million dollars for phase 1 of restoration. Volunteer or donate by emailing info@bellevueconservancy.com or call 519-736-7586.
This property is classified as a Destination park. 3.5ha |
| Bill Wigle Park 84 North Street |
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Amenities:
Leisure park 1.4ha |
| Briar Ridge Park 461 Briar Ridge Avenue |
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Amenities:
Leisure park 1.5ha |
| Canard Estates Wetland and Trail at Aalbers Crescent and Canard Boulevard |
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Located in McGregor is a Leisure park. 1 ha |
| Centennial Park 209 Victoria Street S |
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An Athletic park. 4.9ha |
| Co-An Park 11071 Concession Road 11 |
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Located in McGregor (Essex) under agreement with the Town of Essex is a 15.9ha Athletic park. |
| Golfview Park Wetlands and Trails 215 Golfview Avenue |
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A Leisure/Natural park. 9.6ha |
| Jack Purdie Park 609 Richmond Street |
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Leisure park. 4.6ha |
| King's Navy Yard Park 242 Dalhousie Street |
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Amenities:
Destination park. 4.4ha |
| Larry Bauer Park - Libro Credit Union Centre 3295 Meloche Road |
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Athletic park. 31.8ha |
| Malden Centre Park 5460 County Road 20 |
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Located in Malden Centre is an Athletic park. 5.6ha |
| North Gateway Sandwich Street at William Street |
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Civic park. .4ha TWEPI Information Centre, open seasonally |
| Ranta Marina Park 1500 Front Road N |
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Leisure park. 6.9ha |
| River Canard Park 9480 County Road 8 |
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Operated by the Town of LaSalle under agreement. An Athletic park. 5.5ha |
| Scodeller Park 511 County Road 10 |
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Leisure park. .9ha |
| Seagram's Garden 81 Sandwich Street N |
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Civic garden .3ha benches short pathway |
| South Gateway Sandwich Street at Lowe's Sideroad |
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Civic park .9ha benches short path bike rack |
| Thrasher Park and Kingsbridge Naturalized Area 70 Knobb Hill Drive |
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Leisure park. 4.2ha |
| 'Toddy' Jones Park 50 North Street |
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Destination park. 1.3ha |
| Warren Mickle Park 164 McLeod Ave |
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Leisure park in Bar Point. 1.6ha |
| Waterfront Property Project Dalhousie Street at Gore Street - Kings Navy Yard Extension |
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New park development under construction.
Destination park. 1.2ha |