Parks List

Victoria Park

Located at 75 Rose Street, Ayr.

Features include:

• Tennis Courts
• Playground Equipment
• Storage Building
• Pavilion
• Greenspace
• Two Baseball Diamonds (lights)
• Barrier-free Washrooms

Piper's Glen Park

Located on 86.5 Nith River Way, Ayr.

Features include: 

• Small Playground
• Baseball Diamond
• Soccer Field

Centennial Park

Located at 31 Northumberland Street, Ayr.

Features include: 

• Picnic tables
• Pavilion
• Wilma's Walk & short trail around pond
• Watson's Pond

Jim Schmidt Memorial Park

Located at 53 Hilltop Drive, Ayr.

Features include:

• Covered Picnic Area (available to rent)
• Washrooms
• Two Baseball Diamonds (lights)
• Tennis/Pickleball Courts (lights)
• Accessible Playground and Swings
• Walking Path, accessible from Hilltop Drive and Scott Street
• Shade Structure
• Outdoor Education Centre
• Food Forest (planted in spring 2024)

Coming soon:  the Ayr Pump Track!  On Monday, September 23, CAO Report No. 18-2024 – Site Selection – North Dumfries Pump Track Facility was passed by Council, with Jim Schmidt Memorial Park as the chosen location. Visit the pump track website for the latest updates and fundraising information.

Douglas Park

Located at 39 Douglas Drive, Ayr.

Features include:

• Playground
• Trail

This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.

Roseville Community Centre

Located at 3195 Roseville Road, Ayr.

Features include:

• Picnic Area
• Community Hall (kitchen and washrooms included, available to rent)
• Basketball Court
• Baseball Diamond
• Soccer Field

Browns Subdivision Park

Located at 24 Oakwood Drive, Cambridge.

Current features include:

• Small Playground
• Soccer Field

Updates coming summer 2025!

Branchton Park

Located at 30 Mary Street, Branchton.

Features include:

• Playground
• Covered Picnic Area (available to rent)
• Baseball Diamond
• Soccer Field

Riverside Park

Located at 1408 West River Road (Near Church & Footbridge), Cambridge. 

Features green space.

Clyde Park

Located at 1220 Village Road, Cambridge. 

Features include: 

• Playground
• Covered Picnic Area (available to rent)
• Soccer Field
• Baseball Diamond
• Outdoor Fitness Equipment
• Basketball Court (small)

Hilltop Drive Playground

Located at 153 Hilltop Drive, Ayr. 

Features include:

• Playground
• Path connecting Hilltop Drive to Vincent Drive

Cowan Park

CLOSED due to tornado damage.

Located at 2958 Greenfield Road, Ayr (behind the North Dumfries Community Complex). 

Features include: 

• Playground
• Covered Picnic Area (available to rent)
• Washrooms
• Walking Trail Loop (0.9 km)
• Spray Pad
• A1 Soccer Fields - 2 Full Size
• A1 Soccer Fields - 2 Intermediate
• Skatepark
• Exercise equipment along walking trail loop

Appleyard Park

Now open!

Located at 23 Challenger Avenue, this park was named by two Ayr residents in a Park Naming Contest.

In recognition of the Appleyard family of North Dumfries who lost two sons, Pte. William Byecroft Appleyard and Pte. Joseph Clarence Appleyard in World War 1. Their sacrifices deprived them of living full enriched lives in North Dumfries. This name is being submitted to act as a teaching moment at a place where children can happily interact with one another, while honouring the Appleyard family.

This park features:

• Playground
• Multipurpose half court (open soon)
• Shade structure
• Picnic tables and benches
• Small asphalt pathway

Skén:nen Park

Now open!

Pronounced 'sgah-nah', this park is located at 271 Robert Woolner Street, Ayr. 

Skén:nen is a Mohawk word meaning peace and balance, which is a central theme in Haudenosaunee philosophy.

This park features:

• Playground and swing set
• Multipurpose court
• Shade structure
• Picnic tables and benches
• Asphalt walking trails
• Splash Pad (open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from the first Friday in June until Labour Day)
• Junior Ball Diamond
• Open play space