- Biggest parks
- Yorkson Community Park (84 Ave and 206 St) and Willoughby Community Park (7700 block of 202A St)
- Events Centre
- 7888 200 St; three new ice arenas and two dry-floor arenas opened September 2026
- Nearest public pool
- Walnut Grove Community Centre, 8889 Walnut Grove Drive (50 m pool)
- Planned
- Willoughby Community Centre with a 37.5 m lap pool and library: in planning, no opening date
- Facility listings
- Township facilities directory
Most Willoughby neighbourhoods were planned around a school and a park, so a playground or a ball field is usually a few blocks away. The two big ones are Yorkson Community Park and Willoughby Community Park. What Willoughby doesn’t have yet is its own community centre with a pool; that is still on the drawing board.
The parks
Features below come from the Township’s facility records. A feature that isn’t listed isn’t necessarily absent, and washroom and spray park hours change by season, so check before a long trip.
| Park | Where | What’s there |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkson Community Park | 84 Avenue and 206 Street; more access and parking from 82 Avenue | Fields and walking areas. A new accessible playground, spray park and synthetic field were open by May 2026, with a 75-stall lot off 84 Avenue. Off-leash areas on the 82 Avenue side. |
| Willoughby Community Park | 7700 block of 202A Street, beside the Events Centre and school campus | Sports fields, playground and spray play, tennis and pickleball, basketball and volleyball, picnic areas, washrooms |
| Routley Park | 19901 70 Avenue | Playground, grass sports areas, basketball and tennis, wetland and creek paths, off-leash area, washrooms |
| Lynn Fripps Park | 21021 81A Avenue | Ball and soccer fields, playground, picnic facilities, washrooms |
| Richard Bulpitt Park | 77A Avenue and 211 Street | Ball and soccer areas, sports box, playground, drinking water (we couldn’t confirm washrooms) |
| R.C. Garnett Park | 70A Avenue and 202B Street | Playground, ball and soccer areas, basketball and sports box, washrooms |
| Langley Meadows Park | 64 Avenue and 198 Street | Playground, tennis and pickleball, ball field, trails along a watercourse. The park record also mentions heritage Matheson House, but we haven’t seen public access to its interior |
| Goldenview Park | 20300 86 Avenue | Playground and spray play, plaza and amphitheatre, trails, washrooms |
| Donna Gabriel Robins Neighbourhood Park | 20581 78 Avenue | Playground, ball and soccer fields, trails, washrooms, next to the school |
| Josette Dandurand / Northeast Latimer Park | 82 Avenue and 202 Street | Playground, grass sports areas, wetland and trail features, washrooms, beside the school. Municipal records use both names for this cluster |
| Smith Athletic Park | Near 76 Avenue and 208A Street | Three synthetic fields opened September 2025; shelters and some seating done by May 2026. The indoor facility was still being built in the latest update we saw |
More lists: playgrounds, off-leash dog parks, sports fields, skate and bike parks, and tennis and pickleball.
Short walks
For a quick outing, start at the signed entrances at Routley Park, Langley Meadows Park or Yorkson and follow the established paths. The Township’s Yorkson trail map names a Willoughby Trail and creek greenway links, but it dates from November 2015, so it’s no proof that every proposed link exists. We haven’t got measured loop lengths or accessibility ratings for any of these, and we won’t guess. Creeks have protected setbacks, and crossing private land to reach one isn’t an option. For longer outings, see our Langley hikes and walks.
Indoor recreation
Langley Events Centre, 7888 200 Street. The arena and fieldhouse complex also runs public sessions and youth stick-and-puck, and its three new ice arenas and two dry-floor arenas opened in September 2026. The LEC’s community programming page has times and equipment rules. Our Events Centre directory page and expansion page give the background.
Pools. The nearest established public pool is at Walnut Grove Community Centre, 8889 Walnut Grove Drive, which has a 50-metre pool, leisure and therapy amenities and a fitness area. Check the pool schedule, not just the building hours. See our Walnut Grove Community Centre page.
Clubs. Langley United Soccer Association publishes youth and adult programs (our page). Langley Rugby Club registers through its own site; its clubhouse is at 21280 Crush Crescent, east of the main Willoughby area (our page). Willoughby Community Hall, 20809 83 Avenue, is a volunteer-run community hall with booking details on its website. Langley Meadows Community Association runs from Langley Meadows Community School.
What’s planned
The Willoughby Community Centre is a plan, not a building. The Township's concept includes a 37.5-metre lap pool, leisure and hot pools, a gymnasium, fitness space, a library and multipurpose rooms. The project page gives no opening date, so don't choose a home because of it. Our community centre page tracks what the Township has published.
Other work still to come:
- Yorkson Community Park South. Proposed works include an access lane off 80 and 82 Avenue, about 100 paved parking spaces, washrooms, play and picnic areas and oval fields. No completion date for the whole project was published.
- Smith Athletic Park’s indoor facility, under construction in the May 2026 update.
- A possible Willoughby Elementary replacement on about 2.4 hectares on 80 Avenue beside the Langley Tennis Centre, with community amenities. A February 2026 partnership is studying it; nothing is scheduled.
What’s on
The Willoughby Town Centre holds an annual community day, Willoughby Dayz, usually in early autumn, and a Halloween Stroll at Town Centre businesses in late October. Check the Town Centre’s own events page for each year’s dates. For games at the Events Centre and other happenings, see what’s on in Langley.
Next: the Willoughby overview, shops and services, getting around and the pros and cons.
Questions people ask about Willoughby
Does Willoughby have its own community centre or pool?
Which parks in Willoughby have a spray park?
Is there an off-leash dog park in Willoughby?
What is open at the Langley Events Centre for the public?
Where can kids play soccer or rugby near Willoughby?
Are all the amenities at Smith Athletic Park open?
Are there walking trails in Willoughby?
Last checked October 29, 2026. Things change fast in a growing area: confirm anything important (catchments, rents, bus times) with the official source linked. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
