Outdoor Spaces

Second and Steel Street

Third and Steele Street

Third and Elliot Street

Fourth and Main Street

Operating hours are sunup to sundown during the summer.

Located in the Mount McIntyre Recreation area, the park is the ideal environment for both learning and progressing skills on two wheels. Tabletop jumps, skinnies, teeter totters, wall rides and drops...this park has enough thrills to keep all ages and abilities challenged! Dirt n' Soul is co-managed by Contagious Mountain Bike Club and the City of Whitehorse. A big thanks to both Contagious and the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club for bringing a world-class biking resource to our community. Designed and built by pro-rider Jay Hoots with assistance from hard-working volunteers and the City of Whitehorse Trail Crew. Helmets are mandatory.

Parents - parks and playgrounds are not just for kids!

Come for a workout at one of our new outdoor fitness stations. You can find them at the following locations:

• At the corner of Nisutlin Drive and Selkirk Street
• Next to the playground at Rotary Peace Park
• At the bottom of the Black Street Stairs
• In the playground at Jim Light Park
• Next to the playground at Copper Ridge Park

Each fitness station includes a mix of equipment that allows users to target each of the major muscle groups and provide exercises for cardiovascular, strength and flexibility training. Signs explain how to use the equipment properly and safely.

In partnership with neighbourhood residents, Parks installs and maintains approximately 30 outdoor skating rinks throughout the city.

Every fall, neighbourhood representatives submit applications to have the rink in their area activated for the upcoming winter. These representatives are always looking for volunteers to help clear the snow to make the rinks ready for flooding by our department.

If you would like to contribute to active living in your neighbourhood, please contact Parks, and we can direct you to your neighbourhood representative.

Would you like to have an outdoor skating rink in your neighbourhood?

Identify a suitable location

The site must be owned or leased by the City of Whitehorse. If the skating rink is new, ensure the area is level, accessible to a water truck and safe for children.

Commitment

Obtain a commitment from other people in your neighbourhood who are willing to help prepare, and maintain the outdoor rink throughout the season. Identify a rink contact person for the application; this person is responsible for coordinating snow clearing of the rink as per the weekly flooding schedule.

Funding 

Funding may be available to construct or upgrade your community rink. The City offers financial assistance through Recreation Grants to encourage volunteer community groups, and organizations to further improve and develop recreation opportunities for Whitehorse citizens.

For more information, please contact Jeremy Raymond at 867-668-8656 or at Jeremy.Raymond@whitehorse.ca.

The annual deadline for outdoor rink applications is October 1.

Outdoor Skating Rink Application (online)

Contact Us

867-668-8325
parks@whitehorse.ca

Current skating rink locations

Click on the park name for a detailed PDF factsheet on that playground (please note: descriptions are from 2012).

Downtown

• Black Street Park - Seventh Avenue and Black Street
• Cliffside Park - Sixth Avenue and Taylor Street
• Rotary Park - Second Avenue and Robert Service Way
• Shipyards Park - Second Avenue and Ogilvie Street

Riverdale

• Liard Road Tot Lot - Liard Road
• Tagish and Tatchun (Alsek Park) - between Tatchun Road and Tagish Road off Alsek Road
• Morely and Peel Park - Morley Road and Peel Road
• Alsek and Blanchard Park - Alsek Road across from Blanchard Road

Takhini

• Normandy Park - Normandy Road and Falaise Road
• Ortona Park (Takhini North Playground) - Ortona Road and Antwerp Street
• Dieppe Playground - Dieppe Drive past Vimy Place

Whistle Bend

• Aksala Park - Aksala Drive
• Caprice Park - Caprice Court
• Pond Park - Casca Boulevard
• Godard Park - Godard Way

Porter Creek

• Pine Street Playground - Pine Street across from Walnut Crescent
• Fourteenth and Elm Playground - Fourteenth Avenue and Elm Street
• Tamarack Park - Tamarack Drove off Hickory Street
• Hickory/Wann Park (Grey Mountain Lions Club Hickory Street Park) - Hickory Street and Wann Road
• Stan McCowan Park - Sycamore Street off Wann Road

Crestview

• Crestview Park - Rainbow Road east of Klukshu Avenue
• Canada Games Centre

Klondike Hwy

• Hidden Valley Park - Mossberry Road off Couch Road

Valleyview

• Valleyview Park - Alleyway behind Valleyview Drive

Arkell

• Heron Drive Park (Arkell Park) - Sandpiper Drive and Heron Drive

Logan

• Logan Park - Finch Crescent past Magpie Road

Granger

• Granger Park - Thompson Road past Wilson Drive

Copper Ridge

• Grizzly Park - Grizzly Circle
• Copper Ridge Tot Lot - Stope Way
• Copper Ridge Playground - North Star Drive
• Lazulite Park - Lazulite Drive

Hillcrest

• Hillcrest Park - Park Lane off Hillcrest Drive

Alaska Hwy

• Canyon Crescent Park - Canyon Crescent before Miles Canyon (Canyon Crescent)
• Pineridge Park - Harvey Road off Hanson Drive (Pineridge)
• Wolf Creek Park - Dawson Road past Harbottle Road (Wolf Creek)
• Mary Lake Park - Fireweed Drive past Aster Place (Mary Lake)
• Salmon Trail Park - Salmon Trail (Cowley Creek)
• Dolly Varden Park - Dolly Varden Drive off Salmon Trail (Cowley Creek)
• Spruce Hill Park - Engelmann Drive (Spruce Hill)
• Whitehorse Copper Park - Talus Drive and Esker Drive (Whitehorse Copper)

The Robert Service Campground Day Use Area will not be open for 2022 due to construction. We look forward to welcoming everyone to our new and improved facilities in 2023!