SPRING 2019 Rec Guide

Come Explore

Adopt-A-Playbox Live 5-2-1-0 Playboxes are located at different parks around the City. Each box contains play equipment that residents can access for free to stay active. Volunteer to check on your local Playbox twice a month by reporting any missing or damaged equipment, cleaning the box, reporting vandalism, and promoting the playbox in the community. Adopt-A-Playbox individuals or organizations will be recognized on the City of Surrey website. For more information email beactive@surrey.ca.

SURREY’S BEST Walking Trails With the weather improving and more daylight hours, spring is a great time to get out and explore over 100 km of walking trails within Surrey parks.

DID YOU KNOW?

All of our fitness centre attendants are BC Recreation & Parks Association certified. They are also equipped to assist patrons with fitness centre orientations, equipment demonstrations, basic education and guidance. Bear Creek, Sunnyside and Greenaway outdoor pools open May 13. Admission for public swimming at outdoor pools is always FREE! Community Recreation Services Instructors who work with children ages 6-12 years are certified in High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development. The City of Surrey offers over 90 year long preschool programs in 25 locations across the city. Visit surrey.ca/enews to subscribe to regular updates on upcoming recreation opportunities and events— delivered directly to your inbox. Visit surrey.ca/events to view the citywide events calendar.

Green Timbers Urban Forest

Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest 2598 144 Street There are plenty of easy walking trails to choose from within this 130 hectare second growth forest where wildlife is abundant.

14600 Block of 100 Avenue This park is ideal for those who love to walk in forested areas and around a lake with over 10 km of trails and new ones added in 2018. Additional parking is open at a new lot accessed from 100 Avenue.

Mud Bay Park 13030 148 Street Birders and visitors alike will enjoy the chance to see shorebirds and waterfowl along this scenic walk in Canada's most Important Bird Area: Boundary Bay. Mud Bay park also connects along 20km of shoreline to Boundary Bay Regional park in Delta.

Tynehead Regional Park

Surrey Lake Park 7500 152 Street

17200 Block of 96 Avenue With over 14km of walking trails, visitors can meander through mixed forest and meadow and along the gentle Serpentine River.

The flat walking trails here follow around a lake and can be completed in 45 minutes.

Facility Rentals LOOKING FOR SPACE TO HOLD YOUR NEXT MEETING OR SOCIAL EVENT? Recreation Surrey has many facilities, each with unique rental spaces that can accommodate small, medium or large scale requirements. Whether you are a community group, service club or business planning your next meeting, or an individual needing a place for a social event, Recreation Surrey facility rentals are an affordable option. Find a great facility near you. surrey.ca/rentals

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