Stanley Park

Sports and Activities

Sport clubs have long been a tradition in Stanley Park with several having their start in the late 1880s. Today these organizations are operated largely by non-profit groups with the buildings they use falling under lease agreements with the Park Board.

Brockton Clubhouse

Athletic fields at Brockton Point were first opened in 1891 serving as many as 10 different sport groups. First built in 1927 and strategically located between the rugby and cricket fields, the Brockton Clubhouse received a major restoration in 1984 when both sport groups joined forces to save this early landmark. Today it is the centre of club activities and it's also available for limited public rentals, call 604-681-0640 for more information.

Lawn Bowling

The Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club is open during the good weather months but has an active membership year-round. Visitors are always welcome. www.webturf.com

Brockton Oval Athletic Fields

Since the park's inception, the Brockton Oval athletic fields have been the site of outdoor track and field events. Today the area boasts a running track with interior play field, fieldhouse with washrooms and changing facilities and first class cricket pitches. The Brockton Cricket Pavilion is available to the public for special event rentals. www.cricketclub.org

Pitch & Putt Golf Course and Putting Green

Located on the park's west side by the Beach Avenue entrance, this Par 3 course and putting green is spectacular by landscape design. Surrounded on three sides by the spectacular Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden, this modestly priced outing is a horticultural highlight at the same time. Open daily.

Royal Vancouver Yacht Club

Located on a headland once known as Anderson's Point, the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club has been on this site since 1905. A parking lot across the road from this spot, now used by Yacht Club patrons, was once a buffalo paddock. www.royalvan.com

Tennis

A bank of 17 tennis courts is located near the Beach Avenue entrance to Stanley Park. These courts are free on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of 30 minutes play if someone is waiting. An additional four free courts are located just below South Lagoon Drive near the Lost Lagoon Nature House, with the same rules applying.

During the summer season (late April-early September) six of the 17 courts at the Beach Avenue entrance are operated as pay courts. They can be booked up to a week in advance by calling the pay tennis operator at 604-605-8224. See their website at www3.telus.net/tennisinstanleypark

Vancouver Rowing Club

The present floating structure which houses the Vancouver Rowing Club was built in 1911 and is a Heritage Building. Two other structures on the same site preceded the present one- the first built in 1886, which was eventually towed to Deadman's Island and used as a formal quarantine hospital- and the other which was built in 1888 and replaced by the current structure. Club sports now represented include rowing, rugby, cricket, yachting, jogging, tennis and field hockey. www.vancouverrowingclub.ca

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