Parks & Green Spaces

Lantern Bay Park

100 5th Street. Lantern Bay Park features three swimming ponds, beaches, soccer fields, a volleyball court, a pavilion with a concession and picnic tables, paved walkways, a bike park, a dog park, and a walking trail. Year-round washrooms are available at the Pavilion. The park is also home to the region's tallest play structure, which opened in June 2024. It's the City's most-used outdoor space and the obvious answer for “what should we do this evening?”

Cottonwood Point

901 7th Avenue. One of Silvermere's best-loved heritage walks. A wooded point of old-growth cottonwoods on the Silver Lake shore near The Narrows, where the lake pinches narrow between the mountains. Shoreline pathways, benches at the water's edge, ancient pit-house depressions, and the restored Chapel House, the last of the point's original homestead structures still standing. It's the place every Silvermere local takes out-of-town visitors.

Cedar Flats Park

2501 14th Avenue. Cedar Flats Park anchors the Cedar Flats neighbourhood, with washrooms and year-round community use. The City's seasonal outdoor skating rink is on the back side of the park.

Crane Memorial Park

Crane Memorial Park honours the Crane family, early Old Mill District residents who donated the land to the City. The original Crane Memorial Pool opened on the site in 1959 and was filled in when the new Aquatic Centre opened in 1991. The park remains as a playground and picnic area, with public consultation for a renewal beginning in 2024.

Full City parks directory

Silvermere maintains the following City parks:

• Cedar Creek Park, 215 102nd Street
• Complex Park, 2101 6th Avenue (washrooms)
• Beacon Hill Park, 3500 9th Avenue
• Cedar Flats Park, 2501 14th Avenue (washrooms)
• Miners' Park, 910 2nd Street (washrooms)
• Lantern Bay Park, 100 5th Street (year-round washrooms in Pavilion)
• Pine Ridge Park, 726 Pinecrest Drive
• Crestview Park, 201 Lakeview Street
• Foundry Park, 1321 Forest Road
• Cottonwood Point, 901 7th Avenue

Plus Crane Park (renewal in progress) and trails including the Lakeline Bike Network.

Sports field and Pavilion rentals

Sports field rentals (soccer, baseball, multi-use) and the Pavilion Concession at Lantern Bay Park are administered by the Silvermere & District Recreation Department (RDWH), not by the City of Silvermere directly:

• Phone: 250-555-0100
• Email: info@silvermere.example

Park use, parade, and special event permits

For weddings, parades, or special events on City park property, you’ll need a Park Use, Parade, or Special Event Permit under Bylaw 376.

The core requirements:

• Apply at least one month in advance (earlier for anything involving road closures or large crowds)
• Carry $5,000,000 liability insurance naming the City as additional insured

Permit applications go through Corporate Services. Start with info@silvermere.example or call City Hall at 250-555-0100, staff will route you to the right person for your event type.

Park rules and care

Pack out what you pack in. Keep dogs on leash unless you're in a designated off-leash area. Open fires are allowed only in designated firepits and during periods when no fire ban is in effect. The Parks Bylaw (Bylaw 138) sets the formal rules.