Hillcrest Park

Lineup for skating was very long on the first day we went, when we arrived 5mins after skate time began. There is also a cap. Skating rink allowed sign-in 30min prior to start time, so we arrived early the next day.

I grew up here! Some things have changed, but the memories will never! Played soccer, coaching here. Good times.

Such a beautiful park. Great to bring the family, go for a stroll, day or night. Bring the dog too.

Nice park, excellent facilities, swimming pool, ice skating rink, gym, library, tennis courts, etc, etc, etc.
Right in front of Queen Elizabeth Park

It has everything here and close by. Swimming pool, coffee, ice cream, library, fitness center, ice rink, and so on.

There always seems to be a pool open here to take the kids to. The 'River' is a fantastic float for young and old. Reasonably clean for a busy community center.

Great venue. Nice pool for family. Ice surface isn't the very best in Vancouver but the dressing rooms and benches are good

Great place for the whole family, pool, ice rink, library, community center, soccer fields. Parking was a bit busy at times and the adjoining kids playground is kind of weak.

Great community place. They have alot of facilities that you can use, ie gym, pool, ice rink, Snack bar and a library.

Excellent facilities for everyone and everything, pool and hot tub great. Pickleball fun! Table tennis, yoga, pool - I think they have everything

Nice pool, busy. Changerooms not that clean, staff should monitor the family changerooms as single or couples are using the family changerooms and showers. Long wait times

I love Hillcrest, it's so busy though, the powers that be need to duplicate this place somewhere else in Vancouver.

Awesome for kids.another more swimming pools and a outdoor pool as well. Highly recommended if you have kids

Coached a game at the baseball diamond here. I love Nat Bailey, and the other amenities may be better but the field was near unplayable. Poorly maintained, litter, graffiti etc. It is a great neighborhood, we expected better.

It's very kid friendly and the community and the area feels very safe for my toddler. The amenities are clean and they have everything for sport activities from the gym, swimming pool and ice rink and a number of fields as well. If you're into baseball, the stadium is just right beside. Parking is easy to find except when there's a game but there is some street parking around so it's not that big of a deal. If you want to chill and lounge around there's a library and a cafe inside that even sells ice cream perfect for the weather right now! Perfect cold sweet treat for my toddler as well! If you have kids definitely recommend this place.

My daughter played a hockey game at Hillcrest and the ice was fine.cold as heck in the rink as there were no visible heaters for spectators but quality of ice surface was fine. However, in a stupid move by unthinking bureaucrats, they shut down the lobby area of this community centre hours before they shut down the ice surface and kick everyone out of the temperature controlled viewing area in the lobby. They force you to go into the unheated spectator area in the frigid rink! The lobby is not the most thoughtfully designed area to view the ice surface, as there is a piece of wood that bisects the view through huge picture windows that would otherwise make it the perfect place to watch from, but at least it would be nice and warm. Hillcrest, you need a new facilities manager with a brain!

Great place to go for a fancy swim, workout, and use their modern library. I like their whirlpool.

There is a small playground tucked in the corner before the entrance. Its a great field for almost any ball sport. They also have a turf field closer to 33rd, just check with the community center using any of the fields.

Its a great community center that offers a large variety of activities, a library, a pool, ice rink, food and drinks, baseball, soccer and many other amenities.

Massive community center and pool and skating rink inside it. It also has a moderate playground and even another one across the street. The staff are friendly and nice and are very helpful.

Nice pool, busy. Changeroom not that clean, staff should monitor the family changerooms as single or couples are using the family changerooms and showers. Long wait times

Lovely park great for kids and adults of all ages plenty of space and spots for BBQs and picnics and picnics.

Long standing city park close QE Park. It has many facilities including an Olympic sized pool and a stadium.

From the southern side of Vancouver I think its some of the most amazing views.ohh! BUT let's not forget all the beautiful lushness of forest.
IT IS GORGEOUS:) :) :)

Lots of space for young kids to run around, including big hills, walkways, lawn and an astroturf field. Fun trick - put a 2 year old on a painted white line in the baseball diamond and they'll continue following the line. My kid ran in circles for 5 minutes straight.

Often very crowded, and if you have tattoos you had better be ok with everyone staring like they've never seen one before, also a lot of Band-Aids in the pool area, could be cleaner. The adults are usually way more annoying that the children at this pool, bit the hot tub is a good size So I keep going back

Awesome location for a variety of different sports and activity. Well maintained and on good days, absolutely a blast to relax

Lots to do here!
Olympic Legacy, Community Center, public library, giant swimming pool, outdoor pool, ice rink, curling rink, pre-school, grass and artificial sports fields, playground, water geyser/art installation, gymnastics facility.
My only complaint is that the parking lot could be better designed and less annoying to get around. Maybe time to build a 2 storey structure between the centre and the baseball stadium?

Kids playing in Provincial baseball tournament. Great organization by LMB, convenient, clean facilities and good coffee at Blue Parrott.yes

Too many people complain about foul balls when they are near the baseball fields. They also complain if you are playing catch while they walk by. I've never seen so many people complain just to complain.

Fields are in good shape. Parking is a bit scarce. Traffic is annoying when committing by bike - drivers just aren't interested in letting bikes access safely.

Great Ball Diamond plenty of areas to get sun or shade. Spend the day indoors at the rink or pool or spend it outside at one of the four diamonds

Nice park at even better location.
Nat Bailey stadium, Queen Elizabeth park, few stores at waking distance. Lots of Street parking. Good neighborhood.

Hillcrest is a hub of activity hosting field facilities for team sports such as eurpoean football (soccer) and baseball. Hillcrest also is the site for the community recreational centre which hosts multiple facilities to swim, work out, curl, ice skate, and play hockey. Dog friendly and family friendly. Close to Vancouver tourist destinations such as Nat Bailey Stadium and Queen Elizabeth Park.

Went there to watch a LMBA game, the boys in our league look after the field, they do what they can and do good work, great games to watch 18+ division 30+ division and a 45+ division

Whether you're looking for a wide range of physical activities and classes offered by the City of Vancouver; a tasty meal or snack; a large multiuse swimming pool; outdoor soccer and baseball fields; a place to run your dog; or a quiet spot to have lunch outdoors, Hillcrest Park delivers. This community center is a definite give of activity ranging from day care programs for Pre-K, to curling to various styles of ballroom dancing, to martial arts, salting lessons and ice hockey league training and play. The facilities are maintained and pay tribute to the former site's use as one of the venues for the 2010 Olympics that were hosted by Vancouver. The multiuse Pol area is substantial and actively supervised by multiple life guards. The cafe is full service boasting everything from hot single serve lunches to sandwiches to treat and fresh scooped ice cream.

In regards to the pool:

Excellent facility, when it is not too crowded our busy. I recommend coming in during early mornings or late evenings if you want some space and quiet. During weekday afternoons, it also gets pretty nice if it isn't summer or a school holiday.

The hot tub has been described as healing, and I enjoy the open space. The change rooms, despite the hourly cleaning, get messy because people track in dirt. The constant outside dirt, and almost clockwork crowdedness have reduced the rating to 4 stars for me.