You might not think much of Westridge Park at first. It's on the small side, right next to the highway, and the playground equipment leaves much to be desired:
...and you can't even golf there
But the thing about Westridge Park is that, despite its size, it's not hard to feel like you're in the middle of nowhere while you're in it. The trees keep the area private, and the sound of running water from the two creeks drown out noise from the highway.
There's a network of about five trails through the park that all lead to a large meadow. It's covered in daisies, has a bench on the edge of it, and it's almost perfectly flat. We imagined a great casual evening game of ultimate there with a group of friends and a glow in the dark frisbee.
We were on our way out of Westridge park when I spotted a trail we hadn't been on yet. Since we're such keeners, it seemed wrong to leave a portion of the park unexplored, so we decided to go check it out. The final trail meandered around ferns for a while before it turned a corner to reveal...
A WATERFALL!
Who would have expected to find a waterfall (quite a big one, too) in a little neighborhood park? The photo of the waterfall was taken from a narrow bridge with wide railings. If we hadn't been there on a wet day, that would have been the perfect place to sit. So if it's a dry day and you feel like sitting and watching a waterfall, you should probably pay Westridge Park a visit. It's a long way up from marine drive, but it's worth the trip.
PPR
Good: tennis court, nice bridges, meadow, waterfall
Bad: terrible playground equipment, inconvenient location, beside highway
7/10
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