Rose Park

Rose Park is located at 79 Rose Crescent, at the corner of Rose Crescent and Jones Avenue in Newtonville. The parkette will feature a junior and senior playground, swings, shade structure, park pathways, seating and an open green space area.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, construction of Rose Park has been pushed to later this fall, with an anticipated opening for late spring 2025. Stay tuned for the grand opening and community event coming soon!

Check out the design: selected by you!

Thanks to the input of hundreds of residents, the play structure’s accessibility features, colours and nature theme were all designed around community input.

Accessibility matters: the play structure features a ramp for children with mobility issues to access the first level and all the fun components along with it.
The top three voted features were:

Slides (there will be two of varying heights)

Swings (there will be two senior, one infant, one accessible)

Climbers (there will be multiple ways to climb onto the play structure)

Earth tones and a nature theme were rated highest, so the play structure will have colours of green, yellow and brown throughout, along with treehouse-style features.

Rose Park is classified as a Parkette, which means its purpose is to enhance the fun, leisure and relaxation needs of a neighbourhood. Based on lot size constraints, Parkettes are not big enough to accommodate sports fields or splash pads, but they do include playgrounds, shaded areas and sometimes courts if there’s enough space.

During the park design process, planners look at what the site offers and its limitations to create a layout that best fits within Clarington’s designated park classifications. You can learn more about these six park classifications, including Municipal Wide, Community, Neighbourhood, Parkettes, Public Squares and Hamlet Parks, and the functions they serve under Clarington’s Official Plan.