Existing Features, Buildings and Amenities

The Park has evolved since the 1970s and today, the City operates and maintains a variety of buildings, structures and recreational features at Kelso Beach Park, detailed in table 2, each serving distinct functions and park uses.

Amenities

Function

Amphitheatre Pavilion

2,500 seating capacity on seating boulders + 500 on grass area at top + 500 on four sets of portable bleachers added at the top during Summerfolk

  • Performances
  • Back of house during large events
  • Community rentals
  • Stage roof

Electrical Plant A

  • Main service and switches into the park from Hydro One

Electrical Plant B

  • Main stage electrical

Electrical Plant C

  • Main switch from Hydro One and system distribution throughout the park
  • Electrical system distribution to vendor pedestals, and event pedestals

Kelso Beach Gazebo

  • Booked for small events and also open for passive community use

Good Cheer Washroom/Changeroom

  • Public washroom and changeroom
  • Community rentals
  • Public washroom

Change area for adjacent splash pad

Splash Pad Pump House

Splash pad mechanical infrastructure

Beach washroom

  • Used only for large events – otherwise closed
  • Public washroom

Asphalt and Crushed Stone Trails

  • Passive community use
  • Interior park circulation
  • Connecting links to the Waterfront Trail (south) and Georgian Bay Trail (north)
  • Provides access for certain parks maintenance activities

Ball Diamond

Natural Turf Sports Field

  • Community and sport group rentals
  • Community use when not rented

Splash Pad

  • Open Victoria Day to Thanksgiving annually

Playground

  • Passive community use April to October
  • No winter maintenance

Parking Area

  • Passive community use
  • Limited winter maintenance

Summerfolk Circle Green Space

  • Passive community use
  • Friendship and gathering location for Summerfolk

1.5 km of trails

  • Passive community use
  • Historically, no winter maintenance
  • Winter 2021/2022 limited trail winter maintenance trial

Storm water channel and walled outlet

  • Collect and channel stormwater from the Brooke basin area
  • Aesthetic focal point of the central area of the park

Beach area with shoreline protection

  • Passive community use
  • Waterfront access for recreation

Gitche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden

  • A space for reflection and reconciliation
  • A space for Indigenous celebrations at Park

Walking is Medicine sculptures (portion of tour)

  • Self guided educational tour focusing on historical indigenous sites in Brooke

Pedestrian Bridge over Pottawatomi River

  • Connecting link between internal park trails and Waterfront Trail to the south of the park

Stone pedestrian bridge over storm outfall

  • Internal pedestrian link connecting the north and south portions of the park
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