
Parks and Recreation Master Plan
We’ve created a Parks and Recreation Master Plan to guide the future of parks and recreation services and infrastructure. The plan presents a vision for the future, goals and objectives to meet Guelph’s needs. Informed by the Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment, the PRMP identifies what services and facilities we should be providing, when they will be required and how they should be funded.
Thank you Guelph for guiding the future of Parks and Recreation in our community!
Early in 2023 we drafted the Plan and the Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment based on engagement that has occurred in four phases starting in 2019 along with studies of other municipalities, research and best practices.
During the summer of 2023 we asked the community for feedback on the draft materials. Check out the summary of what we heard that helped us develop the plan.
The finalized Parks and Recreation Masterplan was presented to council and approved in October 2023. Find the full council packet here.
Visit our main website for any future updates https://guelph.ca/plans-and-strategies/parks-and-recreation-master-plan/
For more information
Mallory Lemon, Manager, Park and Trail Development
Parks, Public Services
519-822-1260 extension 3560
Adam Rutherford, Manager, Programming and Community Development
Recreation Services, Culture and Recreation
519-822-1260 extension 2703
Please note: This project began in an older version of our website. Some of the tools and information may appear different than originally designed.

Who's Listening

Adam Rutherford, Manager Programming and Community Development, City of Guelph
adam.rutherford@guelph.ca


Tracy Suerich, Community Engagement Advisor, City of Guelph
Phases
Map your trails
Click on the Add Pin (+) button in the menu to provide feedback on the following questions:
- What places in our trails system are working well?
- Which places on our trail system are not working well?
- What needs to happen or change to make trails better?
- Be sure to include a comment. You can even add an image!
We would love to hear your thoughts about anything including but not limited to:
- Winter maintenance
- Accessibility
- Trail condition
- Trail surface
- Trail connection
- Trail crossing
- Parking
- Safety
- Required trail amenities
- Anything Else
Our Map
This is a draft map that shows information for illustrative purposes only. As the Guelph Trail Master Plan is updated the information will become more refined.
Map Legend:
- Blue line - existing trails (including City trails, desire lines, third-party trails and privately owned trails)
- Purple line - proposed city trails from the Official Plan
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Guelph City Boundary
Existing Informal Trails
Existing City Trails
Proposed City Trails
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What places in our trails system are working well?
Which places on our trail system are not working well?
What needs to happen or change to make trails better?
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Upcoming and ongoing events
Past events
Event date: August 20th, 2023 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM.
West End Community Centre
Event date: August 17th, 2023 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Event date: August 10th, 2023 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Victoria Road Recreation Centre
