Centennial Park (Moncton)

Centennial Park
A CF-100 Canuck jet on display in the park.
Type	Urban park
Location	811 St. George Blvd Moncton, New Brunswick
Coordinates	46°05′24″N 64°49′08″W / 46.0900°N 64.8189°W / 46.0900; -64.8189Coordinates: 46°05′24″N 64°49′08″W / 46.0900°N 64.8189°W / 46.0900; -64.8189
Area	230 acres (93 ha)
Created	1967
Operated by	City of Moncton
Open	All year

Centennial Park (French: Parc du Centenaire) is a municipal park in Moncton, New Brunswick. Located in the city's west end, it has an area of 0.93 km² (0.36 sq mi). The park features a static display of a CF-100 Canuck fighter jet, an M4A3 Sherman Tank, the anchor from HMCS Magnificent and CNR locomotive 5270.

History[]

Centennial park was originally known as Parkton Nature Park and was changed sometime in the 1950s when it was included in the city of Moncton.^[1]

Places of note[]

The park contains:

• Boating Pond
• Centennial Dog Park
• Children Splash Park
• Children Playground - Greater Moncton's largest children Playground
• Centennial Rotary Lodge
• Centennial Camp
• Rocky Stone Field
• TreeGo Moncton - Built in 2007, An aerial adventure course
• lighted cross country skiing and hiking trails.
• lawn bowling and tennis facilities

See also[]

• Moncton Urban Parks
• Mapleton Park
• Irishtown Nature Park
• Victoria Park
• M4 Sherman Tank

References[]

External links[]

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• Information about the park
• Canuck jet
• Centennial Park profile

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