Location map
Community: Thorncliffe – 750 Blackthorn Rd. N.E.
Parking: There is a free parking lot at the entrance to the park – closed due to construction April 2016)
Features: Pathways, open grass area, nose creek, baseball diamonds.
Playgrounds: There is one playground (pictured below).
Amenities: None.
Seating: There are some benches along the pathways and a covered picnic area with 1 picnic table.
Overall: Laycock Park is currently undergoing a wetland restoration project along Nose Creek.
View from the parking lot walking towards the bridge across Nose Creek.
View to the West – you can see the playground and the hill.
Bridge Across Nose Creek.
One fun feature of this park, the train run right along the East side of the park.
View of Nose Creek looking to the South. There’s a small area to the South of the bridge where you can get right up to the water. To the East of the Creek there is a large grassy area.
There is a covered picnic area near the playground that has one picnic table.
2016 Update – Laycock park now has a new playground that is great for big kids. Check out our review of Laycock park’s new playground here.
Laycock Park seems to be most popular with people using the pathway systems to walk their dogs or go for a bike ride.