Hollywood Park is between Earle St and Fairfield Road and it's a nice little playground definitely worth a visit.
There are two parts to the playground which is on a sand base: big kid and smaller kid sides and there are grassy areas, picnic tables, washrooms and parking. The big kid side has a slightly older wood/metal & plastic structure with a choice of things to climb up and down though not tons compared to some of the newer playgrounds around Victoria. The curly plastic slide is a fast one and 'A's hair stood up on end when he got off it. I'd like to think that it was in sheer excitement but it was probably the static. There's a similarly static-inducing bumpy slide too, which 'A' refused a second trip down- take that as you will but perhaps it was something to do with the beetle languishing on the sand at the bottom.
The toddler side, which is built in the same wood/metal/plastic combination has a ramp, a platform area with some activities and a tower with a wide metal slide. 'A' stood lookout on the tower until a pre-school group barreled over and despite him frantically saying "Hi" to all the girls, he didn't succeed in making any new friends and was stubbed when one of the girls asked to hold my hand on the way down the slide. He informed me it was time to leave at that point and in my rush to obey I completely forgot to note how many swings there were. Oh the shame.
I used to take my son to this playground quite a bit. I wish they'd install a gate at the Earle Street entrance. The other complaint I have -- and it isn't the park's fault -- is that the parking on Fairfield and on Earle that isn't marked residential and is supposed to be used by park-goers is usually taken up by employees of Fairfield Plaza, mostly Thrifty Foods workers.
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