page_title: Terra Nova Adventure Park
section_title: Purpose
hierarchical_section_title: Terra Nova Adventure Park / Design / Purpose
caption_attribution_description: English: Terra Nova Playground
context_page_description: Terra Nova Adventure Park, located in the City of Richmond, British Columbia, within the Terra Nova Rural Nature Park, is an innovative playground. Its sustainable design works to accomplish an alternative to contemporary playgrounds found throughout the Lower Mainland, as most of its features are made of ropes, yellow cedar wood, and other products that resemble nature. The 'Homestead' and 'Paddock' areas are the two distinct zones of the playground. The adventure park was completed in September 2014 and it is a result of an intensive community planning process. The City of Richmond is working towards increasing its number of innovative parks. Terra Nova Adventure Park especially reflects its agricultural ties and traditions to the overall area and is suitable for individuals of all ages.
context_section_description: Hapa Collective describes Terra Nova as a park that "responds to its setting, its constituents, and the ‘imperfect grid’ formal language" of the area. It is a "place for off-leash kids" that encourages imaginative and energetic play, making it suitable for all ages. Toddlers can get dirty in the water and sand  areas, get lost in the meadow maze or chase dragonflies and try to spot some frogs. Older children are able to take full advantage of the adventurous park.      
  The park is divided into two distinct areas, the 'Homestead' and the 'Paddock'. The 'Homestead', the former site of the farmhouse, offers areas of shade and features the park's signature "10-metre tall treehouse [of four platforms] with a central rope ladder, a [stainless steel] spiral slide, and the log jam". The log jam is a climbable timber structure, and an ‘aerial’ rope walkway.
  The 'Paddock' area was once home to horses and stables. It now features the 35-metre long tandem ziplines, the rolling hill with a built-in slide, three-metre high swings, a pivot swing, and a meadow maze.
caption: Terra Nova Playground
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