Brickyard Park Mississauga
Brickyard Park is a manmade 26.4 acre neighbourhood park in the Cooksville area of central Mississauga. It has a strong focus on sports, with facilities for softball, baseball, and soccer.
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History of the Park
Before there was a Brickyard Park, there was a brickyard.
The site was formerly the location of numerous brick and tile manufacturing operations. Many homes in Mississauga and Toronto were built with bricks manufactured from this location.
What eventually became Canada’s largest brick-making operation began in 1912-1913 when the Ontario National Brick Company purchased a 200-acre farm at the northeast corner of Dundas Street and Mavis Road.
Over the years shale and clay were extracted from the property under a number of different company names, including the Cooksville Shale Brick Company (1922), Cooksville Brick Company Limited (1944), Cooksville Brick and Tile Company (1946), Cooksville La Prairie Brick Company (1953) and DOMTAR (1956). In 1985 Jannock Limited, under the company name of Canada Brick, purchased the site. Operations ceased in 1991.
The name Brickyard honours the legacy of this important industry in Mississauga.
Sports Centre
Brickyard Park has a strong focus on athletics and sporting events. It has professional-grade facilities for baseball, softball, and soccer, including bleachers for people to watch the games. All the fields and ball diamonds are fenced and feature night lighting.
Local amateur sports leagues such as the Erin Mills Men’s Slo-Pitch League (EMMSPL), the Mississauga Men’s Slo-Pitch League (MMSPL) and the RSPA Recreational Coed Slo-Pitch League hold regular games here throughout the warmer months.
The soccer field is also extremely popular, with regular matches played by the Ontario Soccer League, the Ontario Womens Soccer League, the Dixie Soccer Club, the Peel Halton Soccer Association, and the Toronto Premier League.
Brickyard Park is extremely popular during the summer. The last few times that I visited, there were softball, baseball, and soccer games going on simultaneously in the early evening.
The children’s play area also seems to be very popular. Plenty of kids playing in the playgrounds, and in the splash pad area.
During winter it’s a much quieter place, but you will still see people walking, hiking, and walking their dogs.
The park is clean and well maintained, although, unusual for a park in Mississauga, there are only a few trees that provide shade.
Why Parks are Essential for Outdoor Athletics
We often take community parks such as Brickyard Park for granted in urban areas like Mississauga, but they play an important role in fostering participation in athletics in the city.
Part of the urban fabric that many of us crave is participation in individual or team sports. Whether it’s men’s or women’s slo-pitch softball, baseball, or soccer, parks like Brickyard play an important role.
Where is Brickyard Park?
As shown in the map above, Brickyard Park is located in the centre of Mississauga. It’s about a half hour drive from downtown Toronto.
Municipal address for Brickyard Park is 3061 Clayhill Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5B 4J3.
This urban park is located just a few blocks south of the Square One Shopping Centre, and it occupies a space roughly between Dundas Street W. and Hillcrest Ave. The nearest main intersection is Dundas Street W. and Mavis Road.
The park is easily reachable by car, and by public transit. There are plenty of buses on both Dundas Street W. and Mavis Ave., including express buses that run from the Kipling Subway station in Toronto.
The new Hurontario LRT, when it opens in late 2024 or early 2025, will have a stop at Dundas Street W., which will improve north-south connectivity.
The nearest commuter rail and bus station is the Cooksville GO Station on the Milton Line.
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Inside the Park
The park is one of about 500 parks administered by the City of Mississauga. It is open year round, although the best times to visit are definitely in the spring, summer, and fall.
As with all parks in Mississauga, there is no fee for admission.
Sports and Playground Areas
Brickyard Park has large open spaces for soccer, football, baseball, and softball. Here you will also find open green areas, walkways, and 2 children’s playground areas.
List of attractions:
- soccer field with night lighting
- baseball diamond with night lighting
- softball diamond with night lighting
- cricket batting cage
- 2 children’s playground areas
- splashpad
Walking Path at Brickyard Park
There is a paved winding walking path that circles much of the park, You will see plenty of people walking and roller blading here, and the walking path also serves as a biking trail. The entire trail is nearly 1km in length, but is fairly easy to complete.
Artwork in the Park
You will also find some interesting public art at the entrance to the park – a beautiful stone relief sculpture of an eagle by Angelo Belluz (1924-2014). Mr. Belluz was a highly talented local artist and master stone cutter, who happened to work at the brickyard. Over the years his legacy came to be seen in many buildings, parks, and homes across Mississauga and Canada. One of his significant works is his Bread and Honey Festival bas relief statue in Streetsville Memorial Park.
Plan Your Visit
Brickyard Park is open daily from 7:00am to 11:00pm (or until dusk in winter).
Free Parking
There is a medium sized free parking lot off Clayhill Road near the children’s play area at the south end of the park. There is also a smaller free surface parking lot that you can access off of Hillcrest Ave., at the northern end of the park.
Online reviews of the park are very positive, currently ranking 4.4 out of 5 on Google, with hundreds of reviews posted.
Dog walking is encouraged! Dogs on a leash are permitted in the park.
There are public washrooms at Brickyard Park, as well as change room facilities, although they may be closed in the off season.
Entrance to the park is free.
Conclusion
Brickyard Park provides an essential service for amateur sports teams in Mississauga and the surrounding region. It also serves as a great recreational spot for many people living in the area.
Although it can be characterized as a neighborhood park, you will find a nice range of facilities here for people of all ages, including the playground area and the open sports fields.
Parks such as Brickyard Park are important, as they not only help Mississaugans to maintain good health but also provide a much-needed escape from our increasingly chaotic world.
This can help anyone in reducing stress levels and improving mental health.
Brickyard Park, with its excellent city centre location in Cooksville, its extensive array of sports facilities, plus its walking paths, biking trails, and children’s playground, is a gem among urban parks in Mississauga. We would include in our list of best Mississauga parks.
It’s definitely worth checking out on a warm summer evening.
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