Mundy Park is Coquitlam’s biggest park: roughly 176 hectares (435 acres) of second-growth coastal forest in the middle of the city, threaded with kilometres of trail and holding two small lakes, an outdoor pool, sports fields, disc golf, and a fenced off-leash dog park. This is the complete guide — what the park actually is, what to do there, where to park, and the established central-Coquitlam neighbourhoods that ring it. Written by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960 — a 47+ year Coquitlam resident.
Updated: July 7, 2026 · License: V99960 · Brokerage: Royal LePage Elite WestMundy Park is Coquitlam’s largest urban park — roughly 176 hectares (435 acres) of second-growth forest in central Coquitlam, at 641 Hillcrest Street. It holds two small lakes (Mundy Lake and Lost Lake), kilometres of forest trail, the outdoor Spani Pool (open since 1970), sports fields, a lacrosse box, disc golf, picnic areas, a playground, and a fenced off-leash dog park. It’s ringed by established family neighbourhoods — Ranch Park, Como Lake, Chineside, Austin Heights and Harbour Chines. Parking is free at Hillcrest Street, Chilko Drive and the Austin Avenue access.
The numbers people ask for first — size, water, trails, and the facilities that make Mundy the anchor of central Coquitlam’s outdoor life.
Facilities and hours are set by the City of Coquitlam and change seasonally — always confirm current pool hours, trail closures and off-leash rules on the City of Coquitlam parks page before you go.
Coquitlam’s largest urban forest — a genuine block of woods in the middle of the city.
Most city parks are a field with a path around it. Mundy is different: it’s a real second-growth coastal forest — roughly 176 hectares (435 acres) of Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock — sitting square in the centre of Coquitlam, bounded roughly by Como Lake Avenue, Hillcrest Street and Mariner Way. You can walk into it and, within a few minutes, feel like you’ve left the city behind, even though family streets sit just beyond the tree line on every side.
That combination — big, quiet, forested, and dead-central — is what makes Mundy the outdoor anchor of this part of Coquitlam. Locals run its trails before work, walk dogs on its loops, swim at the outdoor pool in summer, and bring kids to the playground and picnic areas. It’s the reason so many of the neighbourhoods around it — Ranch Park, Como Lake, Chineside, Austin Heights, Harbour Chines — trade partly on “you’re minutes from Mundy.”
This isn’t a neighbourhood you live inside — it’s a place you visit. But because I’ve spent 47+ years in Coquitlam, I know exactly how much that park access adds to the homes that surround it, which is the part of the story that actually matters if you’re buying or selling nearby.
Mundy’s interior is a connected web of forested trails — kilometres of them — ranging from wide, flat gravel paths to rooty single-track. Here’s how locals actually use it.
The classic Mundy outing is a loop through the second-growth forest. The trail network connects into a perimeter loop that most walkers and runners orient around, with shorter interior routes branching off it. Surfaces vary from easy gravel to natural dirt single-track, so there’s a route for a gentle stroll and a route for a proper trail run. The park is open year-round; winter can be muddy, so plan footwear accordingly.
Two small lakes sit inside the forest. Mundy Lake is the more visited of the two, an easy walk from the main access with a loop trail around it. Lost Lake is quieter and more tucked away — a protected, marshier pocket deeper in the woods. Both are worth the walk for the change of scenery from pure forest, and both are sensitive habitat, so stick to the trails and keep dogs under the posted rules around them.
Beyond the trails, Mundy packs in the facilities you’d expect from Coquitlam’s flagship park — and a few you wouldn’t.
Mundy has sports fields and ball diamonds plus a covered lacrosse box, which host Coquitlam youth sport through the seasons. It’s one of the busier field clusters in central Coquitlam.
Used by Coquitlam youth associationsThe Raymond L. Spani Memorial Outdoor Pool — the outdoor seasonal pool inside the park — first opened in 1970 and is operated by the City of Coquitlam through the summer. Confirm current hours and admission at coquitlam.ca.
Seasonal · City of CoquitlamMundy has a disc-golf course set through the trees — a popular free after-work activity. It’s one of the few central-Coquitlam parks set up for the sport. Check the City of Coquitlam listing for the current layout.
Wooded courseThere’s a playground and picnic areas near the main access, making Mundy an easy family destination — forest walk, a swim at the pool in summer, and lunch under the trees.
Near the Hillcrest accessMundy’s fields, diamonds and lacrosse box are part of the city’s youth-sport fabric. The associations below are city-wide Coquitlam organizations that use municipal fields across town — Mundy included — rather than Mundy-only clubs.
Field bookings and game schedules are set by each association and the City of Coquitlam — confirm current use directly with the association before relying on it. Full outdoors picture: Coquitlam parks & trails.
Mundy sits in central Coquitlam, bounded roughly by Como Lake Avenue, Hillcrest Street and Mariner Way. The main address is 641 Hillcrest Street. There is free parking at three main access points:
Parking is free. On warm summer weekends the Hillcrest lot can fill early because of the pool, so arriving before mid-morning or using the Chilko Drive side is the local move. The park is reachable by car from anywhere in central Coquitlam in a few minutes, and by transit along the Como Lake Avenue and Austin Avenue corridors — check current routes with TransLink.
Mundy is circled by some of central Coquitlam’s most established, walkable family neighbourhoods — the addresses that trade partly on daily park access. If you want to live minutes from the forest, these are your guides.
Established 1970s–1990s detached streets on the park’s western side — central-Coquitlam value, walkable to Mundy.
Ranch Park guideThe Como Lake Avenue corridor — between two of Coquitlam’s best-loved green spaces, Mundy and Como Lake Park.
Como Lake guideA quiet, elevated family pocket on the eastern side — established homes with easy access into Mundy’s trails.
Chineside guideCoquitlam’s walkable Austin Avenue high street district — shops, cafes and family streets a short hop from the park.
Austin Heights guideAn established mid-century family neighbourhood on the park’s southern flank — larger lots, mature streets.
Harbour Chines guideA tucked-away central-Coquitlam pocket within easy reach of Mundy’s trails and the Como Lake corridor.
Meadow Brook guideThe questions visitors — and park-adjacent buyers — ask first, answered straight from 47+ years of knowing central Coquitlam.
Central Coquitlam, bounded roughly by Como Lake Avenue, Hillcrest Street and Mariner Way, at 641 Hillcrest Street. Parking is at Hillcrest Street (main / pool access), Chilko Drive off Mariner Way, and the Austin Avenue access. It’s Coquitlam’s largest urban park — roughly 176 hectares (435 acres) of second-growth forest.
About 176 hectares (435 acres) — the city’s largest urban forest. Inside you’ll find kilometres of forested trail, two small lakes (Mundy Lake and Lost Lake), the outdoor Spani Pool, sports fields, a lacrosse box, disc golf, picnic areas, a playground, and a fenced off-leash dog park. See the wider picture at Coquitlam parks & trails.
Free parking at three main access points: Hillcrest Street (641 Hillcrest — the main pool access, which fills first on pool days), Chilko Drive off Mariner Way, and the Austin Avenue access. The fenced off-leash dog park has its own approach off Mariner Way.
Yes — a dedicated fenced off-leash dog park on the west side of Mariner Way, south of the Chilko Drive lot, with separate enclosures for large dogs and small dogs. Off-leash rules on the wider park trails change by area and season, so always confirm current rules on the City of Coquitlam parks page before visiting.
Yes — the Raymond L. Spani Memorial Outdoor Pool (Spani Pool), which first opened in 1970, sits in the park and runs through the summer season under the City of Coquitlam. Hours and admission are listed at coquitlam.ca.
Mundy is ringed by established central-Coquitlam family neighbourhoods — Ranch Park, Como Lake, Chineside, Austin Heights and Harbour Chines. These are some of central Coquitlam’s most walkable, park-adjacent family addresses.
I don’t live inside Mundy Park — nobody does; it’s a forest. What I am is a 47+ year Coquitlam local who has watched the neighbourhoods around it trade through cycle after cycle. I know exactly how much daily park access adds to a Ranch Park, Como Lake or Chineside home, why the pockets on each side of Mundy price the way they do, and what an established central-Coquitlam house is actually worth once you factor in the walk-to-the-trees lifestyle. That’s the read a fly-in agent can’t copy.
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David Catterall · Google ReviewEvery fact on this page is drawn from the City of Coquitlam’s own parks information and long local knowledge — not invented. Park facilities and hours change seasonally, so always confirm current details with the City before you rely on them.
Authored by Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960 · Royal LePage Elite West · 47+ year Coquitlam resident. This page is editorial commentary, not legal or tax advice. Always verify current City of Coquitlam park information and consult your own legal & tax professionals before transacting.
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