Vancouver Parks: Mount Pleasant
Nestled in between Main and Cambie, along sixteenth avenue, Mount Pleasant Park offers a playground, monkey bars, and a community center with a pool.
The swimming pool is outdoor, so is only open during the summer months (when the city workers are not on strike, that is). It's a small pool, with grassed areas inside the fencing. It makes a nice place to bring a picnic, sit back, and enjoy the sun while having the pool for cooling off.
There is also a school adjoining the park grounds, with yet another playground, in case the ones in the park aren't enough to keep the family occupied.

