Family Life
Rolston has a few parks and greenspaces within its boundaries, including King’s Mead Park, a parkette with open greenspace and treed areas; Newlands Park, which has a picnic shelter, walking paths, flowerbeds, a play structure, and swings; and Captain Cornelius Park, featuring soccer fields, play structures, swings, walking paths, and a natural space with a forest and grassy areas. Parks in nearby neighbourhoods include William McCullough Park in the Gilbert neighbourhood (west of Rolston), a large sports park that has baseball diamonds, a play structure, and swings; Buchanan Park in the Buchanan neighbourhood (north of Rolston), featuring baseball diamonds, swings, and two play structures; and Gourley Park in the Gourley neighbourhood (south of Rolston), with a forested area, a basketball court, tennis courts, play structures, a picnic shelter, walking paths, and a spray pad.
Westmount Recreation Centre provides drop-in programs for youth and registered classes and programs for people of all ages. The centre features two pools, bookable rooms for meetings and workshops, exercise equipment, a gymnasium, a dance studio, and a youth room. Classes and programs offered include dance, swimming, aquafit, fitness, after school, board games, badminton, pickle ball, and bocce.The Hamilton Public Library (Terryberry branch) is also located in Rolston and features reading/study space, a computer training lab, free Wi-Fi, public use computers, a digital media lab, and programs for people of all ages.