The community of Clayton Park is named after a family that owned property in the area extending up the southern slope of Geizer's Hill.
[citation needed] In 1969, Armdale, Clayton Park, Fairview, Rockingham, and Spryfield were all amalgamated into the City of Halifax.
As regional water and sewer services extended post-1969, commercial and residential development followed until the main phase was completed by the late 1970s and early 1980s.
[3] Bordered by Fairview to its south and Rockingham to its north--north-east, it is located within the urban area (population centre) of Halifax.
Clayton Park West is approximately 58 ha (140 acres), according to the 2013 Urban Forest Master Plan (based on 2011 Census Data).
Benches are located around the Belchers Marsh segment of the trails, along with a lookoff platform for viewing the surrounding area.
A large segment of the Mainland North Linear Parkway, a wooded footpath, also runs through the Clayton Park West area.
The trail then continues in a straight line for approximately 4 km before terminating at Main Avenue in the community of Fairview.
The Clayton Park West segment of the Mainland North Linear Parkway trail provides numerous connections along its route.
This park provides a soccer field, baseball diamond, basketball court, children's playground, and is one of the many access points to the Mainland North Linear Parkway trail.
This is an open-air park with large open space, a playground, basketball court, gazebo, and community art project.
This is a small sports field and grassy area located off Dunbrack Street between Lincoln Cross and Knightsridge Drive.
The Northcliffe Centre was formerly a regional recreation facility located on Dunbrack Street at Clayton Park Drive.
The large Canada Games Centre is located here, as is the Keshen Goodman Public Library, and Halifax West High School.
The Recreation Centre provides a field house with hardwood court space and an elevated indoor six-lane running track.
Nova Scotian rock group Joel Plaskett Emergency reference Clayton Park at 0:41 in their song "Drunk Teenagers".