[2] The park offers floral gardens, a gazebo, large trees, a fountain, trails for rollerblading and jogging, a children's play area, a wading pool, and summer evening concerts.

[citation needed] In 1902, Sir William J. Gage (owner of Gage Publishing, a publishing house specializing in school text books) purchased a 3.25 acres (1.3 hectares) part of the gardens and lawns of the Alder Lea estate (now called Alderlea) that had been built on Main Street by Kenneth Chisolm in 1867 to 1870.

)[5] Sir William donated 1.7 acres (0.7 hectares) of the property to the town, with a specific condition that it be made into a park.

Over the following years, a bandstand was erected and the Horticultural Society volunteered to properly label all the trees for the information of the general public.

The Rotary Club of Brampton’s long-standing support of the park has seen the realization of many projects including swings in 1946, and the skating trail and entranceway with digital signage in the 1990s.