The nearby Friendship Gardens is renowned for its water features including several artificial waterfalls, stepping-stone paths, a duck pond, and a footbridge painted red and black (culturally important colours in New Westminster as they were worn by the Royal Engineers).

[2] The land currently occupied by the park was initially designated by Colonel Moody as the location for British Columbia's government buildings.

"[1] The land was eventually used by the New Westminster Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club who set up a sporting facility in 1901 with permission from the provincial government.

[4] Tipperary Park is also the location of the New West Farmers Market, which operates in the spring and summer, where vendors from across the Lower Mainland come to distribute their food products.

[5] Friendship Gardens is also a popular spot for photography in the city (especially in the spring), and is frequently visited by couples for wedding photoshoots.