It is within the region of Southland Plains, covered with grass on low flatland with some trees around the large open space.

[1] The park is a sports venue and a tourist attraction surrounded by local residential areas.

On the south west corner is Rugby Park Stadium, a privately operated sports ground.

On the corner of Lindisfarne Street and Otepuni Avenue sits a sewerage pumping station, part of the Invercargill city cleaning system set up by John Turnbull Thomson.

[3] In 2010, a new tigerturf football pitch partly filled with rubber and sand was added to better handle the wet weather.

Apart from holding sports events as its formal usage, the park provided green areas for the city and entertainment for the citizens, such as firework display.

They all have club or association buildings on site; some parts provide casual play areas and shelters to keep visitors from the wind and rain.

In the late 90s, some professional murals were created to beautify the buildings by the collaborative effort of several associations to help combat problems with graffiti.

[1] The main usage of the park include sports, passive recreations, commercial promotions, festival activities, circuses, competitions, public demonstrations and ceremonies.

[22] The trees in the park tend to produce dead leaves scattering around the field and sometimes get blown to the residential areas, which is considered as inconvenient.