Timber Bridge is a gateway to the park.
Located at the confluence of the Speed and Eramosa Rivers.

The City’s Parks and Shade Tree Committee organized the purchase of four acres of land in 1909 for $4,000.
Half of the park property was bought from the MacDonald family and the other half from the McConkey family. The park was named after the ward it is in. The park name was a request of the McDonald family.

Established in 1970
Named after George Sleeman, owner of Guelph’s Springbank Brewery, builder of the Guelph Street Railway, former Mayor and director of Guelph Junction Railway.

View the Royal City Park – Plant Material Management Plan