Recreation is one of Sunnyside Park's strongest selling features. South Surrey Athletic Park sits immediately nearby, offering extensive playing fields, arena and recreation facilities, and the South Surrey Bike Park. Along the northern edge, Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park gives residents access to a substantial protected forest, rather than simply a manicured municipal park.

Semiahmoo Secondary is central to the neighbourhood's identity, with its International Baccalaureate program, long academic history and central location making this school catchment particularly important to many families.

Bell Park stands out as one of Sunnyside Park's quieter, more sought-after residential pockets, centred around a small forested park with walking trails and tennis courts. The surrounding streets have a mature, established feel, with larger traditional lots, substantial trees and very little through traffic.