Nose Hill Park is Calgary’s biggest city park (Fish Creek is a provincial park) covering 11.27 square kilometers. Nose hill is a natural environment park with numerous hiking, biking and walking paths – many are dirt, but some are gravel or asphalt paths.
Few of Calgary’s many parks have public washrooms, which can certainly be a problem when you are exploring away from home with small kids. The parks below all have seasonal or permanent washrooms that you should be able to count on to be open. These are typically found next to spray parks/wading pools or in … Read more
Location map Community: 8900 48 Ave. N.W – City of Calgary: Bowness Park Info Parking: Free lot parking Summer Features: Pathways; Lagoon (popular with ducks and geese, canoes, kayaks and paddlecraft); Boat rentals; miniature ride on train; wading pool, Bow River access.Winter Features: skating on the lagoon; skate rental and sharpening; cross country skiing.Playgrounds: As … Read more
Open for the 2021 season 2019 – now has a new updated playground with rubberized surface Location: Prestwick – 15113 Prestwick Blvd SE http://mtcouncil.com/common The spray park is run by the McKenzie Towne Residents Association in conjunction with the City of Calgary and is open for public use. Parking: There is free street parking along the … Read more
Now open for the 2021 season! Location mapCommunity: Bowness – Bowness Park – 8900 48 Ave. N.WParking: There are free parking lots. It is a short walk to the wading pool.Typically opens mid-June until Labor Day – 9am-9pm. Now open for the 2021 season. Features: Shallow wading pool. Pool deck spray features. Washrooms/change roomsSurrounding Park Area: This wading … Read more
Open for the 2021 season! Typically open from mid-June until Labor Day. Location: mapCommunity: Westwinds/Castleridge – 233 Castleridge Blvd. NE.Parking: There is a free parking lot at the North end of the park as well as a smaller lot on the south side. Cost: Free Surrounding Park Area: Half court, natural playground, accessible playground, huge hill that is … Read more