Shady playgrounds in Calgary can be hard to come by. These playgrounds are good bets. The amount of shade will vary depending on the time of day and from playground to playground but each of these should have at least some decent shade near the playground.
Know of another shady playground? Let me know!
1. Nellie Breen Park Playground
Inglewood – 14th St and St. Monica Ave SE
2. Bowness Park Playground
Bowness – Bowness Park – 8900 48 Ave. N.W
3. Prairie Winds South Playground
Westwinds/Castleridge – 233 Castleridge Blvd. NE.
4. prince’s island park playground
(Just North of downtown) (Playground is in the centre of the Island near the bridge on the North side)
5. walden grove playground
Walden – Walgrove Blvd and Walgrove Gardens SE (East of Macleod Trail and South of 22x)
6. Mills Park Natural Playground
Inglewood – 9 Avenue and 14 Street S.E.
7. Confederation Park Playground
905 30 Ave NW
8. crescent heights park playground
Crescent Heights – 3rd St and 11 ave NW
9. cambrian heights park playgrounds
Cambrian Heights – 240 Cardiff Dr. NW.
10. currie barracks airport playground
Curie Barracks – 2953 Battleford Ave SW
11.westmount playground
Westmount – Broadview Rd and 22 St NW
12. oakside playground
Oakridge – Between Oakside Place and Oakside Close SW. Can also be accessed from Oakside Circle
13. cliff bungalow community centre playground
Cliff Bungalow (by Mission) – Cliff St and 22nd Ave SW
14. Rainbow Park Playground
Albert Park – Radcliffe Crescent SE
15. valley ridge meadow playground
Valley Ridge – 152 Valley Meadow Close NW.
16. west hilhurst community association playground
West Hillhurst – 18th Street & 6th Avenue NW
17. bridgeland 9a st playground
Bridgeland – 9a St and 4th avenue NE
18. utah park playground – university heights
University Heights – 3420 16 Ave. N.W.
19. Simons Valley School Playground
Sandstone – Sandarac Drive and Sandalwood Gate
20. New Brighton Toddler Playground (Athletic Park)
130 Ave. and 52 St. S.E.
21. Haysboro Natural Playground
Haysboro – 1204 89th Ave SW
22. Pearce Estate Park
Inglewood – 4500 14A St. S.W.
23. Shouldice Park Playground
4900 Monserrat Dr. N.W.
