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One of the largest municipal parks in North America, and the second-largest park in Calgary after Fish Creek Provincial Park. This is a beautiful surviving chunk of prairie and some wooded coulees, offering sweeping views over Downtown, NE Calgary including the airport, and west to the Rockies. A place to retreat from city life and enjoy nature, you may encounter deer, porcupines, coyotes, ravens, butterflies and bees. There are many kilometres of hiking and biking trails. Although large sections of the park are off-leash areas, on a few occasions coyotes have attacked and killed dogs in the park.
Nose Hill Park is a natural park in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta which covers over 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi). It is the fourth-largest urban park in Canada, and one of the largest urban parks in North America. It is a municipal park, unlike Fish Creek, which is a provincial park. It was created in 1980.
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This park offers a pleasant walk, along with popular views of Downtown Calgary.
Bowness Park is along the Bow River between Stoney Trail and 85 St NW. A shallow lagoon runs along the along the park's southern edge, a favourite spot for paddle boating in the summer and ice skating in the winter. Bowness Park is highly used for picnicking and accessing the Bow River.
Canada Olympic Park / Winter Sport Institute at Canada Olympic Park
Take a tour of the site of the 1988 Winter Olympics, which includes going to the top of the ski jump for a fantastic view. Four runs are available for your skiing pleasure during the winter months, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame museum is open year-round. The halfpipe and rail park are frequented by some very talented skiers and snowboarders, making for interesting viewing. The COP hosts Canada's first bobsleigh track and you can pay to take a bobsleigh ride in winter. There is also a summer "luge" run (Skyline Luge) and a zipline runs from the top of the ski jump tower.
Home to Canada's highest sporting honour, celebrating a community of Honoured Members, 657 to date, that inspire Canadians in sport and life. Fully accessible.
Farm featuring interactive kids' activities, including pony rides & goat milking, plus picnic spots.