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The following list of the parks in Calgary includes recreational greenspaces within the city limits that are maintained by either Calgary's municipal government or the government of Alberta. The municipal government maintains 75 urban parks and gardens, [ 1 ] while the provincial government maintains one urban park.
Riley Park is an urban park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located in the neighbourhood of Hillhurst, bounded by 8th Ave. NW, 10th St. NW, 5th Ave. NW and 12th St. NW. The park is host to Calgary's cricket leagues, and the Calgary Concert Band holds free concerts in the park during summer. Amenities include a wading pool and playground.
MNP Community & Sport Centre, formerly known as the Repsol Sport Centre, Talisman Centre and Lindsay Park Sports Centre, is a multi-sports complex in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. MNP Community & Sport Centre operates under a dual mandate as directed by The City of Calgary to support both members and sport partner athletes:
The park features some of the greatest biodiversity in Calgary, [8] with over 300 plant species and over 200 species of birds being recorded in the park. The Barry Erskine Bridge has a large colony of cliff swallows nesting under it, and the meadows in the park are one of the only places in Calgary to have breeding calliope hummingbirds .
Rotary Park is an urban park in Calgary, Alberta. The park includes an off-leash dog park, a playground, and a splash park. [ 1 ] In 2018, one of the original lion statues from the Centre Street Bridge was restored and moved to the southwest corner of the park, overlooking the bridge and downtown.
Other wlidlife in the park include White-tailed jackrabbit, Boreal chorus frog, Wood frog, Wandering garter snake, Rainbow trout, Satyr comma, and Mourning cloak. Plant species present in the park include Choke cherry , Canada violet , Starry false solomon's-seal , Tall bluebells , and Boreal sweet-vetch .
Pearce Estate Park is a city park located in Calgary, Alberta. The park occupies 21 hectares (52 acres; 0.21 km 2 ) along the Bow River to the east of downtown Calgary . The park contains Pearce Estate Wetland , described as " constructed wetlands filled with native plants and animals".
Baker Park is a 12-hectare (30-acre) urban park on the bank of the Bow River in the west edge of the city of Calgary. It is part of the pedestrian and bicycle Bow River pathway that links a vast network of urban parks on both sides of the river. Baker Park is situated across the river from Bowness Park east