Parks and Play

A riverfront off leash area under the Highway 22 bridge, with fenced and unfenced sections; park at the boat launch lot off Griffin Road and keep dogs leashed until you reach the designated area. Keep your dog in sight and under voice control, and pick up after it; bag dispensers and garbage cans are along the pathways. Free.

A City off leash area for the Albert Park and Radisson Heights communities, west of Deerfoot Trail and south of the weir. All City off leash areas are multi use, and dogs must stay on leash on paved pathways. Free, open during park hours; check the City's online off leash map for the exact boundaries.

A fenced City off leash area at Connaught Park in the Beltline. All City off leash areas are multi use, and dogs must stay on leash on paved pathways. Free, open during park hours; check the City's online off leash map for the exact boundaries.

A fenced City off leash area in the Mount Pleasant community, just north of downtown. All City off leash areas are multi use, and dogs must stay on leash on paved pathways. Free, open during park hours; check the City's online off leash map for the exact boundaries.

A fenced City off leash area in the Taradale community in northeast Calgary. All City off leash areas are multi use, and dogs must stay on leash on paved pathways. Free, open during park hours; check the City's online off leash map for the exact boundaries.

A fenced City off leash area in the Falconridge community in northeast Calgary. All City off leash areas are multi use, and dogs must stay on leash on paved pathways. Free, open during park hours; check the City's online off leash map for the exact boundaries.

A fenced City off leash area at Auburn Bay Drive and 52 Street S.E. All City off leash areas are multi use, and dogs must stay on leash on paved pathways. Free, open during park hours; check the City's online off leash map for the exact boundaries.

Terraced formal gardens around historic Lougheed House, the 1891 sandstone mansion the Lougheed family called Beaulieu, meaning beautiful place. The City managed gardens have flower beds, rebuilt tiered lawns, walkways and benches, and are open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. The gardens are a public park; touring the house museum is separate.

An 11 hectare park along Nose Creek with pathways, a playground, a picnic shelter, open grass, ball diamonds and an off leash area. The Nose Creek pathway, part of the Trans Canada Trail, runs through it, and a 37 metre bridge links both sides; there is a parking lot off 6 Street N.E. Free, open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Calgary's oldest park, finished by 1912 as a formal Victorian garden, with the Memorial Park Library, a National Heritage Site, pathways, an equestrian Boer War memorial and a 1924 First World War soldier statue. Remembrance Day ceremonies are held here every November 11. Free, open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.; the cenotaph is temporarily closed for cleaning.

A riverfront park on the Fraser with a 325 m boardwalk that, with the Waterfront Esplanade, forms a 2.5 km waterfront park. It has a play area, a basketball court, ping pong tables and an outdoor fitness circuit, and recently gained about two acres of new parkland to the west. Free; reach it by the Fourth Street overpass (outdoor elevator) or the Sixth Street ramp.

A Metro Vancouver regional park on the Pacific Flyway, with dune habitat, the short Dune Trail loop, raptor trails and the dyke trail with ocean and mountain views and two wildlife viewing platforms. Centennial Beach has picnic tables and unsupervised swimming. Free; the park opens at 7 am, and dogs must be leashed and are not allowed on the beach.