South Alberta Parks & Trails

Some of the summer activities enjoyed on the Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada trail system include walking, jogging, biking, roller blading, picnicking and sightseeing. The paved sections of the trail are very wheelchair and baby stroller friendly.

Medicine Hat

The Beatrice Wyndham Park is a small birdwatching and aviation sightseeing park situated in the Air Ranch neighborhood in the community of Okotoks, Alberta in the Southern Alberta Foothills region of Canada.

Okotoks

Prince's Island Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is one of the most popular natural green space areas in downtown Calgary. Prince's Island Park is within walking distance of the downtown shops... and it is a pedestrian only park with no motorized vehicles permitted on the island.

Calgary

Glenmore Lake Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for planning boating, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, adventures, activities, access, location and wildlife watching.

Calgary

The Brooks Aqueduct is local tourist attraction and a National and Provincial Historic Site. The aqueduct is on display sitting 20 metres above ground and measuring over 3 kilometres long and 18 metres high.

Brooks

Rowe Lake Trail is a day hike leading to alpine lakes and it is the start of a long haul backpacking adventure located in the Waterton Lakes National Park which is in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada.

Waterton

The Carthew-Alderson Trail is considered a challenging and difficult route popular for hiking, wilderness camping, horseback riding and backpacking. The trail can be, either, a very long day hike or a two day backpacking adventure. Long day hikers should be experienced and very fit.

Waterton

The Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump preserves and protects the actual site of a buffalo hunt. The site is the oldest buffalo hunting grounds of its kind in North America. And in 1981 the site was recognized as a UNESCO Heritage Site.

Fort MacLeod

Laycock Park is located along the Nose Creek regional pathway system in the community of Thorncliffe/Greenview
Hours: 5am - 11pm

5979 6 Street NE

Calgary

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Allison Creek Falls Hiking Trail is found in the Crowsnest Pass along the border for Chinook Provincial Recreation Area and the Livingstone Public Land Use Zone. A 2.6km out and back trail in the Canadian Rocky Mountains featuring a beautiful waterfall at the end.

Chinook Lake Access Rd

Coleman, Alberta

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The Orkney Lookout viewpoint in Drumheller, Alberta is easily accessible, enjoys a large gravel parking lot and is RV friendly... although the short gravel road accessing the viewpoint can be a bit rough.

Drumheller

The park is a day use picnic park with some beautiful green space areas, some good tree cover providing shade and some well maintained paved and red rock gravel trails providing activity.

Medicine Hat

Today, Ghost Lake is a recreation destination for many who like to play on the water. There is a recreational campground, day use picnic area, marina, boat rentals and a chandlery.

Cochrane

George Moss Park is an urban community park in the SE community of Ogden, Alberta, Canada near Calgary. Green space, mature trees, and a new basketball court make this park a great neighborhood meeting place.

74 Avenue SE Calgary Alberta

Ogden

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Heritage Park is a working village, hosted by pioneer actors, measuring over 51 hectares (127 acres) along the shores of the Glenmore Reservoir. Some say it is the largest historical working village in Canada.

Calgary