Fish Creek Provincial Park

I love this place especially the part west of MacLeod Trail. It was much more beautiful before 2005 flood there were 12 small wooden bridges. Almost all of these were destroyed. The far west side is beautiful with there 100 foot trees. The area in the canyon between bridge 7 and 6 is great. You never feel like you are in the city Murray Choran

A really good place to go if you’re photographing a family or couple. There’s some really good settings and backdrops to place and pose people. The park itself is pretty large so there’s always a spot to be alone.
The sunsets around the Ranche restaurant are pretty spectacular with wide open views.

My family moved to Evergreen last July, and having one of the largest municipal parks in NA is outstanding, and a privliedge we wouldn’t take for granted. Not one day while taking in the scenery on the running trails or bike pathways is ever the same.

My favourite place to go jogging! I love the scenery and how I can always see wild animals here! There’s not a lot of hills, and the paved pathways makes it just a little easier on my ankles. I come here almost daily to get my dose of nature.

I walked 24 km of Fish Creek today and this place is fantastic. I love that you can choose either paved or gravel paths and there are so many restrooms with flush toilets! The scenery is varied and lovely and the traffic is high enough that you feel safe at all times.

This is unlike any spot in Calgary… at night when you can see the stars makes me feel like I am back in sask!!! Definitely my favorite spot in all of Calgary!!!

My backyard

Fish Creek is one of my favorite things about Calgary. During the short sixteen months I lived in the city, I was only a ten minute drive or fifteen minute bike ride from Fish Creek, and I spent many a summer afternoon walking or biking its paths. On the few very warm days that we got last summer, I liked to wade across the shallow creek and sit on the bank reading a book with my feet in the water. Although Fish Creek can sometimes be busy, it’s big enough that you’ll always be able to find a nice spot to relax without too many people bugging you.
Aside from the ample space to sit and contemplate nature, Fish Creek is great for exercising. There are a multitude of paved and unpaved paths for jogging and walking. You can take a nice short walk around the Shannon Terrace/​Bebo Grove/​Marshall Springs area, or if you’re feeling ambitious you can walk the entire 16.7 kilometres across the park. The paved paths are also great for biking and rollerblading.
I love the scenery in Fish Creek park, but let’s be honest: it isn’t Banff, and if you’re expecting that, you’ll be disappointed. But of all the cities I’ve lived in, I’ve never seen a park which is as large, as pretty, and as easily accessible as Fish Creek. That’s what really makes it an amazing piece of Calgary: when you’re in Fish Creek, you truly feel that you’ve left the city, but when you’re ready to leave you’re only minutes away from all the conveniences of modern city life.
I love Fish Creek. Sadly I had to leave Calgary for work, but I’ll be back some day, and when I move back I’ll be sure to get a place near the park.

Im lucky enough to be able to say I have lived very close to Fish Creek my entire life. In an unfortunate flood, a lot of the park was damaged, and doesnt look like it used to, but they did a great job of cleaning up and redoing the paths that washed away, and removing the debris. Its a large park, where you’ll find people walking, running, hiking, biking and picnicing. A nice place to feel like you’ve «gotten away from it all» yet are still conveniantly located within the city limits.
In the summer Sikome lake opens up. Its not the best man made lake, if we were comparing to say Mckenzie, or Midnapore lakes, but not a bad options for those of us who dont live in areas with these facilities.
Fish Creek also has a stable for trail rides, and The Ranche a historic building that has a beautiful restaurant, and holds events such as weddings. There is a cute little café not far down the way from the Ranche that is open seasonally. I cant recall the name, but it offers soups, sandwiches and ice cream.
The Friends of Fish Creek is an organization who help preserve the Park and educate users. They have details on events they hold, and more about who they are @
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Fish Creek is located in the Southern end of the Calgary. It’s a good example of what Calgary looked like before the urbanized Calgary we see today.
I was only at Fish Creek for a few hours on a Summer day as a tourist and only explored the trails near the Bow Valley Ranch visitor center. Visitor Center was closed on Sunday. The trails in this area are pretty tame, and there are plenty of bicyclists and local residents out for a walk. It’s mostly flatland. Vegetation includes ponds, creeks and some scattered wooded areas. There are suburban residential areas immediately surrounding the park and a few trails lead directly into people’s backyards. In the wooded area, there was a mini-​trail we walked thru. Trail was completely shaded and surrounded by dense amount of trees. A cool breeze came thru and there were falling leaves all around us. It was an interesting experience.
As an international tourist, time is especially valuable. Is it worth it spending a few hrs here vs spending that same additional time in Banff or the Three Sisters area? Hindsight probably I’d go with a few more hrs in Banff. Nonetheless, if you have a extra hrs in Calgary unplanned, this is a good stop. Parking is free.

Fish Creek Park. The great Calgary backyard playground that’ll last in entertainment /​relaxation/​exploration value for years to come.
I remember discovering fish creek within my first year here in Canada. As soon as I learned how to ride a bike which was at a late blooming age of 8, I headed off to Fish Creek. I decided to embark on a clueless adventure on a random paved path, assuming that it would only be a short ride. WRONG! I went missing for almost a day, pedalling nonstop in tears. Luckily a kind old couple found me spazzing out by the river and connected me to the park ranger, who gave me a ride back home. What a traumatizing experience, I don’t ever want to talk about it again.
Still every corner and area of the park offers unique wonders that often comes with the randomness of nature. They now have park maps that outline the major pathways. I love coming down here for meditative runs and invigorating walks, as well the occasional rollerblade fuelled canine chase.
They have other animals here that aren’t domesticated. I have mixed feelings towards said animals:
–Deers are ok unless I’m driving
–Gophers are ok unless I’m on horseback
–And cougars… have been exercising their license to prowl
–I hate bees period.

Fish Creek Park is a beautiful area. It always surprises me how big it is! And who knew there were day-​use picnic areas to reserve? Not this kid, at least not until last weekend.
The park is full of paths and is well used by cyclists, walkers, runners, rollerbladers, and so on. I keep hearing that it’s full of wildlife (there was a story about a cougar in Fish Creek park a couple of years back), but I have yet to see anything beyond your usual squirrels and birds.
Being in the south end of the city, Fish Creek is a bit of a trek for me, but it’s a gorgeous change of scenery from downtown.

Fish Creek is a park full of pleasant surprises. I love walking down the paths with my pug and taking in the Roald Dahl-​esque trees that grow in all kinds of ways except straight. Sideways and slantways and longways! On quiet evenings, just before sunset, you can spot a deer or two taking a drink. It’s not the most popular park in Calgary, and for that, I’m glad! You can disappear in to the thick and pretend you’re a mountain explorer of yore! Or take creepy goth videos of yourself without fear of a frisbee player in the background disturbing your sense of macabre.
Renting a location for a BBQ is great too and fairly inexpensive, when you consider the perks: Your own parking lot, tables, seating, clean bathrooms, grills, pets are welcome, a stage with great acoustics if you want to have an impromptu hoe-​down, access to recycling and lots of space to run around and play games. Awesome!

Fish Creek is expansive, beautiful and a peaceful escape from the daily grind.
The bike path is nice and you can often spot wildlife along the river.
It is a perfect place to collect your thoughts, get some exercise or spend some time with the one you love! ;-)

From the earliest days of my Canadian living to today, Fish Creek has always been there. I have never lived more than a five minute walk away from the park since I’ve moved to Calgary, and it is a staple for activities year-​round. My earliest activities in the park were biking around the paths, getting a huge amount of speed off the severely sharp hill off Canyon Meadows drive right at the elbow of Bonavista and Parkland, then dreading the bike ride back up (always impossible, it had to be done by foot halfway up!)
The log at Mallard Point was a great site for a first date almost ten years ago, we have had several cookouts in the Glennfield area, and we had our engagement photos taken around the Bow Valley Ranch. Recently I have found it to be a great area for rollerblading excursions: I live two minutes away from Glennfield, the middle of the park and will fan out in either direction:
1) Glennfield — Shannon Terrace. A 6 km journey filled with many hazardous hills and lush greenery, twists, turns and bridges. Definitely the scenic route.
2) Glennfield — Mallard Point. A 10.2 km journey across mostly serene fields and a couple of parallel runs beside the Bow river. Longer, and most of my friends live very near this run, so if I ever get the runs and need to use Erick’s pristine bathrooms, or borrow a cup of sugar from Kenny, I can deviate from my trip without sacrificing too much time and energy.
Fish Creek is a beautiful park, and a valuable Calgary institution. Visit it today, and beware the sasquatch on blades!

I love fish creek park, it may not be the flashiest park in the world but in an urban/​suburban atmosphere it offers an escape from buildings and houses and provides a vast natural setting for anyone to explore!
I grew up in Calgary and fish creek was a place I spent a lot of time as a kid. Whether it was riding my bike, finding sticks, skipping rocks, catching frogs, roasting marshmallows, having bbqs, talking the dogs for a walk, going fishing with my cousin! I have a plethora of fond memories! Lots of things to do, and plenty of space to romp around!
Fish creek is a humble setting that basically is what Calgary would have looked like without human beings being here (minus the maps, bridges and pathways hahaha) ! Check it out!