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Welcome to Fish Creek Provincial Park Anderson Road S.W. Anderson Road S.W. e Anderson Road S.E. iv r D il Woodlands Canyon a Tr Woodbine w Meadows o d b l E Bow River . Pathway A Douglasdale E . Raven Macleo . 24th Street S.W. 15 W S . S l ve. Rocks i A Preservation a 130 r A Zone T DO NOT ENTER A Votier's Lake A m A o Flats Bonavista t A A Calgary t o Bow h oodpat Transit B W. S. Street 37th W. S. Road W A w 6 o Mallard A 7 B A A Bebo Lake A Point 5 Bonaventure River A Grove A A Poplar A A Canyon Me A 4 ado Island ws Preservation Drive Zone Shannon A DO NOT ENTER A A Terrace 8 1 A Deer Ridge A 2 9 A W. 3 Shaw's You A are Meadow W. S.E. rail A T A here! A A Preservation Glennfield om Environmental t A Zone A Learning DO NOT ENTER Evercreek Centre Bluffs LRT A Parkland A Evergreen Shawnee Station A Estates Slopes Bot Bow WelcomeEverglades to FishS. Street Evergreen Creek R A Marshall Shawnee Gate S. A Bankside Springs Deer Run Fish Creek Blvd. S.W. Reservable Friends of James McKevitt Road S.W. A Group Day Use Fish Creek Bannister Road S.E. Areas Office Burnsmead Café and A Provincial ParkFish Creek Blvd. Fine Dining l ai Tr A A James McKevitt Macleod Macleod F Fish Creek Provincial Park is one of the largest urban parks in is A Midnapore h C 14 A re e North America with more than 1,300 hectares of natural habitat, rich k A McKenzie 2A 10 Bow biodiversity and loads of hiking, walking and biking trails to explore. Valley Ranch 12 A 11 13 www.friendsoffishcreek.orgA A A Hull's A Wood Drop into the Visitor Stroll through the Artisan All year long, Sundance Centre to find out Gardens, carefully enjoy fine dining Become a member McKenzie Sikome Meadows Golf Course more about the parks maintained by the at the Bow Valley . Lake Enjoy free admission toA monthly history and explore the Ranche at Fish Creek Ranche. 22X presentations, discountsalley Blvd on courses museum. Restoration Society. Rotary Cranston Sun V Nature Visit us at www.bowvalleyranche.com at local shops and a subscriptionA to A Visit www.fish-creek.org Park our newsletter, Voice of the Friends. Lake Chaparral Lafarge During the summer, pick Become a Park Protector Meadows Every year, the Friends of Fish Creek up a coffee or ice cream A holds dozens of courses, talks and You can help keep Fish Creek at the Bakery & Café. 194 Avenue S.E. tours designed to help you enjoy the Provincial Park in good shape park as well as protect it. with a small monthly donation Learn how to reduce invasive plants from your bank account or credit Before you head to the park, that endanger wildlife, identify different card. Automatic donations keep explore our site birds, what to do if you find a deer in administrative costs down so more www.friendsoffishcreek.org You’ll find an abundance your backyard and why you should of your donation will go to support of native plants, spruce Any Questions? Call the main love snakes. programs, courses and events. As forests, grasslands, Park office at403-297-5293 wetlands and a river a Park Protector, you’ll get special valley, as well as plenty invitations, monthly updates and a Find us on of wildlife including deer, valuable tax receipt. porcupines, beaver and hundreds of bird species. Find out about our next event. friendsoffishcreek @fish_creek www.friendsoffishcreek.org Welcome to Fish Creek Provincial Park Anderson Road S.W. Anderson Road S.W. e Anderson Road S.E. iv r D il Woodlands Canyon a Tr Woodbine w Meadows o d b l E Bow River . Pathway A Douglasdale E . Raven Macleo . 24th Street S.W. 15 W S . S l ve. Rocks i A Preservation a 130 r A Zone T DO NOT ENTER A Votier's D Lake A m A o Flats Bonavista t A A A Calgary t B o Bow h oodpat Transit B W. S. Street 37th W. S. Road W A w 6 o Mallard G A 7 B A A Bebo Lake A Point 5 Bonaventure River A Grove A A Poplar A A Canyon Me A 4 ado Island ws Preservation Drive Zone Shannon A DO NOT ENTER A A Terrace 8 1 A Deer Ridge A 2 F 9 E A 3 Shaw's A Meadow W. S.E. rail A T A We A A Preservation Glennfield om Environmental aret A Zone A Learning DO NOT ENTER Evercreek here! Centre Bluffs LRT A Parkland A Evergreen Shawnee Station A C Estates Slopes Bot Bow W. Everglades Marshall S. Street Evergreen R A Shawnee Gate S. A Bankside Springs Deer Run Fish Creek Blvd. S.W. Reservable Friends of James McKevitt Road S.W. A Group Day Use Fish Creek H Bannister Road S.E. Areas Office Burnsmead Café and A Fish Creek Blvd. Fine Dining I l ai Tr A A James McKevitt s k Macleod F e is A Midnapore h C 14 A re t e J errac d k A Park access communities McKenzie Wood 2A 10 Bow ll's A tier's Flats Shannon Terrace Woodbine Valley u Shannon T Bebo Grove Marshall SpringsVo Glennfield Bow Valley RanchH Sikome LakeMcKenzie MeadowBurnsmea Bankside Mallard Poin Rotary NatureLafarge Par Meadows Ranch 12 B Bebo Grove Woodlands A 11 13 Shannon Terrace A 1.3 2.5 4.3 6.0 10.3 11.3 11.7 15.3 11.9 13.1 16.2 16.7 14.3 A C Marshall Springs Evergreen A Bebo Grove 1.3 1.2 3.0 4.7 9.0 10.0 10.4 14.0 10.6 11.8 14.9 15.4 13.0 D Votier’s Flats Canyon Meadows, Lake Bonaventure, Lake Bonavista Marshall Springs 2.5 1.2 1.8 3.5 7.8 8.8 9.2 12.8 9.4 10.6 13.7 14.2 11.8 E Shaw’s Meadow Shawnee Slopes Votier's Flats 4.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 6.0 7.0 7.4 11.0 7.6 8.8 11.9 12.4 10.0 F Glennfield Midnapore Hull's Glennfield 6.0 4.7 3.5 1.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 9.3 5.9 7.1 10.2 10.7 8.3 Wood Sundance K A Bow Valley Ranch 10.3 9.0 7.8 6.0 4.3 1.0 1.4 5.0 1.6 2.8 5.9 6.4 4.0 G Mallard Point Deer Ridge, Deer Run and Queensland H Hull's Wood 11.3 10.0 8.8 7.0 5.3 1.0 0.6 5.0 1.6 2.8 5.9 6.4 3.2 Burnsmead, Bankside Parkland, Deer Run McKenzie Sikome Lake 11.7 10.4 1.4 0.6 2.0 I Bow Valley Ranch, Hull’s Wood Parkland, Lake Bonavista, Lake Bonaventure, 9.2 7.4 5.7 5.4 3.2 6.3 6.8 2.6 Sikome Meadows McKenzie Meadows 15.3 14.0 12.8 11.0 9.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 3.4 4.6 7.7 1.4 8.0 Deer Run, Midnapore, Sundance Golf Course . Lake Burnsmead 11.9 10.6 9.4 7.6 5.9 1.6 1.6 2.0 3.4 1.2 4.3 4.8 4.6 J Burnsmead, Bankside McKenzie Towne, McKenzie Lake A Bankside 13.1 11.8 10.6 8.8 7.1 2.8 2.8 3.2 4.6 1.2 3.1 6.0 5.8 K Sikome Aquatic Facility Sundance, Lake Chaparral and Deer Run 22X alley Blvd L Mallard Point 16.2 14.9 13.7 11.9 10.2 5.9 5.9 6.3 7.7 4.3 3.1 9.1 9.1 L Rotary Nature Park Cranston, McKenzie Lake, McKenzie Towne, Copperfield Rotary Cranston Rotary Nature Park 16.7 15.4 14.2 12.4 10.7 6.4 6.4 6.8 1.4 4.8 6.0 9.1 3.7 M Lafarge Meadows Lake Chaparral, Chaparral Valley Sun V Nature A Lafarge Meadows 14.3 13.0 11.8 10.0 8.3 4.0 3.2 2.6 8.0 4.6 5.8 9.1 3.7 Park A The speed limit in provincial parks is 30 km per hour. Please drive carefully. Please note the gate closure times at each facility area change seasonally. Please stay on designated paved, granular, or single track pathways. EMERGENCY telephone 911. EMERGENCY LOCATOR numbers are located throughout the There are no off-leash areas in any Alberta provincial parks. ALL pets must be Park. Quote this number to emergency staff so they can easily locate you in the Park. Lake Chaparral Lafarge leashed and pet waste must be picked up and removed. Meadows For Park information telephone 403.297.5293 or email [email protected] or visit our M Liquor is prohibited in all areas of Fish Creek Provincial Park. website at www.fish-creek.org A 194 Avenue S.E. Legend Park Oce Viewpoint Telephone Restaurant Concession Playground Washrooms & Drinking WaterSwimming Boat Launch Golf LRT Station R Picnic Shelter Picnic Area Trans Canada Trail Residential CommunityBA Trail Access 1 ridge Number Steep Hill Park Roadway Paved PathGranular PathwaysPark Boundary.
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