8 Outdoors Parks Parks and trails photo credit: JaN Studios photo credit: Explore your community and enjoy a winter walk or snowshoe on Strathcona County’s hundreds of kilometres of trails. www.strathcona.ca/trails Riverside Nature Trail Township Road 540. One trailhead at Twp Rd. 540 and Range Road 232. Other trail head is west on Twp Rd. 540, about 1 km This 5.5 km riverside nature trail runs along the North Saskatchewan River. Legacy Forest and Pollinator Habitat Centennial Park (park by diamond #1), 4000 Sherwood Drive An outdoor space featuring a pollinator habitat, native grass pathway, and planted trees. Sherwood Park Natural Area Range Road 231, between Twp. Rds 520 and 522. Enjoy a 3 km walk at the Sherwood Park Natural Area! Thank you to Colchester and Dog Off-Leash Sites in Strathcona County District Agricultural Society for their support. Ardrossan Regional Park (80-1 Avenue, Ardrossan) Deermound Off-Leash Park (23020 Twp Rd 522) Biodiversity Trail (Beaver Hills) Heritage Hills Off-Leash Area (Heritage Drive) Sally Stewart Park (Broadview Drive) 52521 Range Road 211 Winter Seasonal Dog Off-Leash Sites GPS co-ordinates: Latitude: 53.529715 N Longitude: 112.975522 W Emerald Hills ball diamond (4501 Emerald Drive) Explore the Beaver Hills Biosphere by walking the Beaver Hills Biodiversity Trail. Connecting people with nature, this 2.5 km natural Find all of the answers to your dog-related questions online at: surface trail is a unique rural trail. www.strathcona.ca/biodiversity www.strathcona.ca/dogsinparks Remember, every time they poop, you scoop - it’s the law! Sledding Hills The following sledding hills are inspected weekly. If you notice any hazards please call 780-467-2211 or contact us via County Connect. Warning: Unknown Ice Conditions! Invite family and friends to enjoy safe sledding at: The onset of winter means colder temperatures and the start of Broadmoor Lake Park* Greengrove Park ice forming on ponds and streams. People of all ages are tempted to 2025 Oak Street north of 199 Georgian Way north of Glen venture onto the new ice. However, early snowfall insulates the thin Recreation, Parks and Culture office Allan Recreation Complex layer of ice and doesn’t allow it to freeze properly. Freeze/thaw cycles make the ice unstable. Broadmoor Golf Course McGhan Park 2100 Oak Street Meadowview Drive All ice, at any time of year, can be FOR YOUR SAFETY Clarkdale Meadows Pond Strathcona Athletic Park dangerous. Obey all posted signs! On-ice Clarkdale Drive west of Orchid 1100 Clover Bar Road (access off safety is a personal responsibility. NO SKATING Crescent Clover Bar Road) The stormwater ponds in Sherwood Park Danger unknown are part of our stormwater management ice conditions Cottonwood Park Woodbridge Lake Park* Parks Bylaw 21-2013 Cottonwood Avenue south of Woodbridge Way system and are not meant for skating. Stay off the stormwater ponds. Pine Street *Hills by lakes are open for sledding www.strathcona.ca www.strathcona.ca/icesafety Estates of Sherwood Park only if it is safe. Please obey “unsafe North of Estate Drive ice” signs. Florian Park Regency Drive For up-to-date program information visit www.strathcona.ca/recreation Outdoors 9 Rinks 780-467-5800 www.strathcona.ca/outdoorrinks Outdoor Rinks Sign-up for the outdoor rink e-newsletter and get instant updates on closures. photo credit: JaN Studios photo credit: Rural Outdoor Rinks Sherwood Park Supervised Outdoor Rinks Rinks with boards, lights and/or shelters open until 10 pm Rinks with boards, lights, snowbank rinks and heated change facilities. Ardrossan Recreation Complex - (lights, snowbank and change Brentwood - 12 Falcon Drive - next to Brentwood School facilities) 80 - 1 Avenue, Ardrossan Kinsmen/Westboro - 1011 Strathcona Drive - North of Strathcona NEW! ArrKann skating pathway - Ardrossan Regional Park, Drive and Keith Road 80 - 1 Avenue, Ardrossan Sherwood Heights - 225 Fir Street Strathcona Athletic Park - 1100 Clover Bar Road Collingwood Cove - (lights and snowbank) Cowan skating pathway - 4501 Emerald Drive Deville/North Cooking Lake - (shelter and lights) Hours of operation: Wye Road Rge Rd 210, north of Deville/North Cooking Lake Community Monday to Friday 4 - 9 pm Snowbank rinks Saturday and Sunday 1 - 9 pm Hastings Lake - 51080 Range Rd 204, Hastings Lake Community Hall *Minor user groups may book Kinsmen/Westboro or Sherwood Josephburg - 54569 Range Rd 215 Heights rinks from 6 - 7 pm and Strathcona Athletic Park or South Cooking Lake skating pathway - beside picnic shelter Brentwood rinks from 7:45 - 8:45 pm Monday to Thursday. Except on Uncas - at Uncas School days with scheduled holiday hours. Whitecroft - 314, 52313 Range Rd 232, Whitecroft Community Hall Holiday Hours for Supervised Rinks Sherwood Park Unsupervised Outdoor Rinks Christmas Break December 24 1 - 5 pm Rinks with boards and lights on until 10 pm December 25 Closed Rinks are not open December 26 to 30 1 - 9 pm at temperatures Heritage Hills - (snowbank) – Heritage Drive December 31 1 - 5 pm warmer than +5°C McGhan Park - (boarded and snowbank) – Meadowview Drive January 1 to 5 1 - 9 pm or cooler than Mills Haven - 73 Main Boulevard -20°C or when Snowbank rinks Teachers Convention conditions are February 6 & 7 1 - 9 pm deemed unsafe. Cloverbar Ranch - Jim Common Drive North, south of Cimmaron Way Family Day Davidson Creek - Davenport Drive February 17 1 - 9 pm Fountain Creek - 528 Fountain Creek Boulevard McPherson Park - Regency Drive Rainbow Park - Nottingham Drive Sin Bin Skate Track - Broadmoor Lake Park Field, Rent an outdoor rink for birthday parties or pick-up hockey 100 Festival Way games with friends! Call 780-467-2211 for details. Skating Pathways www.strathcona.ca/outdoorrinks NEW ArrKann skating pathway Sin Bin Skate Track Ardrossan Regional Park - 80 - 1 Avenue, Ardrossan Broadmoor Lake Park Field - 100 Festival Way Cowan skating pathway South Cooking Lake skating pathway Emerald Hills Regional Park - 4501 Emerald Drive 100, 22106 South Cooking Lake Road Winter 2020.