Riley Park/Senator Patrick Burns Memorial Gardens 800 12th Street N.W. NW NE 2" ± TRANS CENTRE ST CANADA BO W HWY RI VER MEMORIAL DR TR ! ! MACLEOD ! RILEY 0 SW SE ! . 4 PARK ! ! ! ! ! ! 2" ! 0 ! Details: . 0 ! 6 ! . 7 800 12th Street N.W. ! ! .6 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! Call 3-1 1 (or 1-403-268-2489 from ! ! ! ! outside Calgary). ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! www.calgary.ca/parks ! ! ! ! Recommended mode: cycling DOWNTOWN or walking. Distance: 2" • 2.5 km from 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" downtown – one way. Features/amenities: • Wading pool (seasonal). • Ornamental flower gardens. • Picnic sites and playground equipment. • Cricket fields. • Washrooms (seasonal). • Concession. Alternative access via transit: Calgary’s urban oasis If you wish to do part of your trip by transit, Riley Park and the Patrick Burns Memorial Garden Description are a short walk from the Located near the trendy Kensington shopping Sunnyside CTrain station. district, Riley Park is one of the most well-used (Note: bicycles are restricted green spaces in Calgary. People gather here to on CTrains during peak hours. relax, perform, play or simply take in the beautiful Contact Calgary Transit for details.) scenery. Visitors marvel at the wonderful flowers Directions Sen. Pat Burns Memorial Gardens in Riley Park and the Senator Patrick Burns Start at the Eau Claire Trans Canada Trail Pavilion. Fees: none. Memorial Gardens. Both are popular places for Walk or cycle west along the Bow River pathway Hours: 5 a.m. – 11 p.m. wedding photos. The park is a great spot for (with the river on your right) past the Jaipur Bridge a family picnic, with a children’s wading pool and two smaller pedestrian bridges. After passing Nearby attractions/facilities: and lots of room for Frisbee. Riley Park also through the Peace Park, cross the river on the • Southern Alberta Institute of hosts outdoor concerts, movies and theatre pedestrian bridge that runs under the CTrain line Technology. performances throughout the summer. (east of the 10th Street bridge). • Kensington retail district. Walking: Once off the bridge, cross the Memorial • Hillhurst Sunnyside Drive overpass and then travel west on the Community Centre. pathway. Turn right onto 10th Street N.W. and • Calgary Parks Resource Centre/ proceed north five blocks. Cross to the northwest Calgary Area Outdoor Council. corner of 10th Street at Fifth Avenue N.W. Continue north for a short distance to Riley Park. Cycling: Once off the bridge, take the overpass Flowers at Riley Park across Memorial Drive and exit onto the Worth noting northbound on-street bike lane on 9A Street N.W. Riley Park is home to Calgary’s two cricket Turn left onto Fourth Ave. N.W. at the north end of leagues. the Sunnyside CTrain station, continue ahead and cross to the west side of 10th Street N.W. and then proceed north for a short distance to Riley Park. Main sign along 10th Street N.W. www.calgary.ca | call 3-1-1 THE CITY OF CALGARY Riley Park/Senator Patrick Burns Memorial Gardens 800 12th Street N.W. 8 AVE N ± 7 AVE N ! ! N E ! V RILEY A PARK 2 ! L DR RIA 7 O ROTARY ! S E T M JAIPUR D ! PARK ! W E M 5 AVE N ! M BRIDGE O 2"! N ! PRINCE'S T O PEACE ISLAND N ! ! PARK T ! R ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 9A ST W ST 9A ! ! ! ! ! 10 ST W ST 10 EAU CLAIRE ! ! ! MARKET 14 ST W ST 14 ! ! ! ! ! 2 AVE S ! ! ! HARRY HAYES BUILDING 4 AVE S T S E E W E R T T T T S S S 1 2 N 6 AVE S 3 E C 2" " " " " SHAW 2 2 2 2 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2" E FORT MILLENIUM T CITY HALL S CALGARY PARK 6 9 AVE S CALGARY TOWER CPR Legend 10 AVE S W W W DirectedRoute B Route B W DirectedRoute A Route A T T T T S S S 2007-1190 CTrain &and St ationsStations S Regional Pathways 2" 1 8 5 2 1 Trans Canada Trail Regional Bi keway s Pavillion www.calgary.ca | call 3-1-1.