THE CITY OF CALGARY www.calgary.ca | call 3-1-1 Details: 4011 1A Street S.W. Call 3-1 1 (or 1-403-268-2489 from outside Calgary). www.calgary.ca/parks Recommended mode: cycling. Distance: • 5 km from downtown – one way. Features/amenities: • Outdoor swimming pool. • Playground. • Picnic areas and barbecue pits. • Washrooms (seasonal). • Water fountains (seasonal). • Fishing access on the Elbow River. • Tennis courts. • Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club. Alternative access via transit: If you want to do part of your trip by transit, you can also reach Stanley Park by Calgary Transit bus on route 419. (Note: bicycles may only be taken on buses equipped with proper transportation racks. Contact Calgary Transit for availability details.) Fees: none. Hours: 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nearby attractions/facilities: • River Park. • Sandy Beach. • Elbow Park. • Princess Oblonsky Park. Stanley Park 4011 1A Street S.W. Riverside fun Description: Stanley Park is a playground for kids of all ages. You can fish in the Elbow River or splash in the outdoor pool on a hot summer day. There’s lots of room for family picnics, swimming and campfires as well as ball diamonds, tennis, lawn bowling and swimming facilities. Worth noting: The Stanley Park outdoor pool is one of 12 in the city of Calgary. Directions: Start at the Eau Claire Trans Canada Trail Pavilion. Head east on the Bow River pathway and then turn right at Sien Lok Park. Travel south along 1st Street S.W. for 11 blocks through downtown until you reach 11th Avenue S.W. Turn right and travel one block west. Turn left onto the 2nd Street S.W. on-street cycling route. Travel 15 blocks south until you reach 26th Avenue S.W. Turn right onto 26th Avenue S.W. and travel west two blocks before turning left. Cross the Elbow River on the Mission Bridge. Turn right immediately after the bridge onto Rideau Road S.W. Continue on the road until it meets the pathway just beyond 33rd Avenue S.W. Join the pathway and travel through Princess Oblonsky Park as it follows a bend in the Elbow River all the way to Stanley Park. Jogger at Stanley Park Picnic Sites at Stanley Park Rafters on the Elbow River NW NE SE MEMORIAL DR B O W R I V E R CENTRE ST TRANS CANADA HWY MACLEOD TR SW ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 " 2 D OW N T O WN STANLEY PARK 2 . 7 0 . 2 1 . 1 0 . 9 ±