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William Hawrelak Park (originally Mayfair Park) is a 68 hectare park in the river valley featuring a 5 hectare lake and open meadows. The park hosts several major festivals and events throughout the year and is a fantastic location for all Edmontonians and visitors to explore. 

The 10-year rehabilitation plan is complete.

Hawrelak Park reopened to the public on March 13, 2026 with a new playground, updated pavilions, better accessibility, improved storm drainage and more! Grand reopening celebration May 30, 2026.

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Mill Creek Ravine North is an off-leash area perfect for walking your pooch. The area features a granular path and water access. It is not fenced. The granular trail along the bottom of the ravine to the 82 Ave overpass is the only space where dogs can explore off-leash. 

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Kinsmen Park is located between the High Level Bridge and Walterdale Road on the south banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The park is adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Park to the east and Emily Murphy to the west, and is home to Kinsmen Sports Centre and Queen Elizabeth Outdoor Pool. The park is named after the Kinsmen Association of Canada, who helped raise money in the community to build the facility in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Indigenous Art Park ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞ (pronounced EE-nu River Lot 11) is a public park in the Edmonton, Alberta river valley built on the previous site of Queen Elizabeth Pool. In June 2019, Americans for the Arts Public Art Network recognized the park as one of the 50 best international public art projects. Plans to build the park and curate installation pieces by Indigenous artists began in 2013, and the park opened in September 2018.

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You can’t miss the Canadian Pacific Rail caboose sitting in the middle of the park. It’s where the railway line into the city ended, back in the late 19th century. The park is meant to be a reminder of this railway history.

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Come here to get some great pictures of downtown and the river valley.

Nellie McClung Park is a nature park which connects Queen Elizabeth Park to Henrietta Louise Edwards park. Great for walking and biking, there is also community access points to enter the park.

Nellie McClung was another of the “Famous Five.” She was the Liberal member of the Alberta Legislature for Edmonton from 1921 to 1926 and was involved in making “persons” out of women. During the following decade, Emily Murphy, with McClung and three other prominent prairie women, fought battles through the Canadian Supreme Court right up to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain. On October 18, 1929, they won their battle and women received the right to sit in the Senate.

This walk starts at 91st Ave, where you can park along the street. You can take the paved trails or the bike trails closer to the river. There is a good elevation climb in this park both ways, so be prepared. However, this elevation change allows for some great views of downtown as you walk along the top of the riverbank. As you reach the end of the trail, you get get unbelievable shots of the downtown core plus a great view upriver. This is not to be missed.

Heading back along the paved path you find yourself surrounded by mature trees and nature. This is a busy commuter park, but also a beautiful walk.

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Mill Creek Ravine flows into the North Saskatchewan River. It is located north-south from Connors Road to Argyll Road (63 Avenue). It is a favourite among dog walkers, runners, and mountain bikers.

Originally known as Riverside Park, Queen Elizabeth Park was renamed in 1939 by Edmonton City Council to honor the visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The park was home to Edmonton’s first swimming pool, the Southside Pool, built in 1922. Rising costs of maintenance on the aging pool and a crack in the pool basin led to its closure in 2004, and in 2011 a new pool opened just down the hill in Kinsmen Park. The park is now home to picnic areas, trails, a playground and ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞.