There is a brand new park in Calgary — Haskayne Legacy Park. Made possible through the donation of $5,000,000 of land plus an extra $2 million for construction by Dick and Lois Haskayne, this new park opened to the public for the first time on September 16, 2023.

Haskayne Legacy Park is 126 hectares (~311 acres) of space, containing 1.8km of paved pathway which connects to the neighboring Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park to the west. In addition, there is also 1.5km of nature trails providing a loop through the grassland portion north of the main pavilion. Speaking of the pavilion, it is 2400 sq. feet and powered by geo-thermal and 72 solar panels.

So, years after the land was donated the park is finally open to the public. What did I think of it? Watch and find out…

Access to Haskayne Legacy Park is obtained by following Highway 1A west from Calgary or east from Cochrane and turning south on Woodland Road. Follow the road towards the river and it will eventually turn left (east) towards the city. The road is gravel at this point. Alternatively, you can hike/bike to the park from Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. At this time there is no pedestrian access to the park’s eastern side from Calgary.