Shouldice Park — Attraction in Calgary

I've never seen an outdoors playground this size in Calgary. What I like the most is the fact they took into consideration different ages for children to play safely. Example, there is a whole station for toddlers to 4 years old. With little swings and a rather short slide. The other corner I really like is the musical one: the kids can play drums or hitting a very long set of metallic pipes creating very interesting sounds. There's lots of shade around the playground, so at any given time you can take a break for water or snacking or what have you. I highly recommend Shouldice Park's...

We have gone there a few times for football games. It amazes me how cold the wind can get in the fall at this park. It feels like you're sitting in a wind tunnel at times! The fields are in good shape, but the lack of a concession at all games means you need to plan ahead and bring your own food. The good news is that there is a tim Hortons, KFC and DQ nearby for options. The parking is limited if there is a big event (all fields going at once) so you need to be patient when arriving...

The park is quite good as it has a fairly big playground for kids, a picnic area with a fair amount of tables and BBQ pits as well as the park is just beside the river. the only thing I noticed was the need for cleanliness of the park. All the garbage was full and people started throwing trash outside of the bins. This is not a very good way to maintain a park for sure. Looking at the pile of trash...I can surely say that the bins were not cleared at...