Grizzly Bear Lodge Park — Attraction in Edmonton

This park is situated in the Edmonton river valley between the vibrant Whyte Ave/Strathcona shopping area and downtown. The view of the nearby hills and the high level bridge is stunning. The park is sort of hidden inside the general Kinsmen rec centre complex and the main access is off a one-way street. So we always drove by but didnt go in. I am glad that we went this past weekend. It is a large playground with segregated play areas with different themes and targeted different age groups. There are also different ground cover - the rubber/used tire material, sand, mulch. Kids explored the areas one by one and had a great time. There is a washroom up the hill but we didnt go so I cant comment on the facility. Lastly, THE PARK OFFERS FREE WIFI. It really helps as I can look for restaurants to go to after the park play,...

Clean and newer playground structures with loose wood chips and sand as well. However, the challenge level (difficulty) for play structure are mostly toddler friendly (under 5). And most of the slides have big drop off at the end of slides for little ones. Wood chips are being refilled but still need tons more to bring up the ground level for kids to use slides. Lots of shades and tables for bbq. Spray park was closed for repair work as of Sept 11. My kid 4yr had fun but if your kids is 6 or older, they would seek for more challenging structure. Well maintained open field and...

This place is right downtown now that everybody lives in the suburbs I know it's a little hard to get to you but it's definitely worth the drive out to lunch picnic whatever get the kids out here drain the summer months the pool is free and have an excellent spray park and not to mention the Grizzly Bear Lodge Park with plenty of shade picnic tables and barbecue pits definitely worth the afternoon if not the day...