Fishcreek - Mountainpark Park

Day Use Area
Calgary, AB

This section of Fish Creek Provincial Park is located beside the communities of Mountain Park Estates and McKenzie Lake. The park follows the Bow river in both north south directions and borders McKenzie Meadows golf course. The paved bike path winds along the Bow river and access the pedestrian bridge over the river towards Sikome Lake. This section of the park offers excellent bird watching, lots of wildlife and good fly fishing. Large Rainbow and Brown Trout can often be viewed from the East side of the pedestrian bridge shown below. Bird watchers can spend hours here, great horned owls are often spotted in the large poplar tress. The local Chickadees will take sunflower seeds from your hand and Woodpeckers seem to be every where. A Wild Turkey was also identified here. Nearby communities include Mountain Park, McKenzie Lake and Cranston.