Best Parks With Ping Pong Table In Calgary Near Me

4worldlovers:
Flyover Park seeks to enhance an underused urban space as a thriving community hub under the 4th Avenue Flyover.

The first park of its kind in western Canada, Calgary’s Flyover Park has reclaimed the forgotten space under the 4th avenue overpass between the new Calgary Entertainment District and one of Calgary's oldest neighbourhoods, Bridgeland-Riverside, creating a vibrant community hub where residents, commuters, and visitors can enjoy an active lifestyle and environmental learning year-round. Designed in collaboration with Grade 6 students, University of Calgary Landscape Architecture Students and Stantec the park includes tiered seating, unique play features and artistic features to beautify the space

Flyover Park combines the core elements of collaboration, creativity, innovative urban design and community engagement. It is a vital, vibrant and accessible gathering place that is quickly becoming a welcomed member of Calgary’s impressive roster of parks and public destinations.

In addition to creating a beautiful urban space, the park has environmental benefits. Upgrades to the space and the flyover infrastructure divert run-off from the flyover’s roadway to the park’s rain gardens and bioswale prior to entering the Bow River. This allows the run-off from the flyover to be filtered, reducing the amount of silt, harsh salts, and other substances from reaching the city’s river basin.

Flyover Park was the recipient of the ARPA Parks Excellence Award 2021 - Find out more in the video below


The park is located at 651 McDougall Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2E 4Z7, in the community of Bridgeland-Riverside.

For historical information and community engagement done by The City of Calgary, click HERE

4worldlovers:
Less time driving to find nature means making the most of your down time. Play in the parks speckled throughout the community. Fill your water-loving cup with the shimmering ponds and fountains. Plan the peaks you’ll seek while staring across at the scenery of the Rockies to the west. Your every-season passionate self will be satisfied year-round; snowshoe the green spine in winter, picnic in the spring, cruise the trails in the summer and fall.

There’s limitless ways to get connected to nature when you call University District home.


North Pond Dog Parks Common Parks Central Commons Park Lookout Parks South Pond Green Spine


Have your urban community dreams and your spacious cravings come true. U/D is the ideal community that makes getting to the grocery store as easy as getting outside. Along with the beautiful Central Commons Park and South Pond, University District will include:


Designed as a walking and cycling community, neighbourhoods and parks are connected by a 12km path system that makes getting moving easy and fun. Whether you’re watching your toddler take their first steps or out for your daily stroll, pathways take you beyond the community limits into the deep beauty of the Bow River valley. And a tip: it’s worth stopping at the lookout parks to take it all in.


We love those furry four-legged companions as much as you do – so creating dedicated playful spaces for them was a non-negotiable. Let your pups play in two of the best urban dog parks in Calgary, right in the heart of the community. And all those pathways and stunning views? Your pooches will love exploring the many trails that connect you with all the community has to offer.


University District’s Central Commons Park is the grand connector of the community. Located right next to Main Street, it’s the perfect spot to cozy up under a tree to enjoy a fresh baked croissant and steaming Americano from a nearby cafe, or sit on a blanket and watch the leaves turn all colours and drop from the trees. The three acres of open, unencumbered green splendour will play host to festivals, performances, and undoubtedly be the home of more than a couple snow angels and stacked snow-people when the barometer drops.

For some, it’s the mountains that connect them to nature. For others, it’s water. U/D offers ways for water-lovers to get their fill in an urban community with ponds and fountains throughout the community. That’s a win-win.

With the North and the South ponds combined, there are over 12 acres of naturalized oasis to enjoy. With the North pond acting as an attractive gateway to pedestrians and cyclists accessing the pathways, and the South pond acting as a source of beauty and sustainability for all to enjoy, the ponds create a serene environment and a stunning background for the community to get outside, get active, and connect.