Bowmont Park, Calgary

#60 among attractions in Calgary

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Bowmont Park or Bowmont Natural Environment Park is a 192 hectares urban park on the northern bank of the Bow River in the northwest of the city of Calgary in the communities of Bowness and Montgomery. 'Bowmont' is a combination of their names. The Park was created in the 1980s. The escarpment formed by the Glacial Lake Calgary, runs the length of the park. Both Silver Springs and Varsity communities are perched at the top of the escarpment overlooking the Bow River and are access points to the Park. Bordering the northern banks of the Bow River, the park is includes "grasslands, gullies, valleys, a waterfall with a lookout, off-leash dog-walking areas, hiking, walking and cycling trails, access to the river for swimming and fishing, and more. The most recent expansion of Bowmont Park, Dale Hodges Park which was opened to the public in June 2019, includes innovative public art in the form of sculpted land structures that treat stormwater before it enters the Bow River through the outfall. ()

Elevation: 3550 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°6'8"N, 114°12'41"W

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Northwest Calgary (Scenic Acres)Calgary Canada

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Bowmont Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bowness Park, Bow River pathway, Baker Park, Bowness.

0.5 miSW
Park, Historic walking areas, Playground
Bowness Park, Calgary
13 min walk • Bowness Park is a 30-hectare urban park on the Bow River in Bowness, a neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1.1 miW
Park
Bow River pathway, Calgary
29 min walk • The Bow River pathway is a pathway system developed along the banks of the Bow River in the city of Calgary. It contains a network of pedestrian and bicycle paths connecting parks on both sides of the river.
0.4 miSW
Park
Baker Park, Calgary
11 min walk • Baker Park is a 12-hectare urban park on the bank of the Bow River in the west edge of the city of Calgary. It is part of the pedestrian and bicycle Bow River pathway that links a vast network of urban parks on both sides of the river.
0.9 miSE
Neighbourhood
Bowness, Calgary
24 min walk • Bowness is a neighbourhood and former town in west Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The former town was amalgamated into the City of Calgary in 1964. The neighbourhood is bordered by the Bow River to the north and east, 16 Avenue to the south, and Stoney Trail to the west.
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Scenic Acres, Calgary
32 min walk • Scenic Acres is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Crowchild Trail, to the east by Nose Hill Drive, to the west by Stoney Trail and to the south by Nose Hill Drive.
0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Greenwood/Greenbriar, Calgary
25 min walk • Greenwood/Greenbriar is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by the Trans-Canada Highway to the south, the Bow River to the north, Stoney Trail to the west and the community of Bowness to the east. Canada Olympic Park borders the neighbourhood to the south.
~1700 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Calgary-Bow, Calgary
9 min walk • Calgary-Bow is a provincial electoral district in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.