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Things Kids Love in Red Deer The girls and I LOVE doing mother-daughter mini-getaways! We also love it when we can pack a lot of fun into these trips without breaking the bank. Red Deer is a perfect destination that achieves both! Red Deer is an ideal destination for Alberta road trips because of its […]

Best Playgrounds in Red Deer Looking for the best playgrounds in Red Deer! We’ve found them! Behold, 10 of Red Deer’s best playgrounds with our favourite features at each spot! Scroll to the bottom to find a map to all the locations. 1. Waskasoo Playground 2. Evergreen Community Playground 3. Kerry Wood Nature Centre 4.

Red Deer’s Discovery Canyon Looking for an iconic summer experience in Alberta? Float the day away at the lazy river at Red Deer’s Discovery Canyon! This unique recreation area features a lazy river that opens into a small water play area with a beach. Visitors can pay $7 for a wrist band which offers access

Swalwell Park Lake Country BC The perfect playground doesn’t exi…. Wait, Swalwell Park in Lake Country, BC, just might be the closest thing you’ll ever find to a perfect playground. It’s massive, offers great amenities like shade, bathrooms, water fountains and parking, AND it’s packed with fun for all ages! Let’s start with the playground.

Golden Skybridge The Golden Skybridge is an ever-expanding tourist attraction in the Canadian Rocky Mountain town of Golden, BC. We first visited the year the Skybridge opened – 2021. We made a return visit in Summer 2026 and the Skybridge options included: Top Tips Our family’s top tip is to go EARLY! Hours vary through

Golden Skybridge Treetop Play Park This playground review of the Treetop Play Park was written after our first visit to the Golden Skybridge in 2021. It may be the home to Canada’s Highest Suspension Bridges, with an adventure park, zipline and mountain coaster, but for our crew, the Treetop Play Park with THE BEST part

Calgary’s Osprey Playground Calgary’s Osprey Playground in the Rockland Park neighbourhood of northwest Calgary is a great community playground! The giant osprey, towering over its “nest” is stunning. The real draw here is the zipline system. If you’re looking for a Calgary playground with ziplines, this one should be on your list! It has not

Eau Claire Plaza Playground Playgrounds aren’t just for kids! The new (Fall 2025) playground in Calgary’s Eau Claire Plaza is a great example of this! The centrepiece of the playground is a fabulous 360 degree climbing wall with holds all the way around the outside – and the inside too! It’s a great feature that

Yorkson Community Park Yorkson Community Park features one of the best new playgrounds in Langley BC – and the fun doesn’t stop there! This is an exceptional example of an incredible community space. Features here include: Check out the photo carousel below to see all the cool features of this playground, like the massive slide

Marmot Basin Jasper’s Marmot Basin is a lot like the province of Alberta itself! The people are friendly, the views are breathtaking and you’ll have a ton of fun when you visit! For the past couple of years our family has made regular visits to Marmot for skiing. It’s quickly become one of our favourite

Kelowna’s DeHart Park Kelowna’s DeHart Park is, without a doubt, one of the most incredible community destination spaces I’ve ever seen! It is SO much more than just a playground! The features of this park include: The playground and other community upgrades were built around existing mature trees, including a Ponderosa Pine Tree estimated to

Banff Adventure and Nature Playground It was long overdue, but well worth the wait! Banff’s Adventure and Nature Playground finally opened in Spring 2025 and it’s been a welcome addition to this mountain community! The playground truly features something for everyone! There is a toddler area, tons of options for bigger kids, from massive slides,

Kraay Family Farm I don’t know where to begin. I’ve been wanting to visit Kraay Family Farm, home of the Lacombe Corn Maze, for the past few years. We finally had the chance to shortly after they opened for the Summer 2024 season and all I can say is that I was BLOWN AWAY. Everywhere

Best Playgrounds in the Columbia Valley, BC Tons of Albertans visit the Columbia Valley area each year. Whether you’re looking for playgrounds in Radium BC, playgrounds in Invermere BC, playgrounds in Fairmont Hot Springs BC, or playgrounds in Canal Flats BC, we’ve got you covered! Use our list to find the best playgrounds in the

Pit Stop Playgrounds in Canmore & Banff Road-tripping in the Rockies? Playgrounds make the perfect place to stop, take a break and burn off some energy! Edmonton Playgrounds shares the best options for Pit Stop Playgrounds in Canmore and Banff! Canmore, Alberta Canmore, Alberta Canmore, Alberta Banff Elementary School Banff Adventure & Nature Playground Travelling?

Hinton Winter Weekend Itinerary I love a road trip. Even a quick weekend getaway can feel like a vacation. Hinton is just a three-ish hour drive from Edmonton. It’s the closest spot for a mountain adventure with lots of great options for families. Before we even get to Hinton we have to stop in Marlboro.

Calgary’s TELUS Spark Did you know? If you are a member of the TELUS World of Science Edmonton, your membership offers free admission to a consortium of other science centres and museums around North America! It’s part of the Association of Science and Technology Centres Travel Passport Program. The closest option for Edmontonians is Calgary’s

Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Nature Playground I recently visited Winnipeg for a very brief trip, and with just a few minutes of free time before I had to head to the airport, I decided to try to find Winnipeg’s Best Playground. Assiniboine Park Nature Playground did not disappoint! The highlight of the playground is the colourful

Lethbridge Legacy Park Looking for the best playground in Lethbridge? Look no further than Lethbridge Legacy Park playground! This playground is unreal! It looks unbelievably cool and has amazing features, some of which we haven’t found at other playgrounds in Alberta! The playground is based in rubber, with a few areas of woodchips, and one

Montana Road Trip We kicked off Summer 2024 by taking our kids on a Montana Road Trip! It was a great adventure, and as I shared some of our Montana adventure on the Edmonton Playgrounds Instagram account, several followers asked me if I would post a trip recap to help with their Montana Road Trip

Bozeman Montana Story Mill Park Story Mill Park in Bozeman, Montana is an amazing playground in a picturesque and historic city! The playground is set at the back of a beautiful greenspace. There’s a large parking lot, bathroom buildings and a community centre. There are tons of benches, picnic tables and some covered picnic sites

Missoula Montana Dragon Hollow Playground As fun to play on as it is to look at! The Missoula Montana Dragon Hollow playground has been on my list of must-visit playgrounds forever, and we finally got to check it out on a recent road trip! According to the Travel Montana website, the playground was built in

Butte Montana Stodden Park Butte Montana Stodden Park is one of the largest and without a doubt one of the coolest playgrounds we’ve ever visited! The standout feature is undoubtedly the large hauling truck – a nod to the mining history of Butte, Montana. There are other historic tributes too – climbing towers that resemble

Calgary Mahogany Central Park Playground You might know it as Calgary’s Fish Playground! Mahogany Central Park Playground in Southeast Calgary is home to a stunning fish – but there’s more to the playground than that! There is a large central tower with rope layers to climb up to the biggest slide. The big slide is

Things Kids Love in Drumheller Visiting Drumheller and the Alberta Badlands? This list has our family’s top picks for must-do activities in Drumheller! We think your family will agree – these are things kids love in Drumheller! A few notes: We’ve always visited Drumheller in late April or early May – ahead of the really

Space-aged Playground in Sylvan Lake Sylvan Lake is always a favourite summer stop – now, in addition to the lake and the beach, there’s a new attraction to draw families to this small central-Alberta town – an incredible Space-Aged Playground! The jaw-dropping new Co-operators Play Zone and Spray Park at Pogadl Park in Sylvan Lake

Calgary Zoo Bugtopia Brawn Family Foundation Bugtopia at the Calgary Zoo is, without a doubt, one of the most unique play areas we’ve visited! The oversized play structures take kids inside the world of bugs. There are climbers, slides, spinners and so much more – all created to teach kids about pollinators, decomposers and other

Pit Stop Playgrounds between Edmonton & Calgary Road-tripping between Edmonton and Calgary? Playgrounds make the perfect place to stop, take a break and burn off some energy! Edmonton Playgrounds shares the best options for Pit Stop Playgrounds between Edmonton and Calgary! Ponoka, Alberta Blackfalds, Alberta Sylvan Lake, Alberta Sylvan Lake, Alberta Red Deer, Alberta Red