Facilities & Services

Check our Facility Schedule 2013 for dates/hours.

Hours of Park Operation

Season	Dates	Hours
Spring	March 15 to April 30	8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Summer	May 1 to September 3	8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fall	September 4 to October 30	8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Winter	October 31 to March 14	8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

 **All areas are gated and locked outside of operating hours.

Special Facilities

• Bow Valley Ranch Visitor Centre
• Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre
• Sikome Aquatic Facility (seasonal) 
• Ranche Restaurant and Annie's Cafe 

Day Use Areas 

• Facilities at day use areas vary. 
• These day use areas are available on a first come-first served basis to visitors. 

Glennfield Group Day Use Areas

Location of

• Glennfield Group Day Use Areas accessed off Macleod Trail via Banister Road
• Map of Glennfield Group Day Use Areas

Facilities (At Each Group Day Use Area)

• Large modern day use shelter with group fire ring and charcoal grill
  • Bring your own firewood and charcoal from outside the park.
  • Collecting and burning deadfall in the park is illegal.
• Power outlet
• Potable Water
• Parking
• Picnic tables
• Access to fully serviced washrooms

Reservations

• Area C (West) is available for public use first come-first served.
  
• Group Day Use Areas A (East) and B (Centre) can be reserved for exclusive day use during normal hours of park operation.
• • Phone 403-297-5293
  • Go in person to the Bow Valley Ranch Visitor Centre
• Reservations open on January 2 of each year.  Reservations are taken from April 1 to October 31.
• Glennfield Group Day Use Reservations - Park Notes

Rental Fee

• $78 plus a non-refundable $12 reservation fee
• Payable by cash or cheque only (made out to Minister of Finance)
• To make payment
  • Mail cheque to Fish Creek Provincial Park (Box 2780, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2M7)
  • Drop cash or cheque off at the Bow Valley Ranch Visitor Centre

Site Entry

• Once registration and payment have been completed, we will issue a lock combination to the contact person.
• Users can open the gate and access the site during posted hours of park operation.
• Please keep the gate closed at all times.  Discreetly provide the combination to your group.  This is meant to prevent other visitors from trying to use the site during your rental.
• The reservable areas are some distance from the public parking area.  Your are unlikely to encounter another group using your reserved site.
• There may be users who have walked or biked to your area.  Prominently displayed signs state the area is by reservation only.  If a conflict of use does arise, please contact a conservation officer.

More Info

• The Glennfield Group Day Use Areas are named in memory of John and Adelaide Glenn.
• John Glenn Building - Park Notes