Trail EtiquettePLEASE SHARE THE TRAILS The trails were established for a wide variety of user groups. All users, including those accompanied by pets on leashes, should stay to the right of center and use only half the width of the pathway. Ride single file, except when passing.

KEEP PATHWAYS CLEAR Please move completely off the trail when stopping. There are benches provided for your convenience.

BE CAREFUL AT INTERSECTIONS Slow down and look both ways and behind yourself before crossing road and trail intersections. Pedestrians always have the right of way.

BE SEEN AND HEARD Ensure your visibility at night by wearing light-colored clothing with reflective material. Outfit your bicycle with lights, reflectors and a bell.

WARN OTHERS WHEN PASSING When approaching other cyclists or pedestrians from behind, shout out a friendly “hello” or “passing on your left.” Alert, don’t alarm. Sound your horn or bell early and pass safely. Do not pass on the right.

BE ALERT Watch for hazardous conditions or vandalism and report to the City of Camrose. Be sure the trail ahead is clear of obstructions such as overhanging or fallen branches. Be aware of sharp bends in the trail, bridge crossings, intersections and hills.

KEEP YOUR TRAIL SYSTEM CLEAN Garbage receptacles are provided throughout the park system. If you are walking pets, we ask that you kindly carry proper equipment to clean up. Bags are provided throughout the trail system.

USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT …where necessary. We recommend the use of helmets, bells or horns when bikes and inline skates are involved.

BE AWARE OF MAINTENANCE VEHICLES No motorized vehicles unless authorized by the City of Camrose shall be permitted on the trail system.

WASHROOMS Washrooms are located throughout our trail system. Your assistance to help keep these facilities clean is most appreciated.

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32Berm TrailHead atop the berm along Camrose DriveStart: 48 Avenue Finish: Camrose Drive Bridge Distance: 4.7 km Time: 71 minutes

Valleyview TrailStart: Camrose Drive Bridge Finish: Valleyview Entrance Sign Distance: 3.2 km Time: 48 min.

CascadesStart: 50 Avenue Finish: 50 Avenue Distance: 1.2 km Time: 17 minutes

West Park TrailEnjoy the scenery around the lovely West Park neighbourhoodsStart: 45 Avenue Finish: 68 Street Distance: 2.2 km Time: 32 minutes

Jubilee Park LoopFrom Mirror Lake Arbor across causeway bridge through Rotary Park and to Jubilee Park and backStart: Mirror Lake Arbor Finish: Mirror Lake Arbor Distance: 0.9 kmTime: 14 minutes

Tourist Information and Bill Fowler Centre

Bullrush Park LoopFrom Mirror Lake Trail around park and back to the Mirror Lake TrailStart: Mirror Lake Trail Finish: Mirror Lake Trail Distance: 0.7 km Time: 11 minutes

Stoney Creek LoopFrom 44 Avenue south to trestle, up hill, along the top of the hill, back through valley to 44 AvenueStart: 44 Avenue Finish: 44 Avenue Distance: 4.1 km Time: 62 minutes

Mirror Lake Small LoopEast to Chuck McLean Arts Centre and back across the walking bridgeStart: Bill Fowler Centre Finish: Bill Fowler Centre Distance: 0.8 km Time: 10 minutes

Check out the trail system!

www.camrose.ca/trails

Mirror Lake Large LoopWest to Grand Drive and east across causeway bridge to arborStart: Bill Fowler Centre Finish: Bill Fowler Centre Distance: 2.2 km Time: 32 minutes

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Kin Park Shale TrailEnjoy the many shale paths throughout Kin ParkDistance: 1.5 km Time: 22 minutesPoints of Interest

Golf CourseBullrush ParkToboggan HillBoat DockGrand Drive Park: Gazebo, Picnic Area, Basketball Court and Ball DiamondMirror Lake ParkMirror Lake CentreKamifurano Park: Gazebo and ViewpointChuck MacLean Arts CentreTourist Information and Bill Fowler CentreArborWashroom FacilitiesNature MuralRotary Park (Fountain)Jubilee ParkUniversity of Alberta Augustana CampusSt. Mary’s HospitalCentennial MuseumSkateboard ParkCommunity Centre and Field HouseRudy Swanson ParkRecreation CentreAquatic Centre, Spray Park and PlaygroundKin Park: Shale Trails, Ball Diamonds, Beach Volleyball, Basketball Court, TennisStoney Creek ParkLions Club Memorial GroveStoney Creek Centre/Rotary Club GardensSki Hill/Snowboard HillSki Trail/Nature TrailsPlayground and Picnic AreasValleyview PondWestpark Pond and GazeboCamrose Regional Exhibition (CRE)

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CITY OF

Urban Park SystemA Guide for Residents and Visitors

Wildlife

Stoney Creek Park

Jubilee Park

Mirror Lake Park

Bill Fowler Centre

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Skateboard Park

The Great Camrose OutdoorsThe City of Camrose takes pride in our exceptional surroundings and extensive outdoor spaces and trails.

Camrose is fortunate to have tremendous natural spaces throughout our beautiful city. A variety of developed green space areas are thoughtfully placed throughout the community, allowing residents and visitors of all ages to enjoy many exciting activities during all four seasons. Natural corridors provide a picturesque backdrop for the city’s Urban Park System – over 30 km of interconnected, paved, multi-use trails and many other shale passages for running or walking.

The area o�ers the opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature as the trails o�er an outstanding natural setting for hikers and mountain bikers. A variety of wildlife species inhabit the area.

Playgrounds connected to the trail system provide play spaces and structures for families throughout various neighbourhoods in the city. An o�-leash area provides space for dog owners to allow their pets to move about freely for exercise and socialization with other dogs and people.

An early objective of the Camrose Urban Parks Committee was to ensure that the urban park development would provide a year-round facility. It was decided that the heart of the park would be adjacent to Mirror Lake, already the site of numerous summer and winter activities. The location is the scene of people busy enjoying themselves in all kinds of weather.

People bring their children to the play area from all parts of the city and a steady parade of tourists seeking directions and information all make Mirror Lake Park a vibrant, exciting place to be!

Developed during Alberta’s Jubilee celebrations, Jubilee Park is the city’s main family and group picnic area. The urban park program has enhanced the park with washrooms, a children’s playground and some upgrading of the picnic shelters and utility services.

Stoney Creek Park is a natural area running from 44 Avenue south to the city limits. The area o�ers a nature playground and day use area as well as the opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature as the trails o�er an outstanding natural setting for walkers, skiers, runners and bikers. Many wild animals inhabit the area, and the park o�ers the opportunity to observe the habitat and lifestyle of many di�erent birds and animals. The area is well known internationally for its ski facilities. All ski disciplines are accommodated in the park and the cross country/biathlon trail system is of world-class caliber.

Sports and Recreation FacilitiesThere is a wide range of recreational facilities, activities, events and opportunities to choose from in Camrose.

From a ski hill to cross country trails, curling rink, biathlon track, tennis courts, ball diamonds, running tracks, paved walking paths, three ice arenas, indoor field house, 18-hole golf course, and much more – Camrose is an eclectic community with lots to o�er.

Early in the planning of the urban park, the Chamber of Commerce became a partner of the city in the planning and development of the Tourist Information Centre. In need of o�ce space, the Chamber contributed to the capital costs of the centre and agreed to operate the facility in return for o�ce space. The facility houses a series of interpretive panels outlining features of the urban park and some historical highlights of the city. Prominent in its location along the highway, the centre regularly provides visitors with their first contact with Camrose.

A group of interested citizens organized the funding and construction of a brick wall sculpture attached to the Bill Fowler Centre. The Jim Marshall masterpiece depicts the plants and wildlife native to this area and is constructed from a special red brick developed specifically for this project. This particular red brick is now known as Mirror Lake Red.

The wall, an outstanding example of artistic accomplishment, has become a tourist attraction.

Rudy Swanson Recreation ParkConveniently located in the centre of the community, Rudy Swanson Recreation Park is where Camrose residents participate in many recreation and leisure pursuits. Situated along 53rd Street south of 48th Avenue (Highway 13), it is close to several schools, and is easily accessed by visitors via major arterial roads running through the city.

Rudy Swanson Recreation Park is home to several outdoor facilities including Kin Park Ball Diamonds, soccer pitches, tennis courts, basketball courts, beach volleyball courts, shale walking trails, a water spray park, and a concrete skateboard park.

Designed with the direct input of local boarders and consisting of a variety of bowls, rails, ramps, pipes, stairs, and other features, the skateboard park was designed so that novice and experienced boarders alike will find an area to meet their needs. The skateboard park is conveniently located immediately to the north of the Community Centre at 4516-54 Street, on the Rudy Swanson Recreation Park grounds.

Aquatic CentreNew Pool and

Spray Park currently under

construction, with completion

scheduled for August 2020.

Arenas andCurling RinkCamrose is pleased to have a state-of-the-art sports complex which opened its doors in September 2007 and is located at 4512-53 Street (in Rudy Swanson Recreation Park). The facility features two regulation-size ice surfaces with EnCana Arena serving as the primary event facility. The secondary facility is Border Paving Arena. The main corridor serves as a connecting link between the two pre-existing facilities: the Recreation Centre (Max McLean Arena and the Curling Rink) and the Aquatic Centre. The Centre includes a trio of meeting room facilities available in several configurations to meet the needs of almost any community organization, large or small.

Community Centre and Field HouseThe Community Centre is a large green and white stand-alone building located at the corner of 54th Street and 45th Avenue on the grounds of Rudy Swanson Recreation Park. The Community Centre houses a wide variety of di�erent programs, organizations, and initiatives. The Field House, added to the centre in 2002, includes a main 180’ x 80’ space featuring a rubberized multi-sport floor.

The second level provides seating for 250 spectators as well as a three-lane rubberized running/walking track for fitness enthusiasts to get their daily walk/run regardless of the weather conditions. Track passes for both the Encana Arena and Field House are available for purchase at the Community Services o�ce.

With much of the Urban Park Trail System being situated through a water corridor, users get the opportunity to interface with abundant water fowl and a wide range of wildlife. Care should be taken when trail users come in close proximity. They are wild creatures and can be unpredictable but, if care is taken, they provide users the opportunity to experience nature firsthand. Since they experience urbanization, some of the wildlife appear tame, but we discourage feeding or attempting to get too close. Care should be taken when walking pets. Pets should be on a leash and under control in the event that the wild animal feels endangered.

Heritage Pointsof InterestIn celebration of the Camrose Chamber of Commerce 100th Anniversary – Legacy Initiative, plaques have been placed at various locations along the trail system to give users an historical experience as it pertains to the development of City of Camrose.

Urban Park Trails –A winter outdoor experience!Users of the trail system can enjoy paved trails throughout the year. When accessing trails that provide access to various outdoor winter activities such as skating facilities, toboggan hills, parks, playgrounds and picnic sites, please follow the safety and directional signage provided. There are various ski trail intersections. Please use only the paved trails for walking and avoid walking on ski trails. Be on the lookout for skiers crossing the trails and also for vehicle tra�c as many of our trails connect with roadways.

During the fall, winter and spring, City sta� provide snow removal, de-icing, garbage collection and other required maintenance based on a priority system. This allows users year-round enjoyment, but make sure you dress for the conditions. Proper footwear should be worn since there may be slippery areas as a result of the landscape. Watch for maintenance equipment and, due to the conditions and frequency of service, there can be a variety of di�erent equipment needs.

Please pick up after your pet and use the garbage receptacles provided to keep our trail system clean.