Terwillegar Park, Urban park along North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Canada.
Terwillegar Park is a municipal park on the east bank of the North Saskatchewan River in southwest Edmonton, part of the river valley parks system that covers over 7,300 hectares. Its trails are used for mountain biking and hiking, and canoe services operate on the river. The park lies within the Terwillegar Heights area, whose development began with a servicing concept design brief adopted by Edmonton City Council in 1992.
Terwillegar Park lies within the North Saskatchewan River valley parks system, which landscape architect Frederick Todd first proposed for Edmonton's riverfront in 1907. The city acquired over 100 river valley properties as parkland between 1907 and 1931, and a 1933 bylaw preserved the valley as parkland. The River Valley Alliance, formed in 1996 and incorporated in 2003, coordinates the parks from Devon to Fort Saskatchewan.
Terwillegar Park lies in the North Saskatchewan River valley park system, a chain of over 30 provincial and municipal parks from Devon to Fort Saskatchewan covering more than 7,300 hectares. The valley has been used by First Nations for thousands of years, and Métis and European farmers later grazed livestock and cut lumber there. Today the park's trails carry mountain bikers, hikers and canoeists putting in on the river.
The park has an off-leash dog area and is easily accessible from the surrounding neighborhood by multiple entry points. The pedestrian bridge to the other side may occasionally be closed due to high water or maintenance, so it is worth checking ahead.
Terwillegar Park lies within the North Saskatchewan River valley parks system, which covers over 7,300 hectares (18,000 acres) and is the largest contiguous area of urban parkland in Canada. The system links more than 30 provincial and municipal parks from Devon to Fort Saskatchewan with trails. The River Valley Alliance, formed in 1996 and incorporated in 2003, coordinates this network.
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