Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park preserves a broad stretch of land along the north bank of the Bow River in Alberta’s Calgary Region, mostly in Rocky View County with edges in Calgary and Cochrane. It emerged from a conservation effort involving the Harvie family ranch, when the children of rancher Neil Harvie sold 3,246 acres to the Government of Alberta in 2006 for less than market value to prevent development. The family also helped fund the park’s future. Formally designated on April 17, 2008, with 51 additional acres, the park reached 3,297 acres and opened to visitors on August 9, 2011, as protected public space.

Alberta · Canada