Experience Guide | Tourism Medicine Hat

City Parks “The wildlife and the trails make you feel you’ve escaped the city even though you’re in the heart of it.”

— Teanna Church, Medicine Hat local

190+ kilometres of trails

These parks offer spaces to explore, relax, and connect with nature. Riverside trails and birding spots to playgrounds and picnic spaces, these call to and invite visitors to breathe and enjoy natural beauty. POLICE POINT PARK Kilometres of trails wind through cottonwood forests and sagebrush. Some of the older cottonwood trees are thought to be between 200 and 300 years old. Named because it was once the location of a Northwest Mounted Police outpost, the park is now a great place to surround yourself in nature. The Nature Centre has knowledgeable interpreters who offer fun and informative scheduled informational displays year-round. Each winter, the designated cross country ski and snowshoe trails offer a unique perspective of the park. Over 120 birds choose Medicine Hat as their habitat or stopping point, allowing for bird watching or “birding” to become a way for many to slow down and bask in nature. 1001 Police Point Dr NE Find the Birding Trails of Southeastern Alberta by Grasslands Naturalists at the Visitor Information Centre at 330 Gehring Rd. SW programs, have GPS units for hunting geocaches, and set up

STRATHCONA ISLAND PARK Located along the South Saskatchewan River, Strathcona Island Park has

a playground and waterpark, along with many kilometres of tree-lined, paved trails.

The picnic areas have fire pits and a boat launch to experience the river up close. You can easily bike to Medicine Hat’s Historic Downtown to make it a full day adventure. Neighbouring Strathcona Island Park is Lions Park. Follow the paved trail to find the ballpark and Strathcona Centre, which offers swimming and pickleball courts. 210 5 St. SE KIN COULEE PARK With 100 acres of open space for outdoor activities, Kin Coulee Park is Medicine Hat’s most popular picnic area. Surrounded by coulees and bluffs, you’ll find playgrounds, fire pits, including an accessible spot, disc golf course, beach volleyball courts, ball diamonds, and an impressive skateboard park. 104 South Kin Coulee Rd. SE KIWANIS CENTRAL PARK Located on the Southeast Hill in a quaint neighbourhood, Kiwanis Central Park has a playground, nature playground, and waterpark.

The City-favoured whale slide, Moby Dick, has sat there since the 1960s and was recently updated to ensure safe play.

Four of Marina Cole’s wood carvings can be found. Nine disc golf nets are set up around the park for a friendly-game. 200 11 St. SE

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