William Hawrelak Park, Edmonton: Address, Phone Number, William Hawrelak Park Reviews: 4.5/5
William Hawrelak Park
William Hawrelak Park
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Duke's Diner
6
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Room at the Top
1
0.5 mi$$ - $$$ • Seafood • Canadian
The Dogwood Cafe
11
0.7 mi$$ - $$$ • Cafe • Canadian
A&W Restaurant
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New York Fries Hub Mall, U of A
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Beez Healthy Fast Food
2
0.8 miHealthy
Good Earth Coffeehouse
26
0.9 mi$$ - $$$ • Quick Bites • Cafe • Canadian
Ho Ho Chinese Foods
5
0.8 miChinese
Joe Coffee & Tea
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The Greenhouse
22
0.9 mi$$ - $$$ • Quick Bites • Cafe • Canadian
Attractions
158 within 6 miles
Ice Castles
102
0 ftPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Convocation Hall
1
0.4 miTheaters
Royal Alberta Museum
400
1 miNatural History Museums • History Museums
University of Alberta
140
0.7 miEducational sites
Emily Murphy Park
19
0.5 miParks
Alberta Legislature Building
770
1.5 miVisitor Centers • Government Buildings
Belgravia Park
1
0.4 miParks
Winspear Centre
807
2.4 miTheaters
High Level Bridge Streetcar
550
1.9 miTrams • Bridges
Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site
71
0.8 miHistoric Sites
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4.5
428 reviews
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Very good
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Starseed Magicians
Edmonton, Canada116 contributions
Feb 2021 • Family
What a beautiful place and weather yesterday to enjoy outdoors...ice sculptures, skating on the lake, indigenous story telling centre, tobaggon hill to just name a few.
Written February 22, 2021
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dutchblaze
Fort McMurray, Canada9 contributions
Jul 2020
This park is a hidden gem in Edmonton. I only discovered it this past summer and fell in love with it! It has everything you could ask for. Quiet space, water, public restrooms and more!
Written December 22, 2020
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Ron M
Edmonton, Canada19 contributions
Jul 2020
Beautiful park, well maintained, with walking trails and a nice small lake. The water birds enjoy the lake, and I enjoy the birds
Written July 19, 2020
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iteubert
Edmonton, Canada7 contributions
Sep 2019
Wonderful concerts of Symphony Under the Sky
My family and friends are steadies every year since this series of concerts started and will keep coming year after year for these fantastic varieties of classic and modern concerts!
My family and friends are steadies every year since this series of concerts started and will keep coming year after year for these fantastic varieties of classic and modern concerts!
Written March 17, 2020
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Live4Strength
Edmonton, Canada52 contributions
Aug 2019
Nice park to play frisbee, bring a bbq. Reserve a bbq spot with the city on Edmonton website. Can run around the road (about 2.5Km), many also bike along the trails. Very pretty. Many festivals during the summer, most do not allow dogs (except ones especially for dogs). Check ahead.
Written February 20, 2020
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Patty C
10 contributions
Aug 2019 • Family
Such an enourmous park where you can have great adventures with your family. Spend a long day long outside running, riding your bike or walking. O just sitting reading your favourite book. I highly recommemd to visit it.
Written February 11, 2020
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SIMONE D
Edmonton, Canada4 contributions
Dec 2019
The winter skating areas, or the option for a hockey game under the bright blue Alberta sky are inviting..The options to park and start walking, over bridges and onto trails, encourage the love of the outdoors...
Written February 11, 2020
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HistoryBuff101
Edmonton, Canada99 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Every winter, Edmonton’s William Hawrelak Park hosts an ice castle display. The display is stunningly beautiful! Dress warmly and plan to stay at least an hour - more if you want to take lots of pictures. Be sure to wear good footwear as it’s quite slippery inside. The ice is blue and white, transparent in places and magical when it is lit up with lights which change colour. There are caves and tunnels, as well as ice slides and this year there is an ice fountain and a large ice sculpture of flowers. I am describing the 2020 display - the design changes somewhat each year. The Ice Castles open in January and remain open ( weather permitting) until early March. After touring the Ice Castles you can walk the park trails or skate on the large outdoor skating rinks. The smaller one allows hockey sticks and pucks while the larger one is reserved for skating only.
Written January 8, 2020
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just0netraveler
Victoria, Canada247 contributions
Jun 2019
Summer or winter, this is a great place to visit!
There are several festivals during the summer.
In the winter there is a skating pond maintained around a facility providing snacks and bathrooms.
There are several festivals during the summer.
In the winter there is a skating pond maintained around a facility providing snacks and bathrooms.
Written September 30, 2019
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Danna
Prince Albert, Canada2,300 contributions
Aug 2019 • Friends
Every year we attend the Heritage Days Festival here. It's an event to sample delicious food, see creative performances, and celebrate Canada’s multiculturalism. You can enjoy the tastes, smells, sights and sounds from 100 countries and cultures at 73 outdoor pavilions. Free entertainment on more than 25 stages throughout Hawrelak Park as well.
We have also attended other festivities here. In the winter they always have the ice castle.
A HUGE park to bring the family and spend the day too. There are picnic tables and grill pits for day picnics.
We have also attended other festivities here. In the winter they always have the ice castle.
A HUGE park to bring the family and spend the day too. There are picnic tables and grill pits for day picnics.
Written August 4, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Curi0usBug
Calgary7 contributions
Are dogs allowed on leash at Hawrelak Park? Thank you
Starseed Magicians
Edmonton, Canada116 contributions
Yes
Wendy H
Anchorage, AK2 contributions
I will be traveling through Edmonton with a motorhome pulling a car. Would this be a good place to park the MH for the day and use the car to explore the city?
Joseph Owens
Victoria, Canada40 contributions
Not necessarily, as answered elsewhere - not a campground and there would not be any "hook-up" services. It is a city-administered day park attached to a private golf course (Mayfair). If the plan is simply to park, abandon the MH for a few hours while motoring in the near environs -- might get away with that. I don't know of any ordinances prohibiting such a use of the free parking areas that do exist throughout the traffic loop. Depending on the size of the MH, could be a challenge finding space, since the one large parking area is really designed for moderate sized passenger cars (sedans, etc.) -- and what is being parked there now is more along the lines of much larger SUVs and monster trucks. On second thought, maybe it will fit right in...
mshipley2018
Spruce Grove, Canada1 contribution
Are dogs welcome?
Salman S
Edmonton, Canada39 contributions
Dogs and pets are welcome but have to remain on the leash. There is an off-leach area to the south of the park.
Please google "Edmonton Off Leash" for a map of off-leash locations in Edmonton.
Can I walk my dog in the park ?
edward m
Edmonton, Canada96 contributions
As long as the dog is on a leash, it is o k to walk your dog here
What's the parking like at the park during the Silver Skate Festival? We're from out of town.
W0rldTraveller3333
Edmonton, Canada3 contributions
There is also overflow parking kitty corner to the park.
Mark_Fitzowich
Calgary, Canada
Can you park overnight here?
Rod R
Edmonton, Canada293 contributions
No you can't
PMM
Banff National Park, Canada23 contributions
Hi, we are planning to attend the Rock and Roll Festival on August 14th. Any suggestions of near by parking at a decent rate? We are staying at Days Inn South. Thank you!
PMahdis
Edmonton, Canada1,075 contributions
I seldom pay to park in Edmonton. I typically park south of the zoo for free and then walk across the N Sask river via the foot bridge that comes out at Hawrelak Park. For someone out of town it might be confusing, and coming from the south side it is a long drive to the zoo.
Gailthesailor
Spruce Grove, Canada1 contribution
What are skating conditions like?
Grandma2014
Edmonton, Canada44 contributions
The whole family fun aspect at the park is definitely there. The ice is cleared but bumpy.
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