The Calgary Parks 100 Project is a partnership between the City
of Calgary Parks, and the Calgary Area Cachers to celebrate Calgary
Parks 100th anniversary. Calgary Parks has supplied cache
containers and swag for 100 caches, and we have placed these 100
caches in 100 parks around Calgary. These caches have some cool
swag and trackables when placed, so make sure to find them as soon
as they are published.
Edworthy Park was once a part of the Cochrane Ranch and was
eventually purchased by Thomas Edworthy in 1883. Along side his
neighbour John Lawrey, Edworthy established a profitable garden
market that supplied fresh fruit and vegetables to railway crews
and homesteaders. In later years, after discovering sandstone on
his property, he operated sandstone quarries for the construction
of many buildings in Calgary. The land was purchased by the City in
1962 for the development of a park.
One of Calgary's finest natural gems, Edworthy Park is a treasure.
Encompassing 128 hectares (70 acres) of natural parkland within the
city, Edworthy is fascinating historically and environmentally. In
the past, the area was used as a bison kill site, tipi camp,
commercial garden, brick factory and sandstone quarry.
Today, the park is mainly used by family picnickers (there's
park and barbeque area), cyclists and rollerbladers on the
extensive concrete trail, and hikers on trails that stretch
throughout the woodland.
The Douglas Fir Trail leads through a woodland of fir trees,
some older than 400 years. Other indigenous flora includes native
grassland, shrubland, mixed coniferous forest and sedge
wetland.