10/28/2026
William Hawrelak Park
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Hawrelak Park is back, and fall is its first big welcome home. 🍂
After a three year rehabilitation, William Hawrelak Park reopened this spring, with a grand reopening celebration on May 30. This is the first fall season to enjoy it again, and the river valley colours around the lake are doing their part.
What is new: a new playground, a new lakefront promenade, a modernized pavilion, updated washrooms, and a fully paved perimeter path and multi-use trails, built for people of all ages and abilities. The park itself is 68 hectares of meadows and shady picnic spots around a 5 hectare lake, right in the heart of the river valley.
Good to know before you go:
📍 9330 Groat Road, Edmonton
🕔 Park hours daily 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM (vehicle gate 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM)
🚶 The paved path around the park is relatively flat, with rest spots along the way
Plan your visit: https://www.edmonton.ca/activities_parks_recreation/parks_rivervalley/william-hawrelak-park
Take a slow loop around the lake, bring a picnic, and enjoy having this one back.
Have you been back to Hawrelak Park since it reopened, and what do you think of the changes? 👇
📸 City of Edmonton via Strathcona Community League
