Shaw Millennium Park

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Shaw Millennium Park
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Shaw Millennium Park
Shaw Millennium Park
Type Skatepark
Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 51°02′46″N114°05′31″W / 51.04611°N 114.09194°W / 51.04611; -114.09194
Area17.3 acres (0.070 km2)
Created2000
Operated by City of Calgary
StatusOpen year round

Shaw Millennium Park is a skatepark in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on the western end of downtown Calgary, on the site of the former Mewata Stadium adjacent to Mewata Armouries.

The 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) skatepark was built in 2000, and was the largest park of its kind in Canada. The park is sponsored by Shaw Communications. The skatepark is maintained by the City of Calgary Recreation Department. [1]

It consists of a street course with ledges, flatbars, stairs and transitions, an intermediate course with rails down stairs and banks, and an advanced course with cloverleaf bowl, street course and a large fullpipe.

The facility is also used to host events such as the Calgary International Reggae Festival.

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The Fullpipe at Shaw Millennium Park

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References

  1. City of Calgary. "Shaw Millennium Park" . Retrieved March 12, 2020.