Victoria Park (Edmonton)

Last updated July 28, 2025

Victoria Park is a municipal park in Edmonton, Alberta, that is part of the North Saskatchewan River valley parks system. The park features paved cycling and walking paths and several other amenities. Like the other parks in the valley parks system, the park is connected to others via multi-use trails. The park was named in honour of Queen Victoria.^[1] It opened 25 May, 1914.^[2]

Activities

Sports: The Victoria Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course featuring a driving range, open fields, and clubs with coaches in them.^[3] Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing is available.^[4]^[5] There is a 400m Olympic-size track in the park, called the Victoria Park Oval. Skaters can lace up and use the facilities in the Victoria Park Pavilion, opened in 2015. The oval is protected from strong winds by the river valley and tall trees. The rink use is shared between the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Speed Skating Club, which allows public skating during times not owned by the club.^[6] The park also has a cricket pitch^[7] that is well-beloved by the West Indian community.^[8]
Picnicking: The park features several picnic sites, some of them roofed. Picnic tables are dotted around the park.^[5]

References

↑ "Edmonton residents spend Victoria Day at Victoria Park". Edmonton. 2020-05-18. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
↑ "Military Sports Draw Large Crowd". Edmonton Journal . May 26, 1914. p. 19.
↑ "Victoria Golf Course and Driving Range". City of Edmonton . Retrieved 2023-12-28.
↑ "This 2-mile Ice-skating Trail in Canada Winds Through a Forest — and Lights Up at Night". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
1 2 "Victoria Park". City of Edmonton . Retrieved 2023-12-28.
↑ "Parks and River Valley". City of Edmonton . Retrieved 2023-12-28.
↑ Sousa, Aaron (2023-10-29). "A sticky wicket: Edmontonians want to play cricket, but the space just isn't there". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 2025-04-09.
↑ Ng, Jessica; Dhaliwal, Min (2025-02-24). Batting Beyond Borders documentary (Radio broadcast). CBC Listen: CBC Radio.

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[1] "Edmonton residents spend Victoria Day at Victoria Park". Edmonton. 2020-05-18. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

[2] "Military Sports Draw Large Crowd". Edmonton Journal . May 26, 1914. p. 19.

[3] "Victoria Golf Course and Driving Range". City of Edmonton . Retrieved 2023-12-28.

[4] "This 2-mile Ice-skating Trail in Canada Winds Through a Forest — and Lights Up at Night". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Victoria Park". City of Edmonton . Retrieved 2023-12-28.

[6] "Parks and River Valley". City of Edmonton . Retrieved 2023-12-28.

[cricket-7] Sousa, Aaron (2023-10-29). "A sticky wicket: Edmontonians want to play cricket, but the space just isn't there". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 2025-04-09.

[bbb-8] Ng, Jessica; Dhaliwal, Min (2025-02-24). Batting Beyond Borders documentary (Radio broadcast). CBC Listen: CBC Radio.

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