Louise McKinney Riverfront Park Features and Photos

The aerial map below shows the location of the park's main features:

  1. Millennium Plaza/Shumka Stage
    A meeting place and entrance to the Oval Lawn as well as accommodating performances; primarily dance and music.
  2. Oval Lawn
    Provides an area for recreation and special events.
  3. World Walk
    An aesthetic horticultural walk through the park.
  4. Chinese Garden
    A celebration of the heritage of our Chinese community, a visually breathtaking and serenely relaxing garden in the north-east corner of the park.
  5. Trans-Canada Trail Pavilion
    The park serves as a link in the nation-wide trail system.
  6. Capital Health Trail
    Provides accessibility to the Riverfront Plaza and Promenade.
  7. Riverfront Plaza and Promenade
    A generous and inviting five metre promenade above the bank, parallel to the North Saskatchewan River; provides a winter shelter for cross-country skiers and includes a public washroom facility for trail users, park patrons and riverfront activities.
  8. Public Dock
    A floating dock for canoes, boating events and private boats and is accessible for persons with disabilities.

Louise McKinney Riverfront Park Aerial Map (88.86KB)

Millennium Plaza, Oval Lawn and the Chinese Garden (34.18KB)

Providing terrific viewpoints of the entire riverfront and access to the Heritage Trail and downtown.

The Millennium Plaza/Shumka Stage (74.56KB)

The Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Alumni Association worked with Parks Planning in the creation of the Shumka Stage.

The Millennium Plaza/Shumka Stage - additional view (78.93KB)

The World Walk (67.54KB)

Rose gardens featuring hardy northern roses.

World Walk Rose Garden (97.40KB)

Chinese Garden

The Chinese Garden (56.70KB)

The Edmonton Chinese Garden Society continues to work with Community Services in the garden.

Chinese Garden - additional view (81.13KB)

Trans-Canada Trail Pavilion

Trans-Canada Trail Pavilion (92.01KB)

Capital Health Trail

Capital Health Trail (89.13KB)

Provides accessibility to the Riverfront Plaza and Promenade

The Riverfront Plaza

The Riverfront Plaza (37.72KB)

A future location for street vendors and for river valley outfitters such as bicycle rentals, rollerblades and canoes.

Riverfront Plaza - additional view (51.40KB)

Riverfront Promenade

Riverfront Promenade (74.42KB)

Connecting the river valley trail system and providing an abundance of seating, lighting and lookouts.

The Public Dock (110.93KB)

The public dock accommodates the river's seasonal fluctuations.

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