page_title: North Saskatchewan River valley parks system
hierarchical_section_title: North Saskatchewan River valley parks system
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Metro Edmonton in November 2011, showing major freeways, roads and LRT
context_page_description: The North Saskatchewan River valley parks system is a continuous collection of urban parks in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Edmonton, Alberta. The parks range from waterside to cliff side to cliff top locations bordering the North Saskatchewan River.
  Edmonton's river valley comprises over 20 major parks and attractions and forms the largest expanse of urban parkland in Canada. The public river valley parks provide a unique urban escape area with park styles ranging from fully serviced urban parks to campsite-like facilities with few amenities. At 7,400 ha in size and 48 km in length, the river valley parks system includes 22 ravines, which have a combined total length of 103 km. It also includes 11 lakes. Most of the city has bicycle and walking trail connections. These trails are also part of the 309 km Waskahegan walking trail.
  Several golf courses, both public and private, are also located in the river valley. The long summer daylight hours of this northern city provide for extended play well into the evening. Golf courses and the park system become a winter recreation area during this season. Cross-country skiing and skating are popular during the long winter.
context_section_description: The North Saskatchewan River valley parks system (Also known as River Valley Parks; and Ribbon of Green) is a continuous collection of urban parks in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Edmonton, Alberta. The parks range from waterside to cliff side to cliff top locations bordering the North Saskatchewan River.
  Edmonton's river valley comprises over 20 major parks and attractions and forms the largest expanse of urban parkland in Canada. The public river valley parks provide a unique urban escape area with park styles ranging from fully serviced urban parks to campsite-like facilities with few amenities. At 7,400 ha (18,000 acres) in size and 48 km (30 mi) in length, the river valley parks system includes 22 ravines, which have a combined total length of 103 km (64 mi). It also includes 11 lakes. Most of the city has bicycle and walking trail connections. These trails are also part of the 309 km (192 mi) Waskahegan walking trail.
  Several golf courses, both public and private, are also located in the river valley. The long summer daylight hours of this northern city provide for extended play well into the evening. Golf courses and the park system become a winter recreation area during this season. Cross-country skiing and skating are popular during the long winter. Four downhill ski slopes are located in the river valley as well, two within the city and two immediately outside.
  The City of Edmonton has named five parks in its river valley parks system in honour of each of "The Famous Five".
caption: The North Saskatchewan River flows through the City of Edmonton from the southwest to the northeast.  On this map, parks are marked in dark green.
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