Outdoor recreation

close up of green tennis court with lines and net

Tennis and pickleball

Court Information:

  • Courts open mid-late April and close Thanksgiving Monday (Season opening may be delayed and closing may be early depending on weather)
  • Courts are open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sundays and Statutory holidays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Reservations are permitted on select courts at select times at a rate of $4.50/hour. These fees are non-refundable. The system receipt is your booking confirmation & verification.

    Click here to reserve or check availability of courts

Four dedicated Tennis Courts 

  • Two at William Camden Park - 207 Glenpatrick Drive (Glenbow) 
  • Two at Quigley Park - 417 First Street East (East End).

Twenty-four dedicated Pickleball Courts

  • Four at Quigley Park - 417 First Street East (East End)
    • Courts 1 - 4 are maintained and scheduled by the Town of Cochrane.  They can be reserved between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday only. 
  • Twenty at 123 Park Street (Greystone)
    • Courts 1 - 12 are maintained and scheduled by the Cochrane Pickleball Club
    • Courts 13 - 20 are maintained by the Town of Cochrane. 
      • Courts 13, 14, 15 and 20 can be reserved online Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. only.  
      • Courts 16, 17, 18 and 19 cannot be reserved 

 

image of baseball diamond

Baseball

Cochrane has several ball diamonds that, if they aren’t in use, are available for a quick, informal game. Teams and leagues may book them throughout the season. Three youth and adult leagues regularly use the diamonds. 

fields with a white soccer net

Soccer, rugby, field hockey and more 

Cochrane has several sports fields that are ideal for organized sports and impromptu games when the fields are available. Three leagues and many groups book these fields throughout the season. 

kid throwing frisbee into disc gold net

Disc golf course

Located at Riverfront Park in a beautiful riverside setting, the nine-hole course is fun for the whole family. The course is free to use and open seven days a week. 

Kid riding bike through a skate park

Zero Gravity Skatepark 

Zero Gravity Skatepark features a 427-square-metre plaza and modern bowl unit in a pristine hillside setting overlooking the river valley. 

Red play surface with white markings for guided open play

Jumpstart Inclusive Multi Sport Court

The Jumpstart Inclusive Multi Sport Court, created in partnership with Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Jumpstart), is an accessible play space designed to remove physical and social barriers to play, so children of all abilities can enjoy this shared space. The court is open late April and closes Thanksgiving Monday. It is free to use and open seven days a week. 

Fishing

Mitford Pond is stocked annually with trout for fishing in partnership with the Alberta Conservation Association and is a favourite with kids.  Anglers 13 years old and younger are allowed to use bait and keep one trout per day. All other anglers 14 years and older, must release their catch and use single barbless hooks on their lures or flies, absolutely no bait. A license is required by any person 16 or over. There is no night or ice fishing permitted. 

Aerial view of Mitford Park.

Outdoor Ice Skating

Outdoor skating areas are established when weather conditions allow. When cold weather permits, Parks staff work to build and maintain ice so they can be enjoyed for skating throughout the season. Lights are on nightly until 10 p.m.

Skating is available at:

Mitford Pond, Tim Bannister Memorial Rink, Fireside Rink

For the current status of the ice, please call the 24-Hour Facility Status Line at 403-851-2552.

Aerial view of Mitford Park.
Title Sort descending Address
Mitford School Ball Diamond190 West McDougal Rd Cochrane, AB T4C 2K8
Mitford School Soccer Field132 Quigley Dr Cochrane, AB T4C 2K8
Mitford South Ball Diamond205 West Rock Rd Cochrane, AB T4C 2K8
Mitford Stage207 West Rock Rd Cochrane, AB T4C 2K8
Quigley Tennis and Pickleball Courts417 First St E. Cochrane, AB
Riverfront Park 649 Griffin Rd West
Riverview Park 27 Riverview Drive
Rodeo Grounds North Ball Diamond107c Fifth St W. Cochrane, AB T4C 2K8
Rodeo Grounds South Ball Diamonds107d Fifth St W. Cochrane, AB T4C 2K8
Samuel Spicer ParkWest McManus Rd.