Reviews of Emily Murphy Park (Park)

Chad Mulchand

What a beautiful spot. Hidden gem of Edmonton. Great for a picnic in the park. The are park tables and benches. Grills to have a bbq. Really nice spot. Lots of free parking.

Kevin Black

Great place to park an to enjoy either cross country skiing or just out an about wondering in the wilderness just to reflex on life in general

Rod Sutton

Nice

Derek Osaduik

Great for tobogganing!

Yeling Zhu

Great place for BBQ

Colby

Great place to go walking along the river or to have a nice family picnic. The river is always nice to be beside and there is a good amount of parking. The washrooms are full service which is great!

Jesse Constible

Love

Fernando Castellanos

Great trails close to the river. Lots of picnic places and parking. Spots

Tatiana Kastner

nice for walk, sledding and picnic

Émilie Smith

Great park for a photoshoot! At the far west side of the park there's a cool bridge underpass and on the far east side there are some nice wooded trails. Loved it for an engagement session!

Alejandro Vasquez

Great place to park if you want to access the west mountain bike trails in the river valley or if you want to go for a nice walk

Greg McClennon

Poke gym and pincer spawn

Kieran Mc Govern

Great view of downtown at times and has nice quiet trails.

Arghya Basu

Nice place

JeaNFrancoiS Irisch-Mercier

Wildlife is great!

BUtifull

Dope

Craig Coley

Pleasant and shaded park. Surrounded by gorgeous trees. Has a few fire pit areas. And a few cooking/eating huts within the park. Also some free standing wood bbqs. A little sanded park with monkey bars a slide and some swings. Great green space to run around all over the place with the kids. Will be revisiting soon.

Team Soon Adventures

When you love the trails for Mountain biking, running, everything is close to parking lot

Bruce Ritchie

I walk my dog here regularly. Beautiful, generally quiet, safe. Country feel in the centre of the city.

Chris Armstrong (Chris Armstrong)

Great park being updated

aggie proczkowski

Nice sites by the river surrounded by large trees.

Mirmahdi Rahgoshay

Very good to park your car near the university for free :)

Gursharn Chohan

Good park to get in water

Jacqueline (Avatre)

Beautiful family friendly park! Lots of tables to eat at for picnics, a pool to swim at. Neat statues to look at, 2 attached parks for your kids to play on and a very cool circular looking indoor washroom!

Rayne-Anne Latchford Oosterveld

This is one of my favorite Edmonton parks. There's a beautiful walking path and lots of picnic tables with fire place/cookers. It's normally not too busy. And they have a full service washroom on site.

Rantonaut Jones

What a nice park.

Abisaac Saraga

Great open space to have a family gathering. Really small playground so have lots of open space activities planned like frisbee and soccer.

Shayne S

Good trails

Mikey Bards

Beautiful place. Great for picnics

Sarmad Al Tamimi

It's very nice organized place to do sports and have fun

Julian Haagsma

If only it wasn't so wet in the spring

XING CHEN

It is a nice park in the city.

Cam Stewart

Great city park. Quiet and scenic.

Charlotte Hamilton

Great location for a day out at the park. Playground, picnic tables, fire pits, washrooms.

Mitchell Kofluk

Not terrible.

David Boutin

This was a really nice park to walk through on my way to my hotel from the SilverSkate festival.

Majdi Saibi

Good place to enjoy the summer weather.

Luda Dorosh

Most visitors do not realize, that Rivervalley parks are the best Edmonton has to offer. Not crowded WEM, but long park trails, shaded by trees along Saskatchewan river are true germ. Open almost all year round they offer great space for outdoor activities: walking, jogging, cycling, skiing, tobogganing, games, plus picnic tables/public washrooms. Parking limited to 2-4hrs. Emily Murphy park has open area to river for those bringing their own kayak/inflatable boat.

Pedram Veisi

Very beautiful in Spring and fall.

Trevor Beck

If you have young kids, this is the best park in town. Small toboggan hill means little ones can walk up themselves, fire pits nearby and heated washrooms - great for a winter day!

Y-Chi Lu

Nice view

kevin martin

Beautiful scenery and a great place to spend time with family or friends

Tobi O

This is a great location for picnics & BBQs. You also get a lovely view of the North Saskatchewan River ???? There are public washrooms & waste-bins for easy disposal of garbage. You can also easily access the river if you are interested in canoeing or kayaking.

Nadine Chalifoux

A great place to relax and enjoy summer.

Morena Novoa

Very nice park, where you can cook on fire pits and enjoy the nice view

Job Lee

(Translated) Suitable as a church barbecue Have fun and eat delicious food I played well in the good nature. (Original) 교회 바비큐파티로 적격 즐거운 시간과 맛난 음식먹고 전망좋은 자연에서 잘 놀았음 굿굿

Benjamin Lavin

Great place to chill or good place to run through along the river

Bailey Chomitzky

The construction in the area does make it tricky to get to some spots and trails depending on where you started from.

Clareen Nepoose

I didn't get a chance to explore more. But im sure it's a beautiful to walk and appreciate mother nature ????

Guillermo Ch

(Translated) North Saskatchewan river The water level has dropped to the lowest That is the word The ice and snow in the Rocky Mountains have melted The water of this Beisha River It's also the water used by the city Rocky Mountain is majestic and steep Beautiful scenery Ice and dammed lake The beauty of the landscape Not to mention let the vast and boundless sea (Original) North Saskatchewan river 的水位已經降到最低了 即是話 洛基山脉的冰雪已經融化了七七八八 這條北沙河的水 亦是沿下城市食用的水 洛基山巍峨峻峭 山明水秀 多冰又多堰塞湖 風景之美 不遑多讓浩瀚無邊的大海

Leaves

Love it

Bishoy Hany

This is one of the loveliest parks I visited with a nice down-going stairs in the middle of high trees. The place is really peaceful.

L M

Very nice park , 1st time at park , clean an peaceful

Carley Haynes

Beautiful park with great, well maintained tracks to either walk or ride your bike. Small kids playground. Dogs allowed on leash. You can walk from here to Hawrelak too.

Dust Fart

A smaller park but still a great place to toss a ball around or have a camp fire. There's even a small playground for the kids and a pier to launch your canoes or kayaks off of.

Shawn Fraser

Fantastic park to picnic, explore or bike.

Kyle Passamare

Great place to have a fire. Lots of individual picnic sites available with small wood burning grills. There’s are two fire pits available, one with seating provided. Bathrooms are on site and there is a shelter with an abundance of picnic tables. Situation nice and central in Edmonton with close access to trails and the river valley.

Baljinder Dhaliwal

Emily Murphy Park is on the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River, and carries the name of a well known women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first female magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire. Emily Murphy Park has 2 picnic sites available for reservation, with 24 picnic tables available for drop in (no fee) use.

Neil Crouse

Awesome ride today,... Perfect walking, or riding weather. People seemed a little "on edge", today for some reason, (Maybe I'm just a jerk-lol : ). I can't say I saw a lot of masked people other than myself. Hope people are not letting their guard's down too early and ruin any progress gained by us all practicing safe distancing protocol for the last 4 months?

Barb Anderson

Nice park, not enough parking

myungkyu kang

(Translated) Nature in the City (Original) 도심속의 자연

Marcotulio Masi Perez

Went for some autumn photos. Beautiful trail...

Blaine McCrea (Theanykey)

Very nice park. The trail by the river was washed out a bit from the river being so high this August.

Faisal Bhuiyan

Excellent nature in the city

Trevor K

Under construction at the moment, but great place to launch a boat and go for a stroll!

Rafs GF

Love this park from my childhood but it's in need of some major updating. Not enough bbq spots and park is older than I am. Only 1 shelter and is overtaken with mosquitos. When it's near water, they should be spraying it

Cole Humeny

I love picnics in this park. Lots of room to play catch or bocce ball. Come early on hot days to grab a good spot and parking as this place fills up quickly.

sundus raza

Place for BBQ , good big park along river side, place for kids to play ( slides and swings)

raymond “Supadupz” Credgeur

Beautiful park

John B

Nice park...good for picnics

Eric Larocque

Sketchy

SScott McNeil

Always nice to take in sights and sounds, plenty of easy trails to take in and always a surprise around the next bend! Recommend for whole family!

Priyabrata Pradhan

Great place. I used to walk along the bank of the North Saskatchewan river during summer 2021. Lovely place, very near to UofA (North Campus).

Taha Jomha

Great starting point for trail. Not recommended for young kid on bike due to a couple steeper inclines.

Jack L

quiet parkland in urban areas, nice place to recharge!

Rejoice In Grace

Not there yet but loved it

Nieves Calaycay

Park is well maintained. The restrooms are usually clean. Edmonton's green spaces are really a treasure.

Sahyad Hak

Great park to visit. No issues with parking.

Heather Baier

The whole river valley park and trail system is epic

Yeison Bottia

Great place for picnics

Shamas Arshad

Excellent place for outdoor activities. Particularly with kids whole Family can play and enjoy. There are lots of BBQ bars that can be use for Summer sizzling. Park is well maintained and grass is lush green. Parking area needs little bit attention. Otherwise great park in the university neighborhood.

Demétrios C

Nice place to spend time with the family.

Shayne Kawalilak

Great little park hidden away but right on major roads with ample parking... paths to the river shoreline, sheltered picnic area, lots of grass...

Benjamin Strelkov

Nice large picnic sites, free parking and eat access to many waking and biking trails. Washrooms and water fountain on site

LINO NINGENZA

Fresh glass ever is nice place to be

Kellen Westman

Great city park. Lots of parking, very well shaded by trees. River access.

Ashley

Beautiful and peaceful

Sue Camp

Great for riding through while cycling.

Rob Haynes

Usually just cutting though this park to paths along the river and on the hills. There are a number of picnic tables, fire pits, and a playground. A little bit of stuff for a friend or family outing. And the paths connecting to the parks on either side offer fantastic nature like walks and views that are just awesome. There are also some somewhat hidden paths that take you right up near the river that can offer some nice picnic spots.

Troy Nelson

Great for a summer's day

YoungJun Kim

Have the most Great view for Downtown Edmonton

Dan Dromarsky

Its different. Its a place that has nothing but yet something. Boat launch, playground, paths for walking, picnic areas but yet…… not a whole lot more than that.

Sara Ionita

Lovely walking

Matt Marcus

Nice and open, fresh. Bathrooms & shelters were great

Calvin Enokson

Great place for a large family picnic. Both sunny and shady picnic sites. Lots of trees, bushes and other backgrounds for photos. Places for kids to run and play. Hiking trail and in the winter, toboggan

Danielle

Emily Murphy is a beautiful park although there is a lot of construction in and around it at this point of time.

Diane Bucyk

Beautiful

chad luscombe

My favorite park in the city it's quiet and the perfect launching point to ride the trails

Irish Firecracker Richards

We rented the gazebo for 4 hrs for my bro’s girlfriends baby shower, the staff we amazing they came and were cleaning it very thoroughly, they came 2 times and asked if there was anything they good help with or do

Shahnaz Kharadi

Love the trails , my go to spot at least twice a week

Sam Fakhreddine

Great green space

Sarb Khatra

Great park, for running, walking, biking. Clean and close to the river. Nice views

Galaxy Limousine

Very good walking trails with city view.

Julian Goudreau

Nice little park in the river valley. Pretty busy, actively patrolled by peace officers enforcing COVID 19 group size restrictions that are currently in place.

Cassandra Tomas

There are several water fountains in this park, and public washrooms open all year round.

Kirk Dewhurst

Love this park. As part of the longest urban parkway in North America it is a great place to enjoy a walk in the trees and other amenities. There are picnic tables and fire places to enjoy. There are trails all through the park to enjoy. Some trails lead right up to the University of Alberta. It’s a great park and I will definitely come back again and recommend this park.

Christopher Kruger

Beautiful park in the Edmonton river valley. Playgrounds are somewhat lacklustre if you have small children.

Barney Huynh

Want a place for picnic? You found it!!!

Steve Glen

nice park

Tasha Reddon

Nice view. Decent area. Construction happening where we were though, mostly secluded/private area. All in all nice time.

Aanand Mehta

Emily Murphy Park sometimes gets forgotten located next to Hawrelak but it is a gorgeous park with great trails next to the river.

Spencer Palmer

Nice park. We parked here and walked to Groat Road Bridge to watch the Canada Day fireworks.

Shelagh Hamilton

Beautiful park!

Al M

Nice little park close to the river. Connects with the whole river valley park system.

Filip Labedz

One lonely fire pit and a few sad picnic spots. It may be the covid, but it was not inspiring.

Suzanne Beckett

Great place for walking, running, biking or just picnicking. If you're up for it, there is a set of stairs that are worth the run!

ayrton hughes

Love having barbeques and hiking these trails.

Michael Maag

Nice place to park, quiet little park

Darren Majak

Gorgeous park

Roone Scape

Well tended

bruce rae

Perfect for walk or picnic!

Sara McHattie

Beautiful trail on a lovely day

JM Gillingham

Beautiful park for picnics

N and C Dekker

The city takes good care of this park there was a nice small hill for the kids to go tobogganing recommended age 5 plus

Bobby

good spot after medication

Benjamen Maklowich

The "Murph", as it is colloquially known, offers a hidden gem park experience nestled in the heart of Edmonton's majestic river valley. An ideal spot to hold your distanced outdoor gatherings, whether it be in the ever-increasing daylight hours, or in the still-chilly evenings, with a nice fire to cut the cold. Accessible by car, foot, or bike! Limited washroom amenities. Located within a stone's throw of other attractions like the University, Kinsmen and Hawrelak parks, as well as the downtown core and Whyte Avenue.

Collin Parazi

love this park

Rutendo Change

All there is to love about the great outdoors in the middle of the city!

John Lepine

This is a beautiful park with large trees and spots to BBQ. Honestly I had no idea about this place until we got married and reserved a spot. I almost don't want to rate it so highly and keep it as a secret lol.

Евгений

It was just like a forest! Be aware of the cyclists.

Steven Snidal

very cute

Behilu Fesseha

ohh it's great place for running, biking and waking. if you need fresh air go and enjoy

Santy K

Nice quiet place to spend time with your loved ones

Albo Shqipo

Very nice park. Good amenities

Claire Goolihey

Great park, hidden away so it's not too crowded. Full service washrooms, and playground a bit outdated but serviceable. Absolutely stunning in the fall.

doug richards

Very nice park, lots of room for activities, great place for a family barbecue

Jabez Fils-aime

Awesome ???? went to ride my bike hard and dip my feet in the river for awhile.Lots of people out and the park is very clean .No litter and there are lots of space for fun activities with the family .

Rog Edo

Silver Fox trail

Christine Mcisaac

Great start for a walk or ride in the river valley

Chris Hut

Great park in the heart of our river valley! Has some nice outdoor firepits that can host some good times!

Ben Nicholson

Great little park, but during the spring it seems to be overly flooded. Lots of surprise puddles

Janice Chomitzky

Found a nice large picnic site with a fireplace, perfect for a socially distanced group gathering.

Tee

A nice place to walk the dogs, walk the kids or even if you just want to get away from the traffic or city

Abid Ali Rizvi

Stairs in the trail are solid exercise. Mosquitoes are huge problem. Otherwise it's a nice walk. City has closed a good portion of the walking path.

Edouard Davlatian

Nice park. Has some nice views

Katelyn McEwen

Beautiful little park with great group picnic areas. Would recommend checking out. Far less people than at Hawrelak park.

Stephanie French

Beautiful park for walking and picnics. Its not all that private though. A lot of joggers passing by

Greg Cooper

I love nature, I love nature Yes I do, you should too This river valley park is really amazing You should go, visit some time.

Maria Stovetop

Beautiful park to have a picnic and a walk. Well kept lawns, trees and washroom. Highly recommend this park!

Lucia Blackerby

Nice park

Corenda Steinhauer

Nice place to stop for a picnic, hike or just a beautiful spot to sit in nature by the river. Close to downtown and the U of A.

Zachary Craig

The view is beautiful here :)

Lisa T

A Nice Edmonton river valley Park

Alexia Porteous

Best park ever

Steven Woods

A great break from the city,lots of nature to see

Robin Potter

Great place to take photos. I love taking clients to this area in the summer and fall.

Joe Perri

I love walking or biking here. It’s like an Oasis in the middle of the city. This photo is taken from High Level Bridge looking back at Emily Murphy Park on the left. The city and Victoria Park to the right. Lots of free parking. Well maintained washrooms which sometime comes in handy after a long walk and hydrating the whole way. The best of Edmonton.

m Kerr

beautiful

Roland Sutton

Wide open space, great for sports etc...

nick breen

Brand new playground being built

Shawn Pinchbeck

Nice place to have a picnic or go for a walk.

Henry Leszczak

Small quite area

Rick Ellerbeck

Great little park for picnics and walks! Beautiful at this time of the year with all the colors in the river valley!!

alex bretzlaff

Great park with access to river valley trails for walking and biking.

Ron Ruth

Bridge construction has hampered the park! Bridge should've been done when Ralph was in power but he left the cost to future generations.

Kathryn Murphy

Very busy, noisy, large groups of cyclists, lots of joggers, construction going on and unkempt looking....grass desperately needed cutting. Did not stay long.

Wentao Li

Good place for BBQ and camping fire. Remember bring Anti-mosquito spray.

Ro Barodi666

(Translated) Quiet and quiet place for hiking Nice (Original) مكان رااااااائع وهادئ للتنزه Nice

M Chahal

I helped to arrange an end of the year farewell and Emily Murphy Park was perfect. Ample parking, middle of the city, and lots of space so we could ensure physical distancing measures. As well the picnic area allowed us to have a perfect spot for farewell speeches.

Jennifer Neumann

Nice place to walk. Gets busy with lots of bikes.

Daniel H

Great spot in downtown Edmonton. Perfect for BBQs and picnics in the river valley area.

Adarsh Bad

Fun place to come with the family. Good stairs for working out, and lots of parking space

Yevgeniy Yaroslavtsev

Nice place to spend weekend.

Athena Born

Nice quite park with LOTS of shade

Forest Littke

picnicking and great stairs as well as a great view of the north Saskatchewan river.

kwang ho lee

Good

Sandra Finley

i love this charming little spot. if you want a truly tasty meal, order the marinated tofu sub sandwich with cucumber, cilantro, cheese and delicious seasonings. really yummy. the owners, lin and her husband are adorable and so sweet. they own and operate the store on the south side of jasper avenue between 117th and 118th street. a gem.

Leah Scheelar

Nice hiking area

Mike Peel

Bit of construction in the area, but quite a few picnic sites.

Steve Hynes

Nice for a walk

Mister bungle Bungler

Nice shady quiet river valley park

Melyssa Tremblay

(Translated) Beautiful park for hiking (Original) Superbe parc pour randonnée

Richard Duczynski

Bring winter tires, condition dependent, you may get stuck trying to leave up the hill.

Ryland Courtorielle

I like this park nice place for family clean safe huge open areas and a real around great place to spend time with your family

Brandon Antle

Great environment. Lots of gravel trails. Water fountains along the way. It's a great place

Doug Gauld

nice place for tai chi

Ronnie

Great park with clean amenities

Katherine Baronasky

It a nice park to go for walks, a boat dock for canoeing or boating. There is bbq pits and home for some local races.

Daniel Keates

I loved the canopied picnic site. Parks staff was there before and after to check the site and clean up. Beautiful large old trees, lots of seating space and a well kept public washroom. Perfect for large gatherings and lots of space for kids to play in the fields or playground.

Taiger Harlton

Convenient parking for U of A access. Public Cook house.

Shane Gordon

Awesome park!! Great place to go on a weeknight for a fire.. awesome trails runs parallel to the river

Max Ivanovic

If you'd like to see people peeing on trees, grab popcorn and a camera.

kameran Akrawi

Beautiful place for everyone tonhang out, work out, read, or bbq!

Emma B

Lots of shade!

Azor Belliveau

Nice trails

Jacob Breshears

Great park. Nice facilities. Perfect place and time for a family barbeque!!!!

Adam Behiels

Great in the winter, nice sledding hill sheltered from the wind and washrooms are open during winter. Brand new playground though it’s a little on the small side.

N Cousins

Great park..lots of trails

Zia

Nice location.

Lenard Ames

This is a great park. I love being able to get into the river valley easily from downtown. There are places to sit, lots of happy people, and a great set of stairs for cardiovascular workouts. Another amazing place in Edmonton's river valley.

Majid Sikosana

Great place. Good place for parties, trekking and just chilling.

olumide philip

It's a very serene park, you can relax there without disturbing the other people at the park

Alberta Inspector

A hidden gem in Edmonton

ch ahmed jameel

Good place for time pass

Jacob Scaria

Nice park but construction is going on and cuts down accessibility to one side.

Charles Dumont

Good place to relax

Ken Adams

Was a great place to take little ones sledding.

Matthew de Groot

Beautiful small park with large trees and picnic spots.

Kate Macaroni

It's a beautiful park for a picnic, with lots of places to have a bonfire. There are public washrooms available during the day.

Lee Foreman

Nice location next to the North Saskatchewan river with plenty of picnic tables and parking.

ho seung jung

Good.

Nashila Fazal

Beautiful park

Bruce Labatiuk

As I road through the park on my ebike I likened it to a the days when I'd ride horseback in the country the fall colors of the leaves are spectacular this time of the year. The air is sweet and the cool breeze feels as if it is kissing my face as I make my way along the winding path along the mighty North Saskatchewan River. I'll definitely go again however next time I'll pack myself a picnic lunch to enjoy at on of the tables that are so generously provided courtesy of The City of Edmonton.

Aaron Camero

Quaint and quiet. Great views of downtown. River bank access.

Mason Huffman

10/10. AFriendly spider ran up and said hello.

joe byer

Beautiful and clean and lots of wild life