Discovery Canyon Park

Discovery Canyon WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE 2020 SEASON after River Bend Golf and Recreation Society and The City of Red Deer worked with Alberta Health Services to conduct an assessment of the amenity. City staff met with River Bend Golf and Recreation Society (RBGRS) and Alberta Health related to opening Discovery Canyon with AB Health identifying mitigation measures that could be taken to open the facility. As Discovery Canyon is a free amenity, there are currently no... controls in place to manage access in and out of the amenity. Although there is plenty of space around the Discovery Canyon area, the actual amenity itself is primarily contained within a very narrow strip, which naturally funnels people together. The amenity is likely to exceed the outdoor gathering limits of 100 on a regular basis. In consultation with AB Health Services, it was recommended that if the amenity were to be opened this summer, it should be completely fenced to control access, have additional staff spread out down the lazy river to ensure physical distancing, have additional staff circulating throughout the park area to ensure physical distancing compliance, and limiting access to the lazy river to one person at a time with a certain time frame before the next person. In addition, the washroom facility and tube rentals would also require additional cleaning to meet the guidelines. There are several places within the lazy river that are less than 2 metres, which would make social distancing extremely challenging while using the amenity. For more information and Frequently Asked Questions please refer to our website: http://www.rbgra.ca/discovery-canyon

As the weather gets warmer we are itching to get open! We are still waiting on a firm date but we are looking at potentially July 1 or July 15. Please stay tuned for details. Thank you all for your patience!

"Opening of outdoor water features like spray parks and Discovery Canyon, which are also included in Stage 3 of the provincial Relaunch Strategy, remain uncertain and will be reviewed as further information is released by the province. Anyone with questions about these changes is encouraged to contact The City for more information"

Discovery Canyon Park is officially CLOSED for the season. No tube rentals, concession or washrooms are available at the park and the water is turned off until next year when we re-open! Thanks to everyone that made this season great!