{"id":3111,"date":"2011-09-27T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T16:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.familyfuncalgary.com\/?p=3111"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:42:37","slug":"the-enchanted-and-delightful-reader-rock-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/calgary\/the-enchanted-and-delightful-reader-rock-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"The enchanted and delightful Reader Rock Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>September 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A place that\u2019s always been on my radar, but I never made it to, is <a title=\"Reader Rock Garden\" href=\"http:\/\/www.calgary.ca\/CSPS\/Parks\/Pages\/Locations\/SE-parks\/Reader-Rock-Garden.aspx\">Reader Rock Garden<\/a>. That is until recently, when we found ourselves with a free afternoon and looking for something to fill it.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out to be a great place to spend a little time.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing that struck me was the location. For over a decade, I lived in Mission and I walked and drove by this place for years. I never would have guessed that one block off Macleod Trail, a stone\u2019s throw from the Stampede Grounds and directly parallel to a cemetery\u2026 this beautiful park existed.<\/p>\n<p>The park is filled with rock pathways and bridges, benches and a gazebo, and beautiful flowers and plants and vegetation. A lot of things you wouldn\u2019t expect would grow in Calgary, you can see in full bloom here. The colors and the smells were great. I found the entire experience peaceful and relaxing.\u00a0 For more on the history of the Reader Rock Garden, the City of Calgary has a great page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgary.ca\/CSPS\/Parks\/Pages\/History\/History-of-Reader-Rock-Garden.aspx\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are preschool aged, I would imagine you might feel as though you\u2019re in the middle of a mini-enchanted forest. The pathways are bumpy and layered in stonework and with all the majestic trees and branches swaying overhead, it feels like you\u2019re in the middle of a fairy-tale.<\/p>\n<p>We spent about an hour just walking around exploring the grounds and learning about the history of the place. The lovely old house that inhabits the garden also houses a little caf\u00e9. From everyone we\u2019ve talked to that\u2019s been, we hear it\u2019s very cozy and quaint. Unfortunately on the day we went, the caf\u00e9 was closed, which only gives me more incentive to go back.<\/p>\n<p>We brought along our stroller for the baby and although it was a little bumpy, we did managed to get around fine. You are a little restricted when you do have one, so I would suggest if your child isn\u2019t walking yet, you might want to bring along a carrier of some kind.<\/p>\n<p>Fall is my favorite season so I would love to go back soon and experience the garden with all the autumn colors and smells and feel. 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