Lake Bonavista
Described by CREB as the first man-made lake community in Canada, Lake Bonavista pairs a 52-acre private lake with mature streets of 1960s and 1970s homes. Fish Creek Provincial Park lies just to the south.
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Neighbourhoods
Calgary's lake communities
From Lake Bonavista, Calgary's first lake community, to newer neighbourhoods like Auburn Bay and Mahogany. Each has its own lake, its own rhythm and its own mix of homes.
Lake Midnapore
Midnapore surrounds a 30-acre private lake and is bordered on two sides by Fish Creek Provincial Park. Homes range from 1970s bungalows and split-levels to townhouses and low-rise condominiums.
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Lake Sundance
Sundance is built around a 33-acre private lake that opened in 1980, with Fish Creek Provincial Park along its eastern side. Most homes are detached houses from the 1980s and 1990s.
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Lake Chaparral
Chaparral sits between Macleod Trail and the Bow River valley, with a private lake at its centre. Homes are mostly detached houses from the mid-1990s onward.
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McKenzie Lake
McKenzie Lake pairs a 42-acre private lake with a beach club and Fish Creek Provincial Park along its western edge. Homes are mostly detached houses from the late 1980s and 1990s.
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Auburn Bay
Auburn Bay, developed by Brookfield Residential from the mid-2000s, is built around a 43-acre private lake. Homes range from condominiums and townhouses to detached houses.
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Arbour Lake
Arbour Lake, developed in the early 1990s, is the only lake community in northwest Calgary. Its ten-acre private lake sits among 1990s homes, beside the Crowfoot CTrain station.
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