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Lake Chaparral

A 1990s lake community above the Bow River valley

Chaparral was established in 1995, and its residents' association a year earlier, in 1994. The community stretches from Macleod Trail east to the Bow River valley, and it is informally known in three parts: Lake Chaparral, Chaparral Valley and Chaparral Ridge.

The lake and its park are private. The Lake Chaparral Residents Association states that membership is restricted to Lake Chaparral residents and is mandatory, with annual fees registered as an encumbrance on each property's title. Not every Chaparral address is part of the lake association, so it is worth confirming for a specific home. Members have beaches, boat rentals, fishing from the designated shoreline, courts, playgrounds and winter skating. Gas motors are not allowed on the lake, and swimming is unsupervised.

Most homes are detached houses from the mid-1990s onward, with a smaller number of semi-detached homes, townhouses and condominiums. Stoney Trail and Macleod Trail provide road connections, and bus routes link the community to the south end of the Red Line.

At a glance

Location: Southeast Calgary. Bounded by Highway 22X (Stoney Trail) to the north, the Bow River valley to the east, 194 Avenue SE to the south and Macleod Trail to the west.
What it offers: A private lake with beaches, a boathouse and year-round programs, near the Bow River valley, with detached homes from the mid-1990s to the 2010s.
Homes: Mostly detached houses, with semi-detached homes, row townhouses and some low-rise condominiums. Most were built between the mid-1990s and the mid-2010s (City of Calgary community profile, 2021 Census). The area is informally divided into Lake Chaparral, Chaparral Valley and Chaparral Ridge.
Landmarks: The man-made lake and surrounding 22-acre park run by the Lake Chaparral Residents Association, with beaches, a Lake House and Boathouse, boat rentals, shoreline fishing, courts and playgrounds, a toboggan hill and winter skating; the Bow River valley along the east side.
Getting around: Macleod Trail runs along the west side and Stoney Trail along the north. Bus routes connect Chaparral to Somerset–Bridlewood CTrain station at the south end of the Red Line.

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