Plan Your Visit

An elevator is available for visitor use to access the Discovery Centre spanning two floors.

Bow Habitat Station offers visitor washrooms on every floor of the centre and gender neutral washrooms located on the lower level of the Discovery Centre.

Bow Habitat Station & Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery are fully wheelchair accessible. The classrooms, theatre, exhibits and hatchery welcome visitors of all abilities.

Bow Habitat Station welcomes certified public access service dogs accompanying guests with disabilities.

Bow Habitat Station partners with the City of Calgary Fair Entry program to reduce financial barriers to accessing environmental education. Low-income passholders receive 50% off the price of single Discovery Centre admission.

Aides or attendants assisting guests with a permanent disability receive complimentary access to the centre. Access 2 passholders are required to pay admission.

In recognition of the service and sacrifices of the Canadian Armed Forces, Bow Habitat Station proudly partners with the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services to provide 50% off single Discovery Centre admission for 1 adult and up to 4 youth. This offer can be redeemed with proof of CFOne Membership.

Please note this offer is open to the entire Canadian Forces Community including:

• Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members,
• Veterans,
• RCMP (both currently serving and Veterans),
• members of the Extended Defence Team (including National Defence); and
• Family members (spouse and dependent children) of all of the above.

Bow Habitat Station partners with the Institute of Canadian Citizenship to provide new Canadians access to attractions, activities and events. Canoo app passholders receive 50% off the price of single Discovery Centre admission (for up to 1 adult and 4 youth).

• Limited free parking is available in the lot for Pearce Estate Park. Please carpool, or consider other means of transportation where safe and possible.
• If there are no spots available, consider parking in a nearby residential area, or around the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and accessing Bow Habitat Station via a nature-filled, 20-minute walk along the river pathway. Please allow extra time to arrive for your program on time.

By bike:

Follow the regional pathway along the river and follow the signs on the pathway towards the Discovery Centre.

By car:

Accessible from downtown via 9 Avenue SE, or from Deerfoot Trail via the exit for Blackfoot Trail heading east towards downtown. Heading north on 19 Avenue SE, continue north at the roundabout into Pearce Estate Park.

By transit:

Via bus #1 or #411. From the bus stop, walk 5-10 minutes north on 17A Street, crossing Blackfoot Trail where the road name changes to 19 Street.

Apple Map Users: Apple Maps currently provides incorrect directions to Bow Habitat Station. Please enter “Pearce Estate Park” as your destination to find our parking lot.

Don’t forget to stop by our gift shop before or after your visit to explore our selection of unique gifts and souvenirs centred on Alberta’s wildlife and ecosystems. You’ll find:

• Cute and cuddly stuffed fish and local wildlife animals
• Audubon birds and finger puppets
• Educational games and activites
• Nature-themed books and reads
• Plant and animal pocket ID guides
• Youth fishing rods, lures and tackle boxes
• And much more!

The gift shop is located near the front entrance; admission is not required to visit the gift shop.

• Bow Habitat Station offers light snacks and refreshments for purchase.
• Visitors are welcome to stay and have lunch or a snack in our café seating area.
• Outdoor seating and picnic tables are available for public use outside of Bow Habitat Station.