Sikome Lake

About

Sikome is a 99-acre man-made swimming lake with a sandy beach inside Fish Creek Provincial Park, operated by Alberta Parks. It is filled from three fresh-water wells, not the Bow River, and an on-site treatment plant maintains water quality. Staff sample the water weekly and results go to Alberta Health Services. The facility reopened for 2026 after renovations.

Getting there

22 Sikome Circle SE, Calgary. Reach it from Bow Bottom Trail SE or Sun Valley Boulevard SE off Highway 22X. There are three parking lots (NW off Sun Valley Blvd, NE off Bow Bottom Trail, and a large south lot reached from both).

Access & rules

Open seasonally (about late June to late August; 2026: June 29 to August 30). Paid admission at the gate (2026: adult $8, child/senior $5, family $19). Beach and water close at 6 p.m. Mon–Thu and 7 p.m. Fri–Sun and holidays. Not lifeguarded: use at your own risk; children under 7 must be within arm's reach.

Facilities

• Sand beach
• Change rooms
• Showers
• Concession and beach shop
• Playgrounds
• Sand volleyball
• Lifejacket loaner station
• Picnic tables
• Bike racks
• Flush toilets

Accessibility

A beach wheelchair can be borrowed from the main building (ID required; parental consent under 18).

Latest available reading

Swim Feel (experimental)

Swim Feel combines the latest measured water temperature (shown above, never changed) with forecast air temperature, wind, cloud and an estimated sun strength. It is an uncalibrated comfort guide, not a safety rating, and it is separate from water-quality advisories. No score is shown without a valid measured water reading less than 48 hours old. Weather: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0. Model lake-swim-feel-0.1.0.

Water quality & advisories

A temperature is not a safety rating. Check current swimming advisories before you go. Cold water can cause cold-water shock.

No AHS blue-green algae advisory for this lake was listed when we checked on 2026-10-28. That does not mean the water is safe.

Sources

• Alberta Parks – Sikome Aquatic Facility
• Alberta Parks – Sikome brochure (PDF)
• Alberta Parks – Fish Creek PP public safety notice