Southeast sector · Established 1982
Mckenzie Lake
A 5.1 km² 1980s–90s community in Calgary’s Southeast sector.
About
16% of the ground is under tree canopy and 13% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
40 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- McKenzie Lake School · PublicElementary
- Mountain Park School · PublicElementary/Junior High
- St. John Henry Newman School · SeparateElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
16 km of pathways and trails and 5.2 km of bike routes. The city counts 7,049 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1980s
Established 1982
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 16.2%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 13.5%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 4.9%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 16 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 5.2 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
87 building permits and 28 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $3.8M.
Housing stock
The city lists 57 registered secondary suites and 9 licensed short-term rentals.
Mckenzie Lake — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Mckenzie Lake in?
- Mckenzie Lake is in the Southeast sector of Calgary.
- Is Mckenzie Lake on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Mckenzie Lake boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Mckenzie Lake?
- Mckenzie Lake has 3 schools inside its boundary: McKenzie Lake School, Mountain Park School, and St. John Henry Newman School.
- How big is Mckenzie Lake?
- Mckenzie Lake covers about 5.1 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Mckenzie Lake?
- Mckenzie Lake borders Auburn Bay, Cranston, and Douglasdale/Glen.
- How many historic resources are in Mckenzie Lake?
- Mckenzie Lake has no listed historic resources.
- Is Mckenzie Lake good for walking and cycling?
- Mckenzie Lake has 5.2 km of bike routes and 16 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Mckenzie Lake?
- Every home for sale in Mckenzie Lake is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.