Northwest sector · Established 1997
Rocky Ridge
A 2.8 km² 2000s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector.
About
13% of the ground is under tree canopy and 23% is parkland; canopy is below the Calgary community median and parkland above it.
Getting around
33 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- SCcyber E-Learning InstituteSenior High
Parks, paths and trees
15 km of pathways and trails and 0.2 km of bike routes. The city counts 2,172 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1950s
- Eamon's Bungalow Camp (Demolished - 2016) · Art Moderne1952
- 1990s
Established 1997
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- roger that · Bill Pechet with Gabe Daly and Sara Zonousi of Pechet StudioTuscany LRT Station (Tuscany Springs Boulevard N.W. and Eamon Road N.W.)
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 13.4%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 22.8%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 13.3%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 15 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.2 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
40 building permits and 16 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $5M.
Housing stock
The city lists 68 registered secondary suites and 14 licensed short-term rentals.
Rocky Ridge — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Rocky Ridge in?
- Rocky Ridge is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Rocky Ridge on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Rocky Ridge boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Rocky Ridge?
- Rocky Ridge has 1 school inside its boundary: SCcyber E-Learning Institute.
- How big is Rocky Ridge?
- Rocky Ridge covers about 2.8 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Rocky Ridge?
- Rocky Ridge borders Royal Oak and Tuscany.
- How many historic resources are in Rocky Ridge?
- Rocky Ridge has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Rocky Ridge good for walking and cycling?
- Rocky Ridge has 0.2 km of bike routes and 15 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Rocky Ridge have public art?
- Rocky Ridge has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Rocky Ridge?
- Every home for sale in Rocky Ridge 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.