Scenic Acres is an established neighbourhood on Calgary's northwest edge, between Crowchild Trail and the Bow River. Almost every home is a detached house, most built in the 1980s and 1990s, and a lot of them look out over the river valley toward the mountains. The Crowfoot CTrain station is on the corner, and it's an easy drive west to Cochrane. Here's what to know about living in Scenic Acres.

Scenic Acres sits west of Nose Hill Drive and east of Stoney Trail, with Crowchild Trail along the north side. The south end drops down the escarpment to the Bow River and Baker Park. Silver Springs is across Nose Hill Drive, Tuscany is across Stoney Trail, and Arbour Lake and Royal Oak are across Crowchild. Bowness is on the other side of the river.
The main roads in are Scenic Acres Boulevard, Scenic Acres Drive and Scurfield Drive.


Driving to Cochrane: Get on Crowchild Trail and head west. It turns into Highway 1A and takes you right into Cochrane.
Driving downtown: Head east on Crowchild Trail, or take Stoney Trail along the west side to get around the city. Drive it at rush hour before you buy.
Scenic Acres got its start in 1981. Nu-West Development Corporation was the original developer. The community association formed in 1985, when only about a tenth of the community was built. It worked with the developer to bring in larger lots and fewer homes, and to get the Stoney Trail berms built higher to cut down road noise.
About 39% of the homes went up between 1981 and 1990 and 54% between 1991 and 2000. Nine out of ten are single-detached houses. The rest are semi-detached homes and a few row houses, and there are no apartment buildings. About 92% of households own their home, compared with 69% across Calgary.
Builders here over those two decades included Homes by Avi, Jayman, Shane Homes and Beattie Homes, so styles and floor plans change from street to street.
Most homes here are now 25 to 45 years old. That's the age when roofs, furnaces, windows, hot water tanks and original plumbing come due, so it pays to know what's been updated. On escarpment and ravine lots, ask about the slope and how the lot drains.
Take a look at the homes for sale below. If a home backs onto the escarpment or a ravine, we can help you look into the lot before you decide.
For the 2026-2027 school year, Scenic Acres addresses go to these Calgary Board of Education (CBE) schools for the regular program:

For CBE French Immersion, it's Varsity Acres School (kindergarten to Grade 5), Branton School (Grades 6 to 9) and William Aberhart High School. Late French Immersion starts in Grade 7 at Branton.
In the Calgary Catholic School District, the regular program is Monsignor E.L. Doyle School (elementary) at 8887 Scurfield Drive NW, St. Vincent de Paul School (junior high) and St. Francis High School. Catholic French Immersion is St. Sylvester School, Madeleine d'Houet School and St. Francis High School.
École du Nouveau-Monde, a Francophone elementary school, is also in the community.

School boundaries change, so check your address with the board before you buy: Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic and FrancoSud.
Baker Park is at the bottom of the hill at 9333 Scenic Bow Road NW. It's a 12-hectare City park right on the Bow River, across from Bowness Park, with picnic areas, pathways, a grass amphitheatre, a river lookout, washrooms and a disc golf course.

The City's regional pathway runs along the river through Baker Park, and part of it is the Trans Canada Trail. Up top, the Scenic Acres escarpment and ravine are green space with local pathways that link the streets to the river.


The Scenic Acres Community Association runs the community centre at 8825 Scurfield Drive NW. It has a hall, beach volleyball courts and outdoor rinks in winter, plus tennis and basketball courts along Scenic Acres Drive.


Crowchild Twin Arena, at 185 Scenic Acres Drive NW, opened in January 1982 and is owned by the Scenic Acres, Silver Springs and Varsity communities.
Crowfoot Station, on the Red Line, sits in the middle of Crowchild Trail at Nose Hill Drive, on the northeast corner of Scenic Acres. It opened in 2009 and has a large Park and Ride on both the north and south sides. Shopping at Crowfoot is right across Crowchild.

Bus Routes 97 and 113 loop through the community to Crowfoot Station.
Most people here still drive. About 82% of working residents drive to work, and about two-thirds get there in under 30 minutes.
Every home is different, even on the same street. From his time as a home inspector, Sean will point out how a home is built and anything worth asking about before you write an offer. If you're selling in Scenic Acres, we can tell you what similar homes have sold for recently and help you plan your move.
Call or text us for a no-pressure conversation, or use the form on this page and we'll be in touch.
Wayne & Sean Burton, REMAX West Real Estate, 403-850-1058