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  • Go biking in Red Deer Mountain Bike Park. The park is located at the north end of Red Deer, east of Gaetz Avenue and west of Riverside Drive between 77 Street and Chiles Industrial Park. Featuring a large number of cross country trails as well as trails designed for stunts.
  • Horseback riding at Heritage Ranch, 25 Riverview Park, 347-4977, fax 347-7794, [6]. Park of the Waskasoo Park system, Heritage Ranch's equestrian center is open year round, offering horse drawn wagon rides, trail rides, and pony rides. There is also a coffee shop on site.
  • Cross Country skiing. Throughout the town are cross country trails, including around Heritage Ranch, Great Chief Park and Red Deer College. Riverbend also has a large set of trails, but a ski pass is required - call 343-8311 to obtain a daily or season pass.
  • Ice skating at Bowers Pond. Located within Great Chief Park.
  • Canoeing the local rivers. With plenty of launch/recovery sites near the city, you can go for a trip along the Blindman or Red Deer rivers.
  • Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, #30 Riverview Park, 341-8614, [3]. Over 6,000 square feet with more than 7,000 artifacts of Alberta sports history. Other features are the interactive hockey rink, baseball pitching field, and alpine skiing machine.
  • Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary, 6300 45 Avenue, 346-2010, fax 347-2550, [4]. A nearly 300 acre federally protected migratory bird sanctuary with five kilometers of trails, a bird blind and viewing decks. No skiing, jogging, pets or cycling are permitted in the Sanctuary.
  • Historic Fort Normandeau, [5]. Located five minutes west of Red Deer. Open May 22 - June, Noon - 5PM. June 30 - August31, Noon - 8PM.
  • Red Deer & District Museum and Archives, 4525-47a Avenue, 309-8405.
  • Use the The Queen Elizabeth II highway (formerly Highway 2) from Edmonton or Calgary.

The Bus is the only form of public transportation and is a good way of getting around the city.[2]

  • Bower Place Mall.
  • Parkland Mall.
  • Southpointe Common.
  • Gasoline Alley.

Downtown

  • Albert's Family Restaurant, 5020-47 Avenue.
  • Ben's DimSum Restaurant, 5017-49 Street.
  • Cafe Noble & Bakery, 5005-50 Avenue.
  • Dino's Family Restaurant, 4617 Gaetz Avenue.
  • Hickory Smokehouse, 4909-48 Street.
  • Le Chateau Restaurant, 5212-48 Street.
  • Mia's Cafe, 4929 Ross Street.
  • Noodle House Vietnamese & Chinese, 4815-48 Avenue.
  • Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar, 4720-51 Avenue.
  • Pho Thuy Duong (The Vietnamese Restaurant), 4 - 5108 52 Street, ☎ +1.403.343.2720. This attractive restaurant occupies two rooms in a strip mall just off the downtown center. It serves popular Vietnamese dishes like pho (large bowls of soup) and bowls of cold vermicelli noodles topped with meats and vegetables. Service is friendly and professional, the food appears quickly (even at lunch), and prices are pretty good ($6 - $9 per dish).  edit
  • Pita Pit, 5111-49 Street.
  • Pizza 73, 4912-43 Street.
  • Saro's Greek Restaurant, 4914-52 Street.
  • Stella's Riverside Cafe, 5012-58 Street.
  • Sushi Sushi, 4909-49 Street.
  • Tim Horton's, 4217-50 Avenue.
  • Velvet Olive, 4924 Ross Street.
  • City Roast Coffee, 4940 Ross Street.