The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park is located in the Silverspring neighbourhood in Saskatoon. Originally called “The Sutherland Forest Nursery Station”, the site was used as a nursery to supply the northern part of the prairie provinces with trees. Over 147 million trees came out of the nursery from 1913 to 1966, delivering caragana, ash, maple, elm and willow trees across the prairies. The park could possibly be called “Saskatoon’s Stanley Park”.

When the nursery closed, Saskatoon reopened part of the site as the Forestry Farm Park and continued to develop it as a community park. It, along with the original superintendent’s residence on the site, has been designated a national historic site.

The park today has several large open fields with a cricket pitch, a baseball diamond, three separate gardens as well as BBQ and picnic areas and a playground. Ontop of this, fishers can try their luck at the pond which is stocked with fish. The meditation garden is a personal favourite of mine and is maintained by the Saskatchewan Perennial Society.

Of course the park also plays host to the Saskatoon Zoo where a variety of prairie animals and more exotic species can be seen. In the winter the park is probably most famous for serving as the backdrop for the SIGA Enchanted Forest where millions of light bulbs light up the park in a festive holiday display.

Near the zoo, a more recent addition has been that of the butterfly garden. Inside the greenhouse-like structure, you’ll find several varieties of butterflies enjoying the flowers.

The Forestry Farm Park is a great place to come to spend an afternoon if you want to do a little fishing, play some sports, have a picnic, toss around a frisbee or just relax.

Forestry Farm Park
1903 Forestry Farm Park Drive

(306) 975 3382