Looking for a slice of heaven with a lake front property? You're in luck, calgary has many great lake communities that allow you to escape to your own oasis right from your very own back yard. Below is a list of all Calgary waterfront homes. 

Calgary Homes By the Water

Calgary has ten unique and beautifully master-planned lake living communities that provide residents who pay their HOA fees private lake access rights! When the weather starts to warm up in the spring and summer, residents can take in a multitude of different activities which include swimming, sand castles, kayaking, canoeing, beach sports including volleyball and frisbee tossing, and in the winters residents of lake communities are able to hit the ice with their hockey equipment, or to hit the snow hills for some extreme fun!

Calgary Waterfront homes for sale

The southeast community of Lake Bonavista, which was first developed in 1967, was the city of Calgary’s first man made lake community and was a pilot for lake communities in Canada, which has spread to the creation of an abundance of communities throughout the province that now are centric to being lake communities. Lake Bonavista is considered by many to be a premiere community in the Calgary, it's well maintained and cared for with large beautiful and matures trees, larger lots and has slightly over ten thousand residents throughout. You can also find a few other lake communities in the south of Calgary, these communities include Chapparal, Sundance, Midnapore, and McKenzie Lake. The community of Arbour Lake is presently Calgary’s only northwest lake community and the community of Coral Springs is Calgary’s only northeast lake community presently, however we expect to see more lake communities developed throughout the city in the future. 

Two of the newest lake communities Auburn Bay and Mahogany in Calgary are both located in the south east, and are in close proximity to the new south campus hospital which is located within the adjoining Seton neighbourhood. The Mahogany lake community features a large 63-acre freshwater lake and is anticipated to accommodate close to 25,000 Calgary residents once completed. Mahogany will offer the ultimate lake lifestyle living, residents can enjoy a 22,000 square foot well equipped community clubhouse, a beautiful and sprawling main beach, and has over 265 acres of park and green space, and an urban village complete with quaint boutique shops, services (banks), grocery stores, restaurants with plenty of options!

Waterfront homes aren't just available in Calgary's lake communities, with the the Bow and Elbow Rivers running through the heart of our city, there are plenty of inner city properties that offer waterfront living opportunities.

Looking for a slice of heaven with a lake front property? You're in luck, calgary has many great lake communities that allow you to escape to your own oasis right from your very own back yard. Below is a list of all Calgary waterfront homes. 


Calgary has ten unique and beautifully master-planned lake living communities that provide residents who pay their HOA fees private lake access rights! When the weather starts to warm up in the spring and summer, residents can take in a multitude of different activities which include swimming, sand castles, kayaking, canoeing, beach sports including volleyball and frisbee tossing, and in the winters residents of lake communities are able to hit the ice with their hockey equipment, or to hit the snow hills for some extreme fun!

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The city of Calgary boasts 10 brilliant man-made lake communities with prestigious luxury properties for sale surrounding them.

One of the newest lake communities that has been developed is located in the deep south east of Calgary, Mahogany, which features many luxury and waterfront properties for sale within the growing and popular community, offering prospective waterfront home buyers a multitude of unique options. The community of Mahogany is bordered by Stoney Trail to its north and has an eastern extension alongside Seton Boulevard to the south with 52nd St. S.E. to the west. The lake in Mahogany is fenced is and is exclusively accessible only to community members, Mahogany lake has a large beach with 265 acres of green space and parks, a beautiful clubhouse in the community as well. 

Many of the lake communities within Calgary have incredible water activities, from boating to canoes, kayaks, and swimming or skating and ice hockey / fishing in the winter, you'll always have the perfect opportunity to get outside with friends and family and your kids should never get bored! 

Waterfront doesn't just mean that you have to live in a lake community though, if your ideal situation is living river front, with more established communities, there are options throughout the inner city which offer plenty of water front options that offer serene and quiet living.