About Red Deer

Get to know Red Deer. Learn about our history as well as what it's like to live, work or visit the city of Red Deer.

Ortho 2013 view of Red Deer in Web Map

City Maps

View maps of Red Deer and access our interactive online mapping tool, Web Map.

Ghost Statue outside of City Hall

History

Did you know Red Deer, Alberta was incorporated as a city in 1913? Read more about Red Deer's history.

Single Family Home

Living in Red Deer

All the city amenities you need for your life in Red Deer: schools, libraries, hospitals, and health facilities.

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Tourism Red Deer

We invite you to discover and experience all the amenities and hospitality that our community has to offer.

Water Tower

We are Red Deer

It's said that people make a place, a community, a home. We are Red Deer is where you can read and share stories that make Red Deer who we are.

News & Notices

Oxbows parking lot access temporarily c

May 5, 2025

The access road to Oxbows Off-Leash Dog Park will be closed for up to five hours on Wednesday, May 7, as crews investigate different options for maintaining the entrance.

Bower Woods Area Structure Plan Now Open

May 5, 2025

The City of Red Deer is inviting residents to have their say on the future of Bower Woods, a new residential neighbourhood, by reviewing and providing input on the proposed Bower Woods Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP).

Seasonal public washroom returns to ...

May 2, 2025

Following a four-year pilot project to access the need for the service, a seasonal public washroom facility will return to downtown Red Deer for the summer.