and Country Club and the Calgary Golf and Country Club (these have been ranked among the top 100 in Canada). Calgary is also within a short drive to many top rated mountain courses including Banff Springs, Kananaskis and Stewart Creek. Two Soccer domes, located in SE and NW Calgary allow for indoor play. Other sporting venues include: Father David Bauer Olympic Arena Foothills Stadium Spruce Meadows Stampede Corral Stampede Park Race Track and Grandstand Max Bell Centre Glenmore Velodrome Don Hartman Northeast Sportsplex Recreational and park facilities Calgary is next to some of the most visited natural scenery in the world. Banff National Park is about 125km northwest of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway. 30km west of the city is the town of Bragg Creek. Another 45km west of Bragg Creek is the Kananaskis Improvement District featuring hiking, horseback riding and mountain-biking trails, camping sites, rock and ice climbing, and cross country skiing. A Provincial shooting range for firearms is located on the highway to Kananaskis. Many Calgarians and millions of tourists enjoy activities such as biking, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, mountainboarding, camping, and fishing in these parks every year. The town of Banff hosts nearly five million visitors annually. Fish Creek Provincial Park, one of Canada's largest provincial park located within a major city Nose Hill Park Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Stanley Park Prince's Island Park Prairie Winds Park Bowness Park Edworthy Park Battalion Park Confederation Park Kananaskis Provincial Improvement District, approximately 60 km to the west and southwest Banff National Park, approximately 130 km to the west, UNESCO World Heritage Site Notable sporting events Calgary hosts a number of annual sporting events. This includes the CSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament, one of the richest show jumping events in the world, is held annually in September at Spruce Meadows. The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo held at Stampede Park, and includes a number of equestrian sporting events. Calgary hosted the following major North American and International sporting events including: 1972 World Figure Skating Championships 1975 63rd Grey Cup 1980 Labatt Brier 1985 37th NHL All-Star Game 1985 BWF World Championships 1986 Stanley Cup Finals 1988 Winter Olympics 1989 Stanley Cup Finals 1990 FIL World Luge Championships 1992 FIBT World Championships (Men's skeleton) 1993 FIL World Luge Championships 1993 81st Grey Cup 1996 FIBT World Championships 1996 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games 1997 Labatt Brier 1997 World Police and Fire Games