Named after the bird with the same name, Meadowlark Park is a residential neighborhood in the south-west quadrant of Calgary. It is located immediately west from the Chinook Center, east of Elbow Drive and north of the Glenmore Trail.Approximately half of the community, the area west of 5th Street, has residential developments along curvilinear streets. The area east of 5th Street, however, has commercial developments - mainly Chinook Shopping Centre. Both Elbow Drive and MacLeod Trail provide direct access to the Downtown, which is approximately 6 km north of the community.