Brown-Lowery is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. Its location is 27 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Turner Valley and 49 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Calgary. It is situated east from Alberta’s Rocky Mountains.

This provincial park has a surface of 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) and is situated at an elevation of 1,370 m (4,490 ft). Its establishment occurred on October 29, 1992 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation.

According to the plaque located at the park entrance: “This natural landscape was donated to the people of Alberta in 1969, by Home Oil Company Limited in memory of its founders Robert Brown Sr. and Major James Robert Lowery. Both men were pioneers of Alberta’s oil industry and took part in the early development of the Turner Valley oil field.

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