Royal Oak is a beautiful community surrounded by many others such as Rocky Ridge, Tuscany, Scenic Acres, Arbour Lake and Citadel. The community is bordered by Rocky Ridge Road to the west, Country Hills Boulevard to the east, Stoney Trail to the south and Country Hills Boulevard again to the north. The community is new, as it was established in 1998, and had a population of 11,252 as of 2012; these persons resided in 3,950 homes ranging in price from $400k to $1.5M approximately.

Transit
The CTrain serves the Royal Oak community.

Parks & Recreation
Parks in the area are numerous, such as Arbour Ridge Park, Crowfoot Park, Scenic Cove Park, Ranchero Park, Ranchlands Community Park, Hawkcliff Park, Tuscany Park, 12 Mile Coulee Trailhead and the community's own Royal Oak Pointe Park. The community is in fact very beautiful as far as its incorporation of nature with several small bodies of water and ample green spread tactfully throughout.

Stores surrounding the Royal Oak community include Sobeys, 7-Eleven, Real Canadian Superstore, Sport Chek Crowfoot, RONA Home & Garden, Running Room, Crowfoot Wine & Spirits, Mac's Convenience Store, Urban Barn, The Hearing Loss Clinic, Guitarworks, Campus Stores, Pet Planet, The UPS Store, Chapters, Auto Value Parts Stores, The Shoe Company.

Schools
● Bearspaw School
● St. Basil Elementary/Junior High
● Robert Thirsk High

Houses of Worship
● Calgary Alberta Temple
● Royal Oak Victory Church
● North West Family Church