Drumheller, Alberta
Ancient history leaves its mark
Dinosaur Provincial Park lets RVers experience prehistoric wonders
Wild sights: The Royal Tyrrell Museum sits on the edge of Dinosaur Provincial Park. —photo by Kris Lindblad
The beauty of RVing is that you have an unlimited array of destinations to visit. The adventurous traveller can turn every journey into a learning experience, and anyone who relishes such knowledge should head for the Dinosaur Provincial Park.
Donna Martin is the co-ordinator of the park’s Visitor Centre.
“(The park is) 48 kilometres northeast of Brooks, Alberta—we’re actually a couple hours’ drive from Drumheller,” said Martin. “We are a provincial park, we have a campground, (and) we offer tours into the badlands. It’s recommended that people book ahead of the tours, because they are very popular in the summer.”
The park tours start during the May long weekend, and run until Thanksgiving day in mid-October.
“(The park features) the largest expanse of badlands in Canada,” said Martin. “It is one of the richest fossil sites in the world for late cretaceous fossils, and it is just a very unique environment.”
There is also a campground with powered and non-powered sites, showers, food services and laundry facilities. There is also a bookstore and theatre nearby to keep visitors entertained after a day with the dinosaurs. Guided and unguided hikes are also an option.
“To be able to camp in the badlands is pretty spectacular,” said Martin. “If you’re here for the sunrise and the sunset it is pretty amazing, with the hoodoos and the different formations.”
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Edmonton, AB
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High River, AB
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Casa Grande, AZ
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Calgary, AB
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Canada's deadliest rockslide
The Frank Slide Interpretive Centre highlights the rich history of the Crowsnest Pass amid the breathtaking beauty of the Canadian Rockies. Visitors can experience a variety of interpretive programs, presentations and special events.
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Cardston, AB
North America's largest carriage museum
From elegant carriages used by royalty to stagecoaches of the old west, be prepared for an experience that will go far beyond your expectations. Recognized as one of the world's premier carriage museums, the Remington displays over 240 carriages, wagons and sleighs - many of them placed in their original settings in the main gallery. The museum also features an active horse program, carriage ride tour of Cardston, chuckwagon barbecues, miniature horse chuckwagon championships, a working restoration shop, restaurant and gift shop. Open daily, year-round.
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Calgary, AB
A smashing attraction
Located at a place where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains meet the great plains is one of the world's oldest, largest and best preserved buffalo jumps known to exist - Head - Smashed - In Buffalo Jump.
This historic attraction boasts a $10 million interpretive centre that depicts the ecology, mythology, lifestyle and technology of the Blackfoot peoples. It also presents information about this unique custom practised by native people for nearly 6000 years.
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