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Nanton 0 Kilometres 25
Legend 22 533 Museum
0 Miles 15
Kootenai Brown Trail - Waterton | Photo by: Justine Scott uppercasecreative.ca | © Uppercase Creative
Town
Indian
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Port of Entry Graves
Tourist Attraction
june events 2 Major Water Feature Chain
Lakes
Provincial Park/Campground
Stavely
Roads
NORTH
Chain
Paved, 4-lane Lakes
Regional map 3 Paved, 2-lane
Gravel, 2-lane
3 810 17 Highway number
940
Boundaries
July events 4–5 Canada-U.S.A.
Alberta-B.C.
Honeymoon
Livingstone
Falls
Claresholm
Creek 520
august events 6 Elkford
Alberta
Oldman River
North
Dutch Creek Maycroft Granum
september events 7 43
Racehorse
22 Head-Smashed-In Fort Museum
Sparwood Municipality of
of the NWMP to
regional directory 8–12 Chinook
Crowsnest Pass North Fort
Lethbridge
Coleman
Frank Slide Fork
Macleod
Interpretive
Island 3 Centre
Island Summerview Heritage Acres
View Farm Museum
Lake
Castle
Blairmore
Frank
Bellevue
Bellevue
Oldman Dam
Prov. Rec. Area
Cottonwood/
Three Rivers 3
Wildland Mine
Hillcrest
Lundbreck Cowley
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June Date(s) Event Location Website Notes Prov. Park
Castle
507
Pioneer Village
Regional Map
Falls
21 Go Skateboard Day Pincher Creek Skate Park pinchercreek.ca 3 Castle River 774 Beaver Pincher 507 to
Head-Smashed-In
Bridge Mines
Beauvais
Creek Lethbridge
21 National Indigenous People's Day headsmashedin.ca 9:00am – 5:00pm to Syncline
Buffalo Jump Lake Lower
Cranbrook Glenwood St. Mary
21 Ice Cream Social Lioness Park, Fort Macleod fortmacleod.com/event 6:30pm – 8:30pm Beaver
Mines
6 505
22 Pincher Creek Farmers Market 867 Main Street, Pincher Creek pinchercreek.ca 11:00am - 2:00pm Elko Lake Upper
June Events
Castle
British
22 Kootenai Brown Pioneer St. Mary
Garden Tour kootenaibrown.ca 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Village, Pincher Creek Mountain Hill Spring
22, 29 Dinner Show Great Canadian Barn Dance gcbd.ca Doors open at 5:15pm, dinner at 6:00pm Resort Castle Twin Butte Waterton
Wildland Reservoir 5
Columbia
23 nanton.ca/127/
Parade of Garage Sales Nanton 9:00am – 3:00pm
Discover-Nanton Waterton 800 Cardston
International Adventure Film Reservoir
23 Waterton Lakes Opera House mywaterton.ca 2:00pm
Festival and Adventure Fair Mountain Remington
23 Local Downtown Market Downtown Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 9:00am – 4:00pm 93 Waterton Lakes View Carriage Woolford
23–24 Summer Solstice Weekend Castle Mountain Resort skicastle.ca/events
A weekend of hiking trail building and National Park 5 Museum
community fun. See website for times. (Waterton-Glacier
23, 30 Dinner & Dance Great Canadian Barn Dance gcbd.ca
Dinner 6:00pm, dance lessons 7:15pm,
barn dance 8:00pm
International Peace Park) Payne
Lake
2 501
24 The Missing Piece Rendezvous Waterton Lakes Opera House mywaterton.ca 2:00pm Roosville
Waterton 6 Chief Police
Waterton
27 Claresholm Farmers Market Downtown Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 3:00pm – 6:00pm Lakes Mountain Outpost Carway
27 Open Mike in the Park Ring Rose Park, Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 5:00pm – 9:00pm
28 Cardston Summer Market
Remington Carriage Museum, remingtoncarriagemuseum.
11:00am – 2:00pm Eureka Glacier
Cardston ca
National Park 17
28
29
Crowsnest Community Market
Live Theatre - Forever Plaid
Gazebo Park, Blairmore
Carriage House Theatre,
Cardston
crowsnestmarket.com
thecarriagehousetheatre.com 7:30pm
4:00pm – 8:00pm
93
Montana (Waterton-Glacier
International Peace Park)
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30 Canada Day: Remington 25th Remington Carriage Museum, remingtoncarriagemuseum.
11:00am – 11:00pm
Anniversary Celebration Cardston ca
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to West Glacier o ad St. Mary
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30 Remington Carriage Museum
Cardston Movie in the Park cardstonmovieinthepark.ca 9:00pm - The Greatest Showman
Grounds, Cardston
30–July 1 Outdoor Archery 3D Shoot Castle Mountain Resort skicastle.ca/events
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July Date(s) Event Location Website Notes Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | Photo by: Jeremy Fokkens | © Travel Alberta / Jeremy Fokkens Castle Falls | Photo by: Ric Kokotovich | © Travel Alberta
1 Happy Birthday CANADA,
Granum is throwing you a party!
Granum granum.community
A fun filled day of events is planned for the
whole family. Don't miss our famous fireworks!
July Date(s) Event Location Website Notes
1 Pancake Breakfast, parade, concert, astro jump 11 Teddy Bear Picnic Lioness Park, Fort Macleod fortmacleod.com/event 10:00am – 12:00pm
Canada Day Events Coleman
& more
14 Sproule Family Farm chinookmudracing.com/
Circus proformers, bouncy castles, petting zoo, Pincher Creek Mud Bog 11:00am, some bleachers, bring your own chairs
1 Canada Day Centennial Park, Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors SW-7-6-28-W4 pincher-creek-mud-bog
marketplace, food, cake & more
14 11:00am, fun run on our trails
3:00pm spray park grand opening, 11:00pm Sole Survivor Footrace Pete's Park, Blairmore solesurvivor.ca
1 Canada Day Events Pincher Creek pinchercreek.ca - 2.5km/5km/10km
fireworks
7:00pm, get close to the rodeo action at this
Kootenai Brown Pioneer 14 Nanton Nite Rodeo Nanton Ag Grounds nantonniterodeo.ca
1 Canada Day kootenaibrown.ca 10:00am – 3:00pm all-ages, local-competitors-only event
Village, Pincher Creek
14 Aj Flying Ranch, Cayley,
2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, Head-Smashed-In 1:00pm – 4:00pm, immersive experience to Joe English Memorial Fly-in bombercommandmuseum.ca
Piskun, the Buffalo Jump headsmashedin.ca/events northeast of Nanton
23, 27, 30 Buffalo Jump learn basics of buffalo hunting
14-15 Midnight Stadium, Fort
cardstontourism.com/ CSPRA Rodeo midnightstadium.ca
3 Cruisin' the Dub A&W, Cardston 6:00pm-8:00pm, classic cars Macleod
calendar/
14, 28 Local Downtown Market Downtown Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 9:00am – 4:00pm
4, 5, 11, 13, 17, 21, Carriage House Theatre,
24, 27, 31 Live Theatre - Newsies thecarriagehousetheatre.com 7:30pm 10:00am – 2:00pm, email
Cardston 16 Butterfly Bioblitz Waterton Lakes National Park mywaterton.ca
wlnp.volunteer@pc.gc.ca to register
4, 6, 10, 13, 20, 27 Dinner Show Great Canadian Barn Dance gcbd.ca Doors open at 5:15pm, dinner at 6:00pm
Explore some of the best of Waterton's behind
Drumming and Dancing on the Head-Smashed-In 16, 21 Heritage Centre on Waterton
4, 11, 18, 25 headsmashedin.ca/events 11:00am & 1:30pm Parks Day mywaterton.ca the scenes secrets like you've never seen
Plaza Buffalo Jump Ave., Waterton
before.
4, 11, 18, 25 Claresholm Farmers Market Downtown Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 3:00pm – 6:00pm 18 Ping Pong in the Park Centennial Park, Fort Macleod fortmacleod.com/event 6:00pm – 8:00pm
4, 11, 18, 25 Open Mike in the Park Ring Rose Park, Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 5:00pm – 9:00pm, all ages welcome 18 Cruisin' the Dub A&W, Fort Macleod A&W, Fort Macleod
5, 12, 19, 26 Remington Carriage Museum, remingtoncarriagemuseum. 19 Stories of Local Pioneer Families Courthouse Museum, Cardston cardstonhistoricalsociety.org 7:00pm, speaker Donald Godfrey
Cardston Summer Market 11:00am – 2:00pm
Cardston ca
Friday - Ball game, dance & fireworks
5, 12, 19, 26 Crowsnest Community Market Gazebo Park, Blairmore crowsnestmarket.com 4:00pm – 8:00pm 20–21 Pioneer Days Glenwood glenwood.ca Saturday - Breakfast, parade, skits, potluck &
Southern Night Encounters - games
5, 12, 19, 26 Kootenai Brown Pioneer
History & Info, Park Interpreters, kootenaibrown.ca/events 6:00pm – 8:00pm 20–21 South Country Fair 305 Lyndon Rd, Fort Macleod southcountryfair.com
Village
Authors
Afternoon Tea, Flower and Quilt Heritage Acres Farm Museum, heritageacres.org/
July Events
July Events
6–8 Sinister 7 Ultra Throughout Crowsnest Pass sinister7.com Ultra-marathon, 100 miles in 30 hours 21
Show MD of Pincher Creek flower-show
6–8 Soul Fest Twin Butte twinbuttestore.com/soulfest
21 9:00am – 4:00pm, email
Live Theatre - You're a Good Man Carriage House Theatre, Annual Knapweed Rodeo Waterton Lakes National Park mywaterton.ca
6, 12, 16, 19, 25, 28 thecarriagehousetheatre.com 7:30pm wlnp.volunteer@pc.gc.ca to register
Charlie Brown Cardston 21 The Lorna MacLaughlan Quintet Waterton Lakes Opera House mywaterton.ca 7:00pm
6, 13, 20, 27 Pincher Creek Farmers Market 867 Main Street, Pincher Creek 11:00am – 2:00pm
21 Calgary Philharomnic Dinner &
Southern Night Encounters - Arts Bomber Command Museum earparty.ca
Kootenai Brown Pioneer Dance
6, 13, 20, 27 & Culture, Spoken Word/Poetry, kootenaibrown.ca/events 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Village 22 Coutts Centre for Western
Theatre, Indigenous & Folk Dance Coutts Centre Arts Festival nanton.ca 10:00am – 4:00pm, Range Road 280, Nanton
Canadian Heritage, Nanton
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo 10:00am – 2:00pm, hear stories of the plains Blackfoot Arts and Heritage Participate in traditional and contemporary
7 Hike to the Drive Lanes headsmashedin.ca/events 23–25
Jump people Waterton Community Centre mywaterton.ca
Festival aboriginal dancing, music, art, and cuisine.
7:00pm, get close to the rodeo action at this 24 Science and History Day Waterton Lakes National Park mywaterton.ca 9:00am
7 Nanton Nite Rodeo Nanton Ag Grounds nantonniterodeo.ca
all-ages, local-competitors-only event West Castle Ecological Reserve
7 Mosquito Society Salute Bomber Command Muesum bombercommandmuseum.ca Engine runs at 11:00am & 2:00pm 25 crowsnestconservation.ca Hosted by Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition
Weed Pull
7, 14, 20, 23, 26, 30 Carriage House Theatre, 27 Movie in Central Park Pincher Creek
Live Theatre - Forever Plaid thecarriagehousetheatre.com 7:30pm
Cardston
7:00pm, get close to the rodeo action at this
Dinner 6:00pm, dance lessons 7:15pm, 27 Nanton Nite Rodeo Nanton Ag Grounds nantonniterodeo.ca
7, 14, 21, 28 Dinner & Dance Great Canadian Barn Dance gcbd.ca all-ages, local-competitors-only event
barn dance 8:00pm
27–29 Willow Creek Gospel Music
Nanton United Church Farmers' Granum School, Granum gospelmusicjamboree.com 5:00pm – 7:00pm
7, 14, 21, 28 Nanton 9:00am - 1:00pm Jamboree
Market
28 Kootenai Brown Pioneer
Southern Night Encounters Beers to You kootenaibrown.ca
Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village, Pincher Creek
7, 14, 21, 28 - Music (Country, Western/ kootenaibrown.ca/events 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Village Bikes & Bombers Event & Field of
Americana, Folk) 28 Bomber Command Museum bombercommandmuseum.ca Motorcycles & vintage cars
Dreams Show & Shine
7:00pm, get close to the rodeo action at this
7, 14, 27 Nanton Nite Rodeo Nanton nantonniterodeo.ca 28 Muddy Warrior 5K Obstacle Race Lions Park, Cardston muddywarrior.com 9:30am – 2:00pm
all-ages, local-competitors-only event
Carriage House Theatre, 28 Bike & Bombers, Field of Dreams Bomber Command Museum,
9, 10, 18 bombercommandmuseum.ca 10:00am – 3pm
Live Theatre - Oklahoma thecarriagehousetheatre.com 7:30pm Show & Shine Nanton
Cardston
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Aug Date(s) Event Location Website Notes
1, 7, 13, 20 Live Theatre - You’re a Good Man
Charlie Brown
Carriage House Theatre,
Cardston
thecarriagehousetheatre.
com
7:30pm Sept Date(s) Event Location Website Notes
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Claresholm Farmers Market Downtown Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 3:00pm – 6:00pm Head-Smashed-In Buffalo 10:00am – 2:00pm, hear stories of the plains
1 Hike to the Drive Lanes headsmashedin.ca/events
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Jump people
Open Mike in the Park Ring Rose Park, Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 5:00pm – 9:00pm, all ages welcome
Dinner 6:00pm, dance lessons 7:15pm, barn
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Drumming and Dancing on the Plaza Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump headsmashedin.ca/events 11:00am & 1:30pm 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Dinner & Dance Great Canadian Barn Dance gcbd.ca
dance 8:00pm
Crowsnest Pass Doors Open and Historic tours, show n’ shine, market, miners & 1, 18, 15, 22, 29 Nanton United Church Farmers'
2–6 Throughout Crowsnest Pass cnpheritagefest.ca Nanton 9:00am - 1:00pm
Heritage Festival teddy bears picnic, Heritage Youth Theatre Market
2, 8, 10, 14, 16, Carriage House Theatre, thecarriagehousetheatre. 2 Wild Rose Trio Waterton Lakes Opera House mywaterton.ca/events 7:00pm, live concert
18, 22 Live Theatre - Newsies 7:30pm
Cardston com
Sept Events
4 cardstontourism.com/
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Cruisin’ the Dub A&W, Cardston 6:00pm – 8:00pm, classic cars
Crowsnest Community Market Gazebo Park, Blairmore crowsnestmarket.com 4:00pm – 8:00pm calendar/
Remington Carriage Museum, remingtoncarriagemuseum. 5, 12, 19, 26 Claresholm Farmers Market Downtown Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 3:00pm – 6:00pm
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Cardston Summer Market 11:00am – 2:00pm
Cardston ca 5, 12, 19, 26 Open Mike in the Park Ring Rose Park, Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 5:00pm – 9:00pm, all ages welcome
Southern Night Encounters - History
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village kootenaibrown.ca/events 6:00pm – 8:00pm 6
& Info, Park Interpreters, Authors Crowsnest Community Market Gazebo Park, Blairmore crowsnestmarket.com 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Heritage Acres Farm Museum, heritageacres.org/ 6, 13, 20, 27 Remington Carriage Museum, remingtoncarriagemuseum.
3–5 Heritage Acres Annual Show Cardston Summer Market 11:00am – 2:00pm
MD of Pincher Creek annual-show Cardston ca
3–5 Piikani Pow Wow Piikani Nation 7 Feast of Claresholm Amundsen Park, Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors An outdoor farm-to-table dining experience
www.facebook.com/ Rodeo, pancake breakfasts, reunions, chili 7 Taste of Fort Macleod Fort Macleod fortmacleodchamber.com
3–6 Nanton Round-up Days Nanton
nantonroundupdays cookoff, parade and much more
7, 14, 21, 28 Dinner Show Great Canadian Barn Dance gcbd.ca Doors open at 5:15pm, dinner at 6:00pm
3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 1:00pm – 4:00pm, immersive experience to
Piskun, the Buffalo Jump Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump headsmashedin.ca/events 7, 14, 21, 28
24, 27, 31 learn basics of buffalo hunting Pincher Creek Farmers Market 867 Main Street, Pincher Creek 11:00am – 2:00pm
Southern Night Encounters - Arts 12 Cruisin’ the Dub A&W, Fort Macleod 6:00pm – 8:00pm, classic cars
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 & Culture, Spoken Word/Poetry, Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village kootenaibrown.ca/events 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Theatre, Indigenous & Folk Dance 13-16 Wildlife Weekend Waterton Lakes National Park watertonwildlife.com Interpretive tours, workshops
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Pincher Creek Farmers Market 867 Main Street, Pincher Creek 11:00am – 2:00pm 15 Heritage Acres Farm Museum,
Heritage Acres Fall Fair heritageacres.org
MD of Pincher Creek
3, 10, 17, 24, 29, 31 Dinner Show Great Canadian Barn Dance gcbd.ca Doors open at 5:15pm, dinner at 6:00pm Remington Carriage Museum
15 Cardston Movie in the Park cardstonmovieinthepark.ca 8:00pm - Remember the Titans
Carriage House Theatre, thecarriagehousetheatre. Grounds, Cardston
3, 11, 15, 17, 21 Live Theatre - Forever Plaid 7:30pm
Cardston com 15 Salamander Heroes Waterton Lakes National Park mywaterton.ca/events 403-859-2702, volunteer opportunity
10:00am – 2:00pm, hear stories of the plains
4 Hike to the Drive Lanes Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump headsmashedin.ca/events 22 Moonshadow Run Pincher Creek moonshadowrun.ca
people
Frank Slide Interpretive
4 Heritage Spotlight: Japan Waterton Lakes Opera House mywaterton.ca/events 7:00pm, Japanese drumming, dancing and film
28-30 Frank Slide Centre celebrates Centre, Crowsnest Pass Public
frankslide.ca/events 10:00am – 5:00pm
4, 11, 18, 25 Dinner & Dance Great Canadian Barn Dance gcbd.ca Dinner 6:00pm, lessons 7:15pm, dance 8:00pm Alberta Culture Days Art Gallery and Crowsnest
Museum
Nanton United Church Farmers'
4, 11, 18, 25 Nanton 9:00am - 1:00pm Buffalo Harvest Days: Alberta Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Experience Blackfoot culture come to life
Market 28-30 headsmashedin.ca/events
Culture Days Jump through storytelling and art
5:00pm, Get close to the rodeo action at this
5 Nanton Nite Rodeo Nanton nantonniterodeo.ca 29-30 Remington Carriage Museum, remingtoncarriagemuseum.
all-ages, local-competitors-only event Cowboy Culture: Culture Days 11:00am & 1:00pm
Cardston ca
3:00pm, Get close to the rodeo action at this
6 Nanton Nite Rodeo Finals Nanton Ag Grounds nantonniterodeo.ca
all-ages, local-competitors-only event
cardstontourism.com/ Pancake breakfasts, parade, rodeo, mud bog,
6–11 Cardston Heritage Week Throughout Cardston
calendar/ fireworks
cardstontourism.com/
August Events
8 Cardston-Kainai Pow Wow Lions Park, Cardston Grand entries at 1:00pm & 6:00pm
calendar/
9 Carriage House Theatre, thecarriagehousetheatre.
Live Theatre - Oklahoma 7:30pm
Cardston com
2018 bench show, parade, show & shine, rodeo
9–12 Fair Days Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors
events, pancake breakfast & more
11 Remington Carriage Museum
Cardston Movie in the Park cardstonmovieinthepark.ca 8:00pm - The Book of Life
Grounds, Cardston
11, 25 Local Downtown Market Downtown Claresholm claresholm.ca/visitors 9:00am – 4:00pm
16 Cruisin' the Dub A&W, Fort Macleod 6:00pm – 8:00pm, classic cars
16 cardstontourism.com/
Cruisin’ the Dub A&W, Cardston 6:00pm – 8:00pm, classic cars
calendar/
16-19 Pincher Creek Pro Rodeo Pincher Creek Ag Grounds pinchercreekprorodeo.com
Broadway Farm is located foothillsbluegrass.com/ Bluegrass music, instrument workshops, slow
17-19 Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival
about 13 km east of Nanton events jam, band scramble, and campfire jamming
18 Pincher Creek Parade Main Street, Pincher Creek PincherChamber.ca 11:00am
18 Ft. Macleod Chiropractic Triathlon Fort Macleod ftmacleodtri.com/home.html
Coutts Centre for Western
19 En Plein Air Outdoor Art Event couttscentre.ca
Heritage
24–25 Glenwood Days Glenwood glenwood.ca Saturday morning breakfast
bombercommandmuseum. Engine Runs Friday - 10:00pm
24–25 75th Anniversary, The Dambusters Bomber Command Museum
ca Saturday - 3:00pm
24–26 Huckleberry Festival Castle Mountain Resort skicastle.ca/events
25 Meet the Minotaur Throughout Crowsnest Pass meettheminotaur.com Alpine foot race, mental and physical challenge
facebook.com/
25 Lundbreck Corn Fest Lundbreck
events/1389244461180407/
25 Annual Horseshoe & Amateur Rodeo Stavely stavely.ca
Hot cars and trucks on display in Waterton
26 Pat's Annual Show & Shine Waterton mywaterton.ca Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | Photo by: Robert Schrader Payne Lake | Photo by: Hyrum Scott uppercasecreative.ca | © Uppercase Creative
village. @leaveyourdailyhell | © Robert Schrader
31 & Sept 1 Glen Keeley Bull Riding Stavely glenkeeleymemorial.com Steak dinner, beer gardens & dance to follow
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Town of Pincher Creek pinchercreek.ca Town of Fort macleod fortmacleod.com Waterton Lakes National Park mywaterton.ca
Pincher Creek was named in 1874 by a patrol of the North West Mounted Performers' graffiti from 1913 marks the dressing room walls of the Empress, Prince of Wales Hotel built 1927 by the Great Northern Railway, dispensed
Police that was surprised to find a horseshoeing tool in the stream bottom. the oldest continuously operating theatre in Western Canada; the historic legal alcohol to its American passengers during Prohibition. Tourists boated
Google “Pincher Creek”; it’s the only one in the world! downtown continues to attract film productions. to the hotel from the U.S. end of Upper Waterton Lake.
Village of Cowley municipal District of Willow Creek
albertasouthwest.com/village_of_cowley mdwillowcreek.com
Due to the 2017 Kenow wildfire, certain areas of the park are
Cowley is Canada's first National Soaring Site; the wind lifts sailplanes to Claresholm Industrial Airport was a Royal Canadian Air Force Base opened
temporarily unavailable due to restoration work. Parks Canada
record altitudes. Cowley was the fictional town of Signal, WY in Brokeback in 1941 to train Commonwealth air force pilots. It closed in 1945 then
is working hard to get these areas of the park re-opened as
Mountain, sparking an increase in tourism…in Wyoming! reopened 1951–1958 to train NATO air crew.
soon as possible. Please check www.parkscanada.ca/waterton
for the most recent updates.
Municipal District of Pincher Creek
mdpinchercreek.ab.ca
This is the birthplace of the wind industry in Canada, with the first
Waterton Lakes National Park
Fort Macleod / mD Willow Creek
commercial wind farm built in 1993. The most extreme recorded temperature
Category Experience Location Contact / Info
shift in Canada: January 1962, minus 19° to plus 22° in an hour.
Category Experience Location Contact / Info Bellevue Red Rock Parkway
Non-motorized access in
2018
Close to Ft.
Viewpoints Wind Farms Macleod on Hwy Access by boat /
Crypt Lake Crypt Landing
810 watertoncruise.com
Fort Macleod spray Kootenai Brown Hwy 5
Spray Park park, playground fortmacleod.com Linnett Lake loop Hwy 5
Pincher Creek / Cowley / mD Pincher Creek and picnic area Prince of Wales hill Hwy 5
Fort Macleod Lions Various location in
Category Experience Location Contact / Info Picnic Area
Lion's Park
Park, just kitty
corner from the
swimming pool
fortmacleod.com
Hikes/
Walks
Townsite loop
Vimy Ridge (from Wishbone
townsite
Hwy 6
open along lakeshore only
albertaparks.ca/ has picnic area and junction)
Beauvais Lake Provincial Park Beauvais Lake
beauvais-lake playground Bertha Falls/Bertha Lake Townsite
Hikes/ Castle Mountain Empress Theatre Fort Macleod macleodempress.com Non-motorized access in
Haig Ridge skicastle.ca Crandell Loop/Crandell Lake Red Rock Parkway
Walks Resort 2018
325 Main Street,
Castle Mountain Shopping/ Collectibles (Antiques) Fort Macleod Horseshoe Basin / Oil Basin Hwy 6
Haig Lake, Paradise Lake skicastle.ca Ice Cream/
Resort
Arts/Enter- Samuel Roland Antiques 209-25 Street, Lakeshore Townsite
403-795-2021
Viewpoints Cowboy Trail, Hwy 22 MD Pincher Creek thecowboytrail.com tainment Fort Macleod Vimy Ridge Hwy 6
2320-2 Ave, Wishbone Hwy 6
albertaparks.ca/ Le Java Shop Antiques
Beauvais Lake Wildlife Viewing Beauvais Lake Fort Macleod
beauvais-lake Bison Paddock overlook Hwy 6
albertaparks.ca/ Golfing Fort Macleod Golf Course Fort Macleod fortmacleodgolf.com West end of
Beaver Mines Lake Drive Beaver Mines Cameron Falls
beaver-mines-lake Cameron Falls Drive
Castle Mountain Daisy May Campground, Ft.
Castle Mountain Wetlands skicastle.ca Fort Macleod daisymaycampground.com Maskinonge Overlook Hwy 5
Resort Macleod Viewpoints
Wildlife Camping Entrance Road Hwy 5
West Castle Wetlands Ecological Highway 2 & 3, Fort
Viewing MD Pincher Creek albertaparks.ca/castle Provincial Campground Chief Mountain Hwy 6
Reserve Pincher Creek | Photo by: AV Wakefield @viktorianorth | © Travel Alberta / AV Wakefield Macleod
A Place fortmacleod.com/live-here/ Maskinonge Hwy 6
Beaver Mines Lake Campground MD Pincher Creek albertaparks.ca/castle Fort Macleod Various
Pincher Creek / Cowley / mD Pincher Creek
to Stay directory Prince of Wales hill Hwy 5
Lynx Creek Campground MD Pincher Creek albertaparks.ca/castle
Castle Falls Campground MD Pincher Creek albertaparks.ca/castle Empress Theatre Fort Macleod macleodempress.com Wildlife
Throughout the Park
Viewing
Castle Bridge Campground
Beauvais Lake
MD Pincher Creek
MD Pincher Creek
albertaparks.ca/castle
Category Experience Location Contact / Info
Pincher Creek | Photo by: AV Wakefield @viktorianorth | © Travel Alberta / AV Wakefield
Family Fun
Spray Park
In Ft. Macleod on
westbound Hwy 3
Northwest of Fort
fortmacleod.com
Lake/River/ Blakiston & Company - Rentals
Boating
Evergreen Ave blakistonandcompany.com
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump headsmashedin.ca Waterton Shoreline Cruise Co. Marina watertoncruise.com
on Hwy 3, west of albertaparks.ca/ Main Street, Pincher Interpretive Macleod
Lundbreck Falls Fox Theatre foxtheatrepc.ca Corner of Wind
Pincher Creek lundbreck-falls Creek Tours
Fort Museum Fort Macleod nwmpmuseum.com Community Play Park Flower Ave &
Lee Lake MD Pincher Creek Kootenai Brown General Store Pincher Creek kootenaibrown.ca
Shopping/ Picnic Area Cameron Falls Drive
albertaparks.ca/ Ice Cream/ Lebel Mansion Art Gallery Pincher Creek thelebel.ca
Old Man Dam Emerald Bay Picnic Area Off Entrance road
oldman-dam Arts/Enter- Oldman River Brewing Lundbreck oldmanriverbrewing.com
Linnet Lake Picnic Area Off Entrance road
albertaparks.ca/ tainment Stardust Sweets & Treats Pincher Creek
Waterton Dam Big Scoop Ice Cream Parlour Waterton Ave mywaterton.ca
Lake/River/ waterton-reservoir Shopping/
Beaver Mines General Store Beaver Mines beaverminesstore.ca
Boating Krazy Kayak Tours Ice Cream/ Moose Lick Ice Cream Parlour Wind Flower Ave mywaterton.ca
Backcountry Butchers Cowley Sells ice cream Arts/Enter-
Castle Provincial Park albertaparks.ca/castle Waterton Lakes Opera House Wind Flower Ave mywaterton.ca
Golfing Pincher Creek Golf Course Pincher Creek pinchercreekgolf.com tainment
Lynx Creek Campground / day use albertaparks.ca/castle Welches Chocolate Shop Wind Flower Ave mywaterton.ca
Castle Bridge Campground / Maycroft Provincial Recreation
albertaparks.ca/castle albertaparks.ca/maycroft Golfing Waterton Lakes Golf Course Entrance Road golfwaterton.com
day use Area
Beaver Mines Lake Campground / pinchercreek.ca/visit/ Belly River Campground Hwy 6 mywaterton.ca/stay
albertaparks.ca/castle Veterans Memorial Campground Pincher Creek
day use Camping campground Hwy 5, west of
Castle Falls Campground / day use albertaparks.ca/castle Crooked Creek Campground mywaterton.ca/stay
Sleepy Hollow Pincher Creek sleepyhollowcampground.ca Camping Waterton Park
Bobby Burns Fish Park Lundbreck Falls Provincial albertaparks.ca/ In Waterton
Townsite Campground mywaterton.ca/stay
Lee Lake Recreation Area lundbreck-falls townsite
Lake/River/ albertaparks.ca/ A Place Castle Mountain Lodge staycastle.ca A Place
Beauvais Lake Provincial Park Waterton Various mywaterton.ca/stay
Fishing beauvais-lake to Stay Pincher Creek Various pinchercreek.ca to Stay
Old Man Outfitters Flyfishing Cowley flyfishinginalberta.com Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village Pincher Creek kootenaibrown.ca Blakiston & Company - Rentals Evergreen Ave blakistonandcompany.com
Castle Provincial Park albertaparks.ca/castle Heritage Acres Pincher Creek heritageacres.org Pat's Waterton - Rentals Mt View Rd mywaterton.ca
Waterton Dam Spray park, skate park, bike Family Fun Corner of Wind
895 Main Street, spray park, bball court,
Lee Lake Family Fun Rec Centre park, tennis courts & walking Community Play Park Flower Ave &
Pincher Creek tennis courts, playground
trails Cameron Falls Drive
Bobby Burns Fish Park
exploresouthwestalberta.ca/ Waterton
Lundbreck Falls Provincial albertaparks.ca/ Dark Sky Guides darkskyguides.ca
Three Rivers Fossil Museum three-rivers-rock-and-fossil- Community Centre
Recreation Area lundbreck-falls museum Tamarak - Mount
Castle Mountain Resort Castle Mountain skicastle.ca Waterton Outdoor Adventures hikewaterton.com
kootenaibrown.ca/p/ Interpretive View Rd
Pincher Creek Creek Walk pinchercreek.ca Kootenai Brown Pionner Village
Picnic Area Interpretive historic-walking-tours Tours Waterton
Waterton Wildflower Festival watertonwildflowers.com
Beauvais Lake Tours Pincher Creek Walking Tour Self Guided pinchercreek.ca Community Centre
Lynx Creek Campground / day use albertaparks.ca/castle Lebel Mansion Self Guided thelebel.ca/history Waterton
Waterton Wildlife Weekend watertonwildlife.com
Castle Bridge Campground / Horseback Centre Peak High Country centrepeakhighcountry- Community Centre
albertaparks.ca/castle
day use Riding Adventures (call ahead) adventures.com Mountain Along Entrance
Kootenay Brown Trail mywaterton.ca
Beaver Mines Lake Campground / Mountain Castle Mountain Resort skicastle.ca Biking Road
albertaparks.ca/castle
day use Biking Syncline Trails synclinecastletrails.org The Fort Museum of the NWMP and First Nations Interpretive Centre | © Travel Alberta Horseback
Castle Falls Campground / day use albertaparks.ca/castle Alpine Stables Entrance Road alpinestables.com
Riding
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Town of Nanton nanton.ca Town of Claresholm townofclaresholm.com Town of Cardston cardstontourism.com
Nanton was named after Sir Augustus Nanton (1860–1925) a Winnipeg June 1917 Louise McKinney was sworn in as MLA for the electoral district Charles Ora Card, a leader of a Mormon wagon train from Utah, founded the
stockbroker who financed farms and ranches. Experience history on the of Claresholm. She was one of The Famous Five along with Irene Parlby, town in 1887. Discover how Sea Biscuit, King Kong and The Simpsons are
Antique & Art Walk and at the Bomber Command Museum. Henrietta Muir Edwards, Emily Murphy and Nellie McClung. tied to the areav.
Town of Stavely stavely.ca Town of Granum granum.ca Cardston County cardstoncounty.com
Stavely was incorporated in 1912 and remains a working cattle town. The Granum was incorporated before Alberta became a Province and before the A premier Equine and Agricultural Centre is located on 20 acres of beautiful
town hosted the world's first indoor rodeo in 1929 and the Stavely Indoor Municipal Government Act designated population sizes. So, with about 450 foothills land with a mandate to preserve the agricultural way of life, support
Rodeo has been an annual event since 1956. residents, Granum is officially Alberta’s smallest town. recreation and education and foster volunteerism.
Village of Glenwood glenwood.ca
Glenwood was Glenwoodville until 1979, named after Glen Wood, a Mormon
settler from Utah. A dairy processing plant has operated for over 75 years,
Nanton / Stavely Claresholm / Granum winning “best cheese in the province” over 30 times.
Category Experience Location Contact / Info Category Experience Location Contact / Info village of Hill Spring hillspring.ca
mdwillowcreek.com/html/ townofclaresholm.com/visit/ Hill Spring was established in 1910 on ranch land purchased by the Mormon
Clear Lake Centennial Park Claresholm
Lake/River/ clearlake leisure-and-recreation Church for $6.00 per acre The stunning landscape inspired the town motto:
Picnic Area
Boating mdwillowcreek.com/html/ townofclaresholm.com/visit/
Pine Coulee Amundsen Park Claresholm “Prairie to Peak Perfection”.
pinecoulee leisure-and-recreation
Shopping/ Nanton Candy and Ice Cream The Old Dairy Ice Cream Shoppe Bellevue
Nanton nantoncandy.com
Ice Cream/ Shoppe Bubbles & Balms Claresholm bubblesandbalms.ca
Arts/Enter-
tainment Antique & Artwalk Nanton visitnanton.com Frontier Western Shop Claresholm westernshop.com/store
4800 Koshney Top Hand Western Shop Claresholm tophandwesternshop.com
Stavely Golf Club 403-549-3761
Golfing Way-Stavely Flowers on 49th Claresholm flowerson49th.com
Nanton Golf Club Nanton nantongolfclub.ca Shopping/ Wed. Evening Open Mic - Live
Claresholm -
Cardston / Cardston County / Hill Spring / Glenwood
Willow Creek Park MD Willow Creek Ice Cream/ Music & Late Shopping (All
Category Experience Location Contact / Info
Ringrose Park
Arts/Enter- Summer!)
Clear Lake Park MD Willow Creek
tainment Downtown parking area
Pine Coulee MD Willow Creek Downtown Market Claresholm
(closed off)
Camping Stavely Centennial Park Stavely Hikes/ Cardston, north
Mystic Rebel – Spiritual, Gift, and Nature Trail cardstontourism.com
Claresholm Walks side of Lee Creek
403-336-9999 Curios Shop
Nanton Campground Nanton nantonlionscampground@ Southwest of
50th Ave, Payne Lake albertaparks.ca/payne-lake
gmail.com Gourmet Coffee at Fresh Sugar freshsugarco.com Mountain View
Claresholn
A Place Southeast of albertaparks.ca/
Nanton Various visitnanton.com Willowtree Designs Claresholm willowtree-designs.com Lake/River/ Police Outpost Lake Mountain View police-outpost
to Stay Boating/
The Bridges at Claresholm GC Claresholm golfclaresholm.com Northwest of Spring albertaparks.ca/parks/
Willow Creek Park MD Willow Creek Golfing Fishing St. Mary Reservoir
Granum Golf & Country Club Granum visitgranum.com/golf Coulee south/st-mary-reservoir-pra/
Clear Lake Park MD Willow Creek Granview Campgound Granum visitgranum.com/camp Southeast of 403-308-7718
Family Fun Incept Adventure Co. (call ahead)
Tom Hornecker Rec Centre & Pool Nanton 403-646-2522, nanton.ca Camping townofclaresholm.com/visit/ Cardston on Hwy 501 inceptadventureco.com
Pine Coulee MD Willow Creek Centennial Park Campground Claresholm
leisure-and-recreation Spring Glen Park Glenwood 403-626-3656
Bomber Command Museum Nanton bombercommandmuseum.ca A Place Southwest of
Claresholm Various Payne Lake albertaparks.ca/payne-lake
19 St & Hwy 2 S 403-646-3235 to Stay Mountain View
Museum of Miniatures Picnic Area
Interpretive Nanton museumofminiatures.ca Children’s Spray Park Claresholm Near campground Southeast of albertaparks.ca/
Police Outpost Lake
Tours Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery 403-646-1146, Mountain View police-outpost
19 Ave, Nanton Skateboard Park Claresholm Arena parking lot
Centre nantongrainelevators.com Family Fun Lions Park Cardston cardstontourism.com Cardston - Kainai Pow Wow | Photo by: Jarom Scott uppercasecreative.ca | © Uppercase Creative
Claresholm Aquatic Centre Claresholm townofclaresholm.com
Stavely Museum 4819 - 52nd Street 403-549-3761 The Barn Store Mountain View barnstore.ca
Claresholm Agrixplex Events Claresholm claresholmagriplex.ca
Hwy 2 S & 18 St, Carriage House Theatre Main St, Cardston thecarriagehousetheatre.com
Picnic Area Centennial Park Interpretive Claresholm & District Museum Claresholm claresholmmuseum.com
Nanton Great Canadian Barn Dance Hillspring gcbd.ca
Hwy 2 S & 25 St, Tours Granum Old Jail and Museum Granum visitgranum.com/museum
Lion's Grove Park Glenwood Pioneer Ice Cream 78 Main Ave,
Nanton Shopping/ 403-626-3233
Parlour Glenwood
Ice Cream/
Arts/Enter- Jebby Dunez 46 Main Ave,
403-894-8985
tainment Glenwood
44 Main Ave,
Van Dan's Grocery 403-626-3212
Glenwood
52 Main Ave,
Tina's Café & Bakery 403-626-2380
Glenwood
Lee Creek Golf Cardston Cardston golfleecreek.com
Golfing North of Glenwood
Blue Trail RV Park Sunshadow bluetrailrv.com
on Hwy 810
Spring Glen Park Glenwood 403-626-3656
Great Canadian Barn Dance Hill Spring gcbd.ca
Riverwood Campground Glenwood - Along
riverwoodcampground.ca
(annual passholders only) River
Camping Blue Trail North of Glenwood
bluetrailrv.com
(annual passholders only) on Hwy 810
Whisper Valley Campground Glenwood - Along
whispervalley.ca
(annual passholders only) River
Lee Creek Campground Cardston 1-877-471-2267
A Place
Cardston Various cardstontourism.com
to Stay
Great Canadian Barn Dance Hillspring gcbd.ca
Carriage House Theatre Main St, Cardston thecarriagehousetheatre.com
Family Fun Cardston Pool Cardston cardston.ca
59 Main Ave,
Water Spray Park & Bike Park Open daily 10am-8pm
Glenwood
remingtoncarriagemuseum.
Remington Carriage Museum Main St, Cardston
Interpretive ca
Tours Courthouse Museum Cardston cardstonhistoricalsociety.org
Card Pioneer Home Main St, Cardston cardstontourism.com
Off Hwy 5, north-
Horseback 403-715-4156
Elk Ridge Trail Rides (call ahead) west of Crooked
Photo by: Jarom Scott uppercasecreative.ca | © Uppercase Creative Claresholm Spray Park Riding elkridgetrailrides.com
Creek Campground
Elk Ridge Trail Rides | Photo by: Jarom Scott uppercasecreative.ca | © Uppercase Creative
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Crowsnest PasS / mD ranchland
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass crowsnestpass.com Category Experience Location Contact / Info
Thousands of golden and bald eagles converge on Crowsnest Pass in early Hikes/ Miners' Path Crowsnest Pass crowsnestmuseum.ca
Walks Turtle Mountain Crowsnest Pass frankslide.ca
spring for their migration up the Continental Divide to breeding grounds in
Turtle Mountain Crowsnest Pass frankslide.ca
Yukon and Alaska.
Frank Slide Crowsnest Pass frankslide.ca
municipal District of Ranchland mdranchland.ca
Viewpoints Corner Mountain
Cowboy Trail, Hwy 22 MD Ranchland thecowboytrail.com
Adanac & Sartoris Roads Crowsnest Pass
Dan Riley (1860–1948) was appointed Senator in 1927; he is a founder of the
eaglewatch.ca/
Western Stock Growers’ Association and inductee to Canadian Agriculture Eagle Migration (Spring and Fall) Crowsnest Pass the-eagles-journey/crows-
Wildlife
Hall of Fame. Descendants still ranch in the MD. Viewing nest-area-observation-sites
Birding Events, Hikes, Workshops Crowsnest Pass crowsnestconservation.ca
Allison/Chinook Lake Provincial west of Coleman,
albertaparks.ca/chinook
Lake/River/ Recreation Area north on Atlas Road
Boating west of Coleman,
Crowsnest Lake/Emerald Lake
on Hwy #3
Crowsnest River albertafishingguide.com
Crowsnest Café & Fly Shop Hwy #3, Coleman crowsnestcafeandflyshop.ca
Lake/River/ Crowsnest Angler Hwy #3, Bellevue crowsnestangler.com
Fishing MD Ranchland, off albertaparks.ca/
Chain Lakes Provincial Park
Hwy 22 & Hwy 533 chain-lakes-pp
Mountain Pass Escapes Coleman mtnescapes.ca
Leitch Collieries Historic Site Crowsnest Pass frankslide.ca
just north of
Chinook Lake Provincial
Hwy #3, west of albertaparks.ca/chinook
Recreation Area
Coleman
Picnic Area
Spray park, picnic area,
on Hwy #3, trailhead to Miners' Path
Flumerfelt Park
Coleman (easy family hike - 0.8km
one-way)
facebook.com/
The Old Dairy Ice Cream Shoppe Bellevue
olddairyicecreamshoppe
Crockets Trading Company Inc. Bellevue crocketsgiftz.ca
crowsnestpasspublicartgal-
Shopping/ Crowsnest Pass Art Gallery Frank
lery.com
Ice Cream/
Arts/Enter- Crowsnest Pass-
tainment Crowsnest Café & Fly Shop Castle/Crowsnest/ crowsnestcafeandflyshop.ca
Oldman Rivers
Crowsnest Pass-
The Crowsnest Angler Castle/Crowsnest/ crowsnestangler.com
Oldman Rivers
Crowsnest Pass Golf & Country
Golfing Blairmore crowsnestpassgolf.com
Club
off Hwy #3,
Bellevue Community Campground Bellevue, has the bellecrest.ca
"Smallest Church"
off Hwy#3, east of crowsnestpasscampground.
Crowsnest Pass Campground
Bellevue com
Camping
Chinook Lake Provincial
albertaparks.ca/chinook
Recreation Area
exploresouthwestalberta.ca/
Hiawatha Campground
hiawatha-campground
Frank Slide | Photo by: Brendan van Son @brendanvanson | © Brendan van Son Lost Lemon Campground Blairmore lostlemon.com
A Place
Crowsnest Pass various gocrowsnest.ca
to Stay
Spray park, picnic area,
on Hwy #3, trailhead to Miners' Path
Flumerfelt Park
Coleman (easy family hike - 0.8km
Family Fun one-way)
at the base of Pass uroc.ca/trails.php and
Crowsnest Pass Mountain Bike
Powderkeg Ski Hill, trailforks.com/region/
Skills Park
in Blairmore crowsnest-pass
Frank Slide Crowsnest Pass frankslide.ca
Leitch Collieries Historic Site Crowsnest Pass frankslide.ca
Interpretive
Bellevue Mine Bellevue bellevuemine.com
Tours
Crowsnest Museum Crowsnest Pass crowsnestmuseum.com
Alberta Provincial Police Barracks Crowsnest Pass appbarracks.com
Skills Park at
base of Pass
Powederkeg. Trail uroc.ca/trails.php and
Mountain Crowsnest Pass Mountain Bike
maps available at trailforks.com/region/
Biking Skills Park and extensive trails
Stone’s Throw Café; crowsnest-pass
all trails uploaded
on Trailforks app
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