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Isn’t it Time You Visited the Canadian Badlands?

Just a scenic drive from several urban hubs including Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon and the northern US, the Canadian Badlands is a unique travel and tourism region in southeastern Alberta.

Ride a vintage steam train, or dance under the northern lights. Explore an abandoned coal mine, or dig for fossils. Take a river boat ride, or interpret ancient petroglyphs, shop for local art, or camp in comfort. Live the cowboy life, feel the need for speed, or just lie back, relax, and take in the breathtaking landscape. Hike through the hoodoos, or hug your kids by a crackling fire. The Canadian Badlands are full of one-of-a-kind stories, characters, and attractions just waiting to be experienced.

Use these trip ideas as you travel through one of Alberta’s best kept secrets – the Canadian Badlands. It’s about time.

Homesteads, Bonebeds & Coalbeds Driving Tour

Route: Calgary – Rosebud – Drumheller Valley – Brooks – Dinosaur Provincial Park – Calgary Time/Distance: 6 hours – 546 Km The Canadian Badlands is like no other place on earth. Home to the world’s most extensive dinosaur bonebeds, badlands and hoodoos and a world-class dinosaur museum, our natural heritage is over 75 million years […]
Coal Trails & Prairie Rails Driving Tour

Route Red Deer – Boomtown Trail – Dry Island Buffalo Jump – Drumheller Valley – Trail of the Buffalo – Red Deer This tour of the Canadian Badlands travels through fertile farmlands rich in settlement history to the remarkable Dry Island Buffalo Jump. Dry Island Viewpoint is one of many overlooking the Red Deer River […]
One-day itinerary – Pincher Creek

A Southern Alberta road trip isn’t complete unless the destinations include outdoor adventures, culinary, learning and cultural experiences. Create your #MySouthernAB #BucketlistAB itinerary in Southern Alberta and come read more about why Pincher Creek is the perfect summer basecamp. The community of Pincher Creek is within a 30 minute drive of Castle Provincial Park (it’s […]
One-day itinerary – Explore the river valley of Lethbridge

A Southern Alberta road trip isn’t complete unless the destinations include outdoor adventures, culinary, learning and cultural experiences. Create your #MySouthernAB #BucketlistAB itinerary in Southern Alberta and come read more about why Lethbridge is the perfect summer basecamp. Getting To Lethbridge Read about the eco adventures in Lethbridge here. Drive from Calgary: It’s about a […]
One-day itinerary – Newell by the Water

A Canadian Badlands road trip isn’t complete unless the destinations include outdoor adventures, culinary, learning and cultural experiences. Create your #MyBadlandsAB #BucketlistAB itinerary in Southern Alberta and come read more about why Newell is the perfect summer getaway. Getting To Newell Drive from Calgary: It’s about a two-hour drive east on the Trans-Canada Hwy/AB-1 E. […]
One-day itinerary – The Wild West of Alberta

A Southern Alberta road trip isn’t complete unless the destinations include outdoor adventures, culinary, learning and cultural experiences. Create your #MySouthernAB #BucketlistAB itinerary in Southern Alberta and come read more about why Lethbridge is the perfect summer basecamp. Getting To Lethbridge and Cardston Read more about the Old West in Lethbridge here. Drive from Calgary: […]
One-day itinerary – Splash down in Lethbridge this summer

A Southern Alberta road trip isn’t complete unless the destinations include outdoor adventures, culinary, learning and cultural experiences. Create your #MySouthernAB #BucketlistAB itinerary in Southern Alberta and come read more about why Lethbridge is the perfect summer basecamp. Getting To Lethbridge Read all about Lethbridge here. Drive from Calgary: It’s about a two-hour drive south […]

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