Paula & Colin
Paula & Colin
Travel Alberta
Check out all that Alberta has to offer for tourism
Calaway Park
Rides, games and campground facility. At least a day is required to fully experience this park. Just outside of Calgary. About 90 minutes from our home. A perfect start or end to your trip into the mountains (Banff/Lake Louise)
Heritage Park
Spend a day exploring the early days of Alberta life.
Alberta Prairie Steam Tours Ltd
Day trip. 1 hour away from our home. This must be booked well in advance, but a lovely day trip which we highly recommend if you have the time
Royal Tyrrell Museum
2.5 hours from our home. Seriously a cool place to visit especially if you're into dinosaurs. The museum has many fossils, skeletons and the like that were all found in this river valley. There are local campgrounds and hotels if you want to stay a night or two.
Ol' MacDonald's Resort
Camping and cabins. About an hour from our home. Nice lake and beach. Great for kids and family oriented
West Edmonton Mall
The eighth wonder of the world! Indoor ice skating rink, bowling, waterpark, restaurants, roller coaster and midway rides. All indoors. All in a multilevel mall. Plan to spend at least a day here depending on what you want to do. about 90 mins from our home.
Banff National Park
2.5 hour drive from our home. Spend at least a day here. More if you can and pair it with a drive out to Lake Louise
Lake Louise (North Lakeside）
Beautiful views and hikes. Make sure you have a lot of time to soak in this area. It's absolutely breathtaking! You can stay in Canmore or Banff and easily take some time to come here as well.
Sylvan Lake Park
This little summer town is 20 minutes from our home. We HIGHLY recommend staying here.
Discovery Canyon
Family afternoon activity. 20 minutes from our home
Crimson Lake Provincial Park
Camping 1 hour from our home
Burbank Park & Hall
Camping. 5 minute drive from our house
Bower Ponds
Neighboring our wedding venue. Nice for a walk on the paths by the river or having an ice cream. Playground for the kids.
Jarvis Bay Provincial Campground
Camping. 15 mins away from our home
Calgary Tower
Downtown Calgary. Park on the outskirts of the city and take the C-Train downtown to see the tower and take in the sites, parks and restaurants.
TELUS Spark
Science center. Right by the Calgary Zoo. We would recommend a day for the zoo and a day for the science center if you want to make the most out of these two activities.
TELUS World of Science
Science center in Edmonton.