Calgary area
Calgary Stampede
Ten days of rodeo, chuckwagon racing, a parade and midway every July in Calgary.
Top 50 places to see in Alberta
From UNESCO World Heritage Sites to prairie badlands, mountain lakes and fur-trade forts, these are 50 of Alberta's must-see places, each with a short history and practical RV tips. Filter by region or search by name. Always check the official source for current hours, closures, fire bans and reservations before you go.
Calgary area
Heritage Park Historical Village
One of Canada's largest living history museums, on the Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary.
Calgary area
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Rolling foothills ranchland and Bow River views between Calgary and Cochrane.
Calgary area
Big Rock (Okotoks Erratic)
A 16,500-tonne glacial erratic sitting alone on the prairie west of Okotoks.
Calgary area
Bar U Ranch National Historic Site
A preserved historic ranch on the Cowboy Trail near Longview.
Calgary area
Kananaskis Country
About 4,000 km² of mountains, lakes and foothills, roughly an hour west of Calgary.
Rockies
Banff National Park
Canada's first national park, with turquoise lakes, glaciers, hot springs and the town of Banff.
Rockies
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
The thermal springs where Canada's national park system began.
Rockies
Lake Louise
The famous turquoise lake beneath Victoria Glacier.
Rockies
Moraine Lake
An azure lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at about 1,884 m.
Rockies
Johnston Canyon
Catwalks through a limestone canyon to waterfalls and the Ink Pots.
Rockies
Lake Minnewanka
A 21-km mountain lake just outside the Banff townsite.
Rockies
Peyto Lake
A wolf-head-shaped turquoise lake seen from a lookout off the Icefields Parkway.
Rockies
Icefields Parkway
About 230 km of glaciers, waterfalls and peaks between Lake Louise and Jasper.
Rockies
Columbia Icefield & Athabasca Glacier
The largest ice field in the Rockies, and a glacier you can walk to the edge of.
Rockies
Jasper National Park
The largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, with dark skies and abundant wildlife.
Rockies
Maligne Lake & Maligne Canyon
Spirit Island's famous view, and a slot canyon more than 50 m deep.
Rockies
Miette Hot Springs
Outdoor hot pools in the Fiddle River valley between Hinton and Jasper.
Rockies
Canmore
A mountain town in the Bow Valley at the edge of Banff and Kananaskis.
Rockies
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes and some of K-Country's best campgrounds.
Southern Alberta
Dinosaur Provincial Park
UNESCO-listed badlands and one of the richest dinosaur fossil sites on Earth.
Southern Alberta
Drumheller & the Royal Tyrrell Museum
Alberta's badlands town, hoodoos, and Canada's largest fossil collection.
Southern Alberta
Horseshoe Canyon
A dramatic horseshoe-shaped badlands canyon beside Highway 9.
Southern Alberta
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and museum of Blackfoot culture west of Fort Macleod.
Southern Alberta
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai'pi
Hoodoos, the Milk River and one of the largest collections of rock art on the Great Plains.
Southern Alberta
Waterton Lakes National Park
Where the prairies meet the mountains, in Alberta's southwest corner.
Southern Alberta
Frank Slide
Canada's deadliest rockslide, beside Highway 3 in the Crowsnest Pass.
Southern Alberta
Crowsnest Pass
Historic coal-mining towns strung along Highway 3 in the southern Rockies.
Southern Alberta
Castle Provincial Park
Alberta's newer mountain parks between the Crowsnest Pass and Waterton.
Southern Alberta
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
Forested hills rising out of the prairie southeast of Medicine Hat.
Southern Alberta
Medicine Hat
A sunny prairie city in the South Saskatchewan River valley.
Southern Alberta
Lethbridge: High Level Bridge & Nikka Yuko
A huge railway trestle over the coulees, and a traditional Japanese garden.
Southern Alberta
Fort Macleod
A historic main street and the story of the North-West Mounted Police.
Southern Alberta
Red Rock Coulee Natural Area
Giant red boulder-like concretions scattered across prairie badlands.
Central Alberta
Sylvan Lake
A classic Alberta summer beach town on a 15-km lake west of Red Deer.
Central Alberta
Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
Fur trade history at the meeting of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan rivers.
Central Alberta
Abraham Lake
Alberta's largest reservoir, famous for its winter ice bubbles.
Central Alberta
Nordegg & the Brazeau Collieries
A historic mining town and preserved coal mine in the foothills.
Central Alberta
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Quiet badlands and an ancient bison jump on the Red Deer River.
Edmonton area
Elk Island National Park
A fenced "island of conservation" with plains and wood bison, east of Edmonton.
Edmonton area
Fort Edmonton Park
Canada's largest living history museum by area, in the North Saskatchewan river valley.
Edmonton area
Royal Alberta Museum
Western Canada's largest museum, covering Alberta's natural and human history.
Edmonton area
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
An open-air museum of Ukrainian pioneer life on the Yellowhead Highway.
Edmonton area
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
Lakes, aspen forest and dark skies in the Beaver Hills, southeast of Edmonton.
Edmonton area
Vegreville Pysanka
A giant Ukrainian Easter egg sculpture beside Highway 16A.
Northern Alberta
Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada's largest national park, a UNESCO site with wood bison and whooping cranes.
Northern Alberta
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
Sandy beaches and world-class birding on one of Alberta's largest lakes.
Northern Alberta
Dunvegan Provincial Park & Historic Dunvegan
One of Alberta's earliest fur trade posts, in the Peace River valley.
Northern Alberta
Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park
An island park with old-growth boreal forest on Lac la Biche.
Northern Alberta
Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
A modern palaeontology museum near Grande Prairie.
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Plan your Alberta RV trip
Calgary & Alberta
Popular Alberta RV routes and camping areas: Banff, Jasper, Kananaskis, Drumheller and Waterton
Practical RV advice for Alberta's favourite destinations: Banff, the Icefields Parkway, Jasper, Kananaskis, Drumheller and Waterton. Passes, booking, road notes, wildlife and services.
Calgary & Alberta
Spring RV road-trip prep for Alberta: the complete shake-down checklist
Get your RV ready for spring trips in Alberta: de-winterizing, safety checks, tires and brakes, propane, booking campsites and passes, mountain road and weather prep.
Crown land camping
Crown land (public land) camping in Alberta: the rules for RVers
How random camping on Alberta Crown land works: the Public Lands Camping Pass, 14-day stay limit, Public Land Use Zones, the Kananaskis exceptions, fire bans and Leave No Trace, with official links.
Printable checklist
RV pre-trip checklist
Free printable RV pre-trip checklist: walk-around inspection, hitch and trailer brakes, tires, propane, interior lock-down and final departure checks.