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Southern Alberta is a wide open land of well
maintained roads and byways that are a pleasure to
drive and fun to explore, leading though a complex
mix of geology and paleontology, arts and culture,
past and present. The Alberta Badlands/Dinosaur
Trail is one of Alberta’s premiere traveling adventures,
while the ever-popular Cowboy Trail winds through
the Rocky Mountain foothills toward the bustling and
beautiful city of Calgary.
Southwest Alberta features two UNESCO World
Heritage Sites, at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
and Waterton Lakes National Park. The varied
landscape of the “Crown of the Continent” offers
endless outdoor activities, breathtaking scenery and
beautiful parks for RVing and camping. Historic sites
and interpretive centres in the small, friendly towns
throughout the region tell the fascinating stories of
Alberta’s people and cultures.
Northern Alberta is the starting point for many
journeys, from the glittering cosmopolitan center of
Edmonton, north to serene Lesser Slave Lake, west
to Jasper National Park and the British Columbia Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens, Lethbridge
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border, northwest to the heart of the Mighty Peace Nikka Yuko
River district at Grande Prairie and beyond on
the Mackenzie Highway and Deh Cho loop to Information Centre, 2805 Scenic Drive, Phone:
the Northwest Territories or northeastern British Sweetgrass Port of Entry is a major border
Columbia and Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway. It is a crossing on U.S. Highway 15 and Highway (403) 320-1222; Brewery Hill Information
Centre on Hwy 3 west of city, Toll Free (800)
stunning and diverse land of boreal forest, sweeping 4 and is the only 24-hour border crossing in 661-1222, Email: info@chinookcountry.com.
grassland and endless lakes and rivers immersed in Alberta. Population 277. Border Crossing
Aboriginal culture and early fur trader history, where information within Canada: (800) 461-9999; Located in the heart of beautiful southwestern
the northern lights blaze across the night sky and you outside Canada: (204) 983-3500.
can explore the backcountry for days without seeing Lethbridge Alberta, Lethbridge offers an endless variety of
recreational activities and significant attractions.
another person.
Nestled in the Oldman River Valley, the Helen
Location: At the junction of Highways 3, 4 and Schuler Nature Centre has been providing a wide
Coutts 5; 166 km (104 miles) west of Medicine Hat; 57 range of dynamic nature interpretive programs since
km (34 miles) east of Fort Macleod. Population:
Location: Coutts is located on the 49th parallel 65,500. Visitor Information: Chinook 1982, designed to help children and adults discover
with Sweetgrass, Montana to the south. Coutts/ Country Tourist Association, Rest Area/Main all that the local natural environment offers.

Paradise, Montana

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