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Clear Lake Park | Barrhead County, Alberta

Clear Lake Park is located in Barrhead County, Alberta about an hour and half drive North West from Edmonton. This beautiful Lake, Campground and Day Use Area is a Gem that we almost don't want to tell anyone. The lake is Clear and covered with water lilies around the shores is has a beautiful beach with a swim area and a playground for kids. Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer areas. The Campground is situated within the trees and has 74 sites all have picnic tables and fire pits. Clean Outhouses located throughout the campground and potable water as well. You will...

Giant Soft Bricks POP UP Playground | YEG

Check out this one of a kind soft block playground located in Southgate Shopping mall next to the Starbucks and the food court. This is the first of it's kind in Canada and is the Canadian Primer of the Soft Block POP UP! Don't wait too long as it is only around until February 15, 2023. The Playground costs $7 per child for children 1-12 years of age. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Your child will receive a wrist band and you can come and go all day; That's the best part of all! Some...

Viewing the Aurora Borealis | Alberta Canada

Aurora Borealis also known as the Northern Lights is Earths Natural Lights display that is a rare treat to see usually in the Northerly Latitudes. Now I could sit here and give you the scientific explanation of why they occur but I'm not going to do that; there's Wikipedia for that. So take a road trip to one of the following places and sit back and watch the Night Sky. Viewing the lights depends on how strong the solar storm is. KP5 Storms are usually visible overhead all across Alberta. Take into consideration cloud cover and light pollution, so check...

Hard Luck Canyon | Whitecourt

Hard Luck Canyon is a must see if you are in the Whitecourt area. Hard Luck Canyon is a waterfall fed by a beaver pond when it overflows so it is best to view in spring or after a lot of rain. The Waterfall falls from the cliff side under the bridge and into the Canyon to meet Hard Luck Creek. This place is beautiful and the kids love it. The walk from the parking lot is less than 1 Km round trip and is easy for any skill level and even stroller or wagon friendly. Keep in mind that...

Carson Pegasus Provincial Park | Camping

Carson Pegasus Provincial Park is located approximately 200 Km North West of Edmonton Alberta, Canada. The Campground located within the park has almost 200 sites with walk in tenting as well and is situated on the scenic Lake McLeod. There is also Little McLeod Lake which is paddle friendly. The sites are beautifully treed with spaces between them and some sites even offer power. Carson Pegasus is situated along the foothills and within the boreal forest so it is such a beautiful and peaceful place to camp. The Campground contains 2 Playgrounds, a small beach with roped swimming area, a...

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