8 Thrilling Places In Southern Alberta (Besides Banff)
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- Beyond Banff, check out 8 other exciting places in Southern Alberta that are way less crowded and exciting to visit! Plus I added 4 bonus attractions including the happiest place in Alberta.
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00:00 Introduction
00:23 Dinosaur Provincial Park
02:18 Waterton Lakes National Park
03:53 Red Rock Canyon
04:49 Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
06:34 Crowsnest Pass
08:26 Drumheller
10:27 Red Rock Coulee
12:16 Kananaskis
14:56 Bonus Locations
I would have added "Head Smashed In " Buffalo Jump its not to everybody's taste but an interesting part of first nations history The old whiskey traders fort Whoop Up in the old man river valley is another one. Great job!!
I did go and was going to add it but somehow half the footage didn't turn out. THat is what I ditched my GoPro and bought an Action Cam. Head Smashed In will get a stand alone video next time I am out.
Head smashed in is definitely a cool place and I recommend it often.
@@attrellI have been to Dry Island Buffalo Jump in south eastern Alberta and it was very cool to see just how far the Buffalo 🦬 would have fallen after tumbling down! 😮 Fun fact: don’t drive down or stay down if it’s raining or after it rained because the gravel road is so slippery you may not be able to drive back up!! 😮
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Not to everyone's taste?
I'm proud to be from Alberta. Such a beautiful province.
Just as long as you’re not from Edmonton 😁😁😁
I’m a proud Calgarian
Alberta is a beautiful province! I'm lucky to call it home.
Indeed, I'm pleased to call it the place where I was born and raised. It has a number of lovely sights and two fairly big cities (Edmonton and Calgary) in it plus Alberta provides Canada with oil and is basically Canada's economic engine even if Justin Trudeau thinks otherwise.
@@girlgarde Trudopey will never admit to that. Maybe it's time to bring Harper back from retirement.
@@CurrentlyOnLV-426not sure what Harper did for Alberta for 11 yrs.. you would think things would be perfect with cons provincially and federally.. things are not always Trudeau's fault
@@pambp5978 If you are not from Alberta then you don’t know. And if you are from Calgary then you world definitely know. And yes, things are not always Trudeau’s fault. But more are his faults then should be, for the prime minister of Canada. And when you are the leader, buck should stop with you.
@@CurrentlyOnLV-426 why would you assume I am not from Alberta...
Alberta is a beautiful province, so many gorgeous places to go!
I love Alberta. Born and raised in Camrose Alberta
Nanton has great shops, I always stop there and wander on my way south. Love this Province...came from west coast 25 years ago and never looked back
I’ve never seen Waterton look so still! Love Red Rock Coulee - it’s like visiting Mars 🤓 I might add Dry Island Buffalo Jump and Castle Wildland PP too - Castle is so pretty with waterfalls and so much wildlife
I want to see Castle, I was going to do but was raining. I will try again. Thanks!
I miss Dinosaur Prov Park. I was a park ranger there for 4 years.
Must have been a fun job!
It was. Lots of resource management work. Piles of history there. The list of what the job entailed was huge. Definitely more than meets the eye.
Elkwater in Cypress hills is a great place. Reesor lake, and grayburn gap are in that area as well.
If you're in red rock park. Stop at premium sausage in seven persons, and have a sausage on a bun. Smells wonderful in there.
Fort McLeod is also a great place to go.
Love your channel. Thank you for sharing!☮️❤️🙂🙏🌈🍀🎶🇨🇦
Thank you!
Red Rock Coulee in Orion, Alberta is also cool. Huge spherical red rocks
i love our province so much. down south is the golden land.
Alberta, my province the beautiful with wonderful and amazing people :)
Wayne, AB just off the highway near Drumheller is super interesting to visit. The road includes crossing 11 one way bridges and you end up at an abandoned mining town. The hotel and cafe are great attractions - fascinating history and the best bison burger I’ve ever had! Camping and outside stage for entertainment near the hotel.
I like that town
This is a great video. Photography is spot on. The commentary is thoughtful and clear. Your speaking voice is clear and well pronounced.
Investing in audio equalization, mics, recording studio with acoustics. Fifty percent of your show is audio.
Thank you! I bought one of those Blue microphones last month!
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I love how silent it is in Dinosaur Park while walking through the Hoodoos/trails - I'd pick it over Drumheller any day. Waterton is nice, but pretty tourist heavy....
Red Rock is surreal....just amazing! Writing On Stone Park is on the top of the list as there's some great camping there and no fee for Park entry. Milk River is a nice little town to visit as well.
Wow! Haven't been to Red Rock Coulee before. I love the fact there's just a picnic bench and the rest is nature!
Another great video - thanks for sharing!
I would would wager that if you asked the average Albertan more than 50% would think Dinosaur Provincial Park is Drumheller.
Thank you! I like Dino better too and hope the trail they are working on is significant!
@@attrell Looking forward to that new trail for sure - watching your videos is really making me consider picking up one of those drones. Last time we were at Writing Stone there was a really loud rattle snake under a rock next to the trail - I guess it felt the vibration of our footsteps! Hearing that sound in real life, is spooky for sure!
Carry a long stick with you. You can flick the snake away with the stick.
Right ✅️ I'm going to visit Red Rock 🪨 next week. P.S. I have some really nice drone video 📹 of Frank Slide on my YT channel.
Lots of favorites in there. My visits to Southern Alberta have invariably been during October and November, so lots of dramatic weather. Being on that bluff outside the Prince of Wales in Waterton Lakes is quite an experience at that time of the year - the wind is fierce!! I still laugh about seeing a minivan pull up, and as the door slide open the first boy outside had a moment to enjoy his ballcap being on his head before it was yanked off and set sailing to parts unknown. My last visit was not long after the fires, so it was startling to see both all of the damage as well as see what managed to escape the flames (the Prince of Wales being most notable).
Hi Chris. Subbed to your channel a couple weeks ago. 25% of Frank was buried during the slide, the rest of town was just west of the slide. The slide happened in 1903, when Alberta was still part of the Northwest Territories. Alberta became a Province in 1905, same day as Saskatchewan. Thank you for bringing us along for the Road Trip. Stay Safe and on to the next Adventure.
Thanks for the info! It's quite an amazing place to see!
just ran into three sisters, about 60, all from Frank. My God they're hot. Justanotherrreason to visit s. Alberta!
On the main drag in Waterton Park in summer, it is common to see a bull elk settled down on the lawn just feet from the sidewalk. Being massive in size, [ weighing 392 - 1029 lbs.] sporting a huge rack of antlers, they don't seem to scare stupid tourists who approach them as if they are tame. It adds excitement to their vacation being nearly gored or stomped to death. Enjoyed your travelog. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing!
Common to see Mule deer, not elk.
Waterton has a heard of over 1,000 elk but they do not entre the town site.
- Resident of the park
@@matthewkretz4257 Thanks for saying Matthew. My experience was in 1974.
Love that you added the bird of prey sanctuary, it's so much fun for kids.
And as to Writing-on-Stone, rattlesnakes aren't exactly rare. It's our go to camping and seeing a rattlesnake a few times a year is common, in my experience
Cypress hills is amazing, Elkwater is the town. If you mountain bike or hike the trails there are open before anywhere else in Alberta with decent ones. It is the highest point in Canada between the Rockies and the other mountains to the east. Cold as balls lakes though, but decent fishing. Many campsites as well. Also there is lookout point, which is just beautiful
Love that place!
Fabulous video! Brought back lots of memories.👏🏼👏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been to both Horseshoe and Horsethief Canyons. Stunning scenery!
Lundbreck Falls is always a nice stop for us, especially after picking up donuts from Bootsma Bakery in Lethbridge. Also a nice hike up The Miners' Path in Coleman.
As another person commented; you don’t want to miss Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump. The history, culture, and lifestyle of the Blackfoot people is covered in this fascinating building, which is built in increasing levels into the side of the rocks leading up to the precipice of the jump. It’s very impressive because it is operated almost wholly by local indigenous people. The pride the young people take in their dancing brings a tear to the eye. To understand the significance of the millions of Bison which comprised every aspect of indigenous livelihood and culture, and which roamed the prairies and were wantonly slaughtered for game by the encroaching Europeans, is another reason for tears. Despite it all, this place is a beacon for hope.
I did go visit and got some video, but the wind was so strong the audio was useless and the camera on the gimble was too shaky. I will go next year.
Agreed and I have to admit that the displays and the way it's set up is second to none.
I've lived in Southern Alberta my entire life.... I'll say that I have been to all of these places at least once in my life! I'm surprised you didn't do Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
I did. Sadly, the wind was so bad the audio was horrible and wind blew camera so much is was shaky.
Make sure that you pick a day when there will be a special Trekkie event to visit Vulcan, Alberta. Otherwise you would be like a silly me who drove hours to the place (& back too!), took a few pictures and got bored to tears after a few minutes. The world was still much younger than today and there were good Star Trek episodes playing on TVs.
Waterton for Easter in 1959. We were from Windfall, Alberta so it was a lot more warm than home, only minus 30 below.
Excellent work, vey interesting, and I have visited many of these places. Some are very surreal for sure....👍
Writing on Stone was my unexpected gem find. Great video
Thank you!
Great video, you were spot on with everyone of your choices. One place that's another favourite of mine is Cardston, Alberta.
Missed an absolute gem - Dry Island Buffalo Jump provincial park. Easily one of the most beautiful spots in all of Alberta
Next time!
Lived in Lethbridge for 6 years. Great place and lots of great memories❤ Thank you for sharing this video!
Glad you enjoyed it
I lived there as well. It really is a great town. Love Lethbridge.
It changed since COVID and lockdown. I used to love it here, now I'd give damn near anything to leave. The people changed. I'm very introverted and mind my own business and bother no one yet I've had more incidents of people being just plain mean and nasty for no reason at all since lockdown added then all the years before combined.
Such great choices for this video. I've found a few new places to explore as well. Thanks!
Have fun!
Your videos are excellent, keep up the good work!
Thank you very much!
I really really really enjoyed this video very very very much !!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much!
Red rock boulders are Glacial erratic's... Rocks carried along by a glacier and then dropped when the glacier melted...
Thanks heaps for your video. We'll be there soon and you've provided some interesting ideas for places to visit.
Cheers
Mick
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Been to all these gems in southern AB.
Thanks for watching!
Just found your channel. It really appeals to me. Thanks for making it.
Thank you!
Could have done a long detailed Skit on Cypress Hills like the Kananaskis one, they aren't just hills there are many Small Mountains and large hills that go above 750metres and a huge 12km wide by 50km long Forest that just pops out of the badlands like Red Rock which is just 15 minutes away from the Park, the Cypress Hills are like Southern Alberta's and Saskatchewan's own little Appalachian Region. The City of Medicine Hat is also way more beautiful and full of Coulees and hills stretch out the Mid-Size City of about 85,000 ppl including RedCliff and Dunmore over an area that's the size of a more Urbanized Mid-Sized City like Lethbridge&Coaldale (a total of about 105,000) but coaldale is 10km outside of Lethbridge and many Businesses have been built in a couple new Industrial Parks between Coaldale and Lethbridge that ended up doing very good and a new Street Light Crossing was built on the Highway 3 Turnoff to the rapidly expanding Broxburn Industrial Park, which makes Coaldale and Lethbridge 5km apart once they move the City Sign and I'm Sure they will. The Indian Battle Park River Coulee trails that seperate East and West Lethbridge are beautiful parks and trails, however I prefer Medicine Hat as you get Coulees and Hills and the best City/Nature walking trails between EVERY neighborhood. It's paradise and 30 mins to Cypress and Red Rock. However my favorite Mid Size Urban City is Red Deer (125,000) and it has a vibrant DT.
I'll be making a Cypress Hills video that includes the center and east block in Saskatchewan.
this was great to watch I have been living in alberta for nearly twenty years and only knew about drumheller. I will be checking out those places thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Been through Crows Nest Pass and Drumheller. Thanks for the upload☺👍
THanks for watching!
There are Gardner, Bull, and Rattle Snakes in both Drumheller and Crowsnest Pass just so you know. Also Hybrid Bull/Rattlers, Scorpions, and Big Wierd Spiders In Drum, as well as Timber Rattlesnakes in Crowsnest, as well as some types of water snakes and lots of Turtles!
What a great video of amazing places in Alberta that few people outside of the province know about.
Thank you!
Great video. Looked like you picked an amazing day to go to some of these places. Can't believe how clear the reflection was on the lakes in Kananaskis. I would add Sheep River Falls. Beautiful area!
Thanks and yes I agree I should have
Just moved back so I could be closer to writing on Stone provincial park. Love this place so much.
Great place!
Thanks! I've been living in Alberta awhile and didn't know about some of those spots.
Glad I could help!
I moved to Alberta last year. I hope to check out some of these places this summer. Thanks!
Have fun!
Red Rock Coulee is my favourite too. It's out of this world 😊👍
I agree!
I would have included Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo-Jump and the Last Chance Saloon in Wayne (Drumheller area).
Wayne is awesome
Great video, lots of fabulous info.
Thank you!
Nicely done!
Beautiful video! Thank you so much! I watch a video called Candice and Jordan Camille Horsemanship and they mentioned Alberta so I came!❤️😀
Interesting places. Thank you ❤
Thank you too
Very helpful video - thank you
You're welcome!
Excellent video Chris,makes me want to move back to Alberta
Thank you!
I hunt 30 minutes from red rock coulee and the land out there is just gorgeous
Thank you this was truly informative and Alberta looks beautiful ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
great show, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Yes, Alberta has everything. I know, I live here in Alberta...
Except an ocean
Great video thanks
Great video! Very informative ❤
THank you!
Thank you... lots of food for thought for a hobbyist photographer from Yukon. I lost much of my mobility within the last few years and can no longer hike to many of the view options nearby.
Your video piques interest visiting a new geography that is available within my limitations. I particularly appreciate the 'distance/difficulty' access comments. Not so inclined to travel 2500 km south to see mountains and bears but the badlands and prairie towns are very appealing. I'll be digging in to your video list for more nuggets. Thank you again. Liked and subbed.
Thank you!! Hope you get to check some of them out, you will enjoy Dinosaur Park near brooks!
Exceptional tour and photography ,Chris ! Have visited 6 of the 8 sites and all were mesmerizing. ( SE Alberta was out of my travel area near Medicine Hat) . Another great spot near Lethbridge is Fort Whoop-up located near the famous railway trestle there that a previous commenter mentioned. 👍👍👍🤩🏆🏆🏆
Thanks! I will check that out.
Ski trails were omitted. That is a lure to Kananaskis and the lovely Canmore Nordic Centre.
Nicely done!!
Thanks!
I ALMOST stepped on a rattlesnake at the viewpoint at Dinosaur Park. It still amazes me that he was so camouflaged. I was watching closely for them but still didn’t see it until it rattled and pulled it’s head back out of the way of my boot. I can tell you I nearly came out of my skin to look down and see it. It was right beside the rock with the world heritage site plaque on it. The sun was low on the horizon and it didn’t even cast a shadow.
Oh wow glad you didn't get bit
Good thing you weren't wearing the footware I see so many Americans in the desert: flip flops. climbing rock crevices, sticking their hand in dark holes, man,
This just popped up as a suggestion and I loved it! We visited Jasper and Banff years ago but it's obvious we need to go back. What gorgeous places! When I was a child, I visited Waterton with my parents but would love to go back. (Please note I have paid attention and will go after Canadian Thanksgiving...no thank you to the rattlesnakes!!). Thanks so much for sharing these places with us!
Thanks for watching!
Pretty good video overall.
Few corrections needed:
- Highwood pass not Highland pass.
- This pass is also the highest paved road in Canada.
- Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes are found in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. The turn off to this park is at the gate where they close the highway to the Highwood pass.
- All the bad lands are very slippery and hard to navigate in the rain or when wet.
Thanks! I did not know that. I was on top of the world highway before, I thought that was highest.
You said Frank was in Drumheller area but you covered it in Crowsnest Pass.
@@kmilton1593he never said Frank was in Drum, he stated in this and other videos that Frank is on hwy3 which is no where near Drumheller
Bar U Ranch is also a cool place to visit. They have a bunch of activities you can partake in. It’s worth a visit.
I will check it out!
I visited Alberta for 4 weeks in June . I found your videos after get back home in Ontario. Your videos are Very informative and interesting. I might have to move there 😂 you got a subscriber. Thanks
Glad you like them!
though rare to see there are actually bull snakes at horseshoe canyon. I've heard of rattle snakes being there as well but never seen one there. i live in the area.
Makes me wanna go there!
You should!
Writing on stone has Rattle snake and they are numerous. While campong there a snake decided it wanted to move into my brothers tent. Park ranger was kind enough to move it along. The good thing about Rattle snakes is they will warn you if you are getting to close.
Thank goodness!
The streetlights in Vulcan are mini starship Enterprise.
Great info but I would definitely add Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump. Amazing facility, history and you can walk out to the jump site.
Great idea! I will do that next
My fav place in Kananaskis is Forgetmenot Pond. ❤
You really have an exceptionally beautiful piece of real estate there... Not only in AB, but all over the country - it's absolutely stunning. And what i apreciate even more, is that you're pretty much never interupted by some Billy-Bob trying to sell you some fries with cheese.
Ha ha yes no Billy-Bob!
I would love to go explore all these places 💫
I hope you do!
There are many other places in Alberta beside Banff and Jasper that are just as stunning if not more with much less people. I can remember the last time family came to visit me and wanted to go see Lake Louise. The crowd and lack of parking lesser the experience like most places tourists hear about before coming to Alberta. Most other places mostly unknown from tourist in the rockies are more enjoyable and just as pretty in my opinion if you don’t mind camping.
Bar U Ranch, Okotoks Erratic, Diamond Valley, Longview, Rowley are just a small handful of amazing places you never listed.
Next time!
I remember about 10 years ago at writing on stone, i ran around a big bush and looked down, and literally right belowe my foot was a rattle snake looking straight up me looking about as shocked as i was, we both booked it the opposite way and never crossed paths again lol funny as hell, he just about got stomped on by a 200 pound human and i just about took a bite to the ankle lol you could tell he was probably as scared as i was
Yikes!
Great video..Thanksforsharing. beautiful areas. My family and I are moving to Southern Alberta this year. Looking forward to it.
Thank you!
Great video on Southern Alberta. Just a friendly add for you about Kananaskis Country. The paved highway pass you referred to as “Highland Pass” on Highway 40 and changing name to Highway 541 at the summit of the pass is more correctly call the “Highwood Pass”. I very much enjoyed you video log and narration . Thanks for compiling it.
Thank you!!
I lived in Medicine Hat for 8 months, I should've gotten out more. Very cool geography!
The area around Medicine Hat is fun!
There so is rattle snakes at horseshoe canyon. Weird you’d go to dinosaur park, then down south, then back right next to dinosaur park then back south …lol…almost all of those places have rattle snakes. You forgot the parts also that it’s very hot and very very dry in the spring summer and fall. Kanaskis is always packed in the summer, and well then there is the clear cutting that is going to happen, so watch out for all the logging trucks…you did hit a few places I haven’t thanks!
I seen snakes all over the place, but not horseshoe.
@@attrell still be careful because, I’ve seen them there..baby ones this time of year 🫣 hope you do some more video like this!
Red Rock Canyon is jammed in the summer, Red Rock Coulee boulders are rife with rattlers in the summer months you have to be careful of them. I cannot believe you missed the Royal Tyrell Museum. World famous Dinosaur museum.
Closed on Monday. I was there on Monday. Meh!
Thank you Chris! I saw your 'night' photos and videos and have become fun of you.
I adore my Alberta!
Red Rock Coulee is one of my favorite places - magical, secluded and gives the feeling I am alone on the other planet.
You mentioned about Bad lands nearby - could you clarify their location?
THank you! Just walk about 1km west of the parking lot. Here is GPS to center of badlands.
49.65414, -110.87369
@@attrell
Great-great thanks! Coordinates added to map. Happy New 2024 Year!
Had a rattlesnake lunge at me at writing on stone, almost got me. Any of the desert and Coulee areas have rattlesnakes
Oh wow glad it didn't get you!
Awesome video! New subscriber from Calgary 👋
Awesome! Thank you!
Crazy I’ve been to all of these places. I was unfortunate enough to run into a rattler in writing on stone when I was about 8, just missed my shoe. They camouflage really well with leaves
Oh no a rattler! Ha ha I saw a woman who just saw one there once, that was better than seeing the snake.
I would add the carst spring fall, engadin ,In the Kananaskes.
Most beautiful side ever bin
well done
Thank you!
My backyard!!! true!!
During my last trip to Alberta, my plan was to explore the Rockies then eventually exit through Via Nordegg instead of going back south through Banff. I was curious if there was another badlands area north of Drumheller, because I was going to be staying in Innisfail for my final night before flying out the next morning. I discovered straight east from Red Deer there was a park called 'Dry Island Buffalo Jump PP', and it was nice and quiet (not crawling with tourists). I spent a good hour or so exploring the bad lands in that park, it was pretty cool. Maybe that's too far north for your video, but still a reasonable distance from Calgary. Not sure if there were rattlesnakes there too, I wasn't listening for them.
I been there. It was too far north. nice place!!
I camped in the old smelter building on the top of Crowsnest a couple years back.
Oh wow that would have been neat!
You might have Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lake mixed up. You show Upper first but refer to it as Lower. I've been to most of the place you have shown. You did a great job. Very well done.
Thanks for the info! I can't believe I made that error! Been visiting for 30 years. LOL!
The HooDoo’s location in Drumheller does charge a parking fee. I believe it is $5.
I was in Drumheller in 1974,I drank the well water and got sick,I had Mono,spent 3 days in hospital.
Yikes!
Great video...lived in Ontario all my 56 years and other than Banff, never heard of any of these places...is there a campsite (for travel trailers) that you would recommend that is central to all those areas you mentioned? We're thinking of driving out there next summer. :D
Most have those facities on site