Tourism Directory: Beaver Hills Biosphere

Ardrossan Recreation Complex

Amenities include a fitness centre, twin arenas, indoor track, team training room, indoor playground, fitness studio, youth lounge, preschool Love to Play room, curling rink (home to the Ardrossan Curling Club), and a multi-use, licensable, event hall. Adjacent to the facility is the Ardrossan Regional Park, which offers many outdoor recreation opportunities…

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Astotin Lake Campground

Enjoy a true wilderness experience less than an hour east of Edmonton! Overlooking a picturesque marsh, Astotin Lake is a spectacular place to watch sunsets and starry skies. Nestled in the Astotin Lake Recreation Area, the campground is walking distance to the beach, soccer field, playground and theatre. Enjoy the nostalgia of camping in the very…

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Barr Estate Winery

A family business producing fruit wines from fruits grown on the farm. Book your tour today at our working sheep and fruit farm. Take a stroll through the fields of raspberries, rhubarb and sour cherries. See where all of the action takes place in our winery while enjoying a taste of our wines.

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Beaver Hills Biodiversity Trail

Stroll this Strathcona County trail and experience boreal woodlands, wildlife and wetlands; the best the Biosphere has to offer. The site includes parking and a picnic area, a boardwalk and lookouts along the trail.

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Beaver Hills Retreat

Beaver Hills Retreat is a luxurious, fully equipped, dog friendly Cabin Rental nestled on a 40 acre Certified Wildlife Sanctuary mere minutes from Elk Island National Park! This private and secluded Retreat located in the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve is the perfect escape for the Nature Lover or Stargazer desiring solitude as the only guest.

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Blue Bird RV Park

Conveniently located just off pavement, 40 minutes SE of Edmonton on 15 beautiful acres of peaceful gated private property. Large fully serviced sites and a clubhouse with many amenities, this is a great place to relax, meet new friends, get away and enjoy some peace and quiet.

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Camp Van Es

Our vision for the Van-Es Camp and Conference Centre is to be a vibrant, year-round conference, meeting, camping and retreat facility known for inclusive Christian hospitality - a place where all find welcome.

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Canadian Birkie Ski Festival

The Birkie is Western Canada’s Premier Nordic Ski Event and one of only three Birkebeiner Loppets in the world – Norway and the USA host the other two. Formed in 1985, the Birkie continues the tradition of honouring perseverance, courage and fortitude…as well as lots of Nordic Fun for the whole family. This three-day classic-style…

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Carla Lehman Photography

Celebrate your time at the Beaver Hills Biosphere with a portrait session. There are so many absolutely beautiful and perfect locations in the area that can tell your story while surrounded by nature.

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Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area

A large forested area east of Edmonton that is available for year-round recreational day use. The 97 square kilometre park has an extensive, 170 km multi-use trail system passing through wetlands, pastures, forests, and around several small lakes and ponds. The park is divided into sectors that can be accessed from four different staging areas. The…

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Dreamcatcher Nature Assisted Therapy

Dreamcatcher™ offers animal assisted psychological services during the week but on weekends it opens its doors to the public for wellness activities such as Goat, Chicken, or Nature Yoga; Forest Bathing; Horse Meditation; Special Scavenger Hunt Events; or Time on the Land where families and friends can visit the ranch and explore its 40 acres.

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Edmonton and Area Land Trust

Visit Hicks, a property just south of Hastings Lake. This land is managed in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Hicks provides habitat for breeding waterfowl and songbirds, large mammals, and more! This conservation land is open to the public for foot-access recreation. Hunting is permitted. Please keep your dog on a leash. Visit connect2nature.ca…

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Edmonton and Area Land Trust

Visit Golden Ranches, a site co-owned by ACA, AFGA, EALT & NCC. This mosaic of grassland, ponds, and forest is a place filled with wildlife.This conservation land is open to the public for foot-access recreation. Hunting is permitted with prior written permission. Please keep your dog on a leash. Visit ealt.ca/golden-ranches for more information.

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Edmonton and Area Land Trust

The Smith Blackburn Homestead is EALT's site just east of Elk Island National Park. This mosaic of wetlands and upland forest provides habitat for breeding waterfowl and songbirds, large mammals, and more! This conservation land is open to the public for foot-access recreation. Please keep your pets on a leash.

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Elk Island National Park

Come take part in two unique experiences at Elk Island National Park: snowshoeing and stargazing! A short guided snowshoe hike around the shore of Astotin Lake takes you atop the snow like a snowshoe hare while stars twinkle overhead. With a park interpreter and Orion as your guide, settle in next to a campfire and gaze up into a sky full of stars.

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Photo: Parks Canada, Elk Island National Park

Elk Island National Park

Rolling hills, glassy lakes, star-filled prairie skies and a thousand shades of green all come together in Elk Island National Park. Home to Canada's bison conservation legacy and just 35 minutes east of Edmonton, Elk Island National Park is open for enjoyment in every season.

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Elk Island Retreat

A beautiful serene private campground and the perfect place to relax and unwind. A variety of camping opportunities are offered including comfort camping (glamping) in geodesic domes, yurts and cabins. Or if you prefer a more natural experience you can stay in a tipi…it’s the next best thing to sleeping under the stars. There are also 36 full service…

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Half Moon Lake Resort

Open May through October, our resort has more than 200 campsites (with 170 Full Hock Ups), group camping, washroom facilities, a developed beach, a playground, a convenience store with groceries, recreational rentals (Paddleboard, Kayak, Canoe), free mini golf, horseshoe pits, walking trails, and other amenities.

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Hesje Observatory

The Hesje Observatory is located at the Augustana Miquelon Lake Research Station (AMLRS). Miquelon Provincial Park is a dark sky preserve, so it is an ideal place for an astronomical observatory, as there is minimal light pollution to hinder the excellent view of the night sky.

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Kastelen Sausage & Fine Meats

Your local source for quality fresh and cured meats. Locally owned and operated in Ardossan, Alberta our company has been producing and processing meat for over 35 years.

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Kawtikh RV Retreat

The ultimate escape for a quiet getaway to simplicity and nature. 45 minutes from downtown Edmonton, our private RV park promotes a peaceful reconnection with the great outdoors, a campfire, a sunset, and those who matter most.

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Lindbrook Stargazer Campground & RV Park

A beautiful, private campground located near Tofield, Alberta, Canada. Located just 30 minutes east of Edmonton, Alberta, they offer easy access to both the amenities of city life and the peaceful calm of the countryside. They offer powered sites, city water, showers, heated pool, playground, on site security, sani dump and well treed, private sites.

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Mannville RV Park

Ministik Lake Game Bird Sanctuary

View a variety of songbirds and waterfowl, deer and moose on the area’s formal and informal trail systems at Alberta's first bird sanctuary.

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Miquelon Lake Provincial Park

A wide variety of activities are available in the park including picnicking, camping, hiking, skiing and wildlife viewing. Located 3 km south of New Sarepta on Hwy 21 and 20 km east on Hwy 623.

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Miquelon Lake Provincial Park Campground

This large campground offers many spacious sites, surrounded by mixed forest and suitable for RVs and tents. There are unserviced, powered, and pull-through sites to choose from. A fun getaway at all times of the year with many trails for hiking, mountain biking, or skiing. Families can enjoy a number of playgrounds and summer interpretive programs.…

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Miquelon Lake Yurts

Enjoy the beauty of the outdoors with the comforts of a sturdy shelter and a comfy bed. The yurts are insulated, round, tent-like structures mounted on a wooden deck and completely equipped for your convenience and enjoyment.

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Oster Lake Backcountry Campground

Oster Lake Backcountry Campground offers a truly unique and wild camping experience. Located on the west shore of Oster Lake in one of the most picturesque and serene areas of the park, this tenting-only site provides a truly unique and wild camping experience. Oster Lake is a waterfowl sanctuary offering a place to catch a glimpse of plains bison,…

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Strathcona Wilderness Centre

The Strathcona Wilderness Centre, located just 20 minutes east of Edmonton, offers many unique, year-round indoor and outdoor opportunities in a scenic, natural setting.

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Timbergulch Cabin & Retreat

A perfect cabin for artists, writers, photographers and others who are looking for a quiet refuge. The cabin is small but it has all you need for your stay including a queen size bed in the loft. An outdoor patio with an outdoor shower is provided. The cabin is situated in the UNESCO Beaver Hills Biosphere Reserve area on the east side of Elk Island…

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Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

Experience history brought to life by costumed interpreters at our open-air museum. Hear the first-hand stories of early settlers to east central Alberta and learn how Ukrainian immigration impacted Alberta’s cultural identity and heritage.

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Waskahegan Trail

For the day hiker, the Waskahegan Trail offers splendid opportunities to walk the land starting at trail heads within an hour’s drive from Edmonton.

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