Alberta Bucket List
We’re so lucky to have many destinations to explore in Alberta. Places to go, things to see, lakes to dip your feet in. If you’re wondering where to start traveling or wish to create your own adventures, here’s where you should start…right in our own backyard.
Our Alberta Bucket List
- Stay in a Caboose Cabin at Aspen Crossing
- Visit the Kananaskis Nordic Spa
- Spend a day at the Whitecourt Rotary Park River Slides
- Visit Abraham Lake in winter to see the ice bubbles
- Hike to Cat Creek Falls (and walk on the broken road)
- Spend the day at Devonshire Beach Slave Lake
- Tour Dinosaur Provincial Park and camp in the Hoodoos
- Explore Hard Luck Canyon
- Hike Johnston Canyon
- Explore Sundance Provincial Park
- Spend the day at the Abbey Centre Outdoor Waterslides
- Go tubing at Milk River
- Bike the trail from Canmore to Banff
- Kayak with the kids at Kelley’s Bathtub
- Get up close with Hoodoos in Banff
- See the abandoned Hot Springs on the ‘Source of the Springs‘ Trail in Jasper
- Skate on Lake Louise During the Winter Festival
- Spend Christmas in a cabin in Jasper
- Spend a night camping in a Yurt at Pigeon Lake
- Stay at Jasper Park Lodge during the Christmas season
- Spend the night at the Royal Tyrrell Museum
- Visit Heritage Park during Once Upon a Christmas
- Explore Cave and Basin after dark on the night lantern tour
- Walk the glass floor at Glacier Skywalk in Jasper
- Take the Rock Art Tour at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
- Spend a day in Fish Creek Park, Calgary
- Visit a Farmer’s Market
- Visit Bar U Ranch
- Find the Parks Canada red #ShareTheChairs and get pictures!
- Go to the Calgary Stampede!
- Have a picnic at a honey farm
- Plan and take a road trip
- Visit Frank’s Slide at Crowsnest Pass, Blairmore, AB
- Take a tour and have a picnic at Ellis Bird Farm
- Have a bouncing fun day at the outdoor floating Aqua Splash Park in Sylvan Lake
- Visit Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo Jump
- Camp on the lake at Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
- Take a bus tour of the badlands at Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Take the kids to the Kinsmen Spray Park in Edson
- Walk the horse barns at Spruce Meadows in Calgary
- Stop in for a donut at the Donut Mill in Red Deer
- Track the Northern Lights
- Rent a canoe, kayak or rowboat and take it out on the turquoise waters of Maligne Lake
- Ride the trails with your family at the Canmore Nordic Centre
- Spend the day at the Outdoor Waterslides in Blackfalds
- Take the kids to the Active Learning Park at Granary Road, Calgary
- Catch a $10 bus ride from Calgary to Banff on On It Transit
- Stroll around the coal mine ruins of the Leitch Collieries Provincial Historic Site
- Visit the Ink Pots in Johnston Canyon Banff
- See the Columbia ice fields on a helicopter tour
- Sleep outside on the trampoline
- Take a scenic Drive along The Cowboy Trail
- Explore Red Rock Canyon in Waterton
- Go see a baseball game!
- Mountain bike on a ski hill, at Winsport in Calgary
- Fly high on the trapeze at Flying Trapeze outside of Calgary
- Go to a midway / carnival
- Visit the Medalta museum, arts facility and gallery in Medicine Hat
- Walk the Peace Bridge in Calgary
- Spend the day at Heritage Park, Calgary AB
- Take a tour of the Alberta Legislature
- Tour the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge
- See if Peyto Lake is really as blue at they say it is!
- Attend Shakespeare in the Park in Edmonton or Calgary
- Take an evening Wine & Cheese Cruise on Lake Minnewanka
- Ride the Banff Gondola
- Soak in the Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Soak in the hottest hot springs in the rockies, the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper
- Visit the Gopher Hole Museum at Torrington, AB
- Paddleboat in William Hawrelak Park, Edmonton
- See a movie in a small town theatre!
- Stuff yourself at Taste of Edmonton
- Catch the fireworks festival, Globalfest in Calgary
- Explore the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. And enjoy authentic food!
- Take the back roads and add a ferry to your road trip!
- Ride the High Level Street Car in Edmonton
- Tube the Pembina River by Evansburg
- Visit the Fort Museum at Fort Macleod
- Take in all the rides at Calaway Park
- Experience the Skyline Luge at Winsport Canada Olympic Park, Calgary
- Rent a canoe at Lake Louise
- Go whitewater river rafting!
- Take a Heritage Tour of the Banff Springs Hotel
- Go deep in the mines at the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site near Drumheller
- Take the kids go-karting!
- Visit the Okotoks erratic, “The Big Rock”
- For Star Trek fans, visit the Vulcan Trek Station
- Go Caving in the Cadomin Caves
- Take a guided caving tour of the Rat’s Nest Cave near Canmore
- Spend a lazy day floating down the Bow River in Calgary
- Have a beach day at Sylvan Lake
- Bird watch at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary
- Camp in a Tipi or Trapper’s Tent at Sundance Lodges
- Float in a tube at Discovery Canyon, Red Deer
- Have an historical adventure day at Fort Normandeau near Red Deer
- Take a cruise tour on Upper Waterton Lake
- Visit Glenbow Museum in Calgary
- Have Sunday Brunch at Fort Calgary
- Stand on the glass deck at the top of Calgary Tower
- Get your car fix at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum
- Take the kids to a splash park!
- See the world’s largest dinosaur in Drumheller
- Go to a free pancake breakfast
- Visit the world’s largest perogy in Glendon
- Spend the day at an outdoor pool
- Camp under the stars in Elk Island National Park
- Get up early and catch a beautiful Alberta sunrise!
- Check out the Sunnyslope Sandstone Shelter near Didsbury
- Walk amongst the dinosaurs at Jurassic Forest near Gibbons
- Sleep in a tent under the stars
- Visit the sheep grazing in Fort Saskatchewan
- Climb, zip and jump at the Aerial Adventure Park near Fort McMurray
- Walk on water in a water ball in Red Deer!
- Go for breakfast in an old church, at the Holy Ghost Cafe and Music Hall in Coleman
- Take in a Farm to Table foodie experience
- Go rock climbing
- Take the kids for ice cream at MacKay’s in Cochrane
- Meet friends for coffee on the patio at a local cafe!
- Climb, zip and jump at the Snow Valley Aerial Park in Edmonton
- Ride the VIA Rail through the Rocky Mountains
- Camp in an oTENTik tent at Two Jack Lake
- Take a road trip and listen to a playlist of 150 Canadian songs!
- Go to an outdoor movie in your area!
- Visit a new playground in your town or city
- Visit the Icefields
- On a rainy day, explore West Edmonton Mall
- Go on a bird watching walk at Kimiwan Lake at McLennan
- Attend a music festival like Calgary Folk Music Festival
- Visit the Calgary Zoo
- Catch a play or live music in the Badlands
- Go horseback riding in Sundre
- Eat a Saskatoon Berry Butter Tart at The Saskatoon Farm
- Take the kids to a petting zoo
- Play mini-golf!
- Visit a U-Pick and stock up!
- Bounce on the Berry Bounce at Kayben Farms
- Stop in at the Nanton Candy Store
- Hike a short trail to Sulphur Gates in the Grande Cache area
- Visit the eroded remnants of a prehistoric river in Kleskun Hill Natural Area
- Get up early and go fishing!
- On your way to Drumheller, stop in and take in the views at Horseshoe Canyon
- Visit a Ghost Town
- Go to a street performers festival!
- Stop in for a soda at Marv’s Classic Soda Shop in Black Diamond
- Go for a day hike in Bragg Creek, then stop in town for a coffee
- Pick your own flowers at a flower farm!
- Go for a bike ride!
- Pack a lunch and go for a hike through Horse Thief Canyon
- Attend an Under the Stars Program at Prairie Gardens Adventure Farm in Bon Accord
- Visit different playgrounds in Alberta
- Visit the working sheep farm, PaSu Farms for a bite to eat or some shopping
- Go berry picking at Pearson’s Berry Farm! And buy a pie too!
- Take an educational Sanctuary Tour through Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary
- Have dinner at one of your local food trucks!
- Go stand-up paddleboarding in Banff
- Drive the Dinosaur Trail
Also Check out our 150 Things To Do In Alberta In Summer!
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