Regional Tourism Destinations

The varied topography in the BRAED region includes flat plains and rolling hills, winding rivers and sparkling lakes, jagged hoodoo formations, and warm, open skies. Tourist attractions and venues are easily reached by the extensive network of well-maintained highways.

Campgrounds, hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, gas stations, golf courses, and other sporting facilities are plentiful in the BRAED region. Many communities have ice arenas, curling rinks, parks, baseball diamonds, soccer pitches, swimming pools and other features, often with attached or nearby complimentary facilities suitable for tournaments and family reunions. For more complete information, go to our member communities page.

In the spring and summer, activities such as hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, birding-watching, boating, swimming, camping and golf can be enjoyed, while in the winter local residents enjoy cross-country skiing, down-hill skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing and snowshoeing. The following activities are also available in the region.

Activities

• Kalyna Country Ecomuseum, a 20,000 square kilometre natural heritage tourism area in the north-central portion of the region, showcases the area’s many features including Ukrainian history and culture, natural beauty, recreation and attractions.
• Boomtown Trail covers 251 kilometres, anchored at the north end by the City of Camrose and in the south by the Town of Strathmore, just 40 km. outside Calgary. There are 41 communities along the trail. Enroute, the grandly designed clapboard facades of older structures offer wonderful examples of “boomtown architecture”, buildings that were hurriedly constructed in the early 1900s as towns were mushrooming along newly established railway lines.
• Alberta Trail of the Buffalo extends throughout East Central Alberta from Stettler to Wainwright and focuses on the area’s historical attractions such as Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions, Big Valley Station & Roundhouse Interpretive Centre, World's Largest Lamp in Donalda, the Town Clock in Wainwright, The Fayban Trestle and Canada’s Largest Buffalo Statue.
• The Bodo Aboriginal Archaeological Site near Provost was first unearthed in 1995 and may well prove to be the most significant archaeological discovery in western Canada.
• Day at the Gallery art sale and show, held bi-annually in Alliance.
• Big Valley Jamboree outdoor concert held each year in Camrose.
• Ribstones Aboriginal Historic Site at Viking.
• Viking Cup Hockey Tournament.

To search for accommodations, activities and adventures, attractions, events, rentals, tours, and transportation and charters in the Central Alberta region visit the Travel Alberta website.