Day Trips

Did you know that the Lake Louise Ice Magic Festival is actually just one part of an even larger winter festival?? Hard to believe, I know! Banff SnowDays is a fabulous annual festival with special events happening throughout Banff National Park. It brings to the park and its ...Read More

  Lake Louise’s Ice Magic Festival offers you the sublime experience of walking through a winter wonderland and witnessing the making of some amazing ice and snow art. The first 3 days feature the International Ice Carving Competition and the second weekend offers more fun, and ...Read More

What do you picture when I say “Badlands”? Is it hot, dry summers, rocks and dinosaur fossils, and maybe Drumheller and the Royal Tyrrell Museum? Well, keep going south along the Red Deer River Valley and you’ll come to the other Canadian Badlands, just ...Read More

Go for a drive, and on a beautiful day in the Red Deer area, check out the new and improved Discovery Canyon, which re-opened in June. With a lazy river and a beach area, there’s something for everyone! This free play area features: natural river-fed ...Read More

During the holidays my sister-in-law Jen, and I sprawled on the couch and commiserated how baked we felt after the craziness of the season. Always up for an excuse to run away to the spa we conspired to have a girls’ weekend in Banff ...Read More

Check out the Wibit inflatable park at Sylvan Lake, Alberta! Opened in 2016, Sylvan Lake Aqua Splash will take over as the biggest water fun at the lake, as Wild Rapids waterslides closed in 2016. An obstacle course on the lake is sure to provide ...Read More

Glenbow Ranch is a great natural space located about five minutes outside of Cochrane. The park is an ideal place just to get outside and enjoy the fresh air, with almost 30 km of trails throughout the park. (The main paved pathway is part ...Read More