Explore the Area

You're in the heart of the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve — a UNESCO Biosphere. Here's what's worth the short drive.

TonightDark-sky stargazing at Elk IslandClear skies forecast · bison, the Milky Way, and a chance of northern lights — 25 minutes up Highway 14.Directions

Places worth the drive

Curated by Lindbrook Junction · good all year

Elk Island National Park

Bison herds, hiking & canoeing, dark-sky nights.

Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve

Milky Way & northern-lights stargazing.

Cooking Lake-Blackfoot

170 km of trails, birding & day-use, off Hwy 14.

Beaverhill Bird Observatory

Alberta's first bird sanctuary, east of Tofield.

Miquelon Lake & Hesje Observatory

Lakeside camping and telescope stargazing.

Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

Costumed open-air living-history museum.

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