Campground Central Peace Golf Course Alberta Town / Village / Hamlet with a gas station / store River Peace 2 Cotillion Recreation Area to Peace River 11 Savanna 681 Tangent Park/ Shaftesbury Ferry 725 Dunvegan Provincial Park 4 to Fairview Saddle Hills County 680 Blueberry 740 Bonanza Mountain Moonshine Lake Provincial Park 6 719 727 2 49 Birch Hills County Bay Tree Chepi Sepe Municipal Park 1 Eaglesham Tangent Spirit River 8 NARDAM Campground 2 to Rycroft Dawson Creek 731 Wanham 49 7 to Falher Municipal District 3 Wanham Campground BRITISH ALBERTA of Spirit River COLUMBIA Dreamer’s Lake Campground 1 9 Brought to you by 677 Kakut Lake 677 Saddle Hills County and Birch Hills County Woking 733 Map data © OpenStreetMap 10 5 contributors, CC�BY�SA Hilltop Lake Campground Spring Lake Campground 2 Inside: 724 1 Activities & Adventures Events 43 3 4 Hotels and Motels 59 674 5 Campgrounds & Parks to Grande Prairie Hythe ActivitiesGolfing and Adventures Guides & Outfitters 1 Chinook Valley Golf Course Big Tine Adventures Jason Frank Chinook Valley Golf Course is a challenging 9 hole course in Phone: 780�864�2989 Phone: 780�351�3816 northern Alberta offering the amenities and quality the [email protected] [email protected] discriminating golfer expects, including a full service campground. Phone: 780�774�3838 Caribou River Hunting Co. MLP Scouting Service Inc. www.chinookvalley.ca Phone: 780�864�3049 Phone: 780�864�0250 Directions: 21 km south of Spirit River on Hwy 731 www.caribouriverhunt.com 2 Lakeside Golf & Campground Mike’s Outfitting Ltd. Lakeside Golf & Campground offers 9 holes, Phone: 780�864�3770 a practice green, clubhouse, dining facilities, www.mikesoutfitting.com pro shop, pull and power cart rentals, and banquet facilities. Located next to the golf course is the Heritage RV Campground with power and fire pits. Spirit River Museum Phone: 780�359�2520 Located at 4403 � 48 Street, the www.golfeaglesham.ca Spirit River and District Museum Directions: From the junction of Hwy 49 and 739, is home to several historical travel 1.6 km east, then 1 km north. buildings including a homestead house, farmhouse, pole shed, school, church, blacksmith shop and dairy milk house. Also see a flour mill, planer and sawmill and even a century old horse�driven wooden water well drilling machine. Spirit River Heritage Walking Trail Take pleasure in a leisurely stroll through the Town of Spirit River while enjoying tidbits of history along the way. Maps are available at the Town Office. Horseback Riding PockettMore Creek OutfittersAdventures 4502 � 50th Street, Spirit River, AB Connie & Owen Poss Phone: 780�864�0785 or 780�864�1268 Grizzly Bear Prairie Museum Focused on the pioneer farming experience in the Wanham area, the Quadding / ATV Riding Canoeing Grizzly Bear Prairie Museum has an extensive collection of Hiking Snowmobiling agricultural historical artifacts, particularly tractors and farm Bird Watching implements. The antique plows in the museum’s collection are sometimes used in the Wanham Annual Plowing Match. 1 2 Summer2012 Events Hotels and Motels Jun 6 Central Peace 4�H Beef Show and Sale 49 Motel The Gathering Place Jun 9 Spirit River June Jamboree Phone: 780�864�3562 Phone: 780�359�2830 Jun 15�16 MS Trail Ride, Tangent Park Location: Hwy 49, Location: 4630�50 St Spirit River, AB Eaglesham, AB Jun 15�17 42nd Annual Wanham Plowing Match Jun 16 Cotillion Park Day Spirit River Hotel Ltd. Jun 17 Blueberry Mtn Goodwill Society Fathers’ Day Toonie Breakfast Wide Sky Inn Phone: 780�864�3744 Phone: 780�694�3888 Jun 19 Ladies Interclub Tournament � Chinook Valley Golf Location: 47th Ave & 50th St, Location: Wanham, Alberta Course Spirit River, AB Jun 23 Kakut Fishing Derby at Kakut Lake A selection of restaurants, Jun 23 Gordondale Antique Tractor Pull And Picnic St. Michaels Inn and gas stations and grocery Jul 5�8 Annual Chuckwagons in Rycroft Restaurant stores are available in Phone: 780 765�3366 communities in the region. Jul 7�8 Lakeside Golf and Country Club Annual Tournament Location: 4910�43 Street, Jul 14 Couples Tournament � Chinook Valley Golf Course Rycroft, Alberta Jul 20�21 34th Annual Bonanza Fair Aug 10�12 50th Annual Eaglesham Fair Rycroft Hotel Phone: 780�765�3601 Aug 11 Rycroft Red Ribbon Fair & Gymkhana Location: 50 St, Rycroft, AB Aug 17�19 Savanna Fair / Bench Show Aug 18 Compassion House Charity Golf Event � Chinook Crossroads Motel Valley Golf Course Phone: 780�765�2070 Sept 8 Kinettes Hole�in�One Tournament � Chinook Valley Location: 5416�49 Ave, Golf Course Rycroft, AB Farmers’ Markets �check local newspapers for dates� 3 4 Campgrounds and Parks 1 Chepi Sepe Municipal Park The Tourist Information Booth, 12 full service campsites, showers, cook house, sanitation dump, and a playground all located in a beautiful park�like setting. Phone: 780�864�3998 Directions: Along Hwy. 49 at the east entrance into Spirit River. 4 Dunvegan Provincial Park One of the oldest fur trade and missionary posts in Alberta, Dunvegan Provincial Park includes a visitor centre, restored fort and mission buildings, river�side walking trails and spectacular views of the Peace River valley. The park is also the site of Alberta's only suspension bridge. Historic site tours are available during summer months. The full�service campground offers 67 powered sites. Directions: North side of the Peace River on Hwy. 2. 5 Hilltop Lake Campground 2 Cotillion Recreation Area The campsite consists of about 10 overnight stalls with fire pits, The Cotillion Recreation Area offers boating access onto the Peace camping area, parking, picnic tables, outdoor washroom facilities. River. There are 20 overnight stalls complete with fire pits, camping The camping is free, as is the firewood. The site offers a sheltered area / parking area and picnic tables. The day use picnic area is group gathering area, with picnic tables and a nearby outdoor fire complemented by a sheltered group gathering area with a covered pit. The lake includes a sandy beach area for swimming. Canoes and cook shelter and wood cook stove, washroom and shower facilities. non�motorized boats are authorized for use on the calm waters. A Directions: 57 km west of Spirit River on Hwy. 49, travel north on gravel hand water pump offers non�potable water. Pillsworth Road �Range Road 115� and paved Hwy. 681 for a total of 19 km. Directions from Rycroft: 18 km south of Rycroft on Hwy. 2, turn west at Turn west and travel 1.6 km on gravel Township Road 812, then turn north Woking turnoff, traveling 10 km on Hwy. 677. Turn south, remaining on and travel 14.4 km on Range Road 120, into the valley to the park. Hwy. 677 for 13 km as it turns west. Turn south and travel 6.5 km on Hwy. 724 to the campsite. 3 Dreamers Lake Campground 19 sites with electricity, playground, horseshoe pitches and quad trails. Directions from Sexsmith: 2.5 km north of Sexsmith on Hwy. 2, turn west on Phone: 780�694�2484. Hwy. 59 and travel 23 km west and north. After navigating the 2nd curve in Directions: 3 km west of Wanham on Hwy. 49 and 3 km south on Range Road 35. Hwy. 59, turn north on Hwy. 724 for 14.5 km. 5 6 Campgrounds and Parks 8 NARDAM Campground The lake is stocked with rainbow trout with no power boating allowed. The campground provides 15amp service, central stoves, firepits, firewood, picnic tables and shelters, and a water pump. Phone: 780�765�3687 Directions: 1.6km west of junction of Hwys. 2 & 49 9 6 Moonshine Lake Provincial Park Kakut Lake The lake offers boating �no gas motors�, sport fishing and swimming Camping is offered at Kakut Lake Park for reasonable rates. Park at the beach, and in the winter, ice fishing. Enjoy the colder amenities include: camp kitchen, canoeing, playground, Devon Field months, at the outdoor skating rink or on over 20 km of groomed �ball diamond�, community hall, and a resident caretaker. cross�country ski trails. The park offers 110 campsites, 23 with electrical hook ups, shower facilities and a large group use area. Try A narrow pond borders the main lake. This pond is stocked with hiking all 20 km of trails throughout the park! Brook and Rainbow Trout for great fishing. The entire pond perimeter is accessilble for shore fishing. An annual June Fishing The day use area includes a beach, playground, a large open area, 6 Derby is held each year. Fishers are allowed to keep up to five trout, horseshoe pitches, a baseball diamond, tether ball, etc. For special but be sure to check current Fishing Regulations for up�to�date events, long weekends, and on request from school groups, the park information. staff may offer an interpretative service, such as a nature walk. Directions: east of Hwy. 2 on Secondary 677 �follow the signs�. 10 Jack Bird pond, located within Moonshine Lake Park is available for Spring Lake Resort & Campground those who like to engage in bird watching. An ideal place to fish or go for a hike around the lake or 100�acre park. The Directions: From Hwy. 49, travel 4.5 km north on Hwy. 725, then turn west lake is stocked with rainbow trout. into the park entrance. With reasonable rates, Spring Lake is an excellent vacation destination. There are 7 Wanham Campground 38 camp sites for tents or RVs. A 4�stall campground conveniently located in the hamlet of Phone: 780�933�2302 Wanham. From Hythe, take Secondary 721 north for 7km, Hwy. 59 east for 2km, then north again on gravel road for 18km �Range Road 110, Township Road 750, Range Road 105�.