Day Trips from your base at Riverbend Campground
Athabasca Glacier To locals it’s The Okotoks Big Rock, but the name doesn’t convey its significance. This glacial erratic is a designated Provincial Historic Resource. Obviously, this is a really big rock, 16,500 tonnes (18,200 tons) to be precise. It’s 41 by 18 metres (135 by 60 feet) and is 9 meters (30 feet) high. And it’s sitting out on the prairie. […]
» Read moreA New Beginning Eight municipalities south and west of Calgary formed a tourism marketing group that billed the members as “Cool Little Towns.`We have updated this post as some significant changes have taken place. This original organization was municipally run with the long term goal of transitioning operations to participating businesses. The transition has taken place and the new organization […]
» Read moreWe have recently been writing about exploring this area while staying at Riverbend. This post describes a day trip to High River, a town just 22 kilometers south on Highway 2. This is another of the “Cool Little Towns” of Southern Alberta. Travelling the highway to town and driving around town, it is clear that agriculture is a main focus […]
» Read moreWhen you are camping at Riverbend plan spend a day in Okotoks. The family will find lots to keep them busy. With recent annexation, the west half of the campground is now within the Town of Okotoks. Whether on the doorstep or actually in the town, we feel that we are part of life in this “Cool Little Town.” The […]
» Read moreWhile you are staying with us here at Riverbend there are many day trips that will immerse you in history, bring you closer to nature or perhaps offer a day of family fun. Situated as we are, with the vast prairies of the east rising to meet our Foothills and then on to the majestic Rocky Mountains to the west, […]
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