Experience Alberta’s Unique Wildlife Camping Adventure
An Alberta wildlife sanctuary offers visitors a special camping experience that lets them get up close to a variety of animals, including bears, wolves, and wildcats.
The park offers presentations on the animals, and visitors can learn about the challenges the animals can face when they live in the wild.
Younger visitors can also enjoy various play structures, including a rocket, helicopter, bulldozer, firetruck, and train, as well as a climbing wall, tractors, and sand pits for treasure hunts.
A quiet family room is available where parents can change and feed babies. The room also has kids books and toys for toddlers.
A concession is available offering hot dogs, smokies, nachos and cheese, popcorn, and other snack items.
The park has four-seat electric golf carts available for guests.
Pets are not permitted in the wildlife park, but they are welcome in the campground and need to be kept on a leash at all times.
Camping at the Park
The campground is open until Sept. 2 for families and guests to stay overnight. Cabins are available and come with a mini fridge and electricity but don’t have kitchens or bathrooms. The site can accommodate RVs and tents, and it’s recommended campers bring cooking devices and supplies, as well as bedding.
The 49 powered sites and 17 cabins are built around a stocked rainbow trout pond where campers can fish.
Visitors to the campground are also able to book special experiences with the animals at the park, including:
Behind the scenes cat tour
Involves a 15-minute experience with the big cats and a zookeeper. It provides an opportunity to get to know the animals better, and get a close-up photo of the cats.
Walk with the wolves
Bring your camera to capture the experience of walking with one of the park’s timber wolves for 15 minutes. Children can participate but must be 52 inches tall. Those under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult.
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Other experiences at the park include the Winter Light the Night drive-through light display, which takes about 25 minutes to complete. Be sure to bring your camera. A gift shop and concession is open at the end of the show, and occasionally the Grinch turns up to entertain visitors.
