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Join us in the foothills of the Rockies for an Authentic Western Experience!
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This
is an adventure for all ages, but may appeal most to families or recreational
groups. Spend the night in canvas tipis and, upon request, be part of camp
set-up to learn the traditional methods of assembling tipis, part of an
authentic Blackfoot experience. Then, learn first-hand about "Living
off the Land" from a knowledgeable Blackfoot guide. Enjoy storytelling
around the campfire; hear native legends passed down for generations. Camp
on your own, with a group or choose a full Blackfoot camping experience.
This camping experience takes place in the shadow of the World Heritage
Site at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
Campers are sheltered, sleeping on air mattresses in sleeping bags, around the warmth of a woodburning stove inside the canvas tipi beneath the breathtaking beauty of a prairie night. For those looking for a peaceful solitary retreat from urban busy-ness, this experience is unparalleled.
Please note: Guides do not stay overnight with the campers or in the campsite. The campground may have as few as one or two tipis occupied by visitors. For your security, a campground attendant sleeps on site.
This
tipi camping package will provide visitors with an authentic Blackfoot experience
including interpretive hikes, interpretive programs and activities, and
campfire story telling featuring a knowledgeable Blackfoot guide to enhance
the visitor's appreciation of the ancient culture. This package includes
dinner and breakfast.
Retail Price is $325.00/tipi (GST included) for a group of 4 or less.
This tipi camping package will provide visitors with an authentic Blackfoot experience including storytelling, games, guided hikes, interpretive programs and accommodation in tipis. This special package includes five (5) meals and a knowledgeable Blackfoot guide to enhance the visitor's appreciation of this ancient culture.
Retail Price is $750.00/tipi (GST included) for a group of 4 or less.
This rustic tipi camping experiences is designed for the more self-reliant
campers.
Retail Price is $185.00/tipi (GST included) for a group of 4 or less.
Tipi camp times are May 15 through September 15th. In the event of poor weather, we reserve the right to provide an alternate program schedule for the Buffalo Trails and Evening Star packages.
Contact
our knowledgeable staff today to discuss making your western experience
holiday a reality.
Come
with us on a journey to explore a world of Aboriginal traditions and natural
wonders in the Rocky Mountains. Immerse yourself in the clean mountain air,
and the sensational panoramas that unfold before you on our guided walks
and hiking trips. You may find yourself hiking in unspoiled mountainous
terrain, trekking through an intricate maze of canyons, delving into the
secret passages of a beautifully carved cave, or backpacking over a mountain
pass; but above all ... you will find yourself removed from the pressure
and demands of everyday life!
Whether your choice is to walk or hike in the provincial or national parks; we're ready to help make yours a trip to remember. Your guides will educate you about the animals in this area, allowing you to feel comfortable and better able to focus on enjoying yourself. Be prepared to spend quality time with us, we don't believe that there’s any need to hurry; we would rather focus on your experience.
Please keep in mind that our half-day adventures are truly a half day. We develop our programs for those who desire a quality trip, and therefore you should be prepared to spend at least four hours with your guide when joining a half-day trip.
Half-Day Hikes: $69 + GST - Includes snack & drinks.
Full-Day Hikes: $124 + GST - Includes lunch, snack & drinks.
Should you wish to engage us for an exclusive trip, for yourself or for a small group of family or friends, we would be delighted to lend our expertise to your experience. You may select from our existing hiking trips or you may want to create your own itinerary; either way, we will be pleased to assist you with our expert guiding services.
Half-Day Private Hikes: $200 + GST for the first two people and $25 + GST for each addition person; up to 8 people.
Full-Day Private Hikes: $325 + GST for the first two people
and $25 + GST for each addition person; up to 8 people.
Select
a specific activity from the following menus, or mix and match options to
create your own unique adventure. For example, you may opt for one or two
from an Adventure Menu mixed together with items chosen from the Bush Craft
menu.
Your individual combination of activities can be presented as a half-day, full-day or multi-day package. Please keep in mind that the less time you have available, the more limited we will be in what we can offer, although we will always work with you to create an itinerary that best accommodates your person interests and available time.
Imagine a getaway where you can learn the hands-on skills our Native forefathers - fire lighting, shelter-building, crafting and rope making - while learning about the culture and gaining a deeper understanding of the Aboriginal people. And to heighten the experience, you spend the night sleeping in an old-fashioned trapper's tent surrounded by the whispering trees and soaring peaks of the Rocky Mountains.
You will return home with not only a variety of fascinating skills, but also with the mental refreshment that only such an outdoor experience can produce.
| Program | Description | Price + GST |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Lighting | Learn both traditional and modern methods of fire lighting for different fire types. And, the best way to build a fire to keep you warm. It's not what you think! | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Shelter | In both summer and winter (winter survival) we use shelter construction techniques employing trees and tarps. In winter we also use various snow shelters. | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Medicines | The plants in this area are plentiful and each one is unique in its ability to provide us with food and medicine. Come share some of the secrets that your guide learned from a Native Medicine Woman. | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Signalling | How to attract attention when you really need it! As a small person in a big forest, if you signal an airplane, how will you know if they have seen you? We’ll show you, but bring a note book, there’s a lot to show! | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Rope Making | Need string or a rope but don't have it? We'll show you how to make it, and make it strong! These ropes and strings can have many uses and the technology is right in your hands! | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Tool Making | An amazing array of tools and their uses. From using a knife to cut wood, to making your own bush saw or back pack and so much more! | Half-Day: $69 |
| Traditional Navigation | No compass or GPS? Learn how our forefathers used to navigate using a sun compass, sun stick and a few other useful tools. | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
Half-day activities include a snack and a drink.
Full-day menus include lunch, except where noted.
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our knowledgeable staff today to discuss making your western experience
holiday a reality.
| Program | Description | Price + GST |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Ramble | An easy short ramble, through interesting eco-systems, that allows time for looking at flowers, bird spotting, and examining animal signs and water systems. And who knows what else we may discover. | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Hike | You explore pristine mountain scenery over your choice of easy, moderate or challenging terrain. For the more adventurous, we offer the highest hiking route in the Canadian Rockies! | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Tracking Skills | Learn the basics of tracking. Start by exploring your own tracks and then look for animal tracks and build on what you’ve already discovered. | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Map, Compass and GPS | The cost in Search and Rescue in the Rockies, not to mention the danger to human life, is often totally preventable. We offer a hands on session on learning to read a map, using a compass and understanding and using GPS. | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Canyon Walk | Explore the pictographs of Grotto Canyon and hear the story, from a Native perspective, about why the pictographs are there, who might have left them, and more importantly who did not leave them! | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Cave Adventures | Explore a system of underground passages that have been etched and sculpted by glacier water over a period of thousands of years. | 4 Hour: $99 6 Hour: $129 |
| Canyon to Cave(full-day only) | This is a full day exploring Grotto Canyon and Rats Nest Cave. The caving takes you through an amazing cave system of passages etched and sculpted thousands of years ago by running glacier water. | Full-Day: $165 |
Half-day activities include a snack and a drink.
Full-day menus include lunch, except where noted.
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our knowledgeable staff today to discuss making your western experience
holiday a reality.
| Program | Description | Price + GST |
|---|---|---|
| Snowshoeing | This historic Canadian form of traveling (using traditional equipment) takes you on a journey through pristine mountain scenery. The skills are easy to learn, and the pace is relaxed. | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Dog Sledding | Dog Sledding is hands on! You will have the opportunity to put the dogs into their harnesses and attach them onto the sled. Then take an exhilarating ride on your sleds while enjoying the amazing scenery of the Rocky Mountains! | 2-hours: $128 Half-Day: $234 |
| Cross Country Skiing | A lesson in the morning will help you to feel at ease before your guide takes you on a tour - at your pace - over easy terrain - to view some of the most stunning snow capped mountains in the world. | Half-Day: $69 Full-Day: $124 |
| Night Walk | Join your knowledgeable guide as you step out of your hotel and into a night time Winter Wonderland. In the city stars may be invisible … however, as you join us to view the night sky, you will experience the stars as you never have before. Then listen and be entertained by Native Lore on Cosmology! | Half-Day: $69 |
Half-day activities include a snack and a drink.
Full-day menus include lunch, except where noted.
We also offer backpacking hikes into the wild and untamed beauty of the Canadian Rockies. Our trips will lead you to magnificent vistas that range from long-standing glaciers to serene alpine meadows with babbling brooks and a profusion of wildflowers. Each day, from the time that you awaken to a cup of steaming hot coffee, we offer our expertise in mountain travel, ensuring that we provide you with care and a quality experience during your multi-day hiking trip.
As a rule of thumb you may assume that our escorted, all-inclusive backpacking hiking trips will be approximately $200/person/day plus GST. For more information on our multi-day back packing programs and prices feel free to Contact Us.
Contact
our knowledgeable staff today to discuss making your western experience
holiday a reality.
Come
join us for a wonderful time at a family campground nestled in the spectacular
Canadian Rockies. Campers enjoy beautiful, authentic tipis, comfortable
trappers’ tents and secluded campsites right in the heart of Kananaskis
Country, an Alberta protected recreation area. You will be located 45 minutes
from Banff & Calgary in the spectacular Rocky Mountains.
For your convenience, the campground features equipment rentals as well as hot showers, washrooms and a coin laundry. Your family will enjoy sand volleyball and badminton courts on site as well as hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing, rafting, golfing, rock climbing, and wonderful photographic opportunities - all within a 10 minute drive. For an unforgettable, authentic tipi or tent camping experience, stay with us in our Canadian Rocky Mountain retreat - it's an Adventure!
THE
TIPIThe beautiful Sioux design tipis are authentic canvas, hand-painted with native-style designs. Each tipi is on its own site, surrounded by forest and connected by a winding road to other sites. Guests bring their own bedding & camping supplies or rent from us.
INSIDE
THE TIPIA wooden floor, wood-frame beds with foam mattresses sealed in plastic, and a small kerosene heater & lantern (we supply the fuel).
A picnic table and a fire pit with a half-grill for cooking.
Large Tipi - one double bed & 2 single beds (sleeps 4).
Small Tipi - two single beds (sleeps 2).
All units are spaced well apart with trees between them.
Flashlights, warm clothes (a jogging suit and socks are great for sleeping), warm bedding (better too much than too little, as the heater just takes the chill off), rain gear, cooking equipment & food, a cooler (we sell ice), tarps (for shade or rain protection), an axe, matches, and an outside lantern if you want one.
THE
TRAPPER'S TENTThe cozy, rustic trappers’ tents, each on their own site and surrounded by trees, are extremely comfortable. Whether it's sun tanning weather or raining out, you will enjoy sitting on your deck under the shelter of your awning.
INSIDE
THE TRAPPER'S TENTA wooden floor; wood-frame beds with foam mattresses sealed in plastic; and a small kerosene heater & lantern (we supply the fuel).
A picnic table & a fire pit with a half-grill.
One double bed & 2 single beds (sleeps 4).
Flashlights, warm clothes (a jogging suit and socks are great for sleeping), warm bedding (better too much than too little), rain gear, cooking equipment & food, a cooler (we sell ice), an ax, matches, and an outside lantern if you want one.
We are a family-oriented, privately owned and operated campground with Quiet Hours from l0:30 pm to 8 am. We appeal to those who enjoy peace and tranquility. Many guests return year after year because they know we do our best to provide such an atmosphere. Parties are not allowed or any other offensive behavior that disturbs fellow campers or our Staff.
| Accommodation | Low Season May 20 - June 15/ Sept. 5 - 30 |
High Season June 16 - Sept. 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Trapper's Tent (1 double bed & 2 singles) |
$56.08/night | $64.49/night |
| Large Tipi (1 double bed & 2 singles) |
$53.28/night | $60.75/night |
| Small Tipi (2 single beds) |
$43.95/night | $45.80/night |
| SURCHARGES | ||
| Facility Use Charge: | If more than 4 adults in a large tipi/trapper's tent or more than 2 adults in a small one, applied to each extra adult (over age 16) | 5.00/night |
| FIREWOOD | ||
Available for purchase on-site
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| CAMPING SUPPLY RENTALS | ||
| Bedding - Double Bed | $ 12.00 /night | |
| Single Bed | $ 10.00 /night | |
| Towels | $ 6.00 per set | |
| Cot | $ 6.00 /night | |
| Cooking Utensil Kit | $ 15.00 /night | |
| Camp stove | $ 8.00 /night | |
All prices subject to 7% GST & to change without notice.
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