Amanda & Alan
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Dinosaur Provincial Park – UNESCO World Heritage Site (Dinosaur - Dinosaur Provincial Park | Alberta Parks)
- About 2.5 hours east of Calgary… note this is a little north of Brooks and not close to another famous dinosaur locale in Alberta --> Drumheller & the Royal Tyrrell Museum (but Drumheller is totally worth a trip also)
- 126 sites (many powered)
- Vault toilets in campground – running water (toilets/shower) at concession building
- There are trees, but also some sites much more exposed – I prefer to have trees; could/would bake in sun without trees
(the younger boy on his strider bike, but view of campground)
- Went in shoulder season daytime highs ~ mid 20 C overnight low ~ low 10’s C – so didn’t need power for AC – would likely want power (AC) during warmer months
- Alberta Parks reservation system is 90 day in advance rolling booking window ({{vm.social.metaData.title | translate:vm.social.dynamicData}}) - in the reservation system, when you eventually select a possible site there are generally site pictures and a 360 degree panorama to give you a good idea of what it looks like before you book
- Small-medium length hikes (interpretive) walking from campground we did the Badlands Trail, which was absolutely beautiful, and the Trail of the Fossil Hunters which was, maybe, a little less scenic (just) but takes you to literally where dinosaur fossils were found and in fact has both a replica bone bed fossil display and a real bone bed fossil display
(some of the badlands (Badlands Trail) overlooking the campground (tree'd area))
- Attended amphitheater show (Ironstone Man) which was an interpretive show geared to children about how the badlands formed – was great!
- Too much else to see and do - will return
(trailer/landscape porn...)
Edit: spelling and added comment/details about being able to see pictures/panorama of sites in Alberta parks reservation system
- About 2.5 hours east of Calgary… note this is a little north of Brooks and not close to another famous dinosaur locale in Alberta --> Drumheller & the Royal Tyrrell Museum (but Drumheller is totally worth a trip also)
- 126 sites (many powered)
- Vault toilets in campground – running water (toilets/shower) at concession building
- There are trees, but also some sites much more exposed – I prefer to have trees; could/would bake in sun without trees
(the younger boy on his strider bike, but view of campground)
- Went in shoulder season daytime highs ~ mid 20 C overnight low ~ low 10’s C – so didn’t need power for AC – would likely want power (AC) during warmer months
- Alberta Parks reservation system is 90 day in advance rolling booking window ({{vm.social.metaData.title | translate:vm.social.dynamicData}}) - in the reservation system, when you eventually select a possible site there are generally site pictures and a 360 degree panorama to give you a good idea of what it looks like before you book
- Small-medium length hikes (interpretive) walking from campground we did the Badlands Trail, which was absolutely beautiful, and the Trail of the Fossil Hunters which was, maybe, a little less scenic (just) but takes you to literally where dinosaur fossils were found and in fact has both a replica bone bed fossil display and a real bone bed fossil display
(some of the badlands (Badlands Trail) overlooking the campground (tree'd area))
- Attended amphitheater show (Ironstone Man) which was an interpretive show geared to children about how the badlands formed – was great!
- Too much else to see and do - will return
(trailer/landscape porn...)
Edit: spelling and added comment/details about being able to see pictures/panorama of sites in Alberta parks reservation system
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