Chedderville Natural Area (93.7 km)
Chedderville Natural Area, located 15 km north of Caroline, is a 566-acre site composed of two areas that straddle the Clearwater River. It features white spruce forests and floodplains with calcium-rich soil, home to plants such as silverberry, honeysuckle, cloudberry, bunchberry, woolly, paintbrush, mountain death camas, sparrow’s-egg lady’s-slipper, northern hedysarum, and bristle-leaf sedge. Visitors may spot birds like the golden-crowned and ruby-crowned kinglet, spotted sandpiper, red-breasted nuthatch, pine siskin, chipping sparrow, white-throated sparrow, Tennessee warbler, common yellowthroat, and warbling vireo, as well as signs of wildlife including moose, deer, elk, cougar, porcupine, weasels, snowshoe hare, and black bear. The area is accessible via quad trail in some sections but has limited access due to private land and No Trespassing signs. Activities include cross-country skiing, fishing, and equestrian riding.
Access: Head east from Cheddarville on Range Road 62 until it ends. The site’s corner will be on your right. Visit Alberta Parks for a map.
Partners: AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: No
Chedderville Natural Area, located 15 km north of Caroline, is a 566-acre site composed of two areas that straddle the Clearwater River. It features white spruce forests and floodplains with calcium-rich soil, home to plants such as silverberry, honeysuckle, cloudberry, bunchberry, woolly, paintbrush, mountain death camas, sparrow’s-egg lady’s-slipper, northern hedysarum, and bristle-leaf sedge. Visitors may spot birds like the golden-crowned and ruby-crowned kinglet, spotted sandpiper, red-breasted nuthatch, pine siskin, chipping sparrow, white-throated sparrow, Tennessee warbler, common yellowthroat, and warbling vireo, as well as signs of wildlife including moose, deer, elk, cougar, porcupine, weasels, snowshoe hare, and black bear. The area is accessible via quad trail in some sections but has limited access due to private land and No Trespassing signs. Activities include cross-country skiing, fishing, and equestrian riding.
Access: Head east from Cheddarville on Range Road 62 until it ends. The site’s corner will be on your right. Visit Alberta Parks for a map.
Partners: AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: No
