Radar Hill (19.5 km) ☆
Radar Hill Conservation Area is a 480-acre site with forests, grasslands, and ponds that support a diverse range of wildlife. Bird species such as the blue-winged teal, eastern kingbird, red-eyed vireo, red-tailed hawk, downy woodpecker, northern flicker, hairy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, house wren, mallard duck, ring-necked duck, yellow warbler, clay-colored sparrow, and song sparrow are commonly found in the area. The site is also rich in plant life, including beaked hazelnut, trembling aspen, balsam poplar, willows, green alder, and red-osier dogwood. Visitors may also encounter wild rose, prairie rose, snowberry, wild red raspberry, low bush cranberry, and various other plants like golden bean and meadow rue. The site features an old road allowance you can follow along a barbed wire fence. Beyond that, visitors can continue along additional game trails or bushwhack through the area, making it an excellent spot for nature walks and wildlife observation. A lookout in the southeast corner—at the highest elevation—offers a view over Schrader Lake and its heron colony.
Access: To access the site travel east out of Red Deer on Highway 595, and south on Range Road 260 until the very end of the gravel road. The west and south boundaries are undeveloped road allowances, providing some access to this largely wild area with plenty of game trails.
Partners: ACA & AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-12
Radar Hill Conservation Area is a 480-acre site with forests, grasslands, and ponds that support a diverse range of wildlife. Bird species such as the blue-winged teal, eastern kingbird, red-eyed vireo, red-tailed hawk, downy woodpecker, northern flicker, hairy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, house wren, mallard duck, ring-necked duck, yellow warbler, clay-colored sparrow, and song sparrow are commonly found in the area. The site is also rich in plant life, including beaked hazelnut, trembling aspen, balsam poplar, willows, green alder, and red-osier dogwood. Visitors may also encounter wild rose, prairie rose, snowberry, wild red raspberry, low bush cranberry, and various other plants like golden bean and meadow rue. The site features an old road allowance you can follow along a barbed wire fence. Beyond that, visitors can continue along additional game trails or bushwhack through the area, making it an excellent spot for nature walks and wildlife observation. A lookout in the southeast corner—at the highest elevation—offers a view over Schrader Lake and its heron colony.
Access: To access the site travel east out of Red Deer on Highway 595, and south on Range Road 260 until the very end of the gravel road. The west and south boundaries are undeveloped road allowances, providing some access to this largely wild area with plenty of game trails.
Partners: ACA & AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-12
