Red Lodge Provincial Park (58.5 km)
Red Lodge Provincial Park, located off Highway 587, offers a combination of campground facilities and natural areas. The park includes forests of white spruce, trembling aspen, and lodgepole pine, with dense undergrowth supporting a variety of wildlife. Species commonly found in the area include snowshoe hares, moose, elk, and white-tailed deer. Birdwatchers may spot boreal chickadees, Swainson's thrushes, northern flickers, eastern kingbirds, and white-breasted nuthatches. The Little Red Deer River flows through the northern section of the park. Several trails throughout the park offer opportunities for hiking and wildlife viewing, although one area is restricted. The park’s plant life includes silverberry, bluebell, harebell, bunchberry, beaked hazelnut, and more.
Access: Head west from Bowden on Highway 587 for 14 km, then turn right into the park entrance.
Partners: AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: No
Red Lodge Provincial Park, located off Highway 587, offers a combination of campground facilities and natural areas. The park includes forests of white spruce, trembling aspen, and lodgepole pine, with dense undergrowth supporting a variety of wildlife. Species commonly found in the area include snowshoe hares, moose, elk, and white-tailed deer. Birdwatchers may spot boreal chickadees, Swainson's thrushes, northern flickers, eastern kingbirds, and white-breasted nuthatches. The Little Red Deer River flows through the northern section of the park. Several trails throughout the park offer opportunities for hiking and wildlife viewing, although one area is restricted. The park’s plant life includes silverberry, bluebell, harebell, bunchberry, beaked hazelnut, and more.
Access: Head west from Bowden on Highway 587 for 14 km, then turn right into the park entrance.
Partners: AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: No
