 Nestled on a mountain plateau just 214 km from Jasper National Park, Grande Cache is famous for their sparkling lakes, rivers, green valleys and mountain peeks. The Bighorn Highway 40 provides a paved corridor connecting Hinton, Alberta with Mile Zero of the Alaskan Highway at Dawson Creek, British Columbia. This is the shortest, most scenic route to Alaska from the United States.Grande Cache is the gateway to Willmore Wilderness Park, known for their hiking trails, alpine flowers, big game and many waterways. There are no motorized vehicles allowed in this park to preserve nature, but hiking and horseback riding keep visitors from all over the world wanting to return.
Fort Macleod is a cross road Town in South Alberta, also a place of one of the first Western Canada RCMP Forts. From here you can drive east to Lethbridge, west to Crownsnest Pass, south to Montana and north to Calgary.
Located a short drive from the spectacular Rocky Mountains and Waterton National Park, Fort Macleod is a flash from the past. Main Street is one of western Canada's most historic centerpieces. Visit the Empress for live theatre in the oldest operating facility in Alberta. Take a guided walking tour, attend a farmers' market or a street dance, or visit the Fort Museum featuring the history of the NWMP (Northwest Mounted Police), Native Indians and early settlers.
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