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Road trip Ideas Starting Point Medicine Hat Alberta Canada

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Top 5 Road Trips From Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada

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I have put together top 5 of my favorite road trips starting at Medicine Hat Alberta.  These are road trips that take under four and a half hours to get to. All of these destinations have places to camp and many activities to do while you are there. They are all worth while places to check out.

Cypress Hills Provincial Park Elkwater, Alberta Canada

Quick Tips: It's generally a few degrees cooler than medicine hat
Stop at the information Center to grab trail maps and more information

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Distance from Medicine Hat: 67km 45min

Where to stay

  • Elkwater Lake Lodge and Cabins
  • Old Baldy Campground
  • Beaver Creek Campground
  • Elkwater Campground
  • Lakeview Campground

Activities

  • Trails/hiking
  • Animal Watching
  • Fishing
  • Swimming
  • Relax on the Beach
  • Boating
  • Canoeing
  • Stand Up Paddleboarding

Stops along the way

  • Coop Gas Station in Dunmore
  • Deerview Meats

Banff National Park, Alberta Canada

Quick Tips: Pay parking is now in effect in the town of Banff. Free parking is available in certain areas around town

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Distance from Medicine Hat: 415km 4hr 11min

Where to stay

  • Banff Beaver Cabins
  • Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa
  • Tunnel Mountain Campground
  • Two Jack Lake Campground
  • Banff Beaver Cabins

Activities

  • Trails/hiking
  • Animal Watching
  • Fishing
  • Swimming
  • Gondola
  • White Water Rafting
  • Hot Springs

Stops along the way

  • Trans Canada Highway Twinning Monument Rest Stop
  • Prince's Island Park in Calgary
  • Calgary Zoo

Writing On Stone Provincial Park Alberta, Canada

Quick Tips:Writing on stone is 32km east of Milk River on Hwy. 501 and 10km south on access road
Check out the visitor center

writing on stone

Distance from Medicine Hat: 168km 1hr 44min

Where to stay

  • Writing-on-Stone Campground

Activities

  • Trails/hiking
  • Animal Watching
  • Fishing
  • Swimming
  • Relax on the Beach
  • Float the River
  • Golf
  • Explore the Hoodoos or Join a Guided Walk

Stops along the way

  • Remington Carriage Museum Located in Cardston, Alberta
  • Stirling Streetside Market in Stirling Alberta

Waterton National Park, Alberta Canada

Quick tip: There are some nice campgrounds you can stay at near waterton if the ones in the park are fully booked.

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Distance From Medicine Hat Alberta: 294km 3hr 16min

Where to stay

  • Townsite Campground
  • Belly River Campground
  • Crandell Mountain Campground
  • Prince of Wales Hotel
  • Waterton Lakes lodge
  • Bayshore Inn resort & Spa

Activities

  • Trails/hiking
  • Animal Watching
  • Fishing
  • Swimming
  • Boat Tours
  • Golf
  • Trail Rides

Stops along the way

  • Remington Carriage Museum Located in Cardston, Alberta
  • Stirling Streetside Market in Stirling Alberta

Kananaskis (Peter Lougheed Provinvial park Alberta Canada

Quick Tips: Take Highway 524 (turn left after Redcliff) if you'd like a change of course from taking the number one highway)

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Distance From Medicine Hat Alberta: 421km 4hr 23min

Where to stay

  • Canyon Campground
  • Elkwood Campground
  • Bolton Creek Campground
  • Lower Lake Campground
  • Mount Sarrail Campground
  • Interlakes Lake Campground

Activities

  • Trails/hiking
  • Animal Watching
  • Fishing
  • Blackshale Suspension Bridge
  • Blackshale Suspension Bridge

Stops along the way

  • Bar U Ranch National Historic Site
  • Peter Lougheed Parks Discovery Center
  • Longview Steakhouse