Frank's Guidebook
Sunrise + Hikes
For those who are chasing sunrise/sunsets and great views
The best spot to watch sunsets and photograph the scenery of Canmore is at Policeman Creek!
Direction:
1. To get there, park at the off-leash dog park just past the helipad on the Bow Valley Trail.
2. Cross the road and go under the train tracks -- be super careful.
3. Make sure the creek is on your left-hand side as you're following it along.
4. Eventually, it opens up and offers fantastic reflections of the Three Sisters and the chance to spot a beaver or two.
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Policeman Creek
The best spot to watch sunsets and photograph the scenery of Canmore is at Policeman Creek!
Direction:
1. To get there, park at the off-leash dog park just past the helipad on the Bow Valley Trail.
2. Cross the road and go under the train tracks -- be super careful.
3. Make sure the creek is on your left-hand side as you're following it along.
4. Eventually, it opens up and offers fantastic reflections of the Three Sisters and the chance to spot a beaver or two.
Right in the centre of a housing district, where the locals swim and jump off rope swings, is Quarry Lake
The best access is from the off leash dog park on Highway 742 before you get to the Nordic Centre
This location is pet friendly, family friendly, and has nice trails. You can come for a nice and romantic picnic or a leisure stroll around and throughout the lake.
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Steinbruchsee Park
Spray Lakes RoadRight in the centre of a housing district, where the locals swim and jump off rope swings, is Quarry Lake
The best access is from the off leash dog park on Highway 742 before you get to the Nordic Centre
This location is pet friendly, family friendly, and has nice trails. You can come for a nice and romantic picnic or a leisure stroll around and throughout the lake.
If you are looking for a sunrise hike experience, this is the perfect location for you! Ha Ling Peak is one of the most popular summit in the Bow Valley.
If you plan on doing the sunrise hike, make sure to bundle up!! With the combination of altitude change, windchill and low sunlight, it can feels like -20 while climbing up!
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Ha Ling Peak
If you are looking for a sunrise hike experience, this is the perfect location for you! Ha Ling Peak is one of the most popular summit in the Bow Valley.
If you plan on doing the sunrise hike, make sure to bundle up!! With the combination of altitude change, windchill and low sunlight, it can feels like -20 while climbing up!
This an easy/moderate hike with amazing lake views! The hike takes around 1 hour and is very worthy of the spectacular view.
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Grassi-Seen
This an easy/moderate hike with amazing lake views! The hike takes around 1 hour and is very worthy of the spectacular view.
Beautiful lake with 8 KM hiking, one of the famous trails and local travelers love it.
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Barrier Lake
Beautiful lake with 8 KM hiking, one of the famous trails and local travelers love it.
Art and Creativity
artsPlace Canmore is the central community arts centre in Canmore. Visitors and locals gather to explore, celebrate, appreciate art and discover their creativity through the diverse activities offered at the centre. The centre offers full range of classes and workshops such as pottery and visual art, family activities, camps, performances, films, and exhibits.
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artsPlace Canmore
950 8 AveartsPlace Canmore is the central community arts centre in Canmore. Visitors and locals gather to explore, celebrate, appreciate art and discover their creativity through the diverse activities offered at the centre. The centre offers full range of classes and workshops such as pottery and visual art, family activities, camps, performances, films, and exhibits.
For the art lovers, visiting this website can give you all the locations of public art from the popular big head to art murals around the city! https://canmore.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=9f0ba976d4d747838ccda9662cb00436
Be sure to check out "Pigs out of Rumble" on 10th street for nice Instagram pictures!
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Canmore
For the art lovers, visiting this website can give you all the locations of public art from the popular big head to art murals around the city! https://canmore.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=9f0ba976d4d747838ccda9662cb00436
Be sure to check out "Pigs out of Rumble" on 10th street for nice Instagram pictures!
The Canmore Museum is for historic lovers who want to listen to the stories, ideas, and elements of creativity drawn from people in Canmore and the Bow Valley. The museum brings people together around art, history, place and culture to build a stronger, more connected community.
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Canmore Museum and Geoscience Center
902B 7 AveThe Canmore Museum is for historic lovers who want to listen to the stories, ideas, and elements of creativity drawn from people in Canmore and the Bow Valley. The museum brings people together around art, history, place and culture to build a stronger, more connected community.
Entertainment & Activities
From the air, take in the breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains in Canmore or immerse yourself in the history of the local indigenous tribes of Kananaskis. Alpine offers a multitude of sightseeing tours to suit everyone's needs. Get a birds eye view of The Three Sisters, soar over Mount Assiniboine, or even land in the continental divide at Marvel Pass to explore the pristine mountain meadows and wildflowers. With 9 different tour offerings, operating out of two locations, there is something for everyone!
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Alpine Helicopters Inc.
91 Bow Valley TrailFrom the air, take in the breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains in Canmore or immerse yourself in the history of the local indigenous tribes of Kananaskis. Alpine offers a multitude of sightseeing tours to suit everyone's needs. Get a birds eye view of The Three Sisters, soar over Mount Assiniboine, or even land in the continental divide at Marvel Pass to explore the pristine mountain meadows and wildflowers. With 9 different tour offerings, operating out of two locations, there is something for everyone!
Year-round tour since 1992! Dive down Rat's Nest Cave in Grotto Mountain near Canmore. the natural wild cave has no artificial lighting or handrails giving you the full experience of cave exploring!
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Canmore Caverns Ltd
129 Bow Meadows CrescentYear-round tour since 1992! Dive down Rat's Nest Cave in Grotto Mountain near Canmore. the natural wild cave has no artificial lighting or handrails giving you the full experience of cave exploring!
The Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park offers a variety of recreational activities including cross country skiing, biking, hiking, disk golf and orienteering. Host site of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games Nordic events, the Canmore Nordic Centre continues to host regional, national and international events year round
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Canmore Nordic Centre station
The Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park offers a variety of recreational activities including cross country skiing, biking, hiking, disk golf and orienteering. Host site of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games Nordic events, the Canmore Nordic Centre continues to host regional, national and international events year round
This shop represents nearly 150 makers, craftsmen and women, and artists from all across Alberta. It features everything from home decor and art, to bath and body, men's grooming products, baby items, jewelry, gifts, and more. Gift yourself with a one of a kind Alberta gem.
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Alberta's Own Marketplace
826 8 StreetThis shop represents nearly 150 makers, craftsmen and women, and artists from all across Alberta. It features everything from home decor and art, to bath and body, men's grooming products, baby items, jewelry, gifts, and more. Gift yourself with a one of a kind Alberta gem.
Unique Stores in Canmore/Banff
Your "corner store with more"! Rusticana brings everything local from locally made chocolate, meats, and coffee to pizza, curry and samosas! They have amazing baked goods from Uprising Bakery, and cashew sour cream from Banff.
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Rusticana Grocery
801 8 StYour "corner store with more"! Rusticana brings everything local from locally made chocolate, meats, and coffee to pizza, curry and samosas! They have amazing baked goods from Uprising Bakery, and cashew sour cream from Banff.
Enter into a world of adventure and imagination. Cafe Books is voted the top 11 dreamiest bookstores in Canada by Chatelaine.
The cafe has new and used books, gifts, and even cupcakes with tiny books on them! Spend an afternoon on the couch with tea, dessert, and a book!
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Cafe Books Ltd
826 8 StEnter into a world of adventure and imagination. Cafe Books is voted the top 11 dreamiest bookstores in Canada by Chatelaine.
The cafe has new and used books, gifts, and even cupcakes with tiny books on them! Spend an afternoon on the couch with tea, dessert, and a book!
Discover a truly unique mix of home furnishings and personal accessories from around the world! The Tin Box opened in 1994 and has successfully achieved the vision of a trendy, artsy, and urban store; something between Queen Street in Toronto or Kitsilano in Vancouver!
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The Tin Box
637 8 StDiscover a truly unique mix of home furnishings and personal accessories from around the world! The Tin Box opened in 1994 and has successfully achieved the vision of a trendy, artsy, and urban store; something between Queen Street in Toronto or Kitsilano in Vancouver!
The NWMP Barracks, Main Street, built in 1893, served until 1929 as the lodgings, office, and jail for the police officers of Canmore. After a period of private ownership, the building was acquired by the Town of Canmore and restored by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore (operating as the Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre). This process took many years and included the removal of damaged materials, the creation of a proper foundation, and archeological digs around the property.
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Nwmp Barracks
609 8 StThe NWMP Barracks, Main Street, built in 1893, served until 1929 as the lodgings, office, and jail for the police officers of Canmore. After a period of private ownership, the building was acquired by the Town of Canmore and restored by the Centennial Museum Society of Canmore (operating as the Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre). This process took many years and included the removal of damaged materials, the creation of a proper foundation, and archeological digs around the property.
Sightseeing
The Policeman's Creek Boardwalk is a short hiking trail and wooden boardwalk that follows Policeman's Creek. The Boardwalk is accessible from Downtown Canmore off Main Street near Spring Creek Drive. At the end of the trail cross the bridge into the Spring Creek community and follow the road back to Downtown Canmore.
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Spring Creek Boardwalk
747 Railway AveThe Policeman's Creek Boardwalk is a short hiking trail and wooden boardwalk that follows Policeman's Creek. The Boardwalk is accessible from Downtown Canmore off Main Street near Spring Creek Drive. At the end of the trail cross the bridge into the Spring Creek community and follow the road back to Downtown Canmore.
Golf Courses
Brewster’s Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course is located near Banff, where the foothills meet the Canadian Rockies, 45 minutes west of Calgary, and 15 minutes east of Canmore. This regulation golf course lies at the base of Yamnuska Mountain on the north side of the Brewster family’s 90-year-old guest ranch.
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Brewster's Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course
Brewster’s Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course is located near Banff, where the foothills meet the Canadian Rockies, 45 minutes west of Calgary, and 15 minutes east of Canmore. This regulation golf course lies at the base of Yamnuska Mountain on the north side of the Brewster family’s 90-year-old guest ranch.
Renowned for its panoramic beauty, The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course in Alberta is a captivating and challenging layout set in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains.
This Alberta golf course offers just two simple things for the perfect golf vacation. First, a breathtaking view in every direction and second, a magnificent layout that thrills every golfer fortunate enough to spend a day here. Amateurs and professionals alike are constantly amazed by its challenging layout. From hole design to optical illusions created by the surrounding mountains, this Alberta golf course will delight and tempt you.
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Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Banff Springs
405 Spray AveRenowned for its panoramic beauty, The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course in Alberta is a captivating and challenging layout set in the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains.
This Alberta golf course offers just two simple things for the perfect golf vacation. First, a breathtaking view in every direction and second, a magnificent layout that thrills every golfer fortunate enough to spend a day here. Amateurs and professionals alike are constantly amazed by its challenging layout. From hole design to optical illusions created by the surrounding mountains, this Alberta golf course will delight and tempt you.
nvision yourself standing at the edge of an immense, untouched wilderness reserve, gazing out across the 600 acres of peaks, grasslands and valleys. Feel the warmth of the sunshine as you take a deep breath of fresh mountain air. In this setting, you are easily distracted by the natural beauty. Focus instead by aligning yourself to spectacular mountain vistas or a crystal clear rundle stone pond. This is the reality of playing a round at Silvertip, the only resort in the region on the south-facing side of the mountains. This means long, warm days on the course and extended evenings on the clubhouse patio.
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Silvertip Golf Course
2000 Silvertip Trailnvision yourself standing at the edge of an immense, untouched wilderness reserve, gazing out across the 600 acres of peaks, grasslands and valleys. Feel the warmth of the sunshine as you take a deep breath of fresh mountain air. In this setting, you are easily distracted by the natural beauty. Focus instead by aligning yourself to spectacular mountain vistas or a crystal clear rundle stone pond. This is the reality of playing a round at Silvertip, the only resort in the region on the south-facing side of the mountains. This means long, warm days on the course and extended evenings on the clubhouse patio.
Rockies Rafting
Canadian Rockies Adventure Centre is your one stop adventure shop, providing year round tours & adventure throughout the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Winter activities include Canyon Tours, Ski and Snowboard Packages, Dogsledding, Snowshoeing, Snowmobiling, ATV Tours, Helicopter Sightseeing, Ice Climbing and much more!
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Canadian Rockies Rafting and Adventure Centre
909A Railway AveCanadian Rockies Adventure Centre is your one stop adventure shop, providing year round tours & adventure throughout the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Winter activities include Canyon Tours, Ski and Snowboard Packages, Dogsledding, Snowshoeing, Snowmobiling, ATV Tours, Helicopter Sightseeing, Ice Climbing and much more!
For 35 years we’ve been leading rafting trips down the Horseshoe and Kananaskis Rivers and have an immaculate safety record. We’re fully committed to your safety both on and off the river with our guides that are PROAOA, First Aid, CPR & River Rescue licensed.
And we’re the closest whitewater rafting from Banff, Canmore & Calgary so you’ll spend more time on the water, and less time getting there.
Chinook Rafting
215 Banff AveFor 35 years we’ve been leading rafting trips down the Horseshoe and Kananaskis Rivers and have an immaculate safety record. We’re fully committed to your safety both on and off the river with our guides that are PROAOA, First Aid, CPR & River Rescue licensed.
And we’re the closest whitewater rafting from Banff, Canmore & Calgary so you’ll spend more time on the water, and less time getting there.