Canadian Badlands | Canada's Alberta

Featuring landscapes like nowhere else on earth, the Canadian Badlands will transport you to another time and place. From prehistoric fossil beds and rocky canyons, to coal mining ghost towns and cowboy hangouts, there’s plenty to discover in this unique area.

At a glance

Southeast Alberta
Key City: Drumheller
135 km (83 mi) drive from Calgary International Airport
Travel Drumheller

Unique landforms

Transport yourself worlds away, where dinosaurs once roamed. The magical hoodoo formations, also known as fairy chimneys, were once part of a lush forest by the sea.

Dinosaur capital of the world

Known as the Dinosaur Capital of the World, Drumheller has all the amenities you’ll need when visiting the Badlands.

Small town charm

In the historic and charismatic town of Drumheller, you can venture into an old coal mine, peruse an antique museum or step inside a haunted house.

Couple walking along the trails in Horseshoe Canyon — Make time to stop and explore Horseshoe Canyon on the way to Drumheller. You’ll be glad you did.

Boots crunching on shale, you move through land carved by water and wind, where dinosaurs once roamed.

Couple watching the sunset at Dinosaur Provincial Park in the Canadian Badlands, Southern Alberta

The sun shines on this place, just as it has for billions of years.

Group on a interpretive tour at Dinosaur Provincial Park. — Take a guided tour through the Badlands.

Couple digging for fossils with a guide at Dinosaur Provincial Park in the Canadian Badlands, Southern Alberta — Uncover the past on a tour at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller.

It reveals the past...

Siksika Blackfoot dancers standing in front of a tipi in Tipi Village

and brings every moment to life.

Featured attractions

Atlas Coal Mine

Walk the tunnels of a historic coal mine and immerse yourself in Canadian history.

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Rosebud Theatre

Become the only person you know who’s seen a live musical in dinosaur country.

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Dinosaur Provincial Park

Hike or take a guided tour through one of Canada’s most unique landscapes. This UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the world’s richest fossil resources for the Late Cretaceous period.

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