4 - S T A Y C A T IO N G u id e 2 0 2 0


W ith p a n d e m ic re s tric tio n s s till im p a c tin g s o u th e rn A lb e r ta d u rin g s u m m e r 2 0 2 0 , h o rd e s o f c itiz e n s w ill b e ta k in g to th e h ills , p a rk s , riv e rs a n d c a m p g ro u n d s . T h e T a b e r re g io n h a s a lo t to o ff e r fa m ilie s , s p o r ts m e n , a n d w a te r e n th u s ia s ts a lik e .


G r a n d F o r k s P a r k a n d C a m p g r o u n d : Lo cated at th e co n flu en ce o f th e B o w an d O ld m an R ivers, an d th e startin g p o in t fo r th e So u th Saskatch ew an R iver, G ran d Fo rks P ark an d Cam p g ro u n d is n estled in th e h eart o f a b ad lan d s valley. Th e p ark featu res cam p kitch en s, p rim e stu rg eo n fish in g , g ro u p u se areas, o u th o u se to ilets an d a n atu ral b o at lau n ch . Cam p in g is p rim itive, b u t th e p ark is free w ith self-reg istratio n .


M u n ic ip a l D is t r ic t o f T a b e r P a r k : Lo cated o n th e b an ks o f th e O ld m an R iver, th e M u n icip al D istrict o f Tab er P ark an d Cam p g ro u n d is a p o p u lar reg io n al attractio n th at d raw s cam p ers fro m all o ver th e su rro u n d in g area. Th e cam p g ro u n d featu res 1 2 3 0 A M P an d 7 2 1 5 A M P sites, tw o g ro u p u se areas, p it to ilets, b all d iam o n d s, cam p kitch en s, free firew o o d , h o rsesh o e p its, p ay sh o w ers, a p layg ro u n d , p o tab le w ater, R V d u m p, trails an d w alkin g


p ath s, vo lleyb all, w ash ro o m s an d w eeken d secu rity. Call 4 0 3 -2 2 3 -0 0 9 1 fo r m o re in fo rm atio n .


T a b e r F a r m e r s ’ M a r k e t s : Th e To w n o f Tab er is h o stin g o u td o o r farm ers’ m arkets at Co n fed eratio n P ark (o r th e Tab er Co m m u n ity Cen tre w eath er d ep en d in g ) fro m 4 -7 p.m . every Th u rsd ay fro m Ju ly 2 to Sep tem b er 1 0 .


T a b e r T r o u t P o n d C a m p g r o u n d : A n ew cam p g ro u n d th at o p en ed fo r th e first tim e o n Ju n e 2 , th e Tab er Tro u t P o n d Cam p g ro u n d featu res n in e 3 0 A M P R V sites an d a w ash ro o m facility at a p o n d th e to w n h as b een red evelo p in g in to a recreatio n al area ju st w est o f H ig h w ay 8 6 4 .


M u n ic ip a l D is t r ic t o f T a b e r S p o r t S h o o t in g C o m p le x : To u ted as W estern Can ad a’s larg est sh o o tin g co m p lex, th is w o rld -class


ran g e in clu d es several d ifferen t d istan ce ran g es fo r rifles, p isto ls, sh o tg u n s an d arch ery.


T a b e r M o t o r s p o r t s P a r k : Co m e p ractice yo u r skills at th e Tab er M o to cro ss Track. W h eth er fo r racin g o r recreatio n al rid in g , th e track, ru n b y th e Tab er M o to cro ss A sso ciatio n , is a larg e ch allen g in g layo u t. Th e clu b is fam ily-o rien ted an d p ro vid es a sm all track fo r 5 0 -cc b ikes.


C h in P a r k a n d C a m p g r o u n d : Lo cated o n a larg e irrig atio n reservo ir o n H ig h w ay 3 6 , 2 2 m iles n o rth o f W arn er, C h in P ark h as 1 2 sites w ith electrical h o o k-u p s an d an o verflo w area, an d in clu d es a b o at d o ck, b o at ram p, sw im m in g area, cam p kitch en , an d w ash ro o m s. P o tab le w ater is availab le. O p en fro m Ju n e 1 - Sep t. 1 5 .


T a b e r G o lf C lu b : Tab er G o lf C lu b, first o p en ed in 1 9 6 9 , is a sem i-p rivate clu b lo cated 3 0 m in u tes


east o f Leth b rid g e. Co n stru cted in tw o p h ases, th e fro n t n in e w ill p ro vid e p len ty o f fo rg iven ess o ff th e tee, w ith th e trad eo ff o f b ein g o p en to th e w in d ’s in flu en ce o n every sh o t.


T a b e r Ir r ig a t io n Im p a c t M u s e u m : Th e Tab er Irrig atio n Im p act M u seu m fo cu ses o n th e im p act o f irrig atio n o n Tab er’s d evelo p m en t. It sh o w cases th e irrig atio n system s an d p ro cesses fro m early lab o u r-in ten sive m eth o d s to th e cu rren t co m p u ter tech n o lo g ies th at g ro w ers u se.


K a y a k in g a n d C a n o e in g : N o w a sp o rt en jo yin g a exp lo sio n o f p o p u larity in recen t years, so u th ern A lb erta’s m an y w atersh ed s o ffer a lo t fo r p ro sp ective w ater sp o rts en th u siasts. O n th e O ld m an R iver n ear Tab er, th e M u n icip al D istrict o f Tab er recen tly in stalled b o at lau n ch es at th e H ig h w ay 8 6 4 B rid g e an d th e G ran d Fo rks P ark to assist w ater u sers w ith accessib ility.


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