The Ranch:
Horse Creek Ranch is an Alberta ranch and can be found 10 km. east of the historic
community of Fort Assiniboine. It is nestled between the beautiful Sandhills Wildland Park and the meandering Athabasca River. The ranch is
only a 2 hour drive northwest of Edmonton, Alberta’s capital city, or as
a side excursion (east and north) coming from Jasper National Park.
Activities:
You can do trail rides with
your own horses (we don't rent horses anymore); there are also other
popular activities to participate in throughout the season such as flower and
berry picking (in season), hiking, swimming in the river, horse shoes and
gold panning.
At Horse Creek Ranch, visitors have
the opportunity to ride through a portion of
Alberta's historic Klondike Trail used by the original prospectors seeking their
fortune in Yukon.
In addition, we provide RV sites for Motorhomes. For travellers with Horse Trailers,
box stalls are also available. Tent trailers and other types of campers are welcome too! Often our guests wish to camp and follow the extensive trail system through the
Sandhills
Wildland Park either on foot or horseback. A trailer waste disposal site is located in the nearby village of Fort Assiniboine.
The Region:
The name Assiniboine, loosely translated from the native
language, means "those who cooked by dropping hot stones in water".
Fort
Assiniboine (video) originated as a Hudson Bay Company post in the early 1800’s.
It was used by hunters as a transfer station between the buyers from
Edmonton and trappers from the Lesser Slave Lake area.
During the gold rush of 1897/98, the Fort Assiniboine area became
populated by fortune seekers hoping to find a quick route to Yukon,
where they dreamed vast riches would be waiting for them. They left
Edmonton in droves. Many travelled the native/caribou trail (Klondike
Trail), which
meandered past Fort Assiniboine. It became more difficult to travel as they
neared the Swan Hills. Although few people were successful in their attempts to reach
Yukon, determination and tenacity proved to be the cornerstone for
the foundation of Fort Assiniboine and the people who chose to remain.
One hundred years later, the Fort Assiniboine area is strong and
thriving. The residents of Alberta’s second oldest community, take pride
in the part their region has played in Alberta’s history.
To commemorate that history, a museum replica of
the old Fort was erected in 1977. Today it is one of the highlights of our area
and is open to welcome visitors daily during the summer months.
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Horse Creek Ranch Ltd.,
Host: Siebe Brouwer
Box 308, Fort Assiniboine, Alberta
Canada T0G 1A0
Toll Free Phone: 1.888.699.6099
(USA & Canada)
Local Phone: 1.780.584.2535
To Book:
email Siebe Brouwer |
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