Hinton

Renee LaBoucane

Director of Economic Development
 
2nd Floor
131 Civic Centre Road
Hinton, Alberta Canada
T7V 2E5

E-mail:
Phone: (780) 865-6004
Fax: (780) 865-5706
Web: www.town.hinton.ab.ca

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Phone: (780) 865-2777

The Town of Hinton is known as the Gateway to the Rockies. You will find countless opportunities for watching wildlife and experiencing nature in these forested foothills. Unspoiled streams, rivers, and lakes are ideal for fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, river rafting, and swimming. You can hike across historic routes used by early settlers, check out sand dunes and sandstone hoodoos, or visit a ghost town. Take a guided tour by all-terrain vehicle, plane, helicopter, or coach.

If you like camping, backpacking, horseback riding, caving, golfing, or hang gliding, then plan a long stay in Hinton! The town's lit trails accommodate hikers, cyclists, and cross-country skiers. Make sure you leave some time for exploring William A. Switzer Provincial Park, the Willmore Wilderness Area, the Town of Jasper, and Jasper National Park.

Other attractions include the Yellowhead Raceway; Alberta Forest Service Museum; Athabasca Fire Lookout Tower; and Miette Hot Springs. Coal mine, pulp mill, and sawmill tours can be arranged in the summer months.

If you are a winter visitor, don't miss the chance to experience snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, ice-skating, and ice-fishing.

Indoor facilities include a swimming pool, play pool, hot tub, sauna, fitness studios, racquetball and squash court, indoor skating arena, curling arena, and performing arts theatre.

Hinton has numerous annual festivals, sport competitions, and special events.

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