• This is your opportunity to sit in the grass, relax and let nature inspire your creative spirit. Capture your Switzer Park memories in paint. 
• All materials are provided.
• This is an hour-long program.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

Skulls! Pelts! Tracks! Fire!

Learn about the wildlife and cultural history of Switzer Park. Try to out leap a mountain lion, hold the skull of a grizzly, or spark a fire using flint and steel. Topics and locations vary week to week, so be sure to pick up a program schedule at Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center upon arrival, or check back here a few days in advance.   

Program Times:

6:00pm-6:45pm 
7:30pm-8:15pm 

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change. 

• Come pond-dipping with nets and tubs!
• Learn about wacky water critters as you identify the creatures you catch.
• This is an hour-long program at Jarvis Beach. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events subject to change.

Saturday night is the biggest night in Switzer! Bring the family for a fun-filled evening of entertainment. Show types range from hands-on reenactments of the Fur Trade to Improvisational Theater. 

The show description will be released a week in advance - be sure to check online, or pick up a program schedule from Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

• Take part in a fun citizen science project! We'll explore scenic alpine meadows, catch and identify butterflies, and contribute to the University of Alberta species database.
• Meet at the Green Square in Hinton at 10:00 am (in front of the Travel Alberta Visitor Centre).
• From Hinton, we'll drive to Cardinal Divide together to explore the alpine meadows and catch gorgeous butterflies. 
• We supply the nets.  Please bring a lunch, water bottle, good hiking shoes, warm clothes and rain gear.  Bear spray too, if you have it! 
• In case of rain, we'll be discovering wildflowers instead.  There's always something to explore! 
• The event runs from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.  Stay all day or just for a while.

Skulls! Pelts! Tracks! Fire!

Learn about the wildlife and cultural history of Switzer Park. Try to out leap a mountain lion, hold the skull of a grizzly, or spark a fire using flint and steel. Topics and locations vary week to week, so be sure to pick up a program schedule at Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center upon arrival, or check back here a few days in advance.   

Program Times:

6:00pm-6:45pm 
7:30pm-8:15pm 

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change. 

• Come pond-dipping with nets and tubs!
• Learn about wacky water critters as you identify the creatures you catch.
• This is an hour-long program at Jarvis Beach. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events subject to change.

Saturday night is the biggest night in Switzer! Bring the family for a fun-filled evening of entertainment. Show types range from hands-on reenactments of the Fur Trade to Improvisational Theater. 

The show description will be released a week in advance - be sure to check online, or pick up a program schedule from Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

• Take part in a fun citizen science project! We'll catch and identify butterflies, and contribute to the University of Alberta species database.
• We supply the nets, you supply energy and enthusiasm!
• In case of rain, we'll do some dip netting.  There's always something to explore! 
• The event runs from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Skulls! Pelts! Tracks! Fire!

Learn about the wildlife and cultural history of Switzer Park. Try to out leap a mountain lion, hold the skull of a grizzly, or spark a fire using flint and steel. Topics and locations vary week to week, so be sure to pick up a program schedule at Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center upon arrival, or check back here a few days in advance.   

Program Times:

6:00pm-6:45pm 
7:30pm-8:15pm 

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change. 

• Come pond-dipping with nets and tubs!
• Learn about wacky water critters as you identify the creatures you catch.
• This is an hour-long program at Jarvis Beach. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events subject to change.

Saturday night is the biggest night in Switzer! Bring the family for a fun-filled evening of entertainment. Show types range from hands-on reenactments of the Fur Trade to Improvisational Theater. 

The show description will be released a week in advance - be sure to check online, or pick up a program schedule from Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

• This is your opportunity to sit in the grass, relax and let nature inspire your creative spirit. Capture your Switzer Park memories in paint. 
• All materials are provided.
• This is an hour-long program.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

Skulls! Pelts! Tracks! Fire!

Learn about the wildlife and cultural history of Switzer Park. Try to out leap a mountain lion, hold the skull of a grizzly, or spark a fire using flint and steel. Topics and locations vary week to week, so be sure to pick up a program schedule at Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center upon arrival, or check back here a few days in advance.   

Program Times:

6:00pm-6:45pm 
7:30pm-8:15pm 

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change. 

Saturday night is the biggest night in Switzer! Bring the family for a fun-filled evening of entertainment. Show types range from hands-on reenactments of the Fur Trade to Improvisational Theater. 

The show description will be released a week in advance - be sure to check online, or pick up a program schedule from Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

• This is your opportunity to sit in the grass, relax and let nature inspire your creative spirit. Capture your Switzer Park memories in paint. 
• All materials are provided.
• This is an hour-long program.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

Skulls! Pelts! Tracks! Fire!

Learn about the wildlife and cultural history of Switzer Park. Try to out leap a mountain lion, hold the skull of a grizzly, or spark a fire using flint and steel. Topics and locations vary week to week, so be sure to pick up a program schedule at Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center upon arrival, or check back here a few days in advance.   

Program Times:

6:00pm-6:45pm 
7:30pm-8:15pm 

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change. 

• Come pond-dipping with nets and tubs!
• Learn about wacky water critters as you identify the creatures you catch.
• This is an hour-long program at Jarvis Beach. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events subject to change.

Saturday night is the biggest night in Switzer! Bring the family for a fun-filled evening of entertainment. Show types range from hands-on reenactments of the Fur Trade to Improvisational Theater. 

The show description will be released a week in advance - be sure to check online, or pick up a program schedule from Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

• This is your opportunity to sit in the grass, relax and let nature inspire your creative spirit. Capture your Switzer Park memories in paint. 
• All materials are provided.
• This is an hour-long program.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

• Come pond-dipping with nets and tubs!
• Learn about wacky water critters as you identify the creatures you catch.
• This is an hour-long program at Jarvis Beach. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events subject to change.

Saturday night is the biggest night in Switzer! Bring the family for a fun-filled evening of entertainment. Show types range from hands-on reenactments of the Fur Trade to Improvisational Theater. 

The show description will be released a week in advance - be sure to check online, or pick up a program schedule from Gregg Booth or the Visitor Center.

All children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.

• This is your opportunity to sit in the grass, relax and let nature inspire your creative spirit. Capture your Switzer Park memories in paint. 
• All materials are provided.
• This is an hour-long program.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. All events are subject to change.