Nearby Attractions & Campgrounds

Nearby Attractions

Brooks & the Country of Newell

Brooks Aqueduct National and Provincial Historic Site

Brooks Aqueduct Historic Site located just outside of Brooks
A 3.2 kilometre concrete flume erected twenty metres above the parched prairie by Canadian Pacific Railway's irrigation division in 1915

Brooks & District Museum

Museum situated on seven acres of land on the east side of Brooks
Approximately a 35-minute drive from Dinosaur Provincial Park
Main visitor information centre for Brooks
Houses exhibits on local prairie history. Organized as a "Walk Through The Ages" - early ranchers, the war years, the North-West Mounted Police, the Canadian Pacific Railroad and the Eastern Irrigation District.
A full service campground located beside the museum
Waterpark located across the road from the museum

Royal Tyrrell Museum

Royal Tyrrell Museum one of the leading palaeontological museums and research centres in the world
Located in Midland Provincial Park (a day use only park), 6 kilometres northwest from Drumheller
2.5-hour drive northwest from Dinosaur Provincial Park

Kinbrook Island Provincial Park

Kinbrook Island Provincial Park - 45-minute drive to Dinosaur Provincial Park
Connected by a causeway to Highway 873, 15 km south of Brooks, by the warm waters of Lake Newell
Swimming, boating, sailing, fishing, camping
Tree-lined park with an interpretive trail providing opportunities to view the area's abundant bird species

Tillebrook Provincial Park