THE WEST COUNTRY AROUND ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE

SOME OF THE MANY PLACES TO VISIT
 

CHIEF YELLOWFACEGRAVESITE
KootenayPlains- David Thompson Highway
David Thompson Puppet Theatre- National Historic Site-For children of all ages 1-100
Boggy Hall- site of old fur post where David Thompson's fourth child was born to Charlotte Small

Boat in the Woods-discovered 1 kilometre from the North saskatchewan River
Russian House-Russian revolution- three Russians and then their disappearance

First Settler Burial Site- George Fletcher- overlooking the Clearwater River
 
 

The Stuart WagonTrain Crossing Place Five Miles from Rocky Mountain House
York Boats - National Historic Site- were built at Rocky Mountain House- HBC
The Chimneys of the last fur trade post- National Historic Site
Remains of David Thompson's Fort- National Historic Site- found under the Brierley Farm

 
The Playfort- National Historic Site
Fur Trade Cemetery - National Historic Site-probably many more unknowns buried here
Buffalo Herd  - National Historic Site

Crimson Lake 5 miles from Rocky mountain House- a vacationers dream-
Glacier School Old Schoolhouse completely intact 20 miles from rocky Mountain House
 
Riverside Park- See the mountings from the old ferry-Enjoy the view and imagine voyageurs going by to the forts
The Confluence- the spectacular scenery as the Clearwater and North Saskatchewn Rivers come together
 

Howse Pass crossed in 1807 by Thompson it is a tourist mecca
Abraham Lake- David Thompson Highway Created with the construction of ther Big Horn Dam

The Butte- Aboriginal Sacred Site-20 miles from Rocky Mountain House -Sacred to the Cree and Blackfoot
 

LEGENDARY BIG ROCK- Where a soon to be Chippewa Chief was born 200 years ago- a marker for fur traders