Midland Provincial Park (Drumheller): Rockhounding in Drumheller, Alberta
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Midland Provincial Park (Drumheller) is a mapped rockhounding spot in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Reported finds include fossil. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Midland Provincial Park (Drumheller)
Badlands park around the Royal Tyrrell Museum, 6 km west of Drumheller. Day use only. You can walk the trails and look, but fossil collecting is not allowed, and the museum asks you to report any find.
Plan your visit
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- County
- Drumheller
- Province
- Alberta
- Nearest road
- Highway 838
- Postal code
- T0J 0Y1
- Coordinates
- 51.47830, -112.77108
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
Confirm rules before collecting
Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.
Access note: Badlands park around the Royal Tyrrell Museum, 6 km west of Drumheller. Day use only. You can walk the trails and look, but fossil collecting is not allowed, and the museum asks you to report any find.
Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Alberta within driving distance of Midland Provincial Park (Drumheller).
- Horseshoe CanyonKneehill County, Alberta · 10 km awayFossil, Dinosaur Bone
- Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial ParkKneehill County, Alberta · 53 km awayFossil, Dinosaur Bone
- StettlerAlberta · 94 km awayQuartz, Calcite
- Joffre Bridge (Red Deer River)Red Deer County, Alberta · 104 km awayGold
- Dinosaur Provincial ParkCounty of Newell, Alberta · 118 km awayFossil, Dinosaur Bone
- Battle RiverCamrose County, Alberta · 136 km awayChalcedony, Quartz, Calcite
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