South - Fort Walsh
Museum, RCMP / Military, National Historic Site, Scenic / Historic Tour, Public Trails
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55 km SW of Maple Creek on Hwy 271. 1600 acre site in the Cypress Hills. Note: When travelling to Fort Walsh from Elkwater, AB, contact the site by phone or email for the best travel route.
Latitude: 49.56168° N,
Longitude: -109.8746° W
Longitude: -109.8746° W
At the Fort Walsh National Historic Site, walk through the wooden gates into a living fort from the 1870s, when the North West Mounted Police brought Canadian law to the West. Hear the stories of the Cypress Hills Massacre and learn of its impact on the Nakoda people and on Canada in southwest Saskatchewan. Test your bartering skills at the trading post and find out the price of a buffalo robe. Walk in the footsteps of James Morrow Walsh and his NWMP troops, discovering how peace was brokered with Sitting Bull in the aftermath of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Take a stroll through the Cypress Hills forest past fragrant lodgepole pines and white spruce. Challenge yourself on Saskatchewan’s toughest 5K run, the Rotgut Run held in June. Follow Fort Walsh on Twitter and Facebook at #FortWalshNHS.
Please plan ahead and check the Parks Canada website for the most up-to-date information on hours of operation and what to expect when you arrive.
Open May 21 to Sep 30.
South - Fort Walsh
At the Fort Walsh National Historic Site, walk through the wooden gates into a living fort from the 1870s, when the North West Mounted Police brought Canadian law to the West. Hear the stories of the Cypress Hills Massacre and learn of its impact on the Nakoda people and on Canada in southwest Saskatchewan. Test your bartering skills at the trading post and find out the price of a buffalo robe. Walk in the footsteps of James Morrow Walsh and his NWMP troops, discovering how peace was brokered with Sitting Bull in the aftermath of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Take a stroll through the Cypress Hills forest past fragrant lodgepole pines and white spruce. Challenge yourself on Saskatchewan’s toughest 5K run, the Rotgut Run held in June. Follow Fort Walsh on Twitter and Facebook at #FortWalshNHS.
Please plan ahead and check the Parks Canada website for the most up-to-date information on hours of operation and what to expect when you arrive.
Location Information
55 km SW of Maple Creek on Hwy 271. 1600 acre site in the Cypress Hills. Note: When travelling to Fort Walsh from Elkwater, AB, contact the site by phone or email for the best travel route.
View on map >lat. 49.56168° N, long. -109.8746° W
Contact Info
Phone:
306-662-2645 (Administration office) | 306-662-3590 (May to Oct) |
fort.walsh@pc.gc.ca