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The Kootenay Plains were visited by David Thompson in the early 1800s. The area has long been important to Aboriginal people; several sundance lodges are located on the plains. The reserve protects an area that is significant for historical, native and environmental reasons while the nearby Kootenay Plains Provincial Recreation Area provides a basecamp from where to explore it. Activities include birding and backcountry hiking, including a 5-km trail from the day use parking area to Siffleur Falls. Public access in the reserve is restricted to foot only and overnight camping and open fires are prohibited in Ecological Reserves.
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Family-run outfit with a 50-year history of guiding unique Wilderness Horseback Vacations into some of the most untouched and spectacular wilderness of the Canadian Rockies. McKenzie’s offers a variety of hourly trail rides in scenic locations, a genuine Cowboy BBQ, as well as host a variety of special events.
South Ram Outfitters
Offers day rides, back-country and base camp cabin rentals, camping available.
Nordegg National Historic Site
The Brazeau Collieries Historic Mine Site is a Provincial and National Historic Resource; there are guided tours of this industrial coal mine site during the summer months. The tours are two-hour-long guided walks. Journey through a 1950s coal briquette plant or tour the auxiliary buildings to discover how this remote facility operated and go into a mine entrance. Tours of the Brazeau Collieries Historic Mine Site start at the Nordegg Heritage Centre.