River Grove Campground & Cabins

Drumheller


Right in town and close to the big T rex, this shaded campground next to the river has lots of amenities, such as laundry machines and a big playground for kids. There's even an arcade for the surly teens among you.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Drumheller attractions

1. World's Largest Dinosaur

0.25 MILES

In a town filled with dinosaurs, this T rex is the king of them all. Standing 26m high above a parking lot, it dominates the Drumheller skyline (and is…

2. Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

3.35 MILES

This fantastic museum is one of the pre-eminent dinosaur museums on the planet, made even better by a $5.9 million expansion project completed in 2019…

3. Rosedale Suspension Bridge

5.46 MILES

This suspension bridge isn't very long or particularly high, but it's definitely not for the faint of heart. Made of see-through wire mesh, it sways like…

4. Horseshoe Canyon

8.2 MILES

The baddest of the badlands can be seen at Horseshoe Canyon, a spectacular chasm cut into the otherwise flat prairie located 17km west of Drumheller on…

5. East Coulee School Museum

13.06 MILES

This original village school in art deco style doubled in size to eight rooms during the coal mining boom of the 1930s. Exhibits inside detail the history…

6. Atlas Coal Mine

13.81 MILES

Home to the last wooden tipple (a coal-loading structure) in Canada, Atlas Coal Mine closed its production in 1959. Today it's an engaging historic sight…