In the heart of downtown, Hay River's only true hotel has clean, spacious, well-appointed rooms, a pub, a restaurant and a fitness center with hot tub. It's the community hub and is better value than the motels lining the highway. Rooms with kitchenette are available.
Ptarmigan Inn
Northwest Territories
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park
25.27 MILES
South of Enterprise, the Mackenzie Hwy parallels impressive Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park. The eponymous pair of falls are linked by a lovely 2km…
3.39 MILES
At the mouth of the Hay River on vast Great Slave Lake, this island, linked to the mainland by a bridge, is the oldest and nicest part of town. It's an…
3.47 MILES
In the town's old Hudson's Bay Company trading post on Vale Island, this is an enthusiastically run local-history museum, with an absorbing collection of…
Nearby Northwest Territories attractions
3.39 MILES
At the mouth of the Hay River on vast Great Slave Lake, this island, linked to the mainland by a bridge, is the oldest and nicest part of town. It's an…
3.47 MILES
In the town's old Hudson's Bay Company trading post on Vale Island, this is an enthusiastically run local-history museum, with an absorbing collection of…
3. Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park
25.27 MILES
South of Enterprise, the Mackenzie Hwy parallels impressive Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park. The eponymous pair of falls are linked by a lovely 2km…