Drumheller

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Drumheller featuring landscape views, a gorge or canyon and tranquil scenes
Drumheller showing landscape views, a sunset and a gorge or canyon
Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site featuring a bridge and heritage elements
Royal Tyrrell Museum showing heritage elements
Drumheller featuring a river or creek, a sunset and mountains

Otherworldly landscapes, dinosaur fossils and historic mining towns make this valley a haven for paleontologists, geologists and filmmakers.

The town of Drumheller and its surrounding valley offers plenty of adventure it’s where you can hike through towering sandstone “hoodoo” rocks, learn about the lives of the coal miners who originally settled here and stand within the jaws of the world’s largest dinosaur.The Drumheller Valley has attracted paleontologists since the first dinosaur skull was unearthed here in the 1880s. Since then, the town, just 90-minutes’ drive from Calgary, has amassed an incredible collection of fossils, earning it the title “Dinosaur Capital of the World.” Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum to examine an expansive collection of fossils from the beginning of life on Earth to the Ice Age. Hands-on activities such as interactive displays, excavations and guided hikes make this a thrilling attraction for the whole family.For a view with a difference, climb the 106 steps to the head of the World’s Tallest Dinosaur. Look out from its snarling mouth at the town and the cascading Red Deer River below.Drumheller was originally a coal-mining town. The lives of the pioneers and miners who lived here are on display at several museums in and around the town. See a two-headed calf and an entire house bought from a 1919 catalogue at the Homestead Antique Museum. Get insight into the lives of miners’ children at the picturesque East Coulee School Museum in the mining ghost town of Coulee.The valley is also a place of geological importance. Pull on your hiking boots and wander through canyons of otherworldly “hoodoos.” These sandstone pillars with large mushroom-like caps dot the Canadian Badlands, and have been filmed over and over by movie makers from around the world. Several Hollywood stars have worked in this eerie landscape, from Clint Eastwood in the 1992 film Unforgiven to Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970). Each July, hundreds of Albertan actors and volunteers converge on the town to stage a three-hour Passion Play in an outdoor amphitheater before thousands of visitors from all over the world.

Ramada by Wyndham Drumheller Hotel & Suites

Ramada by Wyndham Drumheller Hotel & Suites

3 out of 5
680 2nd Street Se, Follow Hwy 9, Drumheller, AB
$158 nightly
The price is $172 total per night from Oct 20 to Oct 21
$172 total
Oct 20 - Oct 21
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this 3-star business-friendly hotel in Drumheller. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the pool in ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,011 reviews)
"We really liked our Very large clean room with the convenient outside door. We enjoyed relaxing in the hot tub, the water slide and pool. The staff were helpful and very nice. The continental breakfast had alot of choices. & We would definitely stay there on our next vacation out that way."

Reviewed on Oct 11, 2025

Ramada by Wyndham Drumheller Hotel & Suites
SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western Drumheller

SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western Drumheller

2.5 out of 5
800-680 2nd Street SE, Drumheller, AB
$139 nightly
The price is $151 total per night from Oct 19 to Oct 20
$151 total
Oct 19 - Oct 20
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this eco-certified hotel in Drumheller. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the pool in our ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (1,008 reviews)
"We liked the pool and hot tub. The breakfast included in the price was great!"

Reviewed on Oct 10, 2025

SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western Drumheller
Quality Hotel

Quality Hotel

2.5 out of 5
100 6th Ave SE, Drumheller, AB
$98 nightly
The price is $107 total per night from Oct 19 to Oct 20
$107 total
Oct 19 - Oct 20
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Drumheller. Enjoy free breakfast, free parking, and a fitness center. Our guests praise the breakfast and the ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,008 reviews)
"Good location to everything to wanted to see on our holidays"

Reviewed on Oct 4, 2025

Quality Hotel
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Private home steps away from the Big Dinosaur!

Private home steps away from the Big Dinosaur!

Drumheller
Stay at this vacation home in Drumheller. Enjoy laundry facilities and air conditioning. Popular attractions Royal Tyrrell Museum and World's Largest Dinosaur ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (16 reviews)
"We had a fantastic stay. The host was exceptional at communication, quick and extremely accommodating. As a family with 2 kids it was perhaps a highlight of our vacation to be steps away from the best ice cream shop in town, Valley Ice Cream Shoppe. Skate park, pool, splash park, giant Dino, and ..."

Reviewed on Aug 18, 2025

Private home steps away from the Big Dinosaur!
Perfect stay for a family or a group of friends visiting our beautiful valley!

Perfect stay for a family or a group of friends visiting our beautiful valley!

Drumheller
Stay at this vacation home in Drumheller. Enjoy free WiFi, laundry facilities, and an in-room coffeemaker. Popular attractions Royal Tyrrell Museum and Midland ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (20 reviews)
"The kitchen was well stocked and had everything we needed. The interior was well designed and comfortable."

Reviewed on Oct 10, 2025

Perfect stay for a family or a group of friends visiting our beautiful valley!
The Marble | Sleeps 4 Guests | DT | 55 " Smart TV

The Marble | Sleeps 4 Guests | DT | 55 " Smart TV

Drumheller
Stay at this apartment in Drumheller. Enjoy an in-room coffeemaker and air conditioning. Popular attractions Royal Tyrrell Museum and Jurassic Laser Tag & Arcades ...
9/10 Wonderful! (11 reviews)
"Over all very happy with accommodation. Well supplied with everything needed. Quiet area even over the weekend. Check in was a bit awkward as the links didn’t work on my phone. But was easily sorted out when I contacted our host."

Reviewed on Sep 23, 2025

The Marble | Sleeps 4 Guests | DT | 55 " Smart TV
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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