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The county of Strathcona has a one-of-a-kind place for visitors. They offer both rural and urban experiences which serve as a perfect getaway for travelers and visitors. Visitors can shop at the distinct and independent retail sector in urban Sherwood Park, or they can go to the countryside to experience nature. Take a look at some of the must see things to do in Sherwood Park below:
Watching a Play at Festival Place
Festival Place has a 500-seater Elizabethan performance theater. Every year there are more than 100 professional performances held there with a wide variety of dance, film, arts, community events, and theatre presentations.
Visitors and locals can bring their family to the Festival Place which is situated in Sherwood Park to experience the renowned production of Hansel and Gretel.
Strathcona County Museum and Archives
The Strathcona County Museum and Archives is an interactive museum that allows visitors to learn about the many historical pieces in a hands-on way. Visitors can also take advantage of the guided tours by staff who wear costumes. Personalized tours are available for seniors, organizations, clubs and schools.
Strathcona Science Provincial Park
This is a renowned provincial park in Alberta, situated near Edmonton and Sherwood Park just west of Anthony Henday Drive and south of Yellowhead Highway.
This area has been used for thousands of years as the location for an annual aboriginal camp due to its location near the river for transportation and trade, and near the hillside of the river valley which offered great opportunities for hunting bison. The park was preserved the by the local government against impending industrialization. During 1978 up to 1980, the area has been a site for a number of archeological excavations.
The park has a number of uninhabited interpretative buildings developed by the government of Alberta during 1980, however, today only rubbles remain. What remains of the park’s history as a public science center includes structures such as a boardwalk leading to the archeological site, tiled triangular obelisks and a number of interpretative plaques. The place is safe but overgrown, so visitors should dress appropriately.
BMX Bike Skills Park
Situated at Broadview Boulevard and Bethel Drive, this park has a number of natural features like rock boulders, logs and dirt ramps. Combined together they form a number of ladder bridges, different sized dirt jumps, and a wall ride to attract bike enthusiasts of all ages and skills.
Millennium Place
Millennium Place is a modern, multi-purpose recreational center that lures more than three million visitors each year. Visitors can enjoy a number of activities with their modern swimming pool, workout area, twin ice arenas, and gymnasiums. The facility can also accommodate daily drop-ins for sports, and houses a children’s playground, climbing wall, outdoor skatepark and teen and youth lounges all year round.
Delta Force Paintball
Delta Force Paintball is just 25 minutes away from downtown Edmonton in Sherwood Park. Their game site is very accessible and has a paintball friendly environment. They have movie-set themed game areas that visitors and enthusiasts will surely enjoy. Delta Force Paintball Canada is renowned for offering great quality and high-adrenaline paintball games to customers. With their 25 years of experience, competent staff, amazing customer facilities, top-class game zone props, and structure, they surely deliver a paintball experience that’s unmatched.
