Bird watching
Lake at Provincial Park. Shorebirds, various ducks, northern harriers,
short-eared owls, red-tailed hawks, great blue herons, Canada geese and
American bitterns, savannah and vesper sparrows and Sprague’s pipitsBowling
Vermilion Bowl
4902 49th Ave 853-4311
Canoeing/Kayaking
The lake at the
provincial park is six km long nestled in the valley.
Cross Country Skiing
The trails at the provincial park are set in the aspen forest and rolling
hills at the provincial park. They are famous as the training
grounds for Beckie Scott.
Curling
5514 47th Ave 853-5638
At the southern stop lights on Hwy 41 proceed west about half a km.
The second driveway just past the parking lot behind the row of trees.
Fishing
Trout pond at the Provincial Park
Golfing
Vermilion Golf and
Country Club 853-4444
From Yellowhead Highway south on
Hwy 41. East at first road.
Mannville Riverview Golf
Course 763-2252
West 15 km to Mannville, north 10 km.
Kitscoty Golf Club
846-2950
East 37 km
Lea Park
Golf Club 847-2651
10 miles north of Marwayne on #897 (Jubilee
Regional Park) or from Hwy 16 turn north at the PTH 897 intersection and
drive 22 miles.
Horseback riding
Provincial Park
There are horse trails in the Vermilion Provincial Park with dedicated
parking with lots of room for horse trailers.
Hidden Lake Ranch
14.5 km east of Vermilion on the Yellowhead Hwy
744-2289
Library
5001 49th Ave 853-4288
Hours Tu 10-7:30, WFSa 10-5:30, Th 10-8
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Mini Golf
At the entrance to the campground at the Provincial Park
Museum
50th Ave and 53rd St
853 6211
Three blocks west of northern stop lights
Summer hours noon to 5 pm. Winter by appt.
Playground adjacent
Playgrounds
East of downtown two blocks east of downtown stop lights, south one
short block and east into cul-de-sac.
North of Cultural Centre one block south of northern stop lights
and 1.5 blocks west just past museum and behind Cultural Centre
West of hospital
Provincial Park There is one near wading pool and mini golf and
another in the river valley next to the lake
Vermilion Elementary School 4837 44th St
St Jerome's School 4820 46th St
Pool
Colonel Cormack Recreation Centre
Lakeland College 853-8402
Recreation Centre
Racquet ball, squash, tennis, wall climbing, pool, sauna, whirlpool and
weight training centre
Colonel Cormack Recreation Centre, Lakeland College
Skate Board Park
North of Brunswick Motor Inn
Wading Pool
Provincial Park. Change rooms. Great on
hot summer days.
Walking, jogging, biking, hiking
There are paved and gravel paths and roads at the Vermilion
Provincial Park. Some follow the lake while others wind through the
hills and trees and the plateau.
Walking Tour
Virtual Tour of Historic Vermilion
A self-guided walking tour provides a
history of the historic buildings in downtown Vermilion. Most of the
historic buildings have permanent plaques describing the buildings origin
and history.
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