Gibbons
Gibbons (pop. 3,200 in 2016) in the Edmonton Capital Region, located north of the city of Edmonton. Its close neighbour is Bon Accord (pop. 1,500), an even smaller town located just to the west.
Understand
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Gibbons and Bon Accord are neighbouring agricultural and bedroom communities located in Sturgeon County that are about 7 km (4.3 mi) apart via Highway 28.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Gibbons and Bon Accord are about 20 minutes north of Anthony Henday Drive (Highway 216), the general northern extent of the built up area of North Edmonton and can accessed via Highway 28 (97 Street in Edmonton). Gibbons can be accessed more directly by Highway 28A, which connects to Manning Drive (Highway 15) in Edmonton.
By bus
[edit]- Ebus, toll-free: +1 877-769-3287. Operates several routes in British Columbia and Alberta.
Operates one round trip per week between Fort McMurray and Edmonton including a stop in Gibbons. - Red Arrow, toll-free: +1-800-232-1958, customerservice@redarrow.ca. Operates premium service in Alberta featuring spacious seating (only three seats to a row) and workstation seats with electrical connections for business travelers and their computers. Sister brand Ebus serves most of the same destinations in standard motorcoaches for a lower fare. Operates several trips per week between Fort McMurray and Edmonton including a stop in Gibbons.
- Rider Express. Service from Edmonton, Sherwood Park, and Fort McMurray.
By plane
[edit]The Edmonton International Airport YEG IATA is about 45 minutes away.
Get around
[edit]You will need a private car as there is no public transit.
See
[edit]- Gibbons Museum, 4709 48 Ave, Gibbons, ☏ +1 780-233-7300.
Do
[edit]- 1 Goose Hummock Golf Resort, 1-23210 Township Road 564, Sturgeon County, ☏ +1 780-921-2444, info@goosehummock.com.
- 2 Jurassic Forest, 2-23210 Township Road 564, Sturgeon County, ☏ +1 780-470-2446, events@jurassicforest.com. M-Th 9AM-6PM (final entry prior to 5PM); F-Su 9AM-7PM (final entry prior to 6PM). Features a forest with dinosaurs with 2 km of boardwalk trails through an old-growth forest. Also has mini golf and an active learning park.
- 3 Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm, 56311 Lily Lake Road, Sturgeon County, ☏ +1 780-921-2272, info@prairiegardens.org. 35-acre working family farm featuring a garden centre, u-pick, tours, and events.
Buy
[edit]Eat & drink
[edit]- Chelsea's Pub and Family Restaurant, 4940 50 Ave, Bon Accord, ☏ +1 780-921-2233. Daily 11AM-9PM.
- Mainstreet Public House, 4920 50 Ave, Gibbons, ☏ +1 780-578-6255. W-Th 11:30AM-9PM, F 11:30AM-10PM, Sa 9:30AM-10PM, Su 9:30AM-8PM.
- Primo Pizza & Donair, 4907 50 Ave, Gibbons, ☏ +1 780-923-3999, primopizzas@gmail.com. M-Th 11AM-9:30PM, F Sa 11AM-10:30PM, Su noon-8:30PM.
- Sal's Famous Gibbons, 4606-50 Ave, Gibbons, ☏ +1 780-923-2144. M-Th 11AM-10PM, W-Sa 11AM-11PM, Su noon-10PM.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Gibbons Hotel & Tavern, 5010 50 Ave, Gibbons, ☏ +1 780-923-2401.
- 2 Longriders RV Park, 23136 Highway 643, ☏ +1 780-923-3300, lgriders@telusplanet.net.
- 3 McLeod Creek Farm & Campground, 56415 Hwy 28, Sturgeon County, ☏ +1 780-921-2490, mcfarmab@gmail.com.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Gibbons |
Cold Lake / Fort McMurray via  ← Redwater ← |
N  S |
→ Edmonton → END |
| END ← | N  S |
→ Fort Saskatchewan via  → Edmonton |