Hanna is a small town of 2,400 people (2021) in the Southern Alberta region of Alberta. Be careful about what you say about the band Nickelback, Hanna is proud to be their home. It is the birthplace of Lanny Macdonald, a famous hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Understand

Abandoned railway roundhouse in Hanna.

Hanna is likely to be encountered by travellers as a stopping point on a car journey between Calgary and Saskatoon. It is an agricultural and oil and gas supply centre.

• 1 Visitor Information Centre, 603 South Municipal Road (near Hwy 9 & Palliser Trail), ☏ +1 403-854-4433, tourism@hanna.ca. May long weekend-June: F 3-8PM, Sa Su noon-8PM; July-August: Daily 10AM-8:30PM. Located in the former Canadian Northern Railway (later CN) station, which was in service from 1913-1990; now designated as a Heritage Railway Station. The station was relocated and converted to a visitor centre. (updated Nov 2019)

Get in

Hanna is near the junctions of Highway 9 and Highway 36 (Veteran's Memorial Highway), 211 km (131 mi) east of Calgary, 402 km (250 mi) west of Saskatoon, and 320 km (200 mi) north of the US border.

Hanna Airport is 2 km southeast of the town; there are no scheduled flights.

See

• 1 Hanna Pioneer Museum & Village, 502 Pioneer Trail, ☏ +1 403-854-4244, hannamuseum1912@gmail.com. Full block of historic buildings filled with antiques and turn of the century artifacts. (updated Nov 2019)

Do

• Fox Lake (4 km west of Hanna on Twp Rd 312 (Fox Lake Trail)). This small lake west of Hanna features a beach, boat launch, and campground. (updated Nov 2019)
• Prairie Oasis Park, Range Road 140 (26 km south of Hanna). This small lake south of Hanna features a beach, lake for water sports, and campground. (updated Nov 2019)

Eat

• Cactus Corner Truck Stop (Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 south; 9 km east of Hanna), ☏ +1 403-854-2244. (updated Nov 2019)
• Hanna Pizza & Steak House, 226 2nd Ave W, ☏ +1 403-854-4039. M-Sa 11AM-8PM. (updated Nov 2019)
• Nick's Family Restaurant & Lounge, 113 Pallister Trail, ☏ +1 403-854-3933. Daily 9AM-11PM. Fully licensed restaurant and lounge near the main highway serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The lounge has video lottery terminals, ATM, a pool table and jukebox. Serves pizza, steak Western and Chinese cuisine. (updated Nov 2019)
• York Cafe, 303 1st St W, ☏ +1 403-854-2823. Tu-Sa 10AM-9PM, Su noon-8PM. (updated Nov 2019)

Sleep

• 1 Canalta, 111 Palliser Trail, ☏ +1 403-854-2400. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Nov 2019)
• 2 Canada Grey Motor Inn, 616 2nd Ave W, ☏ +1 403-854-4471, info@canadagrey.ca. (updated Apr 2021)
• 3 West View Motel, 519 2nd Ave W, ☏ +1 403-854-3232, toll-free: +1-888-854-3235. (updated Nov 2019)

Go next

Explore Alberta's badlands by continuing west to Drumheller or south to Dinosaur Provincial Park.

Routes through Hanna

Calgary ← Drumheller ←	W  E	→ Oyen → Saskatoon
Lac La Biche ← Viking ← Jct W ←	N  S	→ Brooks → Taber