Drayton Valley
Drayton Valley is a town of 7,200 (2016) in the Foothills region of Alberta, Canada.
Understand
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Drayton Valley is located between the North Saskatchewan River and the Pembina River. It is surrounded by Brazeau County where the main industry is oil and gas, with agriculture and forestry also playing roles in the local economy.
Get in
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By plane
[edit]The nearest international airport is the Edmonton International Airport (YEG IATA), located 95 km (59 mi) to the east in Leduc.
- 1 Drayton Valley Industrial Airport, ☏ +1 780-514-2200. Small airport for private aircraft.
By car
[edit]Drayton Valley is on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), about 1 hour and a half southwest of Edmonton. Travellers can either drive 20 km (12 mi) south on Highway 2 to Leduc, then follow Highway 39 west for 104 km (65 mi); or travel 88 km (55 mi) west on Highway 16 to Entwistle, then follow Highway 22 south for 41 km (25 mi).
Get around
[edit]Drayton Valley has taxi service but no public transit.
See
[edit]- 1 Drayton Valley Museum, 5009 Weycan Dr, ☏ +1 780-542-5482, dvmusem@gmail.com.
Do
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- 1 Brazeau Reservoir (Brazeau Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area) (55 km (34 mi) SW of Drayton Valley on Hwy 620), ☏ +1 780-894-0006. Brazeau Reservoir is a large man-made reservoir on Brazeau River. The Brazeau Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area is established near the lake, upstream from the dam and with three campgrounds on its shores. You can fish, canoe or sail on the reservoir or hike on informational trails.
- 2 Eagle Point Provincial Park (SE of Drayton Valley along Hwy 22), ☏ +1 780-898-7275. It's along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River just outside of Drayton Valley. Activities include camping, cross country skiing, canoeing, and hiking.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Local Collective, #103A 5101 51 St, ☏ +1 780-514-8260.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Aladdin Kabob House, 5505 50 St, ☏ +1 780-515-3550. M-Sa 11AM-9PM.
- 2 Cobblestone Cafe, 5147 50 Ave, ☏ +1 780-621-0203. M-F 6:30AM-3PM.
- 3 Khal's Steak House & Lounge, 5708 Power Center Blvd, ☏ +1 780-542-5451, khalsteakhouse@gmail.com.
- 4 Mitch's Restaurant, #102 4341 50 St, ☏ +1 780-542-7525, info@mitchs.ca. M-Sa 8AM-9PM, Su 8AM-8PM.
- 5 Three Knights Steak House & Pizza, 5211 50 St, ☏ +1 780-542-5222. Daily 11AM-10PM.
- 6 White Bull Cafe, 5105 51 St, ☏ +1 780-542-5695. M-F 7AM-8PM, Sa 7AM-3PM.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Oil Country Taphouse, 5028 52 Ave, ☏ +1 780-542-5351. Daily 11AM-midnight.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Aspen Motor Inn, 4320 50 St, ☏ +1 780-542-3032.
- 2 Best Western (Best Western Plus Drayton Valley All Suites), 2252 50 St, ☏ +1 780-621-2378, toll-free: +1-800-780-7234. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. from $140.
- 3 Foxwood Inn & Suites, 5643 50 St, ☏ +1 780-542-2727, guestservice@foxwoodinndv.com.
- 4 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 5001 Brougham Dr, ☏ +1 780 5159888, toll-free: +1-877-660-8550, info-hidv@apxhotels.com. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. from $117.
- 5 Lakeview Inns & Suites, 4302 50 St, ☏ +1 780-542-3200, toll-free: +1-877-355-3500. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon.
- 6 Ramada, 2051 50 St, ☏ +1 780-514-7861, toll-free: +1-800-854-9517. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. from $107.
- 7 Service Plus Inns & Suites, 5704 Power Centre Blvd, ☏ +1 780-542-4348, toll-free: +1-888-875-4667, draytonvalley@spis.ca.
- 8 Super 8, 3727 50 St, ☏ +1 780-542-9122, toll-free: +1-800-454-3213. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM. from $96.
- 9 Westwind Motor Inn, 4225 50 St, ☏ +1 780-542-5373, booking@comfotel.com.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Cochrane
| Routes through Drayton Valley |
| Mayerthorpe ← Entwistle-Evansburg ← | N  S |
→ Rocky Mountain House → Cochrane |
| END ← | W  E |
→ Leduc → END |