Private 60 acre Athabasca riverside property with beautiful Rocky Mountain Views
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Pets : Yes |
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Sleeps 1-6 |
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Old Entrance Bed 'n Breakfast Cabins are located within Yellowhead County along the north bank of the Athabasca River at the historic site of Old Entrance, Alberta 14 km north-west of Hinton, Alberta, Canada and 30 km from the east gate of Jasper National Park.
During construction of the transcontinental railroads in the early 1900's the name of "Entrance" was given to the last station on the Canadian Northern Railway line prior to entering Jasper Park and the Canadian Rockies through the Yellowhead Pass. During the years that the railway operated through this tiny frontier community it was the gateway to the vast, largely uninhabited country to the north; the Grande Cache, Smoky River and Willmore Wilderness areas. Local big game guides and outfitters were renowned and the general store was the trade centre for fur trappers throughout the vast wilderness region.
Willmore Wilderness Preservation & Historical Foundation is a registered charitable organization dedicated to the preservation of history and the restoration of historical pack-trails within this wilderness park.
Today with the railway gone historic Old Entrance is a beautiful riverfront site for Old Entrance Bed 'n Breakfast. The historic train station building, log schoolhouse and Shand-Harvey's cabin remain. Our 60 acre property and surrounding crown lands provide excellent bird watching, hiking, mountain biking and horse riding trails. Often deer can be spotted grazing the hillside and coyotes can be heard yelping across the river. The usually clear night skies provide spectacular star gazing.
The Athabasca River starting at Columbia Ice Fields flows northeast and eventually empties into Lake Athabasca. The river hosts numerous types of fish, including northern pike, mountain white fish, bull trout, native rainbow trout, arctic grayling, brown trout, and more! The Athabasca River is a fast, broad-shouldered glacial river that for most of the summer is at high water and is either milky or muddy. When it is clear in early spring and late summer or fall it does hold a few huge bull trout (catch and release) and pike, but for rainbows, brookies or whitefish you're better off trying our smaller streams or lakes. Oil and logging roads provide easy access to tributaries of the Berland and McLeod rivers such as the Wildhay, Little Berland, Gregg, Embarras, Erith, Sundance and many others.
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| Rate Information - | Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice. |
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White Cabin (maximum 6 guests), One night stay ...$135/night
Two night stay $125/night
Three night stay $115/night
Grey Cabin (maximum 4 guests), One night stay ..$135/night
Two night stay ..$125/night
Three night stay ..$115/night
Brown Cabin (maximum 4 guests),
One night stay .$135/night
Two night stay .$125/night
Three night stay .$115/night
Rustic Cabin (maximum 3 guests), One night stay ..$95/night
Two night stay .$90/night
Three night stay .$85/night
Additional cabin occupants, breakfasts included:
Adults .$25/night
Children (3 - 16 yrs. old) .$15/night
Note: Breakfasts are optional, with advance notice we deduct breakfast cost from cabin rates.
Main House Guest Room: ...Double.$75/night, Single..$65/night
Teepee (double occupancy - bedding, breakfasts extra) $50/night
Teepee bedding, flat fee $15/fee for double bed (not per night). We prefer teepee guests bring their own sleeping bags when practicle.
Optional breakfasts $7.50/adult .$5/child
Campsites (unserviced)$15/night unit
Horse Corral (excluding feed, bring your own) $5/night/horse
Horse Corral (bed & bale, hay & oats included) $10/night/horse
Pets in cabins $7/night each
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Private, fully-serviced one bedroom cabins each with one queen sized bed, double sofa beds in living room, kitchen, full bathroom, satellite TV /VCR, outside deck, lawn chairs, picnic table, fire pit & propane barbeque. We have been told that these cabins (originally forest service ranger cabins) take a person a step back in time. They are clean, bright, non-smoking and are tastefully decorated with a few antiques. Our fully-serviced cabins are completely set up for light house keeping and meal prepartion. We do not provide daily maid service. Fresh linens and towels are available on request.
Our 660 sq. ft. White Cabin sleeps up to six guests and features a spacious country kitchen. Our 512 sq. ft. Grey Cabin sleeps four guests and has a nice view of the river and mountains. Our fully-serviced 384 sq. ft. Brown Cabin or cozy rustic cabin have a lot of country charm and large covered decks with a nice mountain view. Each cabin has it's own a propane barbeque, picnic table and fire pit.
Nutritious home-cooked breakfasts are served country style in our main house each morning between 8 am & 10 am. We're inspected by Aspen Regional Health Authority.
Guest room in main house, a recently restored 1914 Canadian Northern Railway station, with comfortable pillow-top queen sized bed, adjacent TV/sitting area and shared bathroom.
Secluded one room rustic cabin with great view of river and mountains; sleeps three guests with double bed, twin bunk, wash stand, wood heater stove, electic lights, covered balcony with propane barbeque and outside fire pit.
Cozy riverside teepees (tents) available May - October, with a comfortable double bed, wash stand, lounge chairs, wood floor, outside picnic table, firepit and propane barbeque. We provide firewood, propane and water and can provide warm bedding for those who are unable to bring their own sleeping bags. Good quality camp cots are also available at $5/night. Our 18' diameter teepee sleeps five and 16' diameter teepee sleeps three people.
Unserviced riverside campsite with picnic table & fire pit for self-contained camper unit parking.
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Old Entrance Trailrides
Guided trail rides departing from Old Entrance along the Athabasca River. Generally small groups of up to five riders. Ride historic trails while viewing the beautiful Rockies.
Scenic Mountain Heli-Tours
Take a scenic flight above the beautiful mountain peaks, river valleys and lakes along the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Flight departures from Old Entrance or from Peregrine Helicopters' hangar site.
Willmore Wilderness Packtrips
Visit Alberta's largest protected wilderness area outside of the national parks with 700 km of trails for hiking and horseback riding. Spectacular glacier covered peaks, meadows, rolling foothills and wild rivers. Enjoy the comforts of a wood heated outfitter's tents for eating and sleeping.
Hourly trail rides from riding stables near Jasper Park east gate from 10 am to 6 pm. Evening, half day, full day & overnight pack trips. Wagon rides & sleigh rides. Open year round.
Hiking
Trek our endless trails. Local favorites include Solomon Mountain, Folding Mountain and the historic Big Horn Trail. Enjoy spectacular mountain scenery, wildflowers, birds and wildlife locally and in nearby Jasper National Park.
Local guided hiking, canoeing and heli-hiking tours.
Mountain Bike Rentals
Old logging roads and siesmic cutlines provide endless routes for biking along our eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Transportation and Charter Tours
Half day, full day and multi-day excursions. Personalize your tour or choose one or all of our tours to Jasper National Park. Services include airport pickup at Edmonton International, Calgary International and the Jasper - Hinton Airport to the destination of your choice.
Dog Sledding & Skijoring
Rocky Mountain Fishing Adventures
Guided trips including transportation from Hinton
area accommodations for a full day of fishing.
Guide prepares your catch at lunch over open fire, tantalizing your taste buds.
All fishing gear, foul weather clothing and
coastgard approved PFD provided.
Guaranteed fish. "No Splash = No Cash"
Downhill skiing & snowboarding
Marmot Basin ski area, located in Jasper National Park provides some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the Canadian Rockies.
Marmot Basin is a fifty minute drive from Old Entrance.
Guided Adventure Tours
Guided hiking, canoeing, trekking tours in western Canada. Combination of sightseeing and activities in and around the Rocky Mountain national parks of Banff, Jasper, Waterton, Kootenay, Yoho and Glacier, northwestern BC, the Yukon and the Pacific shores.
Trailride or hike along the Athabasca River and enjoy the flowers, wildlife and spectacular view of the Rockies and Roche Miette. Take a day ride over the historic Mountain Trail to Jarvis Lake or to the top of Solomon mountain.
Enjoy bird watching, star gazing and and an evening barbeque and singsong around our riverside firepit. Other local attractions include wilderness pack trips, jet boat, ATV and helicopter tours, river rafting, canoeing, golfing, swimming, hang-gliding, caving, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and more.
Trailriding horses are available for hire and we also have overnight holding corrals for our guests horses. Dogs are welcome, but are not permitted free-run inside of the cabins and must be kept under strict control at all times outside. To maintain the tranquillity of our river valley, ATVs (all terrain vehicles) are not allowed to be off-loaded or operated on our property.
The beauty and peacefulness of this site are not our only assets, it is a prime location that is still the "Entrance" to many famous local sites and a wide variety of year round activities. Your stay at the Old ntrance Bed 'n Breakfast can be as slow or fast paced as you wish.
William A. Switzer Provincial Park is just ten minutes north where lakes await you for fishing, boating and swimming. The Athabasca Nordic Centre provides world class cross-country skiing. Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park is little more than a half hour drive.
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"Your website understates the beauty of your location"
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| Reservation Information |
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Mary or Carol
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