Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Alberta Parks

Please respect this sacred place: writing, carving or otherwise leaving marks on the rocks at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is considered vandalism and is illegal. Protect this place for future generations by educating your group and reporting vandalism to staff.


Visitor Centre Trail

Operational Service Change - Water Shut Off - Fall '25/ Winter '26 Operational Service Change - Water Shut Off - Fall '25/ Winter '26

The trail provides visual access to the hoodoos, which are rock formations that are sculpted when the rock is eroded primarily by frost and wind-directed rain, along with the Milk River valley, and the Sweet Grass Hills in Montana.


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Open
Length 0.34km
Difficulty
Summer
Winter
Trailheads
Trail Map Campground Map
Accessibility
Average Grade 3.8%
Cross Slope Insignificant
Accessible Length 0.2 km (Includes trail from parking lot to visitor centre and sidewalk)
Trail Width 1.5m - 2m+
Surface Type
  • Concrete
  • Manufactured Fines
Obstacles

Not cleared in the winter

Trails: Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park | All Parks

Updated: Mar 20, 2025