Fire Ban in Effect

Due to the increasingly dry conditions and higher fire danger ratings, the FIRE RESTRICTION has been upgraded to a FIRE BAN, for Saddle Hills County. 

This applies to all areas outside of the Forest Protection Area, including private land, crown land, and recreational areas.

Prohibited

All outdoor wood fires, including burning barrels, wood campfires be it on private land or in County campgrounds, campfires in back country or random areas, BBQ charcoal briquettes, fireworks and exploding targets, and burning of brush piles, windrows, or other debris.

Allowed 

Propane/natural gas powered appliances, open flame oil devices, such as turkey deep fryers or tiki torches, and indoor wood fires contained within a device with a chimney and spark arrestor. All appliances must be CSA approved and used per manufacturer's standards. 

This FIRE BAN will remain in place until conditions improve. Fire danger levels will be reviewed daily and may be downgraded subject to available firefighting resources and fire weather conditions.

We expect the FIRE BAN to reduce the number of human-caused wildfires in Saddle Hills County, while allowing residents and visitors to enjoy outdoor activities as much as possible.

More Geocaching Locations Spread Throughout The County

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Geocaching is a real-world treasure hunt happening right now, all around you.

There are millions of geocaches worldwide. Geocaches are found in parks, urban areas, forests, deserts, on top of mountains, underwater — pretty much anywhere you can imagine. There are probably a few near you right now…

Saddle Hills County has placed nine Geocaches around the County in order to encourage tourists and local residents to get out and discover our beautiful County. In 2021 we placed the first batch of six caches but, due to COVID restrictions, we didn’t publicise the locations.

We’ve added some cache locations this year and we encourage anyone interested in discovering Saddle Hills County to try and find them.

We’ve posted some images below of the Geocaches we’ve hidden to help you in your search.

If you are new to Geocaching you can find out more here: https://www.geocaching.com/play/search

Need some help finding a cache follow this link:

https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.printer.friendly&id=25

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Saddle Hills County Geocaches

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Image of Bonanza Geocache
Image of Chinook Valley Geocache
Image of Cotillion Geocache
Hilltop Lake Geocache
Saddle Hills County Geocache
Spring Lake Geocache
Woking Geocache

 

Have Fun And Enjoy Exploring Saddle Hills County

Contact Us

Saddle Hills
Junction of Hwy 49 & Secondary Hwy 725
RR1, Spirit River AB
T0H 3G0
T. 780-864-3760
Fax 780-864-3904
Toll-free 1-888-864-3760
frontdesk@saddlehills.ab.ca

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