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Midland Provincial Park
A day-use provincial park in the Drumheller badlands along the Red Deer River, home to the Royal Tyrrell Museum, interpretive trails and McMullen Island picnic area.
What visitors say
Midland Provincial Park covers badlands and river flats along the Red Deer River just west of Drumheller, on the North Dinosaur Trail. Visitors describe the landscape as feeling like another planet, with bare, layered hills rising behind the museum.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum sits inside the park, and most reviews talk about it: life-size dinosaurs, a strong fossil collection, and guided outings where families search for bone fragments and petrified wood. There's a separate fee for the museum. One visitor felt some of the exhibit technology is dated.
Outside the museum, the Badlands Interpretive Trail and the Midland Coal Mine trail lead into the hills, and one reviewer found the steps to the top manageable and the view worth it. McMullen Island day-use area, on the river, has picnic tables and a paved path that links to Drumheller's trail. Alberta Parks lists canoeing, kayaking, fishing and wildlife viewing along the river.
The park is day use only, with no camping. The badlands get hot, so bring water and sun protection.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 4,273 Google reviews. Conditions and rules change — check current park, access and fishing regulations before you go.