We will meet you at your school or community for indoor programs. Outdoor program options are available in the Calgary region, Kananaskis, and the Pincher Creek region, including Beauvais Lake and Castle Provincial Parks. Please check individual program pages for its specific location offerings.

Below you can find directions to our hiking and snowshoeing location (we can also come to a community park near you):

• Beauvais Lake Provincial Park
  • Beaver Creek Day Use Area
  • North Shore Day Use Area
• Castle Provincial Park
  • Carbondale Lookout 
  • Syncline South Staging Area
• Fish Creek Provincial Park
  • By car
  • By transit
• Mount Yamnuska
• Nose Hill Park
  • By car or school bus (Edgemont)
  • By car or transit - No bus access (Winter Club)
• Ribbon Creek
  • Ribbon Creek Day Use Area
  • Troll Falls
• Sheep River (Foran Grade Trail) - June to October only

Important Note:

We have now set-up back-up locations for all our hiking trails in case of trail closures or local, inclement weather. This will allow us to pivot to a nearby trail without having to cancel your booking. Please confirm the back-up plan with your bus company and school board, as required. The location pairings are as follows:

• • • Ribbon Creek (Coal Mine Scar, Troll Falls) <–-> Yamnuska
    • Foran Grade <–-> Brown Lowery
    • Fish Creek <–-> Nose Hill

(i.e., if you are booked at Yamnuska and the trail closes for your hike day, we would move the program to Ribbon Creek and vice versa.)

Yes! We are pleased to work with you to accommodate your groups' needs.

Please inform us at the time of booking how we can collaborate with you to meet the needs of your group.

Thanks to Adaptable Outdoors, anyone living with mobility challenges who would like to participate in a CPAWS hike is able to do so at Castle or Beauvais Lake Provincial Parks. Adaptable Outdoors provides opportunities for people living with disabilities to experience the benefits of outdoor recreation. By using adaptive equipment, experiences in nature become accessible to people of all abilities.

Contact CPAWS at education@cpaws.org for more information.

Workshop (1-2 hours): $500

Half Day Outdoor Experience: $750

Full Day Outdoor Experience: $1,000

A non-refundable 15% deposit is required to book.

To break down barriers to access, we strive to fundraise to cover the program costs for New Canadian groups. Please use the code NEWCANADIAN at checkout to have the program fees removed.

Adult non-profit groups can also receive a 50% discount off of Professional Learning Experiences. Use the code NONPROFIT at checkout.

A class/group is defined as max 34 people (including adults). This is applicable for both indoor and outdoor programs. For an outdoor program, you will need to ensure the following student to adult ratios are followed:

• Gr. 1-3: 1 adult per 8 students


• Gr. 4-6: 1 adult per 10 students


• Gr. 7-9: 1 adult per 12 students


•  Gr. 10-12: 1 adult per 15 students

For workshops and virtual programs, we can usually accommodate you with 1 month notice. For outdoor programs, we suggest you follow this timeline for booking:

As our programs are in high demand, it is our expectation that you will make every effort to maintain your bookings.

If extenuating circumstances warrant cancellation of a program (like extreme weather, road closures, family emergency, etc.) we will reschedule programs rather than cancel.

We encourage all facilitators to inform us of any circumstances that may prevent the delivery of a program with as much notice as possible. Our cancellation policy is as follows:

• 1 month prior to booking: 85% refund - there is a 15% non-refundable deposit at the time of booking

• 29 to 14 days prior to booking: 50% refund

• Less than 2 weeks prior to booking: no refund

It is our intention to continue the program rain or shine! Participants must be prepared for all weather conditions. Appropriate footwear, raingear, sunscreen, and hats and mitts are recommended. It is your responsibility to ensure all participants are prepared for the weather prior to leaving (check them as they board the bus). Guides will refuse service to participants that are ill-prepared for the day.

In the event of weather conditions that affect participant safety, the trip will be rescheduled and/or stopped (if the group is already onsite).

Please contact education@cpaws.org if you still have questions.