Donalda and Forestburg are two villages about 40 minutes apart in a rural area of East Central Alberta.

Understand

🌍 Donalda.  (population 225) is a village is home to the "World's Largest Oil Lamp", standing at 12.8 metres (42 ft) high and is one of the Giants of the Prairies. 🌍 Forestburg. , (population 800) is an agricultural and coal mining community that's home to a small railway.

Get in

Donalda is located just east of the Highway 53/56 junction, 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Stettler, 80 km (50 mi) east of Ponoka, and 165 km (103 mi) southeast of Edmonton. Forestburg is about 35 km (22 mi) east of Donalda via Highway 53 and 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Highway 36.

Get around

Being in rural Alberta, a private vehicle is the only realistic way to get around.

See

World's Largest Lamp in Donalda.
  • 🌍 Diplomat Mine Interpretive Site, Highway 855, Flagstaff County (8 km S of Hwy 53 on Hwy 855; 16 km SW of Forestburg), ☏ +1 780-582-3668. Canada's only surface coal mining museum. Interpretive site with mining machinery and a view of a view Paintearth Mine (active surface coal mining operation) and the Battle River Generating Station. (updated May 2022)
  • 🌍 Donalda & District Museum, 5001 Main Street, Donalda, ☏ +1 403-883-2100, . A variety of historical collections and buildings, including the Lamp collection – over 1,100 lamps, dating from the 1600s to 1960; Whitford collection – Métis artifacts from the early 20th century; and the local history collection – 4,000 artifacts depicting the history of the Donalda area and its residents. (updated May 2022)
  • 🌍 World's Largest Lamp, Railway Ave & Main Street, Donalda. (updated May 2022)

Do

  • 🌍 Battle River Train Excursions (Battle River Railway), 5009 50 Avenue, Forestburg, ☏ +1 780-781-9260, . Full day train excursions along the Battle River Railway, with departures from Forestburg and Kelsey (30 km SW of Camrose). (updated May 2022)
  • 🌍 Big Knife Provincial Park, Highway 855 (11 km S of Hwy 53 on Hwy 855; 22 km SW of Forestburg), ☏ +1 403-742-7516. Located on the Battle River at the confluence with Big Knife Creek. Activities in the park include canoeing, kayaking, swimming, fishing, power boating, camping, and hiking. (updated May 2022)
  • 🌍 Diplomat Trout Pond, Highway 855, Flagstaff County (8 km S of Hwy 53 on Hwy 855; 16 km SW of Forestburg), ☏ +1 780-384-4100. The Diplomat Trout Pond is stocked with Rainbow Trout on a yearly basis. Camping is available on a first-come, first-serve basis, with no reservations allowed; 15 sites available. $15/night (campground). (updated May 2022)

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Nearby

Alliance

A small hamlet 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Forestburg, located along Highway 36 overlooking the Battle River valley.

Go next

Routes through Donalda−Forestburg
Rimbey ← Ponoka ←  W  E  → ENDS at N S
END ← Camrose ←   N  S  → Stettler → Drumheller


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