Plan your next school, team, family, community group or church overnight event at the Strathcona Wilderness Centre. Whether you are organizing an educational field trip, team-building event, retreat, campout or family reunion, your group will enjoy the quiet of the wilderness while remaining conveniently close to the city.

The Lodge

The Upper and Lower Lodge can be booked separately or together (as the Whole Lodge, with a maximum group size of 50 for day use, and 41 for overnight) depending on your space requirements. Overnight rentals are from 4 p.m. to 2 p.m. the following day. There is a minimum rental charge of 25 people per night. Free wifi available.

Features

Upper Lodge

• Olsen Dining Room and Kitchen
  meeting/dining space for 50 people
  fully equipped kitchen
  commercial cooking grill
  barbecue
  fireplace
  deck

• Dormitories
  overnight accommodation for 41 people in bunkbeds
  4-bed and 12-bed sleeping rooms
  washrooms and showers.

Lower Lodge

• Morrow Meeting Room
  meeting space for up to 25 people
  a kitchenette
  fireplace
  barbeque
  lounge seating

Is your social function having alcohol service?

If you are booking space in Strathcona County's community halls, recreation centres or senior centres you are required to purchase Host Liquor Liability insurance in the amount of $2 million.

Pricing information

Campsites and picnic sites

Spend the day at picnic sites with fire pits and tables, and extend your stay overnight in walk-in campsites, a cozy cabin or dorm-style bunkhouses. More information about camping and picnic sites.

Programs for group bookings

Looking to add a program to your group booking? You can book the lodge for the day and enhance your visit with a learn-to cross-country ski program, snowshoe or canoe experience.

Our instructors can also lead team-building games and challenges. Groups can learn orienteering, take a disc golf lesson, explore nature or develop outdoor survival skills.

The Strathcona Wilderness Centre welcomes school, community and homeschool groups to enjoy a wide range of outdoor and environmental education programs year-round. Programs are also available for staff development, student councils and team building.

Outdoor Programs for Schools and Groups guide.

Many programs can also be tailored for adult groups.

Culture camps

The Strathcona Wilderness Centre (SWC) provides an outdoor, natural venue for Indigenous Peoples, groups, organizations and communities. Indigenous culture camps are grounded in intention, relationship and respect. Culture camps hosted at the SWC offer meaningful opportunities to connect with and learn from the land through authentic cultural experiences.

Camps are hosted by the participating organization, held on the land at SWC, and led by Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Holders. These experiences support reclamation, reconnection and relationship-building, and are rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.

Planning a Successful Indigenous Culture Camp (coming soon)

Birthday parties

Celebrate your child’s birthday with an outdoor adventure they will never forget. Strathcona Wilderness Centre birthday parties combine hands-on fun, guided activities and fresh air for a unique and active celebration.

Birthday party packages