FortWhyte Alive

for a reasonable price you can learn and explore a lot about manitoban culture here! i LOVED learning about all the local wildlife in such a hands-on way. microscopes for viewing bits of nature up close, see a variety of cool insects on display, birdwatch intimately, and you can even TOUCH the taxidermy models of our wildlife (gently). AWESOME! never thought i would touch a polar bear! lots of peaceful walking to do and things to learn. staff are kindly and helpful (and so were all the fellow visitors we met along the way). anyone visiting or new to manitoba or winnipeg should take a visit here.

Great attraction located on the far westside of Winnipeg. Lots to do for both adults and children. Abundance of trails and even several boardwalks over that span over the water. Numerous events and additional activities that change regularly. There is an admission fee but its relatively small for the amount of activities you can do. The bison pen is usually very active making for great photo opportunities. The interpretive centre has lots of small activities for children including animal displays, live fish/marine life, live reptiles, etc. Boardwalk near the marsh has an abundance of wildlife. Reception centre has a nice cafe and gift shop that features local makers. Highly recommend.

My daughter and I had a great time, ice fishing, doing a scavanger hunt and hiking the trails.

Visited here in the winter to try out snowshoeing. We rented from them and also brought our own snowshoes. It was fun going on their trails and on the frozen-over ponds and lakes. We even encountered a couple of deer in their forest trail. After snowshoeing we spent time on theit toboggan run. They have large toboggans on-site and these are free to use once you are already in the park. Of course, it's always nice seeing the bison enclosure. They also have a shop, cafe and a small museum.

Fortwhyte Alive is the perfect quintessential Canadian winter afternoon hang out. Snow shoes. Paths. Investigating a frozen Marsh. The lakes were mainly frozen. The sledding run is terrifyingly fun (or just terrifying depending on who you are). The interactive center is excellent - love staring into the dark, deep waters at some local fish. Great afternoon.

It is an fantastic getaway in the middle of the city. Great place for a picnic or just to relax and have some peace and quiet.

Had so much fun! Lots of activities to do like kayaking, paddle boats, biking, etc. There’s also a cafe inside and the staffs were really accomodating. This is the perfect getaway within the city.

First time at Fort Whyte was for their Lake Shaker fundraising event and it won’t be my last visit. Tix were $40 but included all events, the bar could have been better and you couldn’t take the drinks to any of the entertainment, and all of the events ended unexpectedly after the raffle (tobogganing, hatchet throwing, river games, etc)

FortWhyte Alive is a great place to visit if you want to commune with all forms of nature, especially of the tick variety. After a walk around the paths we did a quick tick check and found 5 on our pants and shirts, and then another 10 when we got home.Fishing was ok, lots of small perch and hammer handle sized pike.