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Bar U Ranch National Historic Site


Bar U Ranch National Historic Site
Hwy 540 W Longview
Longview, Alberta T0L 1H0
Canada
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Holiday Inn Calgary-Macleod Trail South $157 0.8 mi 1.4 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Bar U Ranch National Historic Site” Frommer's
“Bar U Ranch” GreatCanadianPlaces.com
“Southern charm so close, yet so far” Calgary Sun
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 1 attractions in Longview
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: Hwy 540 W
Longview Longview, Alberta T0L 1H0
Canada
Tel: 403 395 2212
Fax: 403 395 2331

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“A Step Back In Time”
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5 of 5 stars
Forster 7 contributions
Birmingham, Alabama
Sep 20, 2008

This was the highlight of our one week trip to the Canadian Rockies in August 2008 - and we just stumbled upon it! The Bar U is a historic cattle ranch located in the foothills on the Rocky Mountains about 60 mile southwest of Calgary. The setting is breathtaking. To the east the prairies and grasslands stretch to the horizon.... more

“Nice Day trip from Calgary”
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4 of 5 stars
lizzy888 1 contribution
Montreal
May 9, 2008

Bar U is a nice little day trip from Calgary. I visited the site in July 2007. I especially enjoyed seeing the beautiful Percheron Horses. They have six of them. I found it very interesting and it gave me an idea of the functionings of a real cowboy ranch. Learn more http://www.eqtravelphotography.com/cowboy-ranch.html more

“Very good experience.”
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4 of 5 stars
Steff68 134 contributions
Montreal
Jun 30, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

Bar U Ranch is an historic and still in activity Ranch, where you will learn about the activities of this notorious Alberta Ranch in the first half of the 20th century. It's only $7 CDN. There are people working there, while you will be visiting, that will relate the history of the Ranch, and will tell you everything you want... more

“Watch a neat place”
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4 of 5 stars
tippy_lee 9 contributions
Texas
Jul 8, 2006
4/4 found this review helpful

We visited the state site in june 2006. Lucky i did some research it is a few miles from Black Diamond, Alberta. It is in the country and you turn on a dirty road and go to the visitors center. Upon entering you pay a cheap fee ( i want to say 6.00 each) They have a wonderful snack bar... more

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Bar U Ranch National Historic Site Address

Hwy 540 W | Longview, Longview, Alberta T0L 1H0, Canada
Tel: 403 395 2212 Fax: 403 395 2331