Hoodoos Trail (Drumheller)
Willow Creek Hoodoos
Mushroom-shaped sandstone pillars capped with flat rock, a classic badlands erosion sight with boardwalks for close-up viewing.
The hoodoos sit beside Highway 10, about 15 km southeast of Drumheller. Each pillar has a softer sandstone base protected by a hard rock cap, which gives it its mushroom shape. Forming such formations takes thousands of years. Boardwalks and viewing platforms bring you close, and you can take short walks across the surrounding prairie. Please do not climb the pillars. Admission is free, and the site is often visited together with the Atlas Coal Mine.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Hoodoos Trail
- East Coulee School Museum
- Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site
- Star Mine Suspension Bridge
- Wayne & Last Chance Saloon
- World's Largest Dinosaur
- Canadian Badlands Passion Play
- Fossil World Dinosaur Discovery Centre