Southwest Saskatchewan
Around Southwest Saskatchewan
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Southwest Saskatchewan
“Cowboy Country”
Where the prairie meets the sky
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Welcome to Southwest Saskatchewan, where the prairie sky stretches forever and the community is as warm as a summer day. Whether you're here for the rodeos, the fossils, or just the quiet beauty, you'll find a place that feels like home.
Clubs for Southwest Saskatchewan
No clubs for Southwest Saskatchewan yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Southwest Saskatchewan. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Southwest Saskatchewan. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Grasslands National Park Canada's only national park representing the prairie grasslands; home to bison and dark skies.
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Highest point in Saskatchewan, with forested hills and hiking trails.
- T.rex Discovery Centre Paleontology centre in Eastend housing Scotty, one of the largest T.rex skeletons.
- Gravelbourg Cathedral A Romanesque Revival cathedral in a small French-speaking town, a proud heritage site.
- Great Sandhills Active sand dunes surrounded by prairie, a unique geological feature.
- Maple Creek Old Town Historic main street with frontier-era buildings and cowboy culture.
- Outdoors Hike the Cypress Hills
- Outdoors Explore Grasslands National Park
- With kids Visit the T.rex Discovery Centre in Eastend
- With kids Explore Grasslands National Park
- Evenings Small-town bars and lounges
- Evenings Live music at community halls
- Locals love Rodeo grounds
- Locals love Small-town main streets
Through the year
- Maple Creek Cowboy Poetry Gathering October A celebration of western heritage with poetry, music, and storytelling.
- Maple Creek Rodeo June Part of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association, a summer staple.
- Shaunavon Rodeo July Local rodeo with bull riding, barrel racing, and community spirit.
- Gravelbourg Fête Fransaskoise August A celebration of French-Canadian culture with music, food, and heritage.
- Grasslands National Park Dark Sky Festival September Stargazing events in one of Canada's darkest skies.
Semi-arid prairie climate with cold winters and warm summers, low precipitation, and plenty of sunshine. Best: The best time to be out is from June to September, when days are warm and sunny.
Talk like a local
- “The hills”
- The hills
- “The sandhills”
- The sandhills
Getaways
- Moose Jaw Historic tunnels, mineral spa, and the Tunnels of Moose Jaw.
- Regina Provincial capital with the RCMP Heritage Centre and Wascana Lake.
- Swift Current Largest nearby city, with the Swift Current Broncos and parks.
- Northeast Montana Cross-border trip for a taste of the American prairie.
Local flavour
Rooting for Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL), Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
Eat and drink
- Perogies Ukrainian settler tradition
- Borscht Ukrainian settler tradition
- Saskatoon berry pie Prairie berry classic
- Bison burgers Local ranching and Indigenous heritage
- Prairie beef Cattle country staple
Where people go
- Ranches Cattle and horse country
- Grain elevators Prairie sentinels
- Small-town main streets Historic storefronts
- Historic churches and cathedrals Gravelbourg's cathedral and mission churches
- National parks Grasslands and Cypress Hills
- Badlands Eroded coulees and hoodoos
- Rodeo grounds Ranch culture and summer fairs
- French heritage sites Gravelbourg's francophone legacy
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Nearby
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Rural Division No. 3 and Division No. 4, SK. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.