Nestled on a mountain plateau just 214 km from Jasper National Park, Grande Cache is famous for their sparkling lakes, rivers, green valleys and mountain peeks. The Bighorn Highway 40 provides a paved corridor connecting Hinton, Alberta with Mile Zero of the Alaskan Highway at Dawson Creek, British Columbia. This is the shortest, most scenic route to Alaska from the United States.Grande Cache is the gateway to Willmore Wilderness Park, known for their hiking trails, alpine flowers, big game and many waterways. There are no motorized vehicles allowed in this park to preserve nature, but hiking and horseback riding keep visitors from all over the world wanting to return. If outdoor adventure is what you are after, outside of Willmore park, Grande Cache offers an abundance of trails for motorized vehicles such as 4WD, all-terrain, and snowmobiling. Fishing, golfing, kayaking, canoeing and rafting can be done in the beautiful playground Grande Cache offers. Backcountry accommodations are available for those of you who would like a true wilderness experience.Today, Grande Cache has a population nearing 4,000 people and it's land mass covers over 35 square kilometers. |