page_title: Peace River, Alberta
section_title: Tours and adventures
hierarchical_section_title: Peace River, Alberta / Attractions / Tours and adventures
caption_attribution_description: English: The Shaftesbury Ferry on the Peace River.
context_page_description: Peace River, originally named Peace River Crossing, and known as Rivière-la-Paix in French, is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located 486 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, and 198 kilometres northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. It was known as the Village of Peace River Crossing between 1914 and 1916.
  The Peace River townsite is nearly 1,000 feet below the relatively flat terrain surrounding it. Pat's Creek used to be an open channel through the town but is now channelled through a culvert under the town streets, re-emerging at the mouth on the Peace River at the Riverfront Park.
  The population in the Town of Peace River was 6,729 in 2011, a 6.6% increase over its 2006 population. There are significant nodal settlements and subdivisions in the vicinity of the town on acreages along Highway 2 to the west, Highways 684 and 743 as well as the southwest portion of Northern Sunrise County.
context_section_description: Northbase Outdoor Ranch – an array of outdoor events for all ages: kid's camps, AEF certification courses, riding lessons in 5 different disciplines, day camps, horseback trail rides, as well as rental of canoe for the day or week to drift along the Peace River.
  Peace Valley Guest Ranch: includes a pleasure cruise of the Peace River on a river boat and a horse trail ride.
  Sandy Ridge Ranch & Stable
  Shaftesbury Ferry:  The public can ride across the river on a working ferry, which is accessed at approximately 25 kilometre south of the Town of Peace River along Highway 740 (Shaftesbury Trail). The ferry operates during daylight hours (7 a.m. to 11 p.m.) and there is no charge to cross the river on it.
caption: The Shaftesbury Ferry on the Peace River.
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