page_title: Swan Hills
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Swan Hills / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: United Church in quonset building, Swan Hills, Alberta.
context_page_description: Swan Hills is a town in Alberta, Canada. Part of Northern Alberta, it is located in the eponymous Swan Hills, 80 km north of Whitecourt and 62 km northwest of Fort Assiniboine. The town is at the junction of Highway 32 and Grizzly Trail, and is surrounded by Big Lakes County.
  It is the nearest major settlement to the geographic centre of the province. In 1989, local resident Roy Chimiuk used a minimum bounding box method to place a cairn marking the exact location at 54°30′N 115°0′W, about 30 kilometres south of the town. The site is protected by the Centre of Alberta Natural Area, a 3-kilometre hike from Highway 33.
context_section_description: Swan Hills' wilderness setting makes it a popular year-round destination for nature enthusiasts and outdoor sports including camping, hunting, fishing, trapping and ATV riding.
  Annual Events 
  Snowmobiling: Swan Hills is one of the three points of The Golden Triangle, a groomed 350 kilometres (220 mi) snowmobile trail. A large number of people visit town for the annual Swan Hills Snow Goers snowmobile rally.
  Motocross: The Swan Hills Dirt riders host an annual motocross meet.
  Target Shooting: Swan Hills Outdoor Recreation Club hosts an annual skeet-shooting competition at the gun range
  Golfing: The 9-hole Swan Hills Golf and Country Club, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of town is open from mid-April to mid-October, depending on snowfall and hosts several annual tournaments.
  Curling: In the winter there are several annual bonspiels hosted by the Swan Hills Curling Cub.
  Hockey: In the winter there are several tournaments hosted by Swan Hills Minor Hockey.
caption: United Church in quonset hut
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