1846 Fort - No Park Access

2023/2024 Field Trips: 1846 Fort

DOES NOT include Fort Edmonton Park General Admission Access

The wait is over! Book your 2023/2024 Guided Field Trip at Fort Edmonton Park today! 

You can book up to 30 students per class, please see our FAQ page for recommended adult:student ratio per age category.

If you're booking for multiple classes, you must register on a separate booking. 

*Please note teachers and adult volunteers are included in the field trip pricing, for up to 8 adults. Additional adult attendees are an added cost.   

Availability: October 10th 2023 - April 26th 2024 (Monday-Friday)

And May 22nd 2024 - June 21st 2024 (Monday+Tuesday)

$315 (+GST)

• All programs are 2 hours in length


• Off-Season Guided Field Trips are available for bookings from October to April (Monday-Friday) + May 21 to June 18 (Monday-Tuesday) Do not include General Admissions to Fort Edmonton Park as the Park is closed to the public. 


• Payment is due upon booking.

Program 1: Life in 1846 Beaver Hills House

Is the fur traders life for you?

The Chief Factor has issued his decree: the biggest shipment of furs must be sent to York Factory this year. Join us for an interactive tour of the 1846 Hudson Bay Company Fort and Cree Encampment. You and your students will learn about the people and communities in 1846 amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) and participate in hands-on activities. 

Help us get the furs out and discover which role in the fur trade was designed for you!

Grades (best suited for): 

Grades: Grade 4 & up

Selected Curricular Links: 

Social Studies:

4.1 Alberta: A Sense of the Land 

4.2 The Stories, Histories and People of Alberta

5.1 Physical Geography of Canada

5.2 Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada 

English Language Arts:

1.1 - Express ideas and develop understanding / Experiment with language and forms

Program 2: Traplines and Traders: The Fur Trade at Fort Edmonton

Hunt for furs! Build a travois! Make a good trade! Explore a map!

In this interactive program your class will follow the path a pelt takes to get from Fort Edmonton to the York Factory. Your class will tour the Fort with hands-on activities to learn the history of the fur trade in Canada and Fort Edmonton’s role in it.

Grades (best suited for): 

Grades: Grade 4 & up

Selected Curricular Links:

Social Studies:

4.1 Alberta: A Sense of the Land 

4.2 The Stories, Histories and People of Alberta

5.1 Physical Geography of Canada

5.2 Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada