1846 Fort - Park Access

2023/2024 Field Trips: 1846 Fort

*Includes 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: May 22 - June 21 (Wednesday-Friday)

$530 (+GST)

• All programs are 2 hours in length


• Programs available for bookings from May 22 - June 21 (Wednesday-Friday) include General Admissions to Fort Edmonton Park. 


• 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: 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: Program Two: 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: 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