Mountain Park. A town that vanished in the Canadian Rockies.

A tour of Mountain Park Alberta in the Canadian Rockies. A town that was established in the late 1800’s because of coal in the area. Also a look around Cadomin Alberta. And a trip to the Cardinal Divide.
Music intro: Sun Room by Charlie White
Music Ending Video: Dusk by Orchard Heights.
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[@sheripacori2097]

The trees in that campground are just so big and beautiful.

[@Fly-Fishing-Bax]

i have a cabin up in Cadomin, fishing is amazing there. Your right to a lot of people use Cadomin as a vacation place. 40 permanent residents in cadomin.

[@ArtistryOfAdventure]

I love how peaceful Cadomin is! We use to visit the cave there.

[@benouelletoutside]

Sure is quiet. Beautiful place.

[@seanfrank4158]

I finally made it into Cadomin last September. I came in from the Edson side on Hwy 47. It was the highlight of my trip as I've wanted to go back into that country for many years now. Never made it up to Mountain Park as I was pressed for time but it sure looks like I need to get back in there soon. The lookout at the Cardinal Pass sure looks impressive from Google Earth so I need to put that on the list too.

[@benouelletoutside]

For sure. Worth the trip. Beautiful place.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

That prep plant looks a lot like the place where I work here in West Virginia, lot of old abandoned camps and towns here as well. Nice video, cool old concrete portal on the side of the road. Always a tell tell sign they invested some money into their mine.

[@benouelletoutside]

Yes sir. It was a big operation at one time.
Thank you
I worked in a prep plant where I live as well in western Alberta

[@thesandsie13the2nd]

the houses in Cadomin used to be miners cabins. my dad grew up in Luscar. if you grew up in the area you can have your ashes buried in the cemetery @ Mountain Park

[@benouelletoutside]

Nice. I really enjoy that area. I live 2 hours north of there. I don’t get to Cadomin enough.
Love the history
Thanks for watching

[@berniej3867]

Looks like a Freson lunch.

[@benouelletoutside]

Haha. Sure was.

[@imabushwacker]

Ben, I am not sure about your statement that the town was created in the 1800's, my guess is you meant early 1900's. There is a book called "Oh the Coal Branch" with much of the history in the early days basically starting after World War 1. Thanks for sharing your trip!

[@benouelletoutside]

Thank you for the correction. I changed it to late 1800’s in the description.