Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | World Heritage Site | Southern Alberta | Rocky Mountain Foothills 🇨🇦

0:00 Intro of Head-Smashed-In
0:23 Geography & History
1:27 Interpretive Centre & Museum
2:05 Uncovering the Past
5:50 Upper Cliff Top Trail
7:35 Napi's World
8:17 Napi's People
9:00 Jump Sites & Theatre
11:49 Cultures in Contact
12:25 Cafeteria
12:49 Visitor Centre & Souvenir Shop
15:04 Outtro

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | World Heritage Site | Southern Alberta | Rocky Mountain Foothills

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a buffalo jump located where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie 18 km west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, on Highway 785. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to a museum of Blackfoot culture.

Website: https://headsmashedin.ca/
Address: Secondary Highway 785, Fort MacLeod, AB

Contact:
Phone: 403-553-2731
Toll-free in Alberta: first dial 310-0000
Email: [email protected]


Hours:
Closed ⋅ Opens 10 a.m.
Founded: 1955
Province: Alberta
Phone: (403) 553-2731
Area: 73.29 square kilometres (28.30 sq mi)
Coordinates: 49°44′58″N 113°37′30″W / 49.74944°N 113.62500°W
UNESCO Site Id: 158
Management: Albert Community Development

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site that preserves and interprets over 6,000 years of Plains Buffalo culture. Through vast landscapes, exhibits, and diverse programming, learn about the cultural significance of this cliff to the Plains People.

Location:
18 kilometres (15 minutes) north and west of Fort Macleod on secondary Highway 785 (paved)

Fort MacLeod, Alberta

403-553-2731

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Hours:
Winter Season
October 10, 2023 to May 20, 2024

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday

Admission:
Adult (18-64): $15

Senior (65+): $13

Youth (7-17 ): $10

Family (2 Adults + Youths. Maximum of 8 people.): $40

Child (0-6): Free

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