Top 20 Things to do in Saskatoon
Saskatoon offers a myriad of prairie style tourist attractions. Check out some of the historical museums with fun for the whole family; act as a local or a tourist and go berry picking in the summer; if you're an outdoor enthusiast try canoeing or kayaking in one of Saskatoon's lakes or rivers, or just take a beautiful hike on one of Saskatoons popular hiking trails.1. Auto Clearing Motor Speedway - Fast Cars all year round! For the auto enthusiast.
Location: North of Saskatoon, between highways #11 and#12, the only entrance is on Highway #12.
See the map at: http://www.autoclearingmotorspeedway.ca/
306-651-FAST (3278)
2. The Berry Barn - Set on the beautiful riverside. Pick berries, browse the gift shop or eat lunch! Open April to December, check website for this year’s exact season dates.
Location: 830 Valley Road, 7 miles (11 kilometers) south of Saskatoon.
306-978-9797
www.theberrybarn.com
3. Dakota Dunes Golf Links: Located on the historic Dakota Sand Dunes, just 15 minutes south of Saskatoon, this incredible course is a "natural masterpiece." Call and book a tee time!
Location: Follow Highway #129 (take Lorne Avenue)
202 Dakota Dunes Way,
Whitecap Saskatchewan S7K 2L2
306-244-8400
www.dakotadunes.ca
4. Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan: The Bard on the prairies- Traditional and contemporary renditions of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
Saskatoon Tourist Attraction Location: 205A- Pacific Ave.
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
306-652-9500
See website for season details
http://www.shakespeareonthesaskatchewan.com/
5. SaskTel Jazz festival – Jazz from all over the world! Held annually in late June early July.
Location: 701-601 Spadina Crescent East
Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7K 3G8
Ph: 306.652.1421
www.saskjazz.com
6. Prairieland Park: This one stop shop offers music, rides food horse racing, year round!
Saskatoon Tourist Attraction Location: 503 Ruth Street West
Saskatoon, SK
S7M 0G7
306-931-7149
www.saskatoonex.com
7. Barn Playhouse - What used to be a barn is now a theatre, and banquet hall and craft store!
Location: R.R. #4, Box 51, Site 406, 25 kilometers north of Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK, S7K 3J7
306-239-4600
www.barnplayhouse.com
8. Batoche National Historic Site - Revisit the homesteaders of 1885 and one of a kind archeological remains. Visitor centre and snack bar, also wheelchair accessible.
Saskatoon Tourist Attraction Location: 15km E of Rosthern on Hwy 312,
Then: 11km N on Hwy 225.
306-423-6227
www.pc.gc.ca/batoche
9. Beaver Creek Conservation Area - Located 13 kilometers south of Saskatoon, this protected area is one of the few uncultivated short grasslands on Saskatchewan.
Location: 13km South on Hwy 219
306.374.2474
www.meewasin.com
10. Broadway Theatre - the Host of Saskatoon’s annual Fringe Festival.
Located in downtown Saskatoon at:
715 Broadway Ave.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 1B3
306- 652-6556
www.broadwaytheatre.ca
11. Children’s Discovery Museum - A wide variety of interactive exhibits: camping, medicine, sports, arts and crafts, drama for ages 3-14. School programs and birthday parties available.
Location: Unit 116 Market Mall, 2325 Preston Avenue
Saskatoon, SK, S7J 2G2
306-683-2555
www.museumforkids.sk.ca
12. Clay Studio Three –The best local ceramic art since 1975.
Located at: #3-527 Main Street, Saskatoon,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0C2.
1-306-242-1158
http://claystudiothree.org/
13. Cranberry Flats Conservations Area - Natural trails, guided walks available- wheelchair accessible.
Located at: 8 km South of Saskatoon off Hwy 219
Saskatoon SK
306-665-6888
http://www.tourismsaskatoon.com/Directory/detail/?directory_id=310
14. Diefenbaker Canada Centre - On the campus of the University of Saskatchewan, this is a combination research centre, museum and archives – a tribute to the Great John Diefenbaker
Location: 101 Diefenbaker Place
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B8
306- 966-8384
http://artsandscience.usask.ca/diefenbaker/
15. Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre - Learn about the struggles of the early pioneers.
Location: Hwy 11 & 212
Duck Lake, SK S0K 1J0
306- 467-2057
Toll Free: 1-866-467-2057
www.dlric.org
16. Meewasin Park: Trails, canoes, beaches and an ice skating rink in winter!
Location: Northwest Saskatoon, see map for details:
Accessible from Spadina Crescent
http://www.meewasin.com/facilities/trail/
17. Marr Residence - Saskatoon’s oldest home, still on its original site.
Saskatoon Tourist Attraction Location: 326 11th Street East
306-652-1201
http://www.meewasin.com/facilities/trail/
18. Poplar Bluffs Canoe Launch - Take three hours and paddle right into the city!
Location: Located 7 km South of Saskatoon on Valley Road.
Saskatoon SK
306- 665-6888
http://www.tourismsaskatoon.com/Directory/detail/?directory_id=314
19. Saskatoon Western Development Museum - Hearken back to the glory days of the boom in technology!
Location: 2610 e Avenue south,
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7J 076
306-931-1910
www.wdm.ca
20. Wanuskewin Heritage Park: On the west bank of the South Saskatchewan River, just 5 kilometers north of Saskatoon. See how the First Nations people have been living for thousands of years.
Location:
RR #4, Penner Road
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 3J7
306-931-6767
http://www.wanuskewin.com/
By Melissa Montgomery