Central Corridor
The Central Corridor is part of Central Alberta, located between the cities of Calgary and Edmonton. This is the most densely populated part of Alberta but is still wide-open by the standards of most places.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Red Deer and Wetaskiwin.
Red Deer
Photo: Kelly Tarala, CC BY 2.0.
Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and its key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education.
Wetaskiwin
Photo: MeanderingMind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wetaskiwin is a small city of about 12,700 people in the Central Corridor region of Alberta. It is home to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum and its outstanding collection of cars, airplanes, tractors, and industrial machines.
Camrose
Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Camrose County. Located along Highway 13 it had its beginnings as a railroad hub.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Lacombe and Innisfail.
Lacombe
Photo: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lacombe is a city in central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 25 kilometres north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and 125 kilometres south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area.
Innisfail
Innisfail is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 54.Sylvan Lake
Photo: Pfeiffer13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sylvan Lake is a town of about 14,800 people in the Central Corridor region of Alberta. The lake is a popular destination for tourists from around Alberta, with over 1.5 million visitors each year.
Ponoka
Photo: Keneckert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ponoka is a town of 7,200 in the Central Corridor region of Alberta. Ponoka is an agricultural community in the scenic Battle River valley between Red Deer and Edmonton.
Stettler
Photo: Wilson Hui, CC BY 2.0.
Stettler is a town of 5,900 in the Central Corridor, nicknamed "The Heart of Alberta."…
Bentley
Bentley is a small town of 1,100 located in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada. It is located the main near Gull Lake, a popular recreational lake with its southern shores boasting large sandy beaches.
Olds
Photo: Glenlarson, Public domain.
Olds is a town of about 9,200 people in the Central Corridor region of Alberta. It is home to a botanical garden that is an important educational and research centre.
Kneehill County
Kneehill County is a rural municipality in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada. Its main population centre is Three Hills but it also contains other quaint small towns.
Rimbey
Rimbey is a small town of 2,600 in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada. Rimbey is about 10 minutes west of the north shore of Gull Lake, a popular recreational lake, with recreational opportunities located at the Summer Village of Parkland Beach.
Pigeon Lake
Photo: WinterE229, Public domain.
Pigeon Lake is a rural area composed of more than a dozen small villages surrounding the lake of the same name, located in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada.
Didsbury and Carstairs
Didsbury and Carstairs are agricultural communities on the eastern edge of the foothills in Mountain View County in the Central Corridor region of Alberta, Canada.
Alix
Photo: Kevin M Klerks, CC BY 2.0.
Alix is a village in central Alberta, Canada that is northeast of Red Deer. Its village mascot is the Alix-Gator, who is featured prominently on many signs and businesses.
Big Valley
Photo: John Johnston, CC BY 2.0.
Big Valley is a village in central Alberta, Canada that is southeast of Red Deer. It is located 32 km south of Stettler and 64 km north of Drumheller on Highway 56 in the County of Stettler No. 6.
Central Corridor
- Type: human settlement
- Description: geographic region in Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Calgary–Edmonton Corridor” and “Mountain View County”
- Location: Central Alberta, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Central Corridor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Central Corridor” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡加利-愛民頓走廊”
- Chinese: “卡尔加里-埃德蒙顿走廊”
- Chinese: “卡爾加里-埃德蒙頓走廊”
- Esperanto: “Kalgari-Edmontona Koridoro”
- Esperanto: “Kalgaria-Edmontona Koridoro”
- Finnish: “Calgary-Edmonton käytävä”
- Finnish: “Calgary-Edmonton-käytävä”
- Finnish: “Calgary–Edmonton Corridor”
- Finnish: “Calgary–Edmonton-käytävä”
- French: “Corridor Calgary-Edmonton”
- Italian: “Corridoio Calgary-Edmonton”
- Portuguese: “Corredor Calgary–Edmonton”
- Spanish: “Corredor Calgary–Edmonton”
- Turkish: “Calgary-Edmonton Koridoru”
Central Alberta: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Vegreville, Rocky Mountain House, Drayton Valley, and Wainwright.
Explore These Curated Destinations
Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Central Corridor”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.