Milk River

Milk River is a town of 800 people (2021) in Southern Alberta.

Understand
The Milk River area was first settled around the beginning of the 20th century. Milk River was incorporated as a village on July 31, 1916, and then a town on March 15, 1956.

Milk River's town motto is "Under Eight Flags" and refers to the area having been under the eight flags of seven governments: the Hudson's Bay Company's flag (1818–1869), the eight flags are France (1682–1762), the Spanish Empire (1762–1800), the French Republic (1800–1803), the United States (1803–1818), the British Empire (1869–1945), the Canadian Red Ensign (1945–1965), and the current Canadian Maple Leaf (1965–present).

Get in
The town is connected to two highways: Highway 4, which heads south to Interstate 15 and north to Lethbridge, and Highway 501, which heads west to Cardston and east to Saskatchewan.



Get around
There are many roads, so you can drive, but since it is a small town, you can walk around too.

Do
Recreation venues in Milk River include a nine-hole golf course, curling rink, swimming pool, and skateboard park.

Sleep

 * There are campsites available at Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park (see "Do" above.)
 * There are campsites available at Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park (see "Do" above.)