Group Event Venue- Receptions, Reunions, Retreats & Recreation

Venue Group events

Our secluded 160 Acre Ranch is a perfect outdoor Group Event Venue for a gorgeous outdoor wedding and reception area, family reunion or retreat entirely surrounded by nature. We have 2 Event tents on site that you can rent which includes set-up and take down to seat 100 people each for your group event as well as 10 picnic tables we can move wherever they’re needed. Our Group Lodge even has a large commercial kitchen, 2 BBQS and Flat Grill for catering your event. We are located in Cynthia Alberta which is 25 mins from Drayton Valley and 1.5 hours from Edmonton, and 3 hours from Banff National Park or Calgary. You can book our entire ranch starting at $1750 which includes private access to the below accommodations and onsite features.

Hosting Group Events

While our beautiful Ranch has plenty of space for your large group events we kindly ask you call us 780-542-3259 to book in advance -we are great planners and problem solvers but would rather you not just show-up with grand expectations like some entitled in-laws. Price will depend on if you want :

  • A Reserved Area:
    • we set aside an area for your group when we are normally open to the public.
  • A Private Booking:
    • ranch to yourself on day we are not normally open for day use
  • A Whole Ranch Private Booking:
    • We are closed for day use. We are open just for your amazing family and friends.

Birthday Parties

Private Birthday parties start at: $300. This includes a guided tour for 10 humans. Any extra humans after that are $10 a person.

Includes:

Private sitting area. 3 hours of: guided tour, eat, play, presents, explore, and reserved bathroom time. If you absolutely need more bathroom time I’m sure we can work something out.

Birthday parties, bearPaw Ranch
Timbit Wearing His Birthday Hat – 2025

Reserved Private Party Space

During regular hours: $50 plus normal guided tour fees ($15/human). This includes everything a private booking includes except other people maybe in line to use the washrooms.

Piglet Party

Have one of our baby Kune Kune pigs attend your birthday party! Who doesn’t want to give belly rubs to a pig on their birthday?

Includes

Includes: Piglet Delivery and a BearPaw Ranch pig wrangler for 1 hour of play time. Prices vary on distance to deliver.

Please call 780-542-3259 to book Piglet or Birthday Parties in advance

Venue Accommodations

  • Rustic Heated Cabins (Sleeps 3 or 6 with 1 or 2 bedrooms and open kitchen- dining- living room) 
  • Group Lodge (Sleeps 16 with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, commercial kitchen, large serving-dining area and huge high ceiling main room)
  • RV Camping Sites (with electricity 12 site hook-ups )
  • Tent Camping Sites (no electricity can sleep up to 100)
  • Full Heated Restrooms (wheelchair accessible-with fresh water sinks, flushing toilets & coin showers)

Venue Onsite Features

  • Holistic Market & Crystal Shop ( featuring coffee & tea bar, local artisans wares, sweets & ice cream)
  • BearSpaw Holistic Treatment Rooms (Himalayan Salt room, Reiki, Massages & more!)
  • Petting Zoo & Ranch Animals (pot belly & kune kune pigs, goats, cows, a llama, horses, mini horses, peacocks, bunnies, chickens, a turkey, dogs, friendly barn cats)
  • Hiking Trails  (Over 5kms of forest trails with scavenger hunt & guided nature tours)
  • Covered Firepit Gazebo (tables, chairs, benches and a table around a firepit)
  • Large Firepit (outdoor fire pit with tables & chairs)
  • Portable Firepits (can be rented for tent sites)
  • Playgrounds (2 playground locations complete with slides, swings and monkeybars)
  • Covered Sandbox (covered with side benches)
  • Picnic Tables (10 picnic tables that can be moved wherever needed)

Host Your Next Group Event At BearPaw Ranch!

Receptions

  • Wedding Receptions & Vow Renewals
  • Birthday Parties
  • Celebration of Life Receptions
  • Bachelorette & Bachelor Parties
Wedding Venue Book Reception

Retreats

  • Spiritual Retreats
  • Nature Retreats
  • Wellness Retreats
  • Corporate Retreats
summer solstice wellness retreat june 2025

Reunions

  • Family Reunions
  • Class Reunions
  • Military Reunions
  • Social Reunions

Recreation

  • Bring Your Own Horse
  • School Trips
  • Seniors Outings
  • Hiking & Foraging Clubs
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