Grande Cache Travel Itineraries
Six ways to see the mountains most travellers miss.
Elevation
4,200 feet
Trail Network
2,700+ km
Mountain Peaks
21 named summits
To Jasper
2 hours
To Edmonton
4½ hours
Grande Cache sits on a 4,200-foot plateau where Highway 40 bends toward Jasper — a hamlet of 21 named peaks, two river valleys, and the only public gateway to the 4,600 km² Willmore Wilderness Park. These six itineraries are written for the traveller who is looking for a mountain experience with room to explore at their own pace.
Choose Your Trip
Three Days of Summer
A classic first visit — iconic viewpoints, a riverside day, and the Willmore Wilderness gateway.
Adventure Seeker’s Four Days
For the athletic traveller — multiple summits, whitewater, and a Death Race training circuit.
Weekend in the Wilderness
Backcountry immersion — horseback through Willmore, fossil-rich exhibits, and golden hour at the Crack of Doom.
Family Mountain Getaway
A two-day plan for families with kids — short trails, interpretive exhibits, and the Spray Park at Central Park.
Winter Wonderland
Two days of Nordic skiing, ice fishing, and chinook-warmed snowmobile trails at Pierre Grey’s Lakes.
Grande Cache in a Day
A no-overnight day trip built for visitors from the Peace Country — signature viewpoints, lunch in town, home for dinner.
Getting There
From Grande Prairie
2 hrs 45 min via Highway 40.
From Edmonton
4 hrs 30 min.
From Jasper
2 hrs, Highway 40 north.
From Hinton
1 hr 30 min.
Nearest airport
YQU, Grande Prairie.
Fuel along Highway 40
Limited. Top up before you leave.
Cell service
In-town only.
Best window
Mid June to mid September.
The Local Essentials
What’s open, where to eat, and where to lay your head down. Grande Cache is small enough that you will learn the place quickly — these are the answers travellers ask for first.
Where to eat
- 21 Peaks — Lunch & dinner
- A&W — Fast food, all-day
- Aurora Sushi — Lunch & dinner, sushi
- Dairy Queen — Fast food, lunch & dinner
- Dragon Palace — Lunch & dinner, Chinese
- Grande Cache Pizza — Pizza, lunch & dinner
- Green House — Lunch, Chinese
- High Country Steak & Ale — Dining, locally owned
- Joe’s Pizza Stone — Pizza
- Mountain View Family Restaurant — All-day
- The Big Horn Bar & Grill — Dining, all-day pub
- Smoky River Grill — Breakfast & dinner
- Subway — Fast food, all-day
- Vegas Pizza — Pizza, dinner
Where to stay
- Acorn Motel — Motel
- Alpine Lodge Motel — Motel
- Big Horn Motel — Motel
- Grande Cache Hotel — Hotel, steakhouse on site
- Grande Cache Inn & Suites — Hotel
- Misty Mountain Inn & Suites — Hotel
- Grande Mountain Lodge — Mountain-town feel
- Grande Cache Campground — Municipal, in-town
- Elk Ridge Tent & RV — Private, year-round
- Hide-A-Way Camp — Private, group facility
- Pierre Grey’s Lakes Campground — Provincial, 33 km south
- Sheep Creek Campground — Provincial, 25 km north
- Smoky River South — Provincial, 4 km north
- Sulphur Gates Rec Area — Provincial, staging area
Want the full itinerary guide?
The complete document — all six itineraries with every restaurant, lodge, outfitter, trailhead and practical note — is yours to download.