The Ultimate Heartland Travel Guide: How to Visit Real Alberta Filming Spots
To take in the wide-angle landscapes that frame the series, drive Highway 22, known throughout Alberta as the Cowboy Trail. This north-south artery winds parallel to the front range of the Canadian Rockies, cutting through cattle pastures and expansive open ranges.
South of Black Diamond sits Longview Alberta, an authentic ranching village that routinely features in regional location work. Longview sits high on a ridge, offering direct panoramas of the mountains rising out of rolling rangeland. The town’s weathered timber buildings and legendary Longview Jerky shop make it an essential stop for road-trippers tracing the production footprint.
The surrounding district of Foothills County has preserved its agricultural heritage through strict zoning regulations. Because development remains limited, the gravel secondary highways branching off Highway 22 look virtually unchanged from how they appeared when the show began shooting in the mid-2000s. A slow drive down Secondary Highway 543 or 549 gives travelers an authentic feel for the terrain that horses and riders navigate on television each week.
