National historic site · Foothills County · Alberta

Percheron Box Stalls

Look for Percheron Box Stalls, a national historic site, in Foothills County. It counts as a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Further out, Slaughter House, Building 27 is 200 m away.

Photo: Percheron Box Stalls, Royalbroil (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Foothills County

inside the municipal boundary

Run by

Parks Canada

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

National historic site in Foothills County

Inside Foothills County

Percheron Box Stalls is inside Foothills County’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Classified Federal Heritage Building

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Aim for June to September, when Foothills County reaches 18–24°C.

Jan-2° / -14°10 mm

Feb0° / -12°12 mm

Mar4° / -8°18 mm

Apr11° / -2°30 mm

May16° / 3°61 mm

Jun20° / 8°113 mm

Jul24° / 10°66 mm

Aug23° / 9°54 mm

Sep18° / 5°37 mm

Oct11° / -1°17 mm

Nov4° / -8°16 mm

Dec0° / -12°13 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Foothills County, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Calgary (Airport), 39 km from Foothills County (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Foothills County’s full climate →

About

Percheron Box Stalls

The site is kept up by Parks Canada.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Run by: Parks Canada
Listed: Classified Federal Heritage Building
Town: in Foothills County

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Map of Percheron Box Stalls and nearby

Find Percheron Box Stalls in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Foothills County

25,789 people · 39 places to visit

2 · 4 km south of it

Willow Creek No. 26

6,225 people · 40 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Percheron Box Stalls is	People	Places to visit
Foothills County	It’s in town	25,789	39
Willow Creek No. 26	4 km south of it	6,225	40

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Percheron Box Stalls

The places within 15 km include 8 national historic sites.

National historic site · Parks CanadaSlaughter House, Building 27200 m away 2

National historic site · Parks CanadaDairy Barn200 m away 3

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 9300 m away 4

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 10300 m away 5

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 8300 m away 6

National historic site · Parks CanadaBunkhouse and Cookhouse300 m away 7

National historic site · Parks CanadaHay Shed300 m away 8

National historic site · Parks CanadaSaddle Horse Barn, Building 16300 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Percheron Box Stalls

Where is Percheron Box Stalls?

Percheron Box Stalls is in Foothills County, Alberta, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Percheron Box Stalls?

National historic site.

Who runs Percheron Box Stalls?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Percheron Box Stalls?

In Foothills County, afternoons are warmest from June to September, at 18–24°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Is Percheron Box Stalls a designated historic place?

Yes: Classified Federal Heritage Building.

What else is there to see near Percheron Box Stalls?

Within 15 km: Slaughter House, Building 27 (200 m), Dairy Barn (200 m), Storage Building 9 (300 m) and Storage Building 10 (300 m).

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Percheron Box Stalls: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Slaughter House, Building 27: Jeffery J. Nichols, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dairy Barn: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 9: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 10: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 8: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bunkhouse and Cookhouse: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hay Shed: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saddle Horse Barn, Building 16: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).