Bearberry, Alberta

Bearberry is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Mountain View County, located west of Highway 22, northwest of Calgary. It is named for the bearberry that grows in the vicinity.
There was a major forest fire, the Dogrib Fire, in 2001, which threatened the community. In 2003, a major bridge was reconstructed in Bearberry. Shell Oil has a plant near the community. "Sour gas" is mined in and around Bearberry.
It is a tourist destination with snowmobile trails, and is also the site of a bed and breakfast. The area west of the community is described as "pristine wilderness area is also home to the bear, wolf and cougar whose prey includes wild horses."