Nestled in the picturesque Battle River Valley, Ponoka is ideally located along the thriving Calgary-Edmonton economic corridor. The heart of downtown Ponoka is located only 3 minutes from the Queen Elizabeth Highway 2. Ponoka is situated at the junction of Highways 2A and 53 providing a more scenic, historical and slower paced route for tourism and local community services.
Relative to major centers the community of Ponoka is just:
- 30 minutes north of Red Deer or 2 hours north of Calgary
- 45 minutes south of the Edmonton International Airport or 1 hour south of Edmonton