With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to explore everything that Portage La Prairie, 25 miles away, has to offer. Splash Island Park, Portage Golf Club and William Glesby Centre alone make the drive out worthwhile. Locals will also likely point you toward Winnipeg, 25 miles away. If you only have time for one attraction here, make sure it’s Canada Life Centre. (But we’re also huge fans of Polo Park and Assiniboine Park Zoo.)