List of provincial parks in Alberta

This is a list of provincial parks in Alberta, Canada. They are maintained by Alberta Parks.

Provincial parks Provincial parks are established under the Provincial Parks Act to "support outdoor recreation, heritage tourism and natural heritage appreciation activities that depend on and are compatible with the natural environment". Provincial parks differ from wildland provincial parks in that the former have better road access and allow a greater range of activities for users. Provincial parks have a focus on a variety of outdoor recreational uses and enjoyment of the natural environment.

NameSub-regionEstablishedImageCoordinates Antelope Hill Provincial Park Special Area No. 2 2014-12-04 Aspen Beach Provincial Park Lacombe County 1932-11-21 Beauvais Lake Provincial Park Pincher Creek No. 9 1954-02-01 Big Hill Springs Provincial Park Rocky View County 1957 Big Island Provincial Park Edmonton 2023 Big Knife Provincial Park County of Paintearth No. 18 1962-10-02 Bow Valley Provincial Park Kananaskis Improvement DistrictMunicipal District of Bighorn No. 8 1959-07-27 Bragg Creek Provincial Park Rocky View County 1960-01-19 Brown-Lowery Provincial Park Foothills No. 31 1992-10-29 Calling Lake Provincial Park Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 1991 Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park Kananaskis Improvement District 1998-12-09 Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park Woodlands County 1982-05-19 Castle Provincial Park Pincher Creek No. 9 2017-01-20 Chain Lakes Provincial Park Ranchland No. 66 1969-12-23 Cold Lake Provincial Park Bonnyville No. 87 1976-08-18 Crimson Lake Provincial Park Clearwater County 1955-11-22 Cross Lake Provincial Park Lesser Slave River No. 124 1955-11-22 Crow Lake Provincial Park Lac La Biche County 2000-11-04 Cypress Hills Provincial Park Cypress County 1951 Dillberry Lake Provincial Park Wainwright No. 61 1957-01-08 Dinosaur Provincial Park County of NewellSpecial Area No. 2 1955 Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park Kneehill CountyStarland CountyCounty of Stettler No. 6 1970-12-15 Dunvegan Provincial Park Fairview No. 136 1992-07-11 Eagle Point Provincial Park Brazeau County 2007-08-29 Fish Creek Provincial Park Calgary 1975-06-10 Garner Lake Provincial Park Smoky Lake County Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park Rocky View County Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park Special Area No. 4 1966 Greene Valley Provincial Park Northern Sunrise County 2000-06-06 Gregoire Lake Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park Big Lakes County Jarvis Bay Provincial Park Lacombe County 1965-07-08 Kinbrook Island Provincial Park County of Newell Lakeland Provincial Park and Recreation Area Lac La Biche County Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park Lesser Slave River No. 124 Little Bow Provincial Park Vulcan County Little Fish Lake Provincial Park Special Area No. 2 Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park Sturgeon County 2005-04-19 Long Lake Provincial Park Thorhild County 1957-03-25 Midland Provincial Park DrumhellerStarland County 1979-06-05 Miquelon Lake Provincial Park Camrose County 1958-05-20 Moonshine Lake Provincial Park Saddle Hills County 1959-04-09 Moose Lake Provincial Park Bonnyville No. 87 1967-04-19 Notikewin Provincial Park County of Northern Lights 1979-11-20 O'Brien Provincial Park Greenview No. 16 Obed Lake Provincial Park Yellowhead County 2000-12-20 Park Lake Provincial Park Lethbridge County Pembina River Provincial Park Yellowhead County 1953 Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Kananaskis Improvement District 1977 Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park Greenview No. 16 Pigeon Lake Provincial Park County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 1962 Police Outpost Provincial Park Cardston County 1970-04-21 Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park Peace No. 135 Ram Falls Provincial Park Clearwater County Red Lodge Provincial Park Red Deer County Rochon Sands Provincial Park County of Stettler No. 6 Rock Lake Provincial Park Yellowhead County Saskatoon Island Provincial Park Grande Prairie County No. 1 1973 Sheep River Provincial Park Kananaskis Improvement District 2001-07-24 Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park Lac La Biche County 2010 Spray Valley Provincial Park Kananaskis Improvement District 2000-09-20 Strathcona Science Provincial Park Strathcona County 1979 Sundance Provincial Park Yellowhead County 1999-04-28 Thunder Lake Provincial Park County of Barrhead No. 11 1958-01-28 Tillebrook Provincial Park County of Newell 1965-07-20 Two Lakes Provincial Park Greenview No. 16 1952 Vermilion Provincial Park County of Vermilion River 1953-05-29 Wabamun Lake Provincial Park Parkland County 1993 Whitney Lakes Provincial Park County of St. Paul No. 19 1982-06-23 William A. Switzer Provincial Park Yellowhead County 1958-12-22 Williamson Provincial Park Greenview No. 16 1971-08-03 Willow Creek Provincial Park Willow Creek No. 26 1957-12-10 Winagami Lake Provincial Park Smoky River No. 130 2000-11-15 Woolford Provincial Park Cardston County 1967 Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park Warner County No. 5 2011 Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park Wheatland CountyVulcan County 1979 Young's Point Provincial Park Greenview No. 16 1998-08-26

Wildland parks Wildland provincial parks are established under the Provincial Parks Act to "preserve and protect natural heritage and provide opportunities for backcountry recreation". "Wildland provincial parks are large, undeveloped natural landscapes that retain their primeval character." Wildland parks are more remote and offer more difficult access than provincial parks. In addition, recreational activities are more limited to minimize visitor impacts on the natural environment.

NameSub-regionEstablishedImageCoordinates Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 2000-12-20 Birch River Wildland Provincial Park 2018-05-14 Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park Kananaskis Improvement District 2001-07-24 Bob Creek Wildland Provincial Park Ranchland No. 66 1999-05-12 Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park Kananaskis Improvement DistrictCanmoreMunicipal District of Bighorn No. 8 1998-12-09 Brazeau Canyon Wildland Provincial Park Yellowhead County 2000-12-20 Caribou Mountains Wildland Provincial Park Mackenzie County 2001-07-24 Castle Wildland Provincial Park Pincher Creek No. 9 2017-01-20 Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park Clear Hills County 1999-12-15 Dillon River Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 2018-05-14 Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park Ranchland No. 66Kananaskis Improvement DistrictMunicipal District of Bighorn No. 8 2001-07-24 Dunvegan West Wildland Provincial Park Saddle Hills County 2000-12-20 Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park Kananaskis Improvement District 1995 Fidler-Greywillow Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 1998-03 Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park Woodlands County 1997 Gipsy Lake Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 2000-12-20 Grand Rapids Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood BuffaloMunicipal District of Opportunity No. 17 2000-12-20 Grizzly Ridge Wildland Provincial Park Lesser Slave River No. 124Big Lakes County 1999-04-14 Hay-Zama Lakes Wildland Provincial Park Mackenzie County 1999-05-05 Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park Lesser Slave River No. 124Westlock County 2000-10-04 Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park Greenview No. 16 1996 Kazan Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 2018-05-14 Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park2019-03-08 La Biche River Wildland Provincial Park Athabasca County 2000-06-06 Lesser Slave Lake Wildland Provincial Park Big Lakes County 2001-02-07 Marguerite River Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 1998 Otter-Orloff Lakes Wildland Provincial Park Lesser Slave River No. 124Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 2000-11-15 Peace River Wildland Provincial Park Birch Hills CountySmoky River No. 130 2001-07-24 Richardson Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 2018-05-14 Rock Lake - Solomon Creek Wildland Provincial Park Yellowhead County 2000-12-20 Stony Mountain Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 2000-12-20 Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park Yellowhead County 1998-08-26 Whitemud Falls Wildland Provincial Park Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo 2000-11-15 Winagami Wildland Provincial Park Big Lakes CountySmoky River No. 130 2000-11-15

Willmore Wilderness Park Willmore Wilderness Park was established in 1959 and is managed under the Willmore Wilderness Park Act. The intent of Willmore Wilderness Park is the preservation of the natural environment, similar to the more recent wildland parks.

NameSub-regionEstablishedImageCoordinates Willmore Wilderness Park Improvement District No. 25 1959

Former provincial parks Alberta Parks has closed multiple parks throughout its history, with four parks being closed during the 1930s and a number of them being given to municipalities. NameSub-regionEstablishedDisestablishedNotesImage Sylvan Lake Provincial Park Red Deer County 1980 2018 Given to the Town of Sylvan Lake and ran as a municipal park. Taber Provincial Park Municipal District of Taber 1936 1999 Given to the Municipal District of Taber and ran as a municipal park Elkwater Lake Provincial Park Cypress County 1932 1951 Became part of the newly created Cypress Hills Provincial Park, which later became Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Ghost River Provincial Park Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 1932 1950s Hasse Lake Provincial Park Parkland County 1970s 2000s Given to the county Lundbreck Falls Provincial Park Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 1930s 1950s Made a Provincial Recreation Area Assineau River Crossing Provincial Park Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Turned into a campground, then the campground closed Gaetz Lake Provincial Park Red Deer County 1960s 1980s-90s Given to the city and turned into Kerry Wood Nature Sanctuary Ma-Me-O Beach Provincial Park County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 1950s-60s 1980s-90s Given to the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach Hommey Provincial Park County of Grande Prairie No. 1 1930s 1980s-90s Given to the county Saskatoon Mountain Provincial Park 1930s 1950s Given to the county Blue Bridge Provincial Park Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 1940s-50s Given to the county

See also List of protected areas of Alberta

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