PROVINCIAL PARKS 27
3.—Locations, Date Established, Areas and Characteristics of the Provincial Parks continued
Date Province and Park Location Estab Area Characteristics lished
Alberta—cone. acres Svlvan Lake On shores of Sylvan Lake, 1930 9 Summer village lake front. Swimming, 11 miles west of Red picnic and camp ground. Deer. Writing-on-Stone On Milk River east and 1930 796 Natural obelisks with undeciphered Reserve. north of Coutts. hieroglyphics. Summer village. Rochon Sands 7 miles west, 9 miles north 1931 128 Summer village. of Stettler on Buffalo Lake. Lundbreck Falls.. West of Macleod on Crows- 1932 14 Fishing. Picturesque falls. nest Pass Highway. Saskatoon Island.. West of Grande Prairie 1932 250 Picnic ground. Dilberry Lake On Alberta-Saskatchewan 1933 78 Picturesque lake. Reserve. boundry near Chauvin. Bad Lands North of Drumheller.... 1934 1,800 Fossilized remains of prehistoric Reserve. animals. Little Fish Lake.. 25 miles east of Drum 1934 IS Boating and swimming, picnic grounds. heller. Hommy Near Albright 1935 6 Picnic and outing facilities. Assineau Reserve. On the Assineau River, 1936 37 Large spruce preserve. south of Lesser Slave Lake. Wapiti Reserve... 10 miles south of Grande 1936 22 Canyon in the Wapiti River area. Prairie. Big-game hunting base. Little Smoky On Little Smoky River, 1937 35 Picnic ground and base for big-game Reserve. 12 miles south of Falher. hunting. Taber 1 mile west 1 mile north 193S 45 Picnic and sports ground. of Taber on south shore of Oldman River. Elk water Lake On south shore of lake at 1947 378 Cottages, recreation and camp grounds. foot of Cypress Hills. Limited transit accommodation. 9 miles northwest of Rocky 1948 900 Cottages. Swimming, fishing, picnic Mountain House. and sports ground. 9 miles southwest of town 1948 2 Site of old fort established by Sir of Peace River. Alexander Mackenzie in 1792. 9 miles west of Bowden on 1948 45 Swimming. Picnic and sports ground. Little Red Deer River. "Twelve-foot" On edge of valley over 1948 2 Viewpoint above junction of Harmon, Davis. looking town of Peace Peace and Smoky Rivers. Site of River. "Twelve-foot" Davis' grave. Woolf ord 6 miles east of Cardston... 1948 68 Island in St. Marv's River. Picnic and recreation grounds. Kinbrook Island.. Island in Lake Newell, 9 1949 90 Island connected by causeway to lake miles south of Brooks. shore. Boating and swimming; recreation and picnic grounds. Gooseberry Lake. North of Consort 1931 320 Sports ground: Cottages. Transit accommodation British Columbia- Strathcona Campbell River, Van 1911 529,920 Oldest B.C. Provincial Park, situated couver Island. in the rugged centre of Vancouver Island. Many glaciers, alpine mea dows and lakes. Delia Falls, one of the world's highest. Undeveloped and mostly inaccessible.