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Alberta Parks and Protected Areas 126 Andrew Lake 126 Future PRA (HRS) 126 Slave River Rapids Future PRA (HRS) 125 125 125 124 124 124 123 123 123 122 Colin-Cornwall 122 Lakes Wildland 122 121 121 121 120 La Butte Creek 120 Wildland 120 119 119 Kazan 119 Future Wildland 118 (HRS) Hot Pot NA (PNT) Fidler-Greywillow 118 Wildland Caribou Mountains Wildland 118 117 117 117 116 Egg Island 116 Ecological 116 Reserve 115 115 Wood Buffalo 115 National Park 114 114 (Alberta Portion) Fidler-Greywillow 114 Wildland 113 Hay-Zama Lakes 113 Wildland 113 112 112 Watt Mountain NA (PNT) 112 111 111 111 110 110 Ponton River 110 109 NA (PNT) 109 Ponton River Caribou River NA (PNT) South NA (PNT) Caribou River NA 109 108 Boyer NA (PNT) Child Lake Meadows NA Fort Vermilion PRA 108 Richardson 107 Rainbow Lake PRA 108 Future Wildland (HRS) Maybelle River 107 Machesis Lake PRA Wildland 107 106 106 R ic 105 Harper Creek NA 106 D h u a Athabasca Dunes n rd e s s o Ecological Res. 105 W n il R 105 d iv 104 la e n r d 104 104 103 103 Buffalo Tower PRA 103 102 102 101 102 Marguerite River 101 Peace River Wildland 13 12 101 5 100 11 10 9 4 3 2 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 10 9 8 2 100 25 24 14 13 12 11 23 22 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 15 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 100 25 24 23 22 21 20 99 99 99 98 Burning Sulphur NA (PNT) 98 Birch Mountains 98 Birch Mountains Wildland Future Expansion 97 Twin Lakes PRA (HRS) 97 Fort McMurray 97 96 96 96 95 Notikewin 95 Prov. Park Chinchaga 95 94 Wildland 94 94 La Saline NA (PNT) 93 La Saline NA 93 93 92 92 Northwest 92 91 91 Northeast 91 Whitemud Falls 90 Ecological Reserve 90 90 89 Whitemud Falls Wildland Sulphur Lake PRA 89 Gipsy-Gordon Running Lake PRA 89 Future Wildland 88 Grand Rapids Wildland (HRS) 88 88 Gipsy Lake 87 Wildland 87 Gregoire Lake Stoney Lake PRA Prov. Park 87 Gregoire Lake 86 Gregoire Lake NA (PNT) PP (PNT) 86 Gregoire Lake Hangingstone PRA Future Expansion 85 Leddy-St. Germaine 86 (HRS) Lakes PRA (PNT) Ole's Lake PRA 85 Grand Rapids Wildland Maqua Lake PRA Silver Valley Christina Crossing Figure Eight 85 Ecological Lake PRA Future PRA 84 (HRS) Reserve 84 Queen Elizabeth Prov. Park 84 83 Peace River PRA Stony Mountain Engstrom Lake PRA 83 Greene Valley PRA (PNT) Wildland Highland Park NA 83 82 (PNT) Sand Lake NA 82 Greene Valley Prov. Park 82 81 Dunvegan West Dunvegan Wildland Prov. Park 81 Cowper Lake Future PRA 80 81 (HRS) Dunvegan NA (PNT) Moonshine Lake 80 Prov. Park 80 79 Peace River Crow Lake 79 Crow Lake Wildland Future Expansion 79 (HRS) Prov. Park 78 78 Kimiwan Lake NA (PNT) Crow Lake 77 Winagami 78 Ecological Dillon River Wildland Reserve Future Wildland 77 (HRS) Heart River Dam PRA 77 76 Winefred Lake 76 Winagami Lake Lesser Future PRA Jackpines (HRS) 75 Demmitt PRA Prov. Park NA (PNT) Slave Lake 76 Police Point NA Wildland Grouard Trail PRA (PNT) 75 Goodwin Lake Winagami Hilliard's Bay Future PRA 74 Little Smoky 75 (HRS) Prov. Park Grouard Trail River PRA Wildland Kleskun Creek PRA (PNT) Lesser Clyde Lake NA (PNT) 74 Otter-Orloff Future PRA Slave Lake 74 Lakes Wildland (HRS) 73 Prov. Park Saskatoon 73 Mtn. NA (PNT) Kleskun 72 Saskatoon Saskatoon Hill NA 73 Mtn. NA Island Fawcett Lake PRA Prov. Park 72 Lakeland Young's Point Slave Lake 72 Calling Lake 71 Prov. Park Prov. Park 71 Williamson Otauwau NA O'Brien Bear River Prov. Park Grizzly Ridge Saulteaux NA 70 NA (PNT) Simonette Wildland Prov. Park River PRA 71 Cold Lake Air Weapons Range 70 Sturgeon Hondo NA l Lake NA il h 69 70 c Lawrence r u d ) Lake PRA La Biche h n T la N 69 C e e River k A k (C Lac La Biche n a R a r L P L e Chain Lakes Wildland NA (PNT) o n g f 68 69 t o n f s s i u PRA k k g B Big Mountain n r c a Chisholm PRA Poacher's i a t a A J S Creek PRA W P R il Landing PRA P ra 68 ir . e T v k S a o L r r 67 68 P e Athabasca Garner Orchid v a Shuttler Flats PRA Fen NA e Grande Prairie B 67 e k Lakeland Goose Mountain Edith Lake PRA a e L k 66 Waskahigan 67 k a Prov. Park Ecological Reserve Chrystina Lake PRA c ) L Marie Lake Cold Lake River PRA u T k B N c ) Lakeland PRA (P u T PRA (PNT) North Shore th B N r A (P d 66 o N th k n PP (PNT) N r P c la Wolf Lake PRA 65 Cross Lake o P u A s 2 N B I # 66 h R ) t P e T e r e o k Prov. Park o k n N a ) N a a P L T e English L C ( k Bleak Lake A r N a ld ve (P L ) e Bay PRA 64 65 N a r T k NA (PNT) ) O e A e N a ) T B N v P L T N a ( r Cold Lake e o N 65 (P B A n (P d ) N li n T Musreau Lake PRA A E A la N Prov. Park N R e C n P k ( Cold Lake a r Hubert la L e 64 Freeman River PRA s ff Helina Area Lake a u Trapper Lea's C B NA (PNT) Cabin PRA Fort Assiniboine Wildland 64 63 Centre of Sandhills Wildland Spruce Island Lake NA C.F.B. Cold Lake 63 Iosegun Lake PRA Alberta NA Tawatinaw River 62 Two Lakes Kakwa River PRA Pines PRA Armstrong Lake NA (PNT) Long Lake French Prov. Park 63 NA (PNT) Perryvale Long Lake Prov. Park Bay PRA Holmes Crossing NA (CNT) PP (PNT) Moose Lake Sandhills White Earth PRA (PNT) Moose Lake 62 Smoke Lake PRA Vega NA Valley NA Sherman Meadows Ecological Res. Newbrook PRA Prov. Park 61 PRA (CNT) Carson-Pegasus Noel Lake NA 62 White Earth Noel Lake NA (PNT) Prov. Park Valley NA (PNT) 61 Tawatinaw NA Moose Lake 14 Clyde Fen Franchere Islands NA (PNT) 13 NA (PNT) Hollow Lake Cossack Bay PRA 60 12 11 61 Garner Lake Moose Lake 3 2 10 9 NA (PNT) NA (PNT) 4 8 7 Nestow 6 5 Clear Lake NA Camp Creek NA (PNT) Prov. Park 9 8 6 PP (PNT) 5 4 3 NA (PNT) 10 7 Southview PRA 2 60 27 Bear Lake NA 23 22 14 13 Muriel Lake 26 25 24 Anton Lake 17 16 15 11 Moose Lake 23 22 21 20 21 20 19 18 12 Mallaig PRA PRA 19 18 17 16 15 14 27 26 25 24 Bellis PRA (PNT) Muriel Lake 59 Sheep 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 60 NA (PNT) Bellis Lake NA Creek 12 North NA Upper Mann PRA (PNT) PRA Kakwa Mystery e Halfway Lake NA Lake NA 59 k Bridge Lake NA Bellis Lake Lake NA a Taylor Lake NA L Bridge Lake NA (PNT) Wildland r rk Crippsdale NA Kehiwin PRA 58 Whitecourt e a 59 NA (PNT) d P . Redwater River NA NA (PNT) n v Victoria Frog Lake u o A h r N Halfmoon Settlement NA 58 T P a Heronry le Lake NA Whitecourt e s NA (PNT) Mountain NA o 57 R Newton 58 George Lake Opal NA Smoky River Whitney Lakes Lake NA Area NA (PNT) Opal NA Ukalta Dunes South PRA Pierre Grey's (PNT) Prov. Park 57 Lac La Nonne NA Redwater PRA NA (PNT) Lakes George Sulphur Gates PRA Lake NA 56 Prov. Park Pembina 57 Perch Lake Stony Plain River NA North Bruderheim PRA Lac Canard NA (PNT) 56 Sundance Paddle River Majeau Lake NA Kakina Dam PRA Majeau Lake NA (PNT) Northwest of SMZ Buffer Lake NA 55 56 Bruderheim NA Big Berland PRA (PNT) Paddle River NA Pinto Creek Prefontaine Highway NA 55 Canyon NA Brock Lakes NA 54 Park Court NA Gunn PRA 55 Willmore Little Sundance Bilby NA 54 Creek PRA Lily Lake NA Wildhay Glacial Sundance Riverlot Wilderness Park 56 NA Cascades NA Prov. Park Matthews 54 53 Crossing NA Obed Lake Nojack PRA Lois Hole Centennial Elk Island Dussault Lake NA Smithfield NA (PNT) Prov. Park 53 Prov. Park Yates NA Isle Lake NA National Park Lac Tremble Kilini Creek NA (PNT) Wagner NA NA (PNT) 52 Wildhay PRA 53 Hornbeck Strathcona Science Beaverhill NA 52 William A. Creek PRA Pembina River Prov. Park Rock Lake Switzer Wabamun Lake Wabamun Lake Prov. Park NA (PNT) A Cooking Lake- Sherwood N Prov. Park d Prov. Park Prov. Park Park NA n Blackfoot PRA 51 la Beaverhill Lake 52 s ) Pembina River I A Fickle Lake PRA e N T Heritage Vermilion Rock Lake - Sundance NA k e N Moon Lake NA a k L a (P Rangeland NA ) r L Solomon Creek T e Prov. Park A A tl g A 51 N in N Edgar T.
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