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We cannot be responsible for your time, film, proofs, stock , or printing loss due to error. Alberta Parks Information Kananaskis explore.albertaparks.ca Contents 1–866–427–3582 4 Premier’s Message Camping Reservations 5 Minister’s Message reserve.albertaparks.ca 8 Activity Page 1–877–537–2757 Central West 8 Word Search 8 Bat Facts 9 Parks Day This publication has been funded 10 Kananaskis 11 Rediscover the Wilderness by the Government of Alberta. 13 Year-Round Recreation in the Evan-Thomas PRA We acknowledge the support of 15 Make Your Trip a Special Event! our advertisers who made this 18 Events in Fish Creek and Glenbow Ranch Provincial Parks 2014 edition possible. Northwest 19 Art. Legacy. Nature: Visit the Artisan Gardens 19 Eco-Tours in Fish Creek and Glenbow Ranch The Explore Alberta Parks 22 Comfort Camping Guide is published once a year 26 West Central by Alberta Tourism, Parks and 27 Alberta Northern Rockies Recreation. 250,000 copies are 31 David Thompson Corridor distributed throughout Alberta 34 Northwest East Central and Western Canada. 35 Grasslands in the Northwest 36 Fishing in the Northwest 40 Equestrian Trails 44 East Central Cover Photo: Cypress Hills 45 Vermilion Provincial Park Interprovincial Park 48 Pigeon Lake Provincial Park 51 Red Lodge Provincial Park ISBN: 978–1–4601–1337–0 Northeast 52 Explore More 56 Northeast 57 Alberta’s Northeast 58 Cold Lake District 61 Athabasca District 62 Programs In Parks 64 South 65 Welcome to Southern Alberta South 66 Alberta’s Crown Jewels 67 Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park 68 Dinosaur Provincial Park 70 Kinbrook Island Provincial Park 72 Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park 75 More Information 75 General Information Divisional 76 Camping Season 77 Regulations 78 Etiquette and Safety Explore Alberta Parks Guide explore.albertaparks.ca 3 Premier’s Message 4 Explore Alberta Parks Guide explore.albertaparks.ca Minister’s Message Explore Alberta Parks Guide explore.albertaparks.ca 5 6 NWT High Level 58 Fort Vermilion 35 Northwest Northeast 88 Twin Lakes Notikewin Sulphur Lake Fort McMurray Stoney Lake Grand Gregoire Rapids Lake Wildland Figure Eight Peace River Queen Elizabeth Fairview Twelve Foot Davis 49 Dunvegan Moonshine Winagami Lake 49 Lake 2 63 Otter-Orloff Saskatoon Kleskun 49 Hilliard’s Hill Bay Lesser Lakes Wildland Island Slave Lake SK High 2 43 Young’s Point Grande Prairie Calling Prairie Lake Sir Winston Churchill Explore AlbertaO’Brien Parks Guide explore.albertaparks.caWilliamson Lakeland 40 Athabasca North Cold Cross Lake Buck Lake Lake Musreau Lake 55 Two Lakes Kakwa River Long Lake Cold Lake 43 Moose Lake Southview Carson-Pegasus Garner Lake Grande Thunder 2 28 Cache Pierre Grey’s Whitecourt Lake Lakes Whitney West Central Lakes Willmore Lois Hole Wilderness Sundance Centennial 41 William A. Obed 16 Switzer Strathcona Science Vermilion Rock Lake Lake Edson Wabamun Cooking 22 Edmonton Wildhorse Hinton Lake Lake-Blackfoot 16 Lake Eagle Miquelon Lloydminster Drayton Lake 40 Valley Point 2 Pigeon 14 Wainwright Jasper Whitehorse 36 Wildland Lake 13 BC 21 Crimson East Central Dillberry Lake Lake Nordegg Aspen Big Knife 93 11 12 Sylvan Lake Beach Rochon Rocky Sands Fish Mountain 11 12 Gooseberry Thompson Lake House Jarvis Bay Red Deer Lake Creek 56 Ram Falls Red Lodge Northeast [p. 56] Kootenay 22 587 Dry Island Plains Buffalo Jump Northwest [p. 34] Sundre 21 93 Red Deer West Central [p. 24] River 2 9 Midland Alberta Northern Rockies Waiparous Drumheller Kananaskis Creek Big Hill 9 Little Fish Lake David Thompson Corridor 40 Banff Springs 41 1 Glenbow East Central [p. 44] Ranch Calgary 56 Canmore 1 Kananaskis [p. 10] Bow Fish South Nordic Valley Creek Wyndham- 36 Kananaskis Country Centre Spray Brown- Carseland Valley Lowery Dinosaur 24 1 Brooks South [p. 64] Peter Lougheed Lake 40 Sheep River 23 McGregor South West Corridor Tillebrook 541 Kinbrook Island National Park Boundary 2 Medicine Little Bow Hat Highway Chain Willow 23 Lakes Creek Secondary Highway Park Lake 22 3 Cypress 887 Hills Camping Available Chinook Oldman Red Rock Dam Lethbridge Coulee Lundbreck Day Use Only 3 St. Mary 61 Falls Reservoir 41 4 879 Town/City Syncline Beauvais 2 501 Provincial Park Lake 6 5 Woolford Writing-on-Stone Milk River Provincial Recreation Area Police Outpost 501 Natural Area USA NWT High Level 58 Fort Vermilion 35 Northwest Northeast 88 Twin Lakes Notikewin Sulphur Lake Fort McMurray Stoney Lake Grand Gregoire Rapids Lake Wildland Figure Eight Peace River Queen Elizabeth Fairview Twelve Foot Davis 49 Dunvegan Moonshine Winagami Lake 49 Lake 2 63 Otter-Orloff Saskatoon Kleskun 49 Hilliard’s Hill Bay Lesser Lakes Wildland Island Slave Lake SK High 2 43 Young’s Point Grande Prairie Calling Prairie Lake Sir Winston O’Brien Williamson Churchill Lakeland 40 Athabasca North Cold Cross Lake Buck Lake Lake Musreau Lake 55 Two Lakes Kakwa River Long Lake Cold Lake 43 Moose Lake Southview Carson-Pegasus Garner Lake Grande Thunder 2 28 Cache Pierre Grey’s Whitecourt Lake Lakes Whitney West Central Lakes Willmore Lois Hole Wilderness Sundance Centennial 41 William A. Obed 16 Switzer Strathcona Science Vermilion Rock Lake Lake Edson Wabamun Cooking 22 Edmonton Wildhorse Hinton Lake Lake-Blackfoot 16 Lake Eagle Miquelon Lloydminster Drayton Lake 40 Valley Point 2 Pigeon 14 Wainwright Jasper Whitehorse 36 Wildland Lake 13 BC 21 Crimson East Central Dillberry Lake Lake Nordegg Aspen Big Knife 93 11 12 Sylvan Lake Beach Rochon Rocky Sands Fish Mountain 11 12 Gooseberry Thompson Lake House Jarvis Bay Red Deer Lake Creek 56 Ram Falls Red Lodge Northeast [p. 56] Kootenay 22 587 Dry Island Plains Buffalo Jump Northwest [p. 34] Sundre 21 93 Red Deer West Central [p. 24] River 2 9 Midland Alberta Northern Rockies Waiparous Drumheller Kananaskis Creek Big Hill 9 Little Fish Lake David Thompson Corridor 40 Banff Springs 41 1 Glenbow East Central [p. 44] Ranch Calgary 56 Canmore 1 Kananaskis [p. 10] Bow Fish South Nordic Valley Creek Wyndham- 36 Kananaskis Country Centre Spray Brown- Carseland Valley Lowery Dinosaur 24 1 Brooks South [p. 64] Peter Lougheed Lake 40 Sheep River 23 McGregor South West Corridor Tillebrook 541 Kinbrook Island National Park Boundary 2 Medicine Little Bow Hat Highway Chain Willow 23 Lakes Creek Secondary Highway Park Lake 22 3 Cypress 887 Hills Camping Available Chinook Oldman Red Rock Dam Lethbridge Coulee Lundbreck Day Use Only 3 St. Mary 61 Falls Reservoir 41 4 879 Town/City Syncline Beauvais 2 501 Provincial Park Lake 6 5 Woolford Writing-on-Stone Milk River Provincial Recreation Area Police Outpost 501 Natural Area Explore Alberta Parks Guide explore.albertaparks.ca 7 USA Activity Page Word Search T X C L Y X B P K A Y A K I N G V A M B A Q S O N G B I R D S D I D P K O F M E Beach Kayaking W M P I H S F B J P G I S R N G U W M X Bear Moose T A O J W Y I X G B N S Y C S N A I Y P Birdwatching Pictographs Campfire Rivers I C T O G P C O J E I Q U A T I Z X G L Canoe Rockart S P X E S W S V E A E V R N A H X X O O Deer Sandcastle O H V O R E S O C C O S T O R C V B Q R Dinosaurs Shady S R P B H F E K I H H V S E S T I E L E Equestrian Snowshoeing Y T I A X N A I R T S E U Q E A L A V C Explore Songbirds Fishing Stars Q T N V R I D L D W W F J W C W Y R R J Fossils Tents F S S E E G U O L N O Y U T E D H Z I E Hike Waterfalls D O Q M T R O T H S N Y D H L R G C L J Horses Yurts V G S K U F S T H I S D L S T I F A L F K G E S R S H X C Q D A A Y S B I M J M Y Y I Z I U T L M I O H S P A S S P K G B Z Q C A L U L L D P S H R C C H F I C T N W O W S S X Z A O E O E D Q I I E N B J S R U A S O N I D J D E N D N R U P V B L O G R O C K A R T Z D A E G E V Q S E S R O H Q C E R T C T K S Y D H E C Bat Facts 1.