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Alberta Parks is a division of the Ministry of Forestry and Parks of the Government of Alberta which is responsible for managing Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas. [ citation needed ] History
Name Sub-region Established Image Coordinates Antelope Hill Provincial Park: Special Area No. 2: 2014-12-04 [2: Aspen Beach Provincial Park: Lacombe County
Alberta Parks Location and extent of parks in Alberta; Type Number Area km 2 (sq mi) Provincial Parks: 76: 2,214 km 2 (855 sq mi) Wildland Provincial Parks: 31: 17,314 km 2 (6,685 sq mi) Provincial Recreation Areas: 208: 899 km 2 (347 sq mi) Wilderness Areas: 3: 1,010 km 2 (390 sq mi) Ecological Reserves: 15: 268 km 2 (103 sq mi) Natural Areas: 139
Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park is located on the traditional lands of the Cree and Chipewyan indigenous peoples. The islands were historically used by settlers from the Lac la Biche Mission, with both Birch and Currant Island being used for farming cucumbers and sheep.
Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas are managed by Alberta Parks and Alberta Government's ministry of Alberta Environment and Parks whose mandate is to protect the province's natural landscapes in Alberta. As of December 2023, the province of Alberta manages 77 provincial parks and 34 wildland provincial parks.
In 1920, the area which is now Miquelon Lake Provincial Park was designated as a bird sanctuary.However, in 1926, a 16 ft. deep canal was excavated to divert the lake water in the opposite direction to the Lyseng reservoir in the Battle River watershed, to serve the city of Camrose.
During the 1960s and 1970s the region was under consideration as a public recreation area. Increasing use led to the construction of small-scale facilities by the provincial Department of Highways and the Forest Service. In 1972 a park reservation was created from Lac La Biche to Cold Lake, which includes the areas now in Lakeland Provincial ...
The park has seven automobile accessible campgrounds, totaling 546 campsites, [7] as well as six backcountry campgrounds, with a total of 83 sites. [8] There are over 12 km of paved bike paths connecting the auto access campgrounds, [9] and many more hiking trails.