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This park is situated within the foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 1,150 m (3,770 ft) to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) and has a surface of 93 km 2 (36 sq mi). It was established on December 22, 1958 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation .
Pembina River Provincial Park is a provincial park in central Alberta, Canada. It is located between the towns of Entwistle and Evansburg , a short distance from the Yellowhead Highway . The short 16A highway spur crosses the southern edge of the park, which is developed along the gorges of the Pembina River .
Alberta's system of provincial parks began with the striking of a committee on parks by then Premier J. E. Brownlee in 1929. This led to the passage of the Provincial Parks and Protected Areas Act in 1930 and the formation of the Provincial Board of Management to oversee the system.
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park is in Kananaskis Country about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Calgary, along the Kananaskis Trail in Alberta, Canada. This park is within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The park was originally named Kananaskis Provincial Park, but was renamed after Peter Lougheed, premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, when he retired ...
Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. It is located 40 km (25 mi) from High Prairie , on the north-western shore of Lesser Slave Lake in northern Alberta . The park is situated at an elevation of 590 m (1,940 ft) and has a surface of 24.8 km 2 (9.6 sq mi).
Crimson Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of Rocky Mountain House, off the David Thompson Highway along secondary highway 756. Crimson Lake received its name from the striking colours of the setting sun reflecting on the surface of its waters seen by an earlier trapper. [ 1 ]
Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located 13.5 km (8.4 mi) north from Consort and 51 km (32 mi) south from Czar, immediately east of Buffalo Trail. The park is situated on the north-western shore of Gooseberry Lake , at an elevation of 700 metres (2,300 ft) and has a surface of .9 square kilometres (0.35 ...
Greene Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park east of the Town of Peace River, Alberta, Canada, in Northern Sunrise County. It was designated a provincial park on June 6, 2000, by the Alberta provincial government. It is located in the Heart River valley and encompasses the confluences of the Heart River and its two downstream tributaries.