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After the late 1950s the focus of Alberta's parks policy began to shift from recreation to wilderness preservation. Willmore Wilderness Park was created in 1959 outside of the parks system under separate legislation to preserve it as a hunting and trapping ground and protect it from industrial development.
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 .
Wildland provincial parks are established under the Provincial Parks Act to "preserve and protect natural heritage and provide opportunities for backcountry recreation". "Wildland provincial parks are large, undeveloped natural landscapes that retain their primeval character."
The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas of Alberta (also commonly called Alberta Environment and Protected Areas) is the Alberta provincial ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta responsible for environmental issues and policy as well as some, but not all, parks and protected areas in Alberta.
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 in 1986. [1] One of the largest provincial parks in Alberta, it encompasses 304 square kilometres (117 sq mi) around Kananaskis Lakes.
Calling Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada.It is a boreal forest reserve located 55 km (34 mi) north of Athabasca on Highway 813, and 186 km (116 mi) north of Edmonton, on the southern shore of Calling Lake.
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 ]