Parks and Trails in Alberta

Parks in Alberta, Canada provide travelers an opportunity to explore the wilderness landscapes, eco systems and communities of the province, as well as, discover the history of the province of Alberta.

Click the Alberta Regions below to view parks, trails and places in that area.

Central Alberta Parks

North Alberta Parks

Rocky Mountain Parks

South Alberta Parks

Jasper National Park activities include golfing, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, backpacking, boating, birdwatching, rock climbing, horseback riding, fishing, mountain biking, cycling, rafting, camping, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice climbing...

Highway #16

Jasper

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Lacombe Alberta Canada is home to the World's Largest Fishing Lure!

Len Thompson Drive, Lacombe, Alberta

Lacombe

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The Beatrice Wyndham Park is a small birdwatching and aviation sightseeing park situated in the Air Ranch neighborhood in the community of Okotoks, Alberta in the Southern Alberta Foothills region of Canada.

Okotoks

The Evan Thomas Pathway connects Kananaskis Village with Wedge Pond. It runs parallel to Hwy #40 most of the route, dipping in and out of the forest along the way.

Canmore

Great Chief Park was named after Chief Maskepetoon who was a Cree leader of the 1800s. He was first a warrior and then a peacemaker.

Red Deer

The lakes - Lillian and Galatea Lake - are the two highlight destinations located at the end of the trail. It is a popular adventure route for hiking, backpacking, wilderness camping and shore fishing for brook and cutthroat trout.

Canmore

Lake Annette and Lake Edith are two alpine lakes, situated side by side, located southeast of the community of Jasper, Alberta, Canada in the Jasper National Park. Both the lakes are "kettle lakes" created from the retreat of the ice during the Ice Age.

Jasper

The Lower Lake Trail is a 3.3 kilometre one way walking trail following the eastern shores of Lower Kananaskis Lake in the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. The route leads to many lake and mountain views.

Canmore

Riverside Park is a veterans memorial park easily located next to the Medicine Hat, Alberta City Hall. The park includes a cenotaph, monuments, some art work and a water fountain.

Medicine Hat

Twin Valley is an open prairie man-made reservoir in southern Alberta, east of Stavely and Nanton, that is great for pike fishing. There is a campground on the lake with basic amenities and a boat launch.

Range Rd 254

Stavely Alberta

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Pearce Estate Park lies in a curve of the Bow River as it flows through the southeast part of Calgary and contains a 15 hectare reconstructed wetland and is home to the Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery and Bow Habitat Visitor Centre.

1440 17A St. S.E.

Calgary

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Throughout the Red Deer Gaetz Sanctuary are hiking trails, various information billboards, exhibits and interpretive signs depicting the geography of the area, wildlife and the history of Waskasoo Park

Red Deer

Whistler's Mountain Tramway is a sightseeing attraction and a hiking trail located in the community of Jasper, Alberta, Canada in the Jasper National Park. A popular destination providing wide ranging views of six mountain ranges, glacier fed alpine lakes and the town of Jasper, Alberta.

Jasper

The Golden Jubilee Park is part of the Stoney Creek Valley of parks in Camrose. The Stoney Creek Valley runs north-south through Camrose and is the centre piece greenspace in the community.

Camrose

Writing-on-Stone (Áísínai’pi in Blackfoot) Provincial Park lies in the Milk River Valley near the Canada/U.S. border in southern Alberta. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019 for its sacred landscape and rock art.

Milk River

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