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

The Vegreville Egg is a large Ukrainian Easter Egg worthy of a stop on a road trip east of Edmonton!

4500 Pysanka Avenue, Vegreville

Vegreville, Alberta

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The Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump preserves and protects the actual site of a buffalo hunt. The site is the oldest buffalo hunting grounds of its kind in North America. And in 1981 the site was recognized as a UNESCO Heritage Site.

Fort MacLeod

The Elbow River Valley and the village of Bragg Creek is a popular destination for a wide variety of outdoor adventures year-round because it covers such a vast area of protected parks and wilderness forests.

Canmore

In Peter Lougheed Provincial Park are a selection of serviced campgrounds, walk-in wilderness campsites, picnic sites, staging areas for horseback riding, canoe launch sites, day hikes, recreation trials and fishing rivers.

Canmore

Stewart Canyon Trail is situated in the Lake Minnewanka region of the Banff National Park located northeast of Banff, Alberta, Canada. The Stewart Canyon Trail leads to a secluded, deep gorge canyon with white water rapids, polished boulders and high canyon walls.

Banff

The Lake Louise Lakeshore pathway is very well maintained, level and easy going most of the way. It measures about 2 kilometres long and follows the shores of Lake Louise. There are excellent views of glaciers and mountains.

Lake Louise

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

There is a museum and pavilion which are featured in Centennial Park - both are the centre of attention during events, meetings and festivals. Outside the buildings is a duck pond with a wooden bridge surrounded by fields of grass, a paved walkway and viewing benches.

Grande Prairie

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

George Moss Park is an urban community park in the SE community of Ogden, Alberta, Canada near Calgary. Green space, mature trees, and a new basketball court make this park a great neighborhood meeting place.

74 Avenue SE Calgary Alberta

Ogden

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Castle Falls Campground is a seasonal rustic style campground with 45 non-serviced sites sitting along the Castle River in Castle Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.

Castle Falls Rd, Pincher Creek No. 9, AB T0K 1C0

Pincher Creek, Alberta

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The Orkney Lookout viewpoint in Drumheller, Alberta is easily accessible, enjoys a large gravel parking lot and is RV friendly... although the short gravel road accessing the viewpoint can be a bit rough.

Drumheller

The trail measures 2 kilometres long (there and back) and is considered an easy going route with very little elevation gain. And, because of the easy access and the well maintained trail, the Blakiston Falls Trail draws crowds and is enjoyed by all ages and fitness levels.

Waterton

Elk Island National Park is a UNESCO Designated Biosphere Reserve, and a popular year-round destination for outdoor enthusiasts near the community of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Canada which is only 30 kilometres northeast of Edmonton Alberta. A great day trip.

54401 Range Rd 203, Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 0V3

Edmonton

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The O'Brien Provincial Park is best known as a popular picnic retreat, natural wilderness area and easy access point for the fishing the Wapiti River for trout, arctic grayling, pike and walleye.

Grande Prairie