Central Alberta Parks & Trails

Maskepetoon Park is an ecological gem tucked away in the west end of Red Deer, Alberta

Kerrywood Drive

Red Deer

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Crescent Falls Provincial Recreation Area is famous for it's two-tiered waterfall, astounding natural beauty and several ice climbing spots in the winter. This is a popular Alberta camping and day trip area near Nordegg, Alberta Canada in Thompson Country.

Clearwater County, AB T0M 2H0

Nordegg

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Bicentennial Trail is a recreation trail popular for mountain biking and hiking in the community of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. The trail was constructed to celebrate the Bicentennial of the community of Rocky Mountain House.

Rocky Mountain House

Dickson Dam is a sightseeing destination on the Red Deer River located west of the community of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. The construction of the dam created Gleniffer Lake.

Innisfail

The 3 kilometer Beaver Boardwalk is a unique, wooden pathway that winds its way through wetlands and a living, fully functioning beaver pond in the town of Hinton, Alberta.

161 Reimer Drive

Hinton

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Today the site it is a picnic day use area and a place for outdoor activity. Some of the activities enjoyed in the park include walking, birdwatching, jogging, picnicking and biking.

Red Deer

The Rocky Mountain House Historic Site is Alberta's first National Historic Site. The site protects and preserves the history, remains, artifacts and memories of the fur trading forts and details the life and struggles of voyageurs like David Thompson and the First Nations People.

Rocky Mountain House

The 3.2 kilometre loop trail explores the life of David Thompson and the history of the first two forts (oldest forts) which once stood on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River during the fur trade of the 1800s.

Rocky Mountain House

Sundance Provincial Park is made up of two areas. There is Sundance Valley where the Wild Sculpture Trail and Alberta's Hoodoos of the North are located. The second area is made up of a chain of five lakes called Emerson Lakes popular as a front country camping and fishing location.

Yellowhead County, AB T0E 1X0

Edson

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Crimson Lake Provincial Park has a well-developed trail system. The Amerada Trail is a 10km gravel path loop around Crimson Lake near Rocky Mountain House Alberta.

40230, Range Rd 80C, Alhambra, AB T0M 0C0

Rocky Mountain House

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Winter in Pembina River Provincial Park is peaceful solitude starkly contrasting the summertime popularity. The Entwistle Alberta Canada park is an ideal adventure destination for winter activities like snowshoeing and hiking.

Entwistle, AB T0E 0S0

Edmonton

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Bearberry Nordic Centre near Sundre, Alberta offers groomed cross-country ski trails, cabin accommodations, ski rentals, and access to Crown land backcountry in a quiet foothills setting.

Sundre, Alberta

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The Mill Creek Park is part of a very large network of river valley parks lining both banks of the North Saskatchewan River.

Edmonton

Pigeon Lake measures 22 kilometres long and 11 kilometres wide. The Pigeon Lake Provincial Park is situated on the southwest shore of the lake and was first established as a park in 1967.

Edmonton

The Chimney Trail is an educational interpretive walking trail located on the shores of the North Saskatchewan River at the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site in the community of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada.

Rocky Mountain House