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.

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Gleniffer Lake is fed by the Red Deer River and measures 7 kilometres long and 2 kilometres wide. It was named after a post office that once serviced the area long ago. The post office stood on the same site as the present day dam.
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Innisfail
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New improvements have been made to Laycock Park making this an easy access, pet, and family-friendly park in North East Calgary.
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Thorncliffe/Greenview
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The Kananaskis Country trail is an activity route as well as a transportation route for getting from one end of town to the other. The pathway is one of the main access trails within the community popular for hiking, biking, rollerblading, dog walking and jogging.
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Canmore
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It is an interpretive trail dedicated to the memory of 11 Canadians who like to climb. In 1982, in the month of October, the Canadian Mount Everest Expedition Team became the first Canadians to ever reach the summit of the highest mountain in the world - Mt. Everest.
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Canmore
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The Columbia Icefield - located south of the community of Jasper, Alberta, Canada - is the most visited glacier attraction in the Jasper National Park. The Columbia Icefield is a sightseeing destination popular for activities like wildlife sightings, all terrain tours and guided ice hiking tours.
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Jasper
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Riverside Park in Drumheller, Alberta enjoys large grass lawns ideal for play. Bring a frisbee, basball glove or any other activity which needs a little space. There are many trees providing plenty of shade too... and a few floral gardens and rock gardens adding color and scents.
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Drumheller
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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.
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Yellowhead County, AB T0E 1X0
Edson
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Bears Hump is a short yet super rewarding hike in Waterton Lakes National Park. Located in southern Alberta, Canada, this 2.8km in and back hike takes about an hour to complete.
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Waterton, Alberta
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Johnson Lake is a popular recreation and beach destination located east of the community of Banff Alberta, Canada. The lake neighbours Fairholme Mountain Range and falls within the montane zone (grasslands and forests) of the Banff National Park.
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Banff
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Mirror Lake is a recreation and information destination in the community of Camrose, Alberta in the Central Alberta Region of Canada. The lake is the centre piece of the community and part of the Stoney Creek Valley network of parks.
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Camrose
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The River Valley Trail is a vast network of paved, gravel and chip wood trails which connect the north of Edmonton near the John Walter Museum with the south of Edmonton near the Whitemud Nature Park Reserve.
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Edmonton
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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.
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Clearwater County, AB T0M 2H0
Nordegg
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The Old Fort Loop Trail is a sightseeing route located in the community of Jasper, Alberta, Canada in the Jasper National Park. The loop trail circles around behind a bedrock hill (some call it a mountain) before leading up to a lookout with far reaching, wide ranging views of the Athabasca Valley.
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Jasper
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The pathway is paved and loops around the lake. Along the edges of the trail are various sitting benches ideal for sightseeing and birdwatching.
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Brooks
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The Leitch Collieries are a reminder of the early coal mining days. Built from sandstone, some with pillars, the structures are very impressive to view. The architecture was ahead of its time for coal mining.
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Bellevue

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