South Alberta Parks & Trails

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The waterfalls are the main natural attraction in the park. And there are also two historic sites located in the park for viewing - an old creamery and fish hatchery.
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Cochrane
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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.
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Range Rd 254
Stavely Alberta
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Little Bow Provincial Park is one of the most popular and visited recreation destinations near Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. There is a campground for overnight stays at the reservoir and there is a picnic area for day trips to the reservoir.
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Vulcan
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Kinbrook Island Provincial Park was not established as a provincial park until 1951. Next to the park is the Kinbrook Marsh. It is one of three marshes on Lake Newell along with the Sven Bayer Peninsula and Pelican Island.
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Brooks
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The park is a day use picnic park with some beautiful green space areas, some good tree cover providing shade and some well maintained paved and red rock gravel trails providing activity.
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Medicine Hat
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Sien Lok Park is a Chinese cultural park located on the south Bow River Pathway in downtown Calgary.
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1 St SW & Riverfront Ave
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Legacy Regional Park in Lethbridge Alberta Canada is the first major regional park on the north side of the city. Spanning over 73 acres, with over 6 km of walking trails to enjoy, multiple playgrounds, a splash park, Canada's 1st challenge course, picnic areas and so much more!
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400 Blackwolf Blvd N, Lethbridge, AB T1H 6P4
Lethbridge
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The wooden fort consisted of sleeping quarters, a guard room, storage sheds and horse stables. The purpose of the fort was to investigate and get rid of the whisky traders who had set up shop in the region.
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Calgary
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Carburn Park is a large natural area park nestled along the Bow River featuring three man-made ponds, a regional pathway, and numerous wildlife, waterfowl and wildflowers to experience. The park reflects the preservation of wildlife habitat and ecosystem for everyone to enjoy.
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67 Riverview Dr. S.E.
Calgary
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An absolute gem in Alberta, Canada. Writing-on-Stone/Áísínai'pi Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in southern Alberta near the U.S. Canadian border to Montana. Explore breathtaking scenery in this history filled area that is surrounded by unique land formations.
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NW 36 TW1 Range 13, Milk River, AB T0K 1M0
Milk River, Alberta
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The park was created in 2000 and named after Wilbur Griffith who, with his wife Betty, donated a portion of their estate to The City of Calgary to be set aside as a nature preserve. Griffith Woods is classified as a Special Protection Natural Environment Park because of its overall environmental...
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Discovery Ridge Blvd SW
Discovery ridge
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Take a nice easy hike along a beautiful trail in Coleman, Alberta to this small waterfall. Rainbow Falls is found along the historic Miners' Path in Flumerfelt Park.
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2305 76 St, Coleman, AB T0K 0M0
Coleman, Alberta
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Some of the summer activities enjoyed on the Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada trail system include walking, jogging, biking, roller blading, picnicking and sightseeing. The paved sections of the trail are very wheelchair and baby stroller friendly.
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Medicine Hat
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The Star Trek Station was built to look like and provide the feeling of being on the planet Vulcan. Some even say the Space Station arrived from the night sky landing permanently in the community of Vulcan.
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Vulcan
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Ralph Klein Park & Environmental Educational Centre is named after Calgary's 32nd Mayor and Alberta's 12th Premier.
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12350 84th Street
Calgary

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