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Redwater Natural Area |
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| This natural area includes transverse, parabolic & barchan sand dunes; there are jack pine-lichen woodlands on dune crests & diverse wetlands on dune depressions that contain black spruce-tamarack/sphagnum moss muskeg, sedge & dwarf shrub fens, and occasional open sloughs ringed by cattails; aspen-paper birch stands rim wetlands; the area is used extensively for off-highway vehicle riding & snowmobiling; parts of the area have been heavily disturbed by petroleum & natural gas activity. |
| General Information | |
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| Site Type: | Auto-accessible |
| Location: | 10 km east of Redwater |
| Distance to Edmonton: | 40 km |
| Distance to Calgary: | 335 km |
| Overnight Camping: | No |
| Campsite Reservations: | No |
| Operated By: | Alberta Community Development |
| Group Use: | No |
| Winter Activities: | Yes |
| Information Phone Number: | 780-960-8170 |
| Legal Description & Map: | View Legal Description |
| Natural Region: | Boreal Forest |
| Publications | |
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| Fact sheet | The Value of Alberta Parks |
| Provincial map | Management Areas Map Provincial Map |
| Public safety | Bear in Mind Living with Cougars |
| Special permits | Filming in Alberta's Parks & Protected Areas Research & Collection Permits |