Alberta TPRC

Programs and Services

There are more than 500 sites covering 27,525 square kilometers in Alberta's parks and protected areas network. These preserve important ecological areas and provide places where people can enjoy and learn about Alberta's priceless natural heritage.

AlbertaParks.ca

Find a Park: Search for your perfect outdoor recreation adventure using our facilities, activities and location search tools.

Camping Information: Everything you need to know about where and when to camp in Alberta's provincial parks and recreation areas.

Reserve a Campsite: Plan your trip and beat the rush. Reserve your site ahead of time.

Public Safety: Fire bans, avalanche activity, trail reports and site closure information.

Managing Alberta's Parks

Learn more about the parks and protected areas network, its scientific framework, and how its managed.

Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre: Biodiversity information for making conservation, natural resource management and development decisions.

Land Reference Manual: Provides downloadable provincial base maps showing all parks & protected areas, individual site boundary maps and legal descriptions.

Plan for Parks

Will provide a framework for decisions regarding funding, protection and improvement of Alberta's parks.

Volunteering & Working in Parks

Volunteering: Contribute your time and talents to the preservation and public enjoyment of Alberta's natural beauty.

Employment: Work in some of the most most spectacular landscapes in the province.

Facility Operations & Service Contracts: Learn about current operational contract opportunities.

Other Park Websites

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park: Where pines touch prairie skies.

Dinosaur Provincial Park: A world heritage site in the heart of the Canadian Badlands.

Fish Creek Provincial Park: One of Canada's only urban provincial parks.

Kananaskis Country: Towering mountains, pristine lakes, evergreen valleys, and glacial streams are the backdrop to your outdoor adventure.

William A. Switzer Provincial Park: Experience Canada's beautiful Rocky Mountains in an uncrowded setting.

Park and Wildlife Ventures

Fosters the growth of private land conservation initiatives in Alberta.

News

Jan 25

Dillberry Lake and Wainwright Dunes parks partially closed until April
The Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve and the Dillberry Lake Provincial Park campground, hiking trails and back-country areas will be closed from February 1 to March 31 while staff work to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease.

Dec 17

Gregg Lake campground closed for upgrades in 2008
Gregg Lake campground in William A. Switzer Provincial Park near Hinton will be closed for the 2008 season while the park undergoes a $4.5 million multi-year infrastructure upgrade.

Nov 21

Public input welcome on Kananaskis park and recreation plans
Albertans are invited to share their opinion on a new management plan being developed for Bragg Creek Provincial Park and close to 40 provincial recreation areas in Kananaskis Country.

Sept 26

K-Country to receive multi-million dollar upgrades to trails and sewers
Parks, trails and sewer systems in Kananaskis Country will receive $12.4 million as part of the Alberta governmentâ€™s plan to address capital maintenance needs.

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