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Banff National Park
A rich history of the park dates back thousands
of years before a 26 square kilometre national
reserve was created around hot sulphur springs
discovered near Banff. Learn
more in Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
In Jasper National Park,
old spruce and Douglas fir forests, hot
springs, glacial lakes and rugged mountain
slopes are home to thousands of plant and
animal species. Most large animals -
elk, bear and deer - can be observed
from the roadways and show far too little
fear of people. Learn
more in Japer National Park
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Elk Island National
Park
Elk Island National
Park is an island, not in the geographical
sense, but in terms of its landscape of
small hills and depressions surrounded by
flat plains, and by virtue of its purpose,
to create a fenced refuge for the protection
and preservation of 3000 head of hoofed
mammals, one of the highest concentrations
of big game animals in the world. Learn
more in Elk Island National Park
Waterton Lakes National
Park
The Kootenay and
the Blackfoot were early inhabitants of
this region in the southwest corner of Alberta,
represented by Waterton Lakes National Park.
Learn
more in Waterton Lakes National Park
Wood Buffalo National
Park
Wood Buffalo National
Park was established in 1922 to protect the
habitat of a small herd of wood bison whose
declining population had dropped from an estimated
40 million in 1830 to less than 1000 by 1900.
Learn
more in Wood Buffalo National Park
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