Elk Island National Park
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Elk
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Contact Information:
Elk Island National Park
Site 4, R.R.#1
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Canada T8L 2N7
780-922-5790
Size: 195 sq. km.
Location: Elk Island National Park is located 35 km east of Edmonton, Alberta, on Yellowhead Highway 16 east.
Description: Elk Island is one of four national parks that represent the Southern Boreal Plains and Plateau natural region. It protects a portion of the transitional grassland ecosystem, a landscape that once stretched across the central portion of the continent. In addition to wildlife that includes plains and wood bison, elk, moose, deer, coyote, and beaver, park is home to 250 of the 370 known bird species in Alberta.
Activities: Camping, hiking, wildlife viewing, boating, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, golfing, environmental education programs. Park campgrounds include Sandy Beach Campground (open May-September), which is located in the Astotin Lake Area and Oster Lake Backcountry Tenting Area (open year round), which is located on the west shore of Oster Lake along Shirley Lake Trail. The Winter Camping Area (open October-April) is located in the Astotin Lake Area, on the east shore of Astotin Lake. You can reserve a campsite in the park online or by calling 1-877-737-3783.
Operating
Hours: Elk Island National Park is open year
round, though many services and facilities are open only during the summer season.
History: Established in 1906.
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