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PRINCE ALBERT

NATIONAL PARK

EXPERIENCE The Prairies Great prairie grasslands give way to a vast boreal forest – home to wandering
n 969 Lakeview Dr, Waskesiu; www.pc.gc.ca
caribou, moose, and timber wolves – in this jewel of a park. The gently rolling
hills and hidden meadows are interspersed by lakes, big and small, making this
an ideal destination for a hikers and kayakers.
Established in 1927, Prince Albert National Park covers
1,500 sq miles (3,875 sq km) of wilderness and is one of
INSIDER TIP
Park Activities
Canada’s most popular parks. The village of Waskesiu is the
best place from which to begin exploring the park, offering a Canoes and kayaks
variety of year-round accommodation and dining options, can be rented at the
and plenty of lakefront beaches and activities. The Mud Creek Waskesiu Marina, Heart
Trail, one of a dozen shorter hikes, is a 1-mile (1.5-km) loop that Lakes Marina, and the
skirts the Waskesiu Lake, then follows Mud Creek, where in Narrows Marina. For a
spring the spawning fish attract black bears. Another highlight Wild West feel, the
is the Lavallee Lake, where the country’s second-largest white Sturgeon River Ranch
pelican colony can be seen. For an iconic Canadian experience, can take you horse-
Kingsmere and Waskesiu lakes are the best for multi-day back riding among the
canoeing and portaging trips (carrying the canoe overland), free-ranging bison.
with four peaceful campgrounds to choose from along the way.

Bog in the wild prairie
grasslands of Prince
Albert National Park
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