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Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park

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Nearest city
  
Grimshaw

Established
  
March 01, 1956

Area
  
0.8 km (0.31 sq mi)

Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park

Location
  
Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada

Governing body
  
Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located 10 km (6.2 mi) north-west of Grimshaw in northern Alberta, west of the junction of Highway 2 and Mackenzie Highway.

It was named Lac Cardinal Provincial Park, and was renamed to Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park in 1978, to commemorate the visit of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

The park is situated on the eastern shore of Cardinal Lake, at an elevation of 640 m (2,100 ft) and has a surface of 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi). It was established on March 1, 1956 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation.

Activities

The following activities are available in the park:

  • Beach activities (including swimming and volleyball)
  • Birdwatching (141 bird species have been observed)
  • Camping
  • Canoeing and kayaking
  • Cross-country skiing (4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) non-groomed trails)
  • Front country hiking
  • Horseshoes
  • Power boating, sailing, water-skiing and windsurfing
  • References

    Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park Wikipedia