Nearest city Edmonton Province Alberta Established December 12, 1979 | Area 2.9 km² Phone +1 780-673-2300 | |
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Location Edmonton / Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada Governing body Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation Address Edmonton,, Sherwood Park, AB T8G 1A6, Canada Hours Open today · 8AM–11PMTuesday8AM–11PMWednesday8AM–11PMThursday8AM–11PMFriday8AM–11PMSaturday8AM–11PMSunday8AM–11PMMonday8AM–11PMSuggest an edit Management Alberta Culture and Tourism Similar Forest Heights Park, Rundle Park, McLeod Building, Argyll Velodrome, Big Lake | ||
Strathcona Science Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located between Edmonton and Sherwood Park, south of the Yellowhead Highway and west of Anthony Henday Drive.
The park is situated in the North Saskatchewan River valley, on both banks of the river, at an elevation of 625 m (2,051 ft) and has a surface of 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi). It was established on December 12, 1979 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation.
This site was for thousands of years the site of an annual aboriginal camp, as it was located close enough to the river for transportation and trade and the bluffs of the river valley provided excellent bison-hunting opportunities. The park was established to preserve the site from encroaching industrial development. It was the site of archeological excavations in 1978 to 1980.
The park contains several abandoned interpretive buildings opened by the Alberta government in 1980 but now shuttered. Remnants of the park's history as a public science center include tiled triangular obelisks, a boardwalk through the archaeological area, and a few interpretive plaques. The area is safe but overgrown.
Activities
The following activities are available in the park: