Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park

Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park
Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park
	Location of Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park in Alberta
Location	Municipal District of Peace No. 135, Alberta, Canada
Nearest city	Grimshaw
Coordinates	56°13′7″N 117°41′38″W / 56.21861°N 117.69389°W
Area	0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Established	March 01, 1956
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park is a provincial park located 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Grimshaw, in northern Alberta, west of the junction of Highway 2 and the Mackenzie Highway. It was named Lac Cardinal Provincial Park until 1 August 1978,^[1] when it was renamed Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park to commemorate the tour of the province by Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.^[2]

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

Activities

The following activities are available in the park:^[3]

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

^ "Controversy awaits Queen", Calgary Herald, p. A1, 31 July 1978, retrieved 1 August 2022
^ Alberta Community Development (2005). "Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
^ Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Activities in Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park". Retrieved 2007-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park". Retrieved 2007-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] "Controversy awaits Queen", Calgary Herald, p. A1, 31 July 1978, retrieved 1 August 2022

[2] Alberta Community Development (2005). "Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park". Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2007.

[3] Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Activities in Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park". Retrieved 2007-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)^{[permanent dead link]}

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Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park

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