Hunting in Natural Areas

Provincial Parks General Directive

Natural areas are protected area lands that have been set aside to support a broad spectrum of recreational activities.

The majority of natural areas are small to medium sized properties. Users of these sites include hikers, bird watchers, equestrian users, naturalists, organized conservation groups and leaseholders. Many natural areas receive a high level of public use. This is particularly true for those located near urban centres, rural communities, acreages and rural subdivisions.

Except for those sites that have grazing leases or recreation-oriented leases, natural areas are not intensively managed by the Government of Alberta. However, many natural areas have stewards. Volunteer stewards proudly maintain trails and provide general clean up and stewardship of sites. In some cases, stewards have installed site signage that identifies areas where hunting and OHV use are prohibited. Hunters are asked to respect site signage indicating hunting and OHV use prohibitions.

Park	Nearby City/Town	Hunting
Alexo NA	Nordegg	Yes
Alsike Bat Lake NA	Nordegg	Yes
Anderson Creek NA	Winfield	Yes
Antler Lake Island NA	Sherwood Park	Yes
Aurora NA	Rocky Mountain House	Yes
Battle Lake NA	Winfield	Yes
Bear Lake NA	Ft. Assiniboine	Yes
Bearberry Prairie NA Note: This is a small parcel of land so hunters are reminded to consider the safety of other recreational users and the activities underway (such as frequent stopovers by geocaching enthusiasts and camping by river travelers). This island is surrounded by private land and accessible by boat. In addition to residences in the surrounding area, hunters are advised of the large industrial facility to the northwest.	Sundre	Yes
Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland NA Note: Some areas under grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Sherwood Park	Yes
Beaverhill NA Note: Game birds only; foot/horse/bicycle access only.	Tofield	Yes
Beehive NA	Pincher Creek	Yes
Bellis Lake NA	Smoky Lake	Yes
Bellis North NA	Smoky Lake	Yes
Bentz Lake NA	Sundre	Yes
Bigoray NA	Entwistle	Yes
Bilby NA Note: The local fish and game association holds a recreational lease for a shooting range in Bilby Natural Area.	Onoway	Yes
Bridge Lake NA Note: This is a small area - hunters should be aware of the potential for conflicts with other recreational users.	Westlock	Yes
Buck Lake Creek NA	Breton	Yes
Buck Lake NA	Winfield	Yes
Burtonsville Island NA	Drayton Valley	Yes
Butcher Creek NA	Bowden	Yes
Caribou River NA	Ft. Vermilion	Yes
Carnwood Modeste NA	Breton	Yes
Centre of Alberta NA	Ft. Assiniboine	Yes
Chedderville NA	Caroline	Yes
Child Lake Meadows NA	High Level	Yes
Clear Lake NA	Ft. Assiniboine	Yes
Clearwater Ricinus NA	Caroline	Yes
Clifford E. Lee NA	Devon	Yes
Cow Lake NA	Rocky Mountain House	Yes
Coyote Lake NA	Warburg	Yes
Crippsdale NA Note: This is a small area - hunters should be aware of the potential for conflicts with other recreational users.	Redwater	Yes
Douglas Fir NA	Nordegg	Yes
Dussault Lake NA	Entwistle	Yes
Easyford Creek NA	Rocky Rapids	Yes
Easyford NA	Drayton Valley	Yes
Edgar T. Jones NA Note: Poor accessibility for hunting - surrounded by private land	Tofield	Yes
Emerson Creek NA	Longview	Yes
Gadsby Lake NA	Lacombe	Yes
Garner Orchid Fen NA	Plamondon	Yes
Genesee NA	Warburg	Yes
George Lake NA	Busby	Yes
Halfmoon Lake NA	Edmonton	Yes
Halfway Lake NA	Clyde	Yes
Hargrave Coulees NA Note: Some areas under grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Medicine Hat	Yes
Harper Creek NA	Ft. Vermilion	Yes
Hastings Lake Islands NA Note: Hunting for game birds only. Hunters should exercise caution - there is residential development around the lake.	Tofield	Yes
Heatburg NA	Stettler	Yes
Highway NA	MacKay	Yes
Highwood River NA	Calgary	Yes
Hoadley NA	Winfield	Yes
Hondo NA	Slave Lake	Yes
Horseshoe Creek NA	Rocky Mountain House	Yes
Innisfail NA	Innisfail	Yes
Isle Lake NA	Stony Plain	Yes
J.J. Collett NA Note: Bow hunting only.	Lacombe	Yes
Kakina Lake NA	Morinville	Yes
Killarney-Reflex Lakes Heritage Rangeland NA Note: Some areas under grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Provost	Yes
Kleskun Hill NA	Grande Prairie	Yes
La Saline NA	Ft. McMurray	Yes
Lac La Nonne NA	Gunn	Yes
Lily Lake NA	Cherhill	Yes
Lloyd Creek NA	Winfield	Yes
Magee Lake NA	Lacombe	Yes
Majeau Lake NA	Gunn	Yes
Markerville NA	Innisfail	Yes
Matthews Crossing NA	Entwistle	Yes
Medicine Lodge Hills NA	Bentley	Yes
Milk River NA	Milk River	Yes
Mill Island NA	Rocky Mountain House	Yes
Modeste Creek NA	Tomahawk	Yes
Modeste Saskatchewan NA	Tomahawk	Yes
Mount Butte NA	Winfield	Yes
Mt. Livingstone NA	Nanton	Yes
Mystery Lake NA	Sangudo	Yes
Newton Lake NA	Barrhead	Yes
Noel Lake NA	Ft. Assiniboine	Yes
North Cooking Lake NA Note: Hunters must be aware of the weapons restrictions within the boundaries of Strathcona County (WMU 248). This is a small parcel of land so hunters are reminded to consider the distance to nearby residences, the safety of other recreational users and the activities underway.	Sherwood Park	Yes
Northwest of Bruderheim NA	Edmonton	Yes
O'Chiese NA	Rocky Mountain House	Yes
Ole Buck Mountain NA	Calgary	Yes
Onefour Heritage Rangeland NA Note: Some areas under grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Milk River	Yes
Opal NA	Redwater	Yes
Open Creek NA	Rimbey	Yes
Otauwau NA	Slave Lake	Yes
Outpost Wetlands NA	Cardston	Yes
Paddle River NA	Mayerthorpe	Yes
Park Court NA	Sangudo	Yes
Parkland NA	Tofield	Yes
Pembina River NA	Cherhill	Yes
Pembina River-Moon Lake NA	Entwistle	Yes
Pinto Creek Canyon NA	Hinton	Yes
Police Point NA	High Prairie	Yes
Poplar Creek NA	Breton	Yes
Prefontaine Brock Lakes NA	Sangudo	Yes
Red Rock Coulee NA	Medicine Hat	Yes
Redwater River NA	Redwater	Yes
Ribstone Creek Heritage Rangeland NA Note: Some areas under grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Wainwright	Yes
Riverlot 56 NA	St. Albert	No
Rocky Rapids NA	Drayton Valley	Yes
Roselea NA	Barrhead	Yes
Ross Lake NA Note: Some areas under grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Magrath	Yes
Round Valley NA	Entwistle	Yes
Rumsey NA Note: Some areas under grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Stettler	Yes
Sand Lake NA	Fairview	Yes
Saulteaux NA	Slave Lake	Yes
Scalp Creek NA	Sundre	Yes
Schrader Creek - Red Deer River NA	Bowden	Yes
Sheep Creek NA	Turner Valley	Yes
Sherwood Park NA	Sherwood Park	No
Snakes Head NA	Sundre	Yes
Spruce Island Lake NA	Westlock	Yes
St. Francis NA	Calmar	Yes
Sturgeon Lake NA	Valleyview	Yes
Sundance NA Note: Sundance Natural Area is located within the boundaries of a coal lease - access is restricted.	Keephills	Yes
Sundre NA	Sundre	Yes
Sundre North NA	Sundre	Yes
Sundre Red Deer NA	Sundre	Yes
Sylvan Lake NA Note: This is a very small parcel of land. Hunters should be aware of the distance to nearby residences and camping units, as well as the safety and activities of other recreational users	Eckville	Yes
Tawatinaw NA	Thorhild	Yes
Taylor Lake NA	Thorhild	Yes
Thorsby NA	Calmar	Yes
Threepoint Creek NA	Calgary	Yes
Tolman Badlands Heritage Rangeland NA Note: Some areas under SRD grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Penhold	Yes
Town Creek NA	Winfield	Yes
Twin River Heritage Rangeland NA Note: Some areas under grazing lease with hunting and access restrictions	Milk River	Yes
Upper Mann Lake NA	Vilna	Yes
Vega NA	Barrhead	Yes
Victoria Settlement NA	Smoky Lake	Yes
Wagner NA	Edmonton	No
Washout Creek NA	Alder Flats	Yes
Welch Creek NA	Rimbey	Yes
White Earth Valley NA	Smoky Lake	Yes
Whitecourt Mountain NA	Whitecourt	Yes
Wildcat Island NA Note: This is a small parcel of land so hunters are reminded to consider the distance to nearby residences, the safety of other recreational users and the activities underway (such as anglers walking the river and camping by river travelers). The majority of this natural area is within Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 320 but the adjacent floodplain/island may vary from year to year; when facing downstream it’s the right bank of the river that forms the boundary between the WMUs.	Cochrane	Yes
Wildhay Glacial Cascades NA	Hinton	Yes
Wilson Creek NA	Rimbey	Yes
Yates NA	Edson	Yes

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Updated: Mar 20, 2025