Classification | Ecological Reserve |
Legislation | Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves, Natural Areas and Heritage Rangelands Act |
Park Size | 4,899.07 Acres / 1,982.65 Ha |
Legal Boundary | O.C. 183/97 |
Administration / Information | 780-960-8170 |
Regional Office | Central Regional Office |
District | Spruce Grove |
Natural Region |
Boreal Forest - Central Mixedwood |
Natural Region Description | Holmes Crossing Sandhills Ecological Reserve contains some of the best (and one of the few occurrences of) transverse dunes in Canada. The dunes are stabilized with jack pine-lichen forests. There are also a number of small lakes in the Reserve. |
Land Use Framework Region | Upper Athabasca |